Wow, Time Flies! It feels like just yesterday we were tearing down and reflecting about the 2011 Eastwood Summer Classic. We have finalized all of the details and we’re gearing up for the 2012 show. This year we hope to make it even bigger then last year, with even more […]
Tag: Hot Rod
Rear Air Ride Suspension Fabrication- Project Pile House
Recently I began to tackle suspension on the truck. Even though I’m using a vehicle that is pretty common to install air bags on, it still requires some extra thought to make everything work correctly when there is a classic truck body on top of the S10 chassis. I couldn’t […]
Eastwood Visits Chrisman Auto Rod Specialties Get Together
Anyone that is in the “know” about automotive racing history will be familiar with the name Art Chrisman. He was of the first to do a lot of things in racing history including being one the five charter members of the 200 MPH Club at Bonneville, the first drag racer […]
Northeast Rod and Custom Show 2012
This year was the second annual Northeast Rod and Custom Show and after last years great turnout; we decided to stop by again and see what rides were on display this year. We were happy to see some of the familiar faces of local shop owners and car builders, but […]
Eastwood Visits Source Interlink 2012- Publishers of Street Rodder, Hot Rod, Car Craft, Etc
Every year we give a special sneak peak of our newest products to the staff of Source Interlink. Split between their offices are the talented folks that put together some of the best automotive magazines in the world. This year we had some exciting new products to show off. They […]
Imperial Speedster Wins the Go For the Gold Award
Murray Pfaff recently took home one of the largest prizes in the Hot Rod community. The Starbird’s Go for the Gold award! He beat out the 2010 Riddler car “Gold Digger”. Eastwood was happy to donate and sponsor this build along the way with many products including Rust Encapsulator, Underhood […]
Bed Stretching Made Easy- Using Eastwood Metal Brake and Slip Roll
One of the big (and controversial) jobs that we have been planning on the truck is the stretch of the bed to match the dimensions of the other half of the truck. During this process we developed and tested 2 new products. With the help of a new metal brake […]
Suspension and Brake Parts Roll In
With any project, you always want to think ahead to keep the project moving smoothly. Projects can often get delayed when you don’t think ahead, especially on large items like brakes, suspension, and the engine. I like to start the process WAY before I actually need the parts, so that […]
Lower Door Skin Restoration
We are currently working on restoring the lower inner and outer door skins on Pile House. Man; these things were bad! We will be doing a full video tech feature on it here shortly. We also will be featuring the process on our February catalog cover! Stay tuned! Here are […]