Anyone that follows our posts here will notice that I am a fan of lowered vehicles. Could it be my fear of heights? Honestly, I’m not sure, but everyone can agree a car or truck that’s “in the weeds” sure looks heavenly! As I get older I want my custom […]
Tag: VW
TIG Welding Project of the weekend- Shortening Steel Oil Pickup tube
A big part of building modified cars is swapping around parts from other years, models, and even makes. When you get pretty far into heavily modifying a vehicle, you will definitely come to a point where you will need to learn how to weld, especially TIG weld. This past weekend […]
The Ultimate Woods Find – A Classic Saved By A Helicopter
How far would you go to save a rare classic you love? I’ve gone to pretty great lengths to obtain a car, or even parts for a car. I remember climbing piles of cars just to get a tiny little interior piece and thinking “man this would suck if these […]
A Bay full of Eastwood
I recently began restoring the engine bay of my “Rat” Vw Rabbit. Can you guess any of the popular Eastwood products I have used so far in the bay? Before After (or so far)
DIY Spray On Bed liner How-To.
Trucks are initially designed by the auto manufacturer with the idea of using it as a workhorse. They give you proper rated tires, heavy duty leaf springs, etc. right from the factory. But with most trucks, they only paint the bed with the same paint as they do the exterior […]
Internal Frame Coat Review. Treat hidden rust!
You may recall a post I made a few months ago about a handful of new products we had in the works. One of them was a rust treatment to go on hidden or unaccessible areas of your vehicle that you can’t get to with a normal aerosol can or […]
The cure for rusty-tank syndrome
It’s one thing to have to fight rust that is easily accessible, like on floor pans or quarter panels, where it isn’t too hard to get to the problem area. Nothing is worse than restoring a vehicle, only to find that the fuel tank you have in it is full […]
Penn Manor Bio Diesel Project Hits The Press!
Recently I was forwarded this article written by the newspaper local to the school. Looks like their project caught the attention of a newspaper writer! Check out the full story at the link below. Great job guys! -Matt/EW http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/265212
Digging deeper into the engine bay
Today I received another update from our friends over at Penn Manor. Seems as though they are making some progress in getting the mechanical side of things taken apart for repair. Below Penn Manor student Tyler gives us a update. Today’s update on our progress, we have cleaned the cylinder […]