Hot Rod Lifestyle
DIY Auto Repair Lift and Bay Rentals and Other Garage Spaces For Rent
We explain all of your options for space to work on your car — from DIY auto shops and garages to more unconventional alternatives. [More…]
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DIY Projects
Panel Matching Real Patina with Faux Patina
You thought you’d never, but here you are looking up how to do a convincing faux patina paint job that matches existing panels. [More…]
DIY Projects
Could You Use A Third Hand In The Shop? DIY Part Holder
We’ve heard it called many things; a third hand, a grasshopper — whatever you call it, you need to make one for your shop. Period. They come in very handy, will often save you in a pinch, and cost almost nothing to make… [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Remove Mill Scale
You need to remove mill scale prior to welding. Mill scale is a pain to get off without impacting the material beneath it. [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Build A Hot Rod
Learn how to build a hot rod with these resources that help facilitate your build from inspiration and planning to build and customization. [More…]
DIY Projects
DIY Drill Powered Spray Paint Can Shaker
This DIY Spray Paint Can Shaker takes just minutes to make and couldn’t be any easier. There is no welding, no special tools, just simplicity! [More…]
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Project Pictorial: Making Bomber Seats and Frames
Owen Jeancart’s photo journal of Bomber Seats crafted from .063 aluminum for Warhawk, a 1931 Model A inspired by WWII Curtiss P-40 Fighters. [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Clean and Sharpen a Dull Metal File
When your go-to file is worn and not cutting its time for chemical cleaning and sharpening and it’s probably a lot easier than you imagine. [More…]
DIY Projects
DIY Folding Engine Run Stand Build Plans for Ford, GM, and Mopar
With some tube steel, a drill, and a welder, you can build one of these DIY engine run stands that collapse to a very storable 9″ in a weekend. [More…]
DIY Projects
How To Turn Railroad Track into a DIY Homemade Anvil
A short stretch of railroad track is turned into an anvil. The basic shape was cut with an angle grinder and file, then sanded and blued. [More…]
