Nathan Hutchison manages Hutchison Electrics in the San Francisco area. He used to work as a repair technician for a “green car” dealer, but when that company went under, Nathan started his own electric vehicle and hybrid car service. He and his workers now convert old gasoline-powered vehicles into electric […]
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West Coast Report – Seventh Edition: By John Gilbert
Dirt on the Bottle It’s the wine bottle theory, some things must stay as they are. I was listening to Merry Go ‘Round a song by Kacey Musgraves that kind of reminded me of Robert Earl Keen’s lyrics and that made me think of a guitar that I didn’t used […]
‘Shop Talk’ Podcast – Episode 3: Kevin Tetz, Preventative Maintenance Tips To Have Your Car Safe & Ready For Show Season
In this episode of Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk,’  Kevin Tetz brings you a bunch of tips for bringing your vehicle out of winter storage, and getting it ready for the car show season.
We’ll give you a step-by-step checklist to use to make sure your car is safe and ready to cruise. We’ll also give you tips on winterizing and storage, whether that’s short term or long term.
Eastwood Retail Outlet Grand Reopening!
This winter we’ve been busy here at the Eastwood headquarters. We’ve been remodeling and giving ourselves a makeover. We’ve hinted at our new photo/video studio, workshop, and hopefully you’ve already seen the new Eastwood Website. We also wanted to give our retail outlet a fresh new look for anyone that […]
Project Resolution- Paint Stripping and Final Teardown
We’ve been working on Project Resolution now for a few months and we’re finally at a point where we are ready to start going uphill making the car nice again. With the front end removed I was able to remove the inner fender “skirt” and assess the damage that was […]
An Electric Restoration- Part 3 Putting Some Color on the Body
Since the last time we checked in with Wayne he has turned his attention to the body work and paint on his Chevy S10 electric restoration project. Luckily Wayne spent the time to find a rust-free and nearly dent-free base for this project, so with a little sanding and minor […]
Forming The Firewall and Gathering Steering and Braking Parts
After getting the old swiss cheese firewall removed from the truck I started making the new firewall for Project Pile House. I started by having one of our tech advisors Sean help me make a cardboard pattern. Once the pattern was made we scribed out the shape onto our metal […]
Sidewalk Surfin’ — Shades of Gray
West Coast Report – Sixth Edition: By John Gilbert Welcome to the 6.5th edition of West Coast Eastwood, and in particular the West Coast Report. First I’d like to say thanks to the 40 folks that took the time to leave a comment regarding the fourth edition’s content — I […]
West Coast Report – Sixth Edition: Wild Card By John Gilbert
Stormin’ Norman’s ’52 F-1 Text by John Gilbert from the March 2008 edition of Custom Classic Trucks…I think it was March. Photos by John Gilbert recently discovered turning dark on an old CDF card… Who knew there was a shelf life? I don’t think it’s plagiarism if you authored the […]