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How To Remove, Treat, and Prevent Rust

Rust is something we all must deal with at some point in our lives. Whether it’s maintaining your daily driver, restoring a classic, or just around the house, rust is a type of corrosion that never sleeps and is always attacking metal. Below are the common ways to prevent, remove and stop rust in its tracks.

Archive, Eastwood Chatter

Roadkill Web Series Broadcasts LIVE Engine Swap at PRI Show

The guys from Hot Rod Magazine and the associated Roadkill Web Series never have a dull life. In fact, most anyone in the industry is jealous of these guys. They’re always filming some sort of adventure and filming it to make us all feel like we’re right there with them. Well this week at the PRI ( Performance Racing Industry) Trade Show in Indianapolis David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan are swapping out the blown big block in the “Crusher Chevrolet Camaro” in favor of a Fuel Injected Chevy LS7 engine that makes 700 Horsepower and a new 4L70 transmission to put the power down to the ground.

Archive, Shop Talk Podcast with Kevin Tetz

Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk’, Episode 18: Kevin Tetz Talks Shop With Ridler Award Finalist JF Launier of JF Kustoms

Recorded LIVE From SEMA 2013, this episode of Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk,’ features Kevin Tetz chatting with JF Launier of JF Kustoms.

Hailing from Kevin’s hometown in British Columbia, Canada, JF finds himself in Las Vegas, NV for SEMA 2013, where he bumps into Kevin for an impromptu interview in the Eastwood Booth.

Archive, Project Cars & Trucks, Project Pile House

Building Custom Mini Wheel Tubs for Pile House

One thing a lot of longterm builds have in common is that the builder or owner tend to change their minds throughout the build. This has definitely been the case with Project Pile House. Over the past two years I’ve changed Pile House from being a “thrown-together” type build to something a bit more thought out and nicer. Even small items like wheel and tire combo have changed and caused me to go back and adjust things as needed.

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Eastwood Retail Outlet Hosts Patch Panel Training Class

We’ve found that most car guys and gals are “hands on” learners. Sure you can read all the tech articles and watch all the Youtube videos in the world, but putting in the time practicing is where most of us really learn. We recently started holding small tech seminars where we let our customers learn from the professionals and get their hands dirty in the process.

Archive, Project Cars & Trucks, Project Pile House

Custom Bomber Seat Fabrication

To be honest, I picked just about the worst possible project vehicle I could when starting Project Pile House. It didn’t have much going for it, the body was dented and rusty, the drivetrain was seized and trashed, and the interior was equally as dilapidated. My goal is to show what can be done on a budget with some key tools and a little bit of creative thinking.