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How To Sand and Polish Steel Wheels to a Mirror Finish

How To Sand and Polish Steel Wheels to a Mirror Finish

December 10, 2018

From Skills and Trade ~ In this video, you’ll learn how to sand and polish a steel wheel to a mirror-like finish. [More…]

How To Stretch Wheel Arches for Big Tires

How To Stretch Wheel Arches for Bigger Tires

Fitzee’s Fabrications cuts and stretches the wheel arch and quarters on project Crusty to fit bigger tires. [More…]

How To Know Where To Start a Metal Shaping Project

How To Know Where To Start a Metal Shaping Project

One of the biggest challenges when shaping custom metal parts and pieces is how and where to start. Start with a Zero Point. [More…]

How To Understand Wheel Specs

How To Understand Wheel Specs

Choosing new wheels is an exciting part of a build, but you’ll need the width, bolt pattern, and offset. Here’s what those numbers mean. [More…]

Building Custom Zoomie Exhaust Headers

Zoomies ~ How To Fabricate Custom Headers

October 20, 2019

MarsFab Offroad and Fabrication builds a set of custom zoomie headers for a classic Ford pickup with a 700 HP blown small block Chevy engine. [More…]

Engine and Bellhousing

How To Properly Index Your Bellhousing and Why You Should

February 9, 2022

One of the most misunderstood parts of mating an engine and transmission is indexing the bellhousing to the back of the engine properly. [More…]

Automotive Patch Panel

How To Measure, Cut, Fit, and Weld Automotive Patch Panels

Lakeside Autobody focuses on measuring, cutting, fitting, and welding homemade, DIY automotive sheet metal patch panels. [More…]

Hot Rod Flame Throwers

How To Build and Install Exhaust Flame Throwers

January 7, 2018

Here’s how to wire your ride to shoot fire from the exhaust with flame thrower examples, wiring diagrams, tools, and supplies needed. [More…]

Car Title

How To Get a VIN Number and Title For Your New Car Build

This is a concise guide on how to get a VIN number and title for a car you’ve either bought or built from scratch. [More…]

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