Last time I checked in on Project Pile House I had just gotten done welding floor pans in and rebuilding the rotten door jambs. Since then I’ve been really busy and I have been slacking on my updates here. I have been posting regular updates on Instagram if you want to follow along feel free to check the #pilehouse tag or view the pics on your desktop HERE.
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How to Plasti Dip® Your Car – Dipping a Mk3 VW Golf
There’s a time, place, and vehicle for a proper show-winning paint job. What happens when you have the itch to customize your car or give it a better finish then it currently has, but don’t have the ability, tools, time or cash for a traditional repaint. Recently automotive enthusiasts have […]
Bay One Customs Cameo SEMA Truck Build : Reassembly and Shiny Things!
TC and his team at Bay One Customs have been very busy since we last checked in with them. With only 8 weeks to go until the big debut at SEMA 2013, they really need to hustle to finish the truck. They don’t plan to fake it like a lot […]
West Coast Report 26th Edition by John Gilbert
Arlen Ness B-day at The Petersen — Dream Garage in Fallon I really dig it when an un-plan comes together. I decide what I’m going to run in each week’s West Coast Report by searching through image archives I’ve been collecting for upcoming articles, and then rely on a spur […]
‘Shop Talk’ Podcast – Episode 13: John Gilbert, Editor & Contributor of the ‘West Coast Report’
In this episode of Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk,’ Kevin Tetz chats with John Gilbert: Editor & Contributor to The Eastwood Blog with the ‘West Coast Report’
Kevin describes Gilbert as many things: A Free spirit, custom painter, biker, and in his earlier years, an apprentice to some the best. However, one thing is for sure; John is a living example of a spirit who loves life.
What Do These Car Pictures Say To You?
If you really know your classic American cars, you’ll want to see if you can identify any of the cars in two photographs that appear in the blog on the Hemmings web site (link below). It’s not as easy as it sounds, because the pictures were taken in a Philadelphia […]
West Coast Report 24th Edition: by John Gilbert
Fun with Poison – Garage Surrealisim – The New Peterson Nothing gets the dirt off like a good meteor shower… Because I drank just the right amount of coffee this morning I’m thinking this might not be a good time to mess with electricity. Nevertheless I’m going to hook my […]
West Coast Eastwood 22nd Edition: by John Gilbert
Semantic Drift — Her Favorite Color Isn’t Chrome What’s worse than discovering Bolivian fecal hornets have built a nest hidden deep inside your toilet bowl, or how about getting hired and fired from a great job all in the same day? Get ready, this one is really bad news. The […]
‘Shop Talk’ Podcast – Episode 12: Ian Johnson, Host Of Xtreme 4×4 On The Spike Network
In this episode of Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk,’ Kevin Tetz chats with Ian Johnson, host of Xtreme 4×4, television’s first series dedicated exclusively to showing how to fabricate hardcore trail rigs, sand buggies, lifted pickups and off-road vehicles.
Ian is no stranger to the media; he has been popping up in magazines & television shows, even appearing on a national television show with the infamous Jesse James.