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Category Archive: CHEVY, JUNKYARDS, Project Cars, TECH, Videos

Steve Magnante Wagon Week Continues! Junkyard Find Chevrolet Kingswood Wagon. Full Size Chevrolet Goodness

If you don’t like a classic wagon, then we can’t be friends. Last time I told you that if you didn’t like custom vans, we “probably” couldn’t be friends. With wagons it is...

Project Panda X-Press: Richard Holdener’s Favorite CHEAP EBAY AMR500 BLOWER ON A GEO METRO XFI. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

Richard Holdener and I have been friends for a long time, and we’ve had some pretty interesting ideas. Some might call them stupid, or crazy, or even funny. But this one might be all those...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Recycling Door Latches So They Will Actually Latch Nice And Stay Closed!

In the last video, Brent fixed up some dents, got the doors aligned with all the new rockers and running boards, and worked on shaved door handles too. In this one he’s working on door latches...

Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Is Getting Dual Shocks Out Back To Match The Front!

In this video from the Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig, you’ll see the rear suspension get some...

Can Paint Be Too Old To Polish? Or Can You Actually Shine Up A 1950’s Car With Original Paint? Dan From DD Speed Shop Gives It A Try!

When folks hear that a muscle car, classic, or classic truck has original paint it is usually a good thing. But we sometimes assume that original paint is still shiny and at least pretty good...

Newbern Is Taking His First Car On Power Tour, But Not Before Some Suspension Upgrades And A New Pair Of Shoes

In case you missed it, David Newbern got his first car back last year. He originally bought this 1964 Impala when he was 13. It still has the original 283 and Powerglide, and it’s still...

Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Is Getting A Custom Built DIY Rear Swaybar

In this video from the Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig, you’ll see the rear suspension get some...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Shaving Door Handles? Fixing Dents And Doing Other Door Work, Plus Welding Fenders!

In the last video, Brent finished up the tail lights and finalized the rear look of this thing. It turned out awesome, and now he’s moving back towards the front to get some work done on the...

New Junkyard Inventory! Barn Find Square Body Chevy Silverado Pickup Truck! 1985 And loaded with 80’s Accessories!

Chad at Nobody Else’s Auto is back at it with more new barn finds that he’s adding to the inventory at the wrecking yard and that means cool parts, projects, and more for you to own. We...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building The Rear Tail Pan For The 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup!

In the last video, Brent was working on some tweaks to the rear of the pickup bed. Now it’s time to do tail lights and finalize the rear look of this thing. Check it out and let us know what...

DIY Paint Job: INSANE Results with Rattle Can Paint Job! – DIY, No Equipment Needed, And It Really Does Look Pretty Good!

I love DIY paint job videos, whether it is folks using cans of Rustoleum, cheap supplies, a cheap HVLP gun and compressor, or rattle cans. So when I saw this rattle can paint job and actual good...

Making 500HP with an $800 Dollar Junkyard Truck Engine And Then Throwing It, And A Tremec 5-Speed, In The 1964 Nova To Thrash!

Making 500 horsepower with a junkyard LS takes very little work, and gives huge return on investment when it comes to smiles. When you add an American Powertrain TKX 5-speed swap to the mix,...

Brandon Gerringer Added A Wing To A 1962 Impala SS After Jeff Allison Designed It In Clay! The Entire Fabrication Process In The Video Right Here!

The 1962 Chevrolet Impala is one iconic classic ride, and this one here is going to be something truly special. Because they are so well known, anything custom that you do to them is often a point of...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Rebuilding The Rear of the Box on the ’49 GMC Roadster Custom!

In the last video, Brent was working on the custom running boards on the GMC Roadster pickup and now he’s doing some tweaking out back to the rear of the pickup bed. Check it out and let us...