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Foose Design ’69 Chevy Camaro Restomod Build

Foose Design ’69 Camaro Restomod Build

March 25, 2020

Chip Foose takes you through the build of a 1969 Camaro restomod including fabrication, interior mods, reconstruction and SEMA [More...]

DD Speed Shop’s ’57 Chevy Bel Air Giveaway Gets Interior and Exhaust

July 26, 2020

The DD Speed Shop Giveaway ’57 Bel Air is getting FiTech EFI, Flowmaster Series 40’s, electric exhaust cutouts, and [More...]

1951 Dodge Crusader Chop Top Before and After Build

1951 Dodge Crusader Build Start To Finish

February 2, 2021

Halfass Kustoms transforms a 1951 Dodge Crusader from auction purchase to a smooth chop top custom cruiser. [More…] Also [More...]

1974 Chevy Nova 8 Second Destroked LS Drag Car

$50 Chevy Nova Becomes 8 Second Destroked LS Drag Car on the Cheap

May 2, 2022

YouTube Channel Nivlac57 does a build breakdown on their Twin Turbo Destroked LS swapped 1974 Chevrolet Nova that was [More...]

1964 Buick Riviera Custom RestoMod Build

Dirty Dan’s 1964 Buick Riviera Custom RestoMod Project

May 5, 2019

Dirty Dan picked up this 1964 Riviera from the grandson of the original owner who had big plans to [More...]

Reverence ~ Building a Hellcat Powered 1969 Dodge Charger

April 28, 2019

Built from a ’69 Dodge Charger Body, a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat chassis, and a 6.2L Supercharged HEMI from [More...]

Size Matters: Stacey David’s Dodge Power Wagon, aka SGT. ROCK

August 11, 2023

Stacey David’s Sgt. Rock truck project emphasizes the delicate balance between legality, safety, and historical homage. [More…] Also of [More...]

Factory Five Racing MK4 Cobra Roadster Build + Lessons Learned

April 13, 2019

This video details the typical build sequence of a Factory Five Racing MK4 Cobra kit car from kit delivery [More...]

Garage 87’s Slammed Baywindow Volkswagen Bus

December 10, 2018

The guys from UK’s “Garage 87” have built one of the lowest and coolest Volkswagen Baywindow Buses that we’ve [More...]

Understanding Cold Engine Starts

February 18, 2017

Cold weather will come; that’s for sure and inevitable. The trick is to not let cold engines stop [More...]

Understanding Suspension

April 14, 2016

Most conventional suspension systems use passive springs to absorb impacts and shock absorbers to control spring motions… [More…] Also of [More...]

Coby Gewertz’s 1963 Ford Econoline “VanGo”

April 7, 2018

In this episode of Daily Transmission, Jon brings in Coby Gewertz, who shows us “VanGo”, his wild custom 1963 [More...]

Dodge’s Pièce De Résistance ~ 1968-1970 Dodge Coronet

January 15, 2020

When Dodge released the 1968 Coronet, it had no idea that it had created a legend, one of the [More...]

How Steve Darnell Got Started In The Car Industry

Steve Darnell’s First Car and How He Got Started In The Car Industry

October 5, 2019

Steve Darnell is the creative genius of WelderUp. Watch as Steve tells you about his first car, and how [More...]

Finding and Restoring My Dad’s Childhood Dream Car

March 13, 2020

Nick from GlassParency tells the story of helping his dad buy and restore his childhood dream car — a [More...]

1949-54 GM Torque Tube to Open Driveshaft Conversion Donor Vehicles

July 10, 2020

The primary complaint about an enclosed torque tube driveline is that there are very limited ratios available for [More...]

Rebuilding The Popular GM 700R4 Automatic Transmission

January 12, 2022

The guys from Detroit Muscle rebuild the popular GM HydraMatic 700R4, a 4-speed automatic transmission with a 30% [More...]

Get Crazy Engine Torque With The New Holley Sky-Ram Intake Manifold

April 1, 2022

The Sky-Ram is Holley’s tallest, torquey-est, longest-runner-est intake manifold ever. If long runners make torque, these’ll make more torque! [More…] [More...]

Aircraft Grade Rivets For Your Car

December 7, 2018

Mark demonstrates the various applications for Eastwood’s Solid Rivet Kit, creating a miniature door panel. [More…] Also of Interest: DIY [More...]

Junk Yard Tour ~ Martell's Salvage, North Dakota

Martell’s Salvage has 1,000s of Project Cars and Trucks For Sale in ND

October 15, 2020

Martell’s Salvage has more than 4,000 vehicles on hand, the bulk of which are fully restorable project vehicles. Take [More...]

5 Cheap Muscle Cars To Buy In This Insane Project Car Market

April 22, 2022

Tony Angelo from YouTube Channel Stay Tuned tells you something you likely already know — The classic/muscle car/Hot Rod [More...]

TIG Welding Crash Course

November 26, 2018

Cody shows the camera guy, Joe with no welding experience, the basics of TIG welding and how exactly to get started! [More…]

How To Remove Valve Springs The Easy Way

April 13, 2022

How to remove valves from a cylinder head with a clamp-style valve spring compressor tool, which is arguably the easiest way to do it. [More…]

How To Bend Square Stock Box Tube To 90 Degrees

How To Cleanly Bend Square Stock Box Tube To 90°

October 5, 2019

This simple cutting technique allows for square stock box tube to be bent to a full 90° while maintaining the outer integrity of the tube. [More…]

How To Hammer Form a Speed Blister with Simple Hand Tools

November 9, 2018

Learn how to make a “Speed Blister”, a common Hot Rod sheet metal detail for clearance and cool factor, with simple hand tools [More…]

How To Swap an LS Engine Camshaft

November 1, 2018

We explore the process of swapping a camshaft in an LS3 crate motor, highlighting the necessary steps and precautions. [More…]

How To Choose the Right Stick Electrode

January 8, 2019

It is important to know the characteristics of different stick welding electrodes ~ Stick Welding 201: Learning Electrode Characteristics. [More…]

DIY Steel Wheel Center Flip and Widening

May 4, 2019

This video includes demonstrations, discussions, do’s and don’ts, tips and tricks about how to make wide and high offset wheels or rims. [More…]

How To Spot Paint and Blend Clear Coat

September 10, 2019

YouTuber Mike Fn Garage clearly demonstrates how to spot paint and blend clear coat. [More…]

Aged Painted Lettering on 1936 Ford Truck

August 8, 2019

An Aged Painted Lettering process is demonstrated using 1-shot lettering enamels and 1-shot clear to get an aged look on the doors. [More…]

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