When working on any project; whether it be a car or just something that’s old and rusty, it’s inevitable that you will eventually run into some areas that have rust pits. When faced with these you can ignore it and have them pop there ugly heads back up in the […]
Tag: Project Car
How to Easily Move a Non-Running Project Car
The Eastwood heavy duty body cart helps you organize the garage and save space instead of permanently losing space in your shop by using stationary jack stands.
3 Beginner Tips for Auto Restoration
Project Scope Creep The thing about restoration projects is that they NEVER go as planned; even for the professionals. If you’re restoring an old car or truck it’s a good chance it’s had a number of different owners and it wasn’t always as well-cared for as you’d like. This means […]
Project Car Planner- How to Plan for a Future Project Car
Starting a project car begins long before you even own the vehicle. Proper planning of your next project could help you grasp what it will take to build your dream car or what you need to be looking for in your next ride. Kevin Tetz has been a long time […]
Build a chassis/fixture Table on a budget
In a effort to make my life easier I decided I would build a table that I could build and modify chassis on in the future. I only had a few simple rules; it needed to be mobile, I needed to be able to easily level it, and it needed to be AFFORDABLE. If you haven’t checked, the metal required to build a heavy fabrication or chassis table new is big bucks. I’d rather save that cash for my project cars and repurpose some metal from my local scrap metal yard.
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 […]
Jaded- The Story of Kevin Tetz’s ’66 Mustang Project
Jaded…… yes I am, and so is the name of my car. It’s a 1966 Mustang Coupe 6 cylinder, three speed trans, 4 lug turd that was rescued from the tin-worms to be the mule for many technical articles for car magazines over the years since 2003.
Bed Floor Restoration and Setting Rear Ride Height-Project Pile House
We have been lucky enough on the east coast to have a pretty mild winter. This meant that we could really get work done AND enjoy our customs/classics throughout the winter (now I know what you west coast folks enjoy!). This meant that there was a month where I didn’t […]
Eastwood Has a new Project – 1989 Mustang LX 5.0 Project Car
We regularly brag about the fact that we test, design, and dream up new products in-house here at Eastwood. Testing products requires a good rotation of test vehicles and we’ve had a number of wrecks we’ve used in the past. Recently the “powers-that-be” agreed that we should buy a new […]