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[ April 24, 2022 ] 2022 AHRA No Name Nationals at Jeffers Motorsports Park, Sikeston, MO Car Shows & Events
[ August 8, 2022 ] How To Be Prepared For A Dyno Session And Not Waste Your Money How To & DIY
[ August 5, 2022 ] Are You Killing The Hot Rod Community? Don’t Be “That Guy” Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ July 26, 2022 ] Reversing Gears ~ Rescuing One’s Own Derelict 1967 Pontiac GTO Builds and Examples
[ July 24, 2022 ] How To Paint a Lace Roof on the Cheap Using Grandma’s Curtains How To & DIY
[ July 20, 2022 ] Exploring an Antique Junkyard in the Hills of West Virginia Projects & Parts For Sale
[ July 19, 2022 ] How To Cut Glass Mirror to Fix Broken Side View Wing Mirrors How To & DIY
[ July 19, 2022 ] The Rusty Truck Hillbilly Hauler and Fifth Wheel Camper ~ Full Tour Rides & Roadkillers
[ July 15, 2022 ] Tips for Buying a Used Car or Truck in Today’s Crazy Market Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ July 13, 2022 ] Best Stripped Thread Repair? Heli Coil vs TIME-SERT, JB Weld, Loctite Products & Reviews
[ July 11, 2022 ] 1,300HP Mercury Comet BRAKE FAILURE CRASH – Mistakes Were Made Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ July 3, 2022 ] How To Swap 1st Gen Dodge Truck Rotors from 5×5.5 to 5×4.5 How To & DIY
[ June 27, 2022 ] Amazing Chevrolet Small Block 283 Engine Rebuild Time-Lapse Builds and Examples
[ June 22, 2022 ] Hot Rod Power Tour EXPOSED — The TRUE Experience Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ June 20, 2022 ] DD Speed Shop Conquers The 2022 Hot Rod Power Tour Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ June 17, 2022 ] Bracket Drag Racing 101 ~ Understand the Essentials and How To Win Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ June 16, 2022 ] Repairing A Damaged and Dented Classic Truck Grill in 10 Minutes How To & DIY
[ June 15, 2022 ] Twin Turbo 1963 Divco Milk Truck Goes 114mph Rides & Roadkillers
[ June 10, 2022 ] How To Pass Drag Racing Tech Inspections for the No Name Nationals Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ June 5, 2022 ] 1927 Cadillac Series 314 Barn Find with Period Air Brake Conversion Builds and Examples
[ June 5, 2022 ] Swapping Holley Electric Choke to Manual Choke for Total Control How To & DIY
[ May 31, 2022 ] Will DD Speed Shop Survive the 2022 Power Tour In A 65 Year Old Chevy? Builds and Examples
[ May 24, 2022 ] How To Set Up a Ford 9 Inch Third Member for High-Performance Use How To & DIY
[ May 20, 2022 ] RolledRunner: Wrecked and Rolled 1969 Plymouth Road Runner Revival Builds and Examples
[ May 19, 2022 ] Product Review: Testing JEGS Engine Sling and Engine Cradle Products & Reviews
[ May 16, 2022 ] Life Advice For Young Car Guys — Win At Home In Your Own Garage Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ May 13, 2022 ] The Holey Goat 1970 Pontiac GTO Gets Legal and Goes Into The Wild! Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ May 11, 2022 ] Father Helps Son Build His First Hot Rod ~ 1959 Ford Custom Sedan Builds and Examples
[ May 9, 2022 ] 1954 Studebaker Straight Axle Conversion ~ IT’S NOT A GASSER Builds and Examples
[ May 8, 2022 ] Making a Ford 300 Inline 6 Hybrid with a 5.3 Liter Chevy LS Cylinder Head Builds and Examples
[ May 7, 2022 ] 2022 Roadkill Customs No Name 500 Channel and Vehicle Introductions Car Shows & Events

Metal for Projects

7 Places to Buy Metal for Welding Projects

August 16, 2021 Roadkill Customs

When learning to weld or working a metal fabrication project, one of the first questions is “Where do you buy material for welding projects?” [More…]

Homemade DIY Wooden Slapper for Metalwork

How To Make a Wooden Slapper ~ DIY Metal Shaping Tool

March 2, 2021 Roadkill Customs

Wray Schelin from ProShaper Workshop demonstrates how to make a leather-faced wooden slapper for metalwork and shaping. [More…]

Basic Tools of Metal Finishing ~ How To Use a Hammer and Dolly

February 21, 2021 Roadkill Customs

A hammer & dolly are basic tools for bumping, peening, and finishing metal. Here’s how to use them together to straighten auto body sheet metal. [More…]

How To Remove Mill Scale

How To Remove Mill Scale

January 12, 2021 Roadkill Customs

You need to remove mill scale prior to welding. Mill scale is a pain to get off without impacting the material beneath it. [More…]

Sheet Metal Cutting and Grinding Tools

Sheet Metal Cutting and Grinding Tools with Fitzee’s Fabrications

January 3, 2021 Roadkill Customs

Fitzee discusses and demos sheet metal tools he’s used for 30 years, as well as the 21st Century cutting and grinding tools he uses today. [More…]

Making Bomber Seats and Frames

Project Pictorial: Making Bomber Seats and Frames

December 30, 2020 Roadkill Customs

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…]

1947-54 Chevrolet 3100 Widebody Chevy SSR Chassis Swap

1947-54 Chevrolet 3100 Widebody Stretch / Chevy SSR Chassis Swap

July 6, 2020 Roadkill Customs

1947-54 Chevy / GMC Advance Design 3100 truck body is cut down the middle and widened 5 full inches to facilitate a Chevy SSR chassis swap. [More…]

Scratch-Built Hot Rod Floor Pans

Scratch-Building Hot Rod Floor Pans

April 30, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Working with a hand crank bead roller, Dan churned out some top quality panels in a matter of minutes from paper templates. [More…]

Model T Door Patch Panels

Hand Forming Model T Door Patch Panels

April 24, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

With a little practice and careful hammering, even the most rotten doors can be saved on the cheap with patch panels in a few hours. [More…]

Panel Forming and Chop Tops for Traditional Hot Rods

Panel Forming and Chop Tops for Traditional Hot Rods

April 5, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

It doesn’t take laser-guided machines or years of practice. With just a marker and press this hot rod rookie turns steel into a work of art. [More…]

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