First of all, if you’re rebuilding an old car, whether it’s a full blown 100 point restoration, or an out-of-this-world kustom, you shouldn’t forget about completely redoing the brakes on your ride. Brakes are one of the most overlooked part of a build that can save your car and your life. Project Pile House is a full blown custom with little to be left original on the truck. It sits on a first generation Chevy S10 chassis, so the brake components on each corner are easy to get replacements for, but that’s about where it stops being easy. I recently decided to plumb the brake system on Pile House, and show you what goes into a project like this.
Author: Nick Capinski
West Coast Report 40th Edition by John Gilbert
Whatever happened to Flight 370 was the question of the week, but I had other fish to fry. I was on a quest to discover if it was Elvis Presley’s personal over the top sense of style that influenced Las Vegas’ tastes, or was it the other way around? Welcome to the 40th edition of West Coast Eastwood’s West Coast Report, and in particular our giant Hullabaloo 40th birthday special filmed entirely in Las Vegas on genuine Kodachrome film.
West Coast Report 39th Edition By John Gilbert
Howdy, welcome to West Coast Eastwood’s 39th edition of the West Coast Report. Did you know that a straight-pipe drone strike has nothing to do with radio controlled model airplanes capable of delivering death from above? It’s not a controversial subject at all, come to find out straight-pipe drone is that irritating echoing in your brain caused by erratic acoustic waveforms emanating from your vehicle’s exhaust system.
West Coast Report 38th Edition by John Gilbert
We’ll get to the ’61 Chevy Impala SS convertible, but first welcome to the 38th edition of the West Coast Report. It’s the first report I’ve written in a long time while it was raining outside. Its no secret we don’t get a lot rain here in Southern California, in fact where I live in Orange County the temperature seems to average around 70-degrees most of the year, and things stay pretty dry.
West Coast Report 37th Edition by John Gilbert
What the heck, lets do something a little different for the West Coast Report this week, and take a look at the results of restoring an automobile. The following is an article I wrote last year for American Hard Assets magazine on the collector car market. Maybe you’re at the front end of a restoration project, and need a little boost to your spirits to see things right up to putting your car on the market. Maybe not, at any rate I suggest a spritz of Eastwood Carpet Adhesive to the freshen the air about you, and spend a little time reading this weeks West Coast Eastwood to brighten your day… thank you.
West Coast Report 35th Edition by John Gilbert
Here’s the final stages of Rod & Custom’s Speedway Motors “Tribute T” going together. www.rodandcustommagazine.com The thumbs –up guy is striper Jeff Styles
How to paint a motorcycle – Painting your motorcycle with spray paint
Since Eastwood introduced 2K Aero-Spray (catalyzed 2-component spray paint), we have been bombarded with questions of whether or not a car or motorcycle could be painted with Aero-Spray. The answer to that question is “yes”! To prove it, Eastwood’s Kevin S. decided to paint his motorcycle with spray paint by […]
West Coast Report – First Edition
Welcome to the first edition of West Coast Eastwood — Eastwood’s weekly blogazine that’s tapped directly into the West Coast pulse and dedicated to the gearhead lifestyle worldwide. Hi, my name is John Gilbert and I’m the guy that’s going to be putting this electronic rag together each week. Some […]
Give Your Ride a New Look! Refinish Your Aluminum Wheels
One of the quickest changes that can be done to alter the appearance of your ride is to add a set of custom wheels. In fact, this seems to be one of the first modifications that gets done to a vehicle that is getting customized. The right set of wheels […]