I don’t know if any of you guys have noticed this yet, but the Hot to Hell is strictly a low-budget project. It illustrates how effective restoration products like specialty paints can be to make something look every bit as good as the deep-pockets approach. For some reason I got fanatical about having a deep gloss on the engine.
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Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk’, Episode 15: Kevin Tetz Talks Shop With Jay Rowlands – Director & Driving Force Behind The Movie, CLUTCH
Rhetorical Question: Who Doesn’t LOVE a good car chase scene?! In this episode of Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk,’ Kevin Tetz chats with Jay Rowlands: writer, director, producer, editor, stunt-driver & lets not forget, actor of the independent film, Clutch. Jay has a love for American muscle cars in films, so deep […]
The Race of Gentlemen 2013 Coverage
Lemmy from Motörhead once said “If you think you are too old to rock ‘n roll, then you are.” and the same goes for driving your classic cars and bikes. Too many people are afraid to drive their classics because they’re “too old”. The guys at the Oilers Car Club wanted to put on an event where Pre-War autos and motorcycles could be driven like they were back in their heyday. This is how the The Race of Gentlemen was born in 2012.
West Coast Report 29th Edition by John Gilbert
I’d mentioned in the 26th West Coast Report that I’d spoken with Arlen Ness, on his 70th birthday, but I left out Arlen asked me to call him back the next day when was at his shop and had more time to talk. Monday, that’s when the conversation really got interesting.
Project Resolution – The Final Chapter?
Eight months ago, we set out to transform this tired 1989 Fox Body Mustang into a cool cruise night ride, while working with a $7,000 budget. The ultimate goal was to show what a typical “car guy” (or “car girl”) can accomplish at home. As you can see, the transformation is incredible.
How to form a custom airbag tub with Eastwood Tools
Recently our friend Sean at Empire Fabrication sent us some pictures of a custom airbag tub for a bagged VW Eurovan he’s building for a customer and we had to share. Follow along as he shares the Eastwood tools and process he used to build the custom bag tub.
West Coast Report 28th Edition by John Gilbert
Devil Outside Your Door – Eastwood Tech: Get The Smoothed Block Look — 91 Car Show, it’s Killer! It’s a powerful story, if you want to see more of it… sorry, that was for something else I was writing. Altec-Lansing, JBLs, Utah subs, tube amps, wires running everywhere like spaghetti […]
‘Shop Talk’ Podcast – Episode 14: Jesse Greening, Two-Time Ridler Award Winner
Wanna know what it takes to be a Ridler Award Winner?
In this episode of Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk,’ Kevin Tetz chats with Jesse Greening, two-time winner of the Ridler Award as well as many high ranking acknowledgements from the best shows in the country!
West Coast Report 27th Edition by John Gilbert
Fiberglass Tech – Rustin’ Gold – Dodge my Garage Outlaw Rodder Fun With Fiberglass Here’s yet another tech installment on the Hot Rod to Hell. If you’re starting to get your chops working with steel, then you’re really going to dig how easy fiberglass is to work with. I was […]