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Kingpin – The 1956 F600 Crew Cab Project: Metal Work – The Dash, Front Valance, And Engine Bay Get Some Sheet Metal Love
Here’s the next installment in this killer F600 Ford build. If you haven’t seen it, you should. Check it out. When I walked up to Kingpin at the PRI Show in Indy last December I thought...
Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Modifying The Pickup Bed AGAIN! Not Completely Happy Means More Mods.
You’d think that since the bed was getting super close to being done that it would mean it was time to move onto something else, but…. nope. Brent isn’t thrilled with a couple...
HOW TO: Hammer Weld Sheet Metal With TIG And MIG. Karl Shows Us How With An Ultra Cheap SSimder Upgraded SD-4050 Pro Welder
We’ve all seen the ads on Amazon, TEMU, Ali, etc for ultra cheap welders in the last couple of years. With welding technology changing so much, there are a bunch of them coming available for...
Extended Cab Land Cruiser Pickup Build Part 1: Simple But Trick Chassis Mods For This Ambitious And Rad Off-Road Project.
This new project from the guys at Designed and Built is one that I really dig. I’m a fan of FJ Land Cruisers and if you are too then you are going to like this one. It’s not a typical FJ...
TIG Welding 301: TIG Welding Thick Aluminum Parts To Thin Aluminum. Here’s An Important Lesson, Plus Tips And Tricks.
When it comes to materials for building race car and hot rod parts, we tend to go to the extremes. Some parts and pieces are as thin as possible to save weight, and other parts are super thick so...
Simple DIY Tooling for HAMMER FORMING BEADS: Use Them With A Power Hammer, A Press, Or By Hand!
If you haven’t seen any of our other videos of hammer forming parts, then you are going to want to use the link below to check them out as well. But in this latest video from our friends at...
Kingpin – The 1956 F600 Crew Cab Project: Cab Fab, Chassis Work, Bed, Tubs, Fenders And More. Metal Fab Greatness!
When I walked up to Kingpin at the PRI Show in Indy last December I thought it looked cool, but I had no idea how cool. This truck is truly something special. I spent 20 minutes walking around it...
Are You A Beginner Just Learning How To Weld? Setting Wire Speed On A Mig Welder To Match Voltage Is A Must For Clean Welds Quick!
I’ve been welding for over 90% of my life. My Grandpa Lanning taught me as a kid and I’ve been welding ever since. When I learned there were no diagrams or charts or anything like that,...
Street Freak – Part 1: This New Street Race Project Out Of Sweden Is Nuts! Twin Turbo Lambo Powered, Mid Engine, 25.2 Drag And Drive Greatness!
Okay folks, this one is going to be something special. And it takes someone special to want to build something like this but we love Peter Bjorck for it! We’re not going to tell you what body...
A Battery Powered Welder? Does It Really Work? Ian Johnson Does A Full Test of the ESAB Volt Battery Powered Welder
Welders have gotten more and more efficient in the past decade or so, and today you can weld bigger materials for much longer on less voltage. This is because of inverter technology and other trick...
Can You Really Make Your Own Parts? Have You Wondered About Send Cut Send After Seeing All The Ads? Check Out This Candid Review
If you are into car stuff at all, which should be everyone reading this, then you undoubtedly have seen SendCutSend ads on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc. There are lots of ads talking about their...
DD Speed Shop’s FORGOTTEN First Generation Camaro: Nothin But NEW METAL! – This Makes It A Rust Free 1967 Camaro Right?
When you get a Camaro project, you care a bit less about the rust when it comes with a bunch of new replacement panels. After all, when you’ve got all those parts sitting in the garage you are...
Chassis Mods Part 1: Bagging a 1936 Ford, Rebuilding Frame Rails, Custom Crossmembers, Notch, And A One Off LS Swap.
The Bellos Kustoms crew are jamming on another project and this time it’s a little different. They’re taking what looks like a pretty clean 1936 Ford Chassis and building an LS swapped,...
You’ve Been Lied To! The Truth About Welding Sheetmetal Panels! Change Your Ways To Get Straight, Smooth Panels Easier.
Low heat and small tacks. This is what so many of us have been told for decades about welding sheet metal panels to avoid distortion. But the truth is that in the past year or so I’ve seen tons...