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Ultimate Flap Disc Test: 3M Cubitron 2 And Benchmark Abrasives Face The Extreme Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 14
Jan 09, 2025Chad Reynolds0
We’re making our way through the totally insane Fireball Tools flap disc test series with two flap discs at a time. This testing is about as thorough as it gets, and I can tell you that so far it...
Ever Consider Building Your Own Headers? Build Your Own Zoomie Headers for Increased Power and On-Track Performance!
Jan 09, 2025Chad Reynolds0
Building headers is not easy. I mean it’s not the hardest thing in the world on some applications, and race cars are often easier than street cars with inner fenders and fat factory frame...
Crashed LS Turbo Drag And Drive Car Gets Rebuilt: The Maliboom Gets New Rear Anti-Roll Bar
Jan 07, 2025Chad Reynolds0
In the last episode the rear suspension started going back together and the new coil overs found a home! Now it’s time for a major upgrade, because the anti-roll bar is going to find it’s...
Bear Claw Latch Install: Bello’s Kustoms Is Shaving The Door Handles And Installing Custom Door Latches In A 1937 Packard
Jan 07, 2025Chad Reynolds0
One of the things that folks often overlook when building an old car is the door latches. They aren’t sexy or cool, but before the mid 1950’s door latches were less than great. The cars...
Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Harbor Freight’s Hercules And Pretec’s Rhino Face The Extreme Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 12.
Jan 05, 2025Chad Reynolds0
We’re making our way through the totally insane Fireball Tools flap disc test series with two flap discs at a time. This testing is about as thorough as it gets, and I can tell you that so far it...
Stanceworks Is Building A Real Ferrari F40: The Hand Built Chassis For This V12 Beast Starts Right Now In Part 3 Of The Build
Jan 04, 2025Chad Reynolds0
It’s time for another build episode of the Ferrari F40 over at Stanceworks, and that means it is tubing time! The chassis is actually going to start coming together in this episode! There have been...
The Mangled Mercury Project: The 1939 Mercury Chop Also Means Massaging The Windshield Opening And The Iron Trap Garage Crew Shows How In This Episode
Jan 04, 2025Chad Reynolds0
We introduced the Mangled Mercury Project a few days ago and shared the first cuts, plans, etc. for this soon to be cooler ride. It’s time to continue the chop, and the second episode in the...
Introducing The Mangled Mercury Project: The 1939 Mercury Gets Some Love – The Iron Trap Garage Crew Is Chopping This Bad Boy And So Much More!
Jan 01, 2025Chad Reynolds0
The Iron Trap Garage crew are never without projects, but this one is special because it feels like it has been forever since they chopped or channeled anything. But that is all about to change with...
Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Blue Sali and Combat Abrasives Face The Extreme Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 8.
Dec 31, 2024Chad Reynolds0
A couple days ago we shared the video from Fireball Tool where Jason was building the ultimate grinding disc test rig in preparation for the ultimate grinding wheel test we’ve ever seen. And now it...
Beginner Metal Shaping: How To Make Compound Curves EASY With No Power Tools. Shrinking Stump, Sand Bag, English Wheel Only!
Dec 30, 2024Chad Reynolds0
Karl Fisher at Make It Kustom does some awesome metal shaping, and often with cool machines. But he also does a lot of hand shaping, and even teaches classes on the subject at metal shops around the...
Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Pukamam and Ovation Attacker Plus Face The Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 6.
Dec 29, 2024Chad Reynolds0
A couple days ago we shared the video from Fireball Tool where Jason was building the ultimate grinding disc test rig in preparation for the ultimate grinding wheel test we’ve ever seen. And now it...
Halfass Kustoms $0 1951 Ford Rat Rod Project: Cutting Up A Functional Set Of Headers To Make Less Functional Headers
Dec 28, 2024Chad Reynolds0
Well, he’s back at it and rolling on with the zero dollar budget rod build. It’s looking like a real truck, and it’s even got an engine in it now! But if this thing is going to be more than...
Crashed LS Turbo Drag And Drive Car Gets Rebuilt: The Maliboom Rear Suspension Is Coming Together, And We Have QA1 Shocks!
Dec 27, 2024Chad Reynolds0
Building cars takes a lot of work, and when you are building a race car that amount of work often becomes next level. The reason is because the fancier the chassis setup the more welding and...
Dropped Cross Member On A Tube Chassis? Why Is The Latest Suspension Trend Making This Necessary?
Dec 24, 2024Chad Reynolds0
Drag racing, like most forms of motorsports, is always evolving. In an effort to go quicker and faster, there is a constant back and forth between the engine, drivetrain, and chassis of the car....