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Milwaukee World Of Wheels- Live Winfield Chop Shop on a VW Bug
When you hear about Gene Winfield chopping a car most of us immediately think of a low, sleek Mercury or some sort of 50’s American vehicle. This time around at the Milwaukee World of Wheels he was presented with a classic VW Bug. Now this isn’t the first time someone has chopped a bug, but most times they look very WRONG when their done.
Project Resolution Phase 3 Teardown
Since our last post we’ve been busy working on disassembling the car down to just a rolling shell. This meant we had to removed the entire drivetrain and start deciding if we were going to keep the original or get a replacement engine. The engine and transmission came out pretty […]
2013 50th Ridler Award Winner Announced
The Riddler award is one of the most coveted awards in the hot rod and classic car world. This is basically the automotive equivalent of a Grammy for the entertainment industry. That is, if they only gave out one for the best all around actor, actress, or movie of the […]
West Coast Report – Third Edition
The High-Capacity Magazine Maybe I’ll always begin the West Coast Report with welcome to the whatever number we’re up to so if anyone would like to question me on something I said in a past edition it will be a lot easier to locate. Say for instance if someone was […]
‘Shop Talk’ Podcast – Episode 1: Preview With Host, Kevin Tetz
Eastwood has ventured into the world of podcasting, and leading the way is their host, TV personality, Paintucation Instructor, and dyed in the wool gear-head, Kevin Tetz!
Each episode Kevin will be talking shop with industry leading builders and enthusiasts, to bring you up to date with the latest trends and tools you’ll need to DO THE JOB RIGHT! Keep an open ear for our maiden podcast, coming shortly. Followed with bi-weekly episodes, featuring everything we love about cars!
Lisa F., Product Marketing Assistant- What Makes Us Tick
Do you have any projects going right now? What are you building, restoring, or a job you are tackling next? Pretty much everything parked outside my house is a project! Time, garage space and project finances seem to always be spread thin across a twin turbo dodge stealth, a Mitsubishi Evolution, and a Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R.
The Ultimate Tool Box Liner? Grippy Mat Provides a Non-Bunching Tool Box Drawer Liner
Tired of bunched up tool box liners in the drawers of your tool box? If so, you need to check out Grippy Mat. Grippy Mat has a light tack adhesive on the back to keep it in place, without bunching. The front side offers an absorbant material…..in case you get […]
Building Door Frames to Match the Chop
It’s been a while since we talked about the roof chop on Pilehouse, but I’ve been doing a lot of boring work on the smashed up old roof getting it satisfactory. Since then I decided to finally finish building the doors to match the roof. I took some pictures as […]