Tech and detail articles.
Jim Simpson’s Cool Old Stuff Photos/Story: Mike Slade, Yep! That Mike Slade. Jim Simpson is one of the best known residents of Williamston, South Carolina. Jim has lived in this town which is one of those small South Carolina, towns that sits off the beaten path about ten miles southwest of Greenville, South Carolina. Jim […]
KBS Coatings Cavity Coater is the perfect solution for providing rust protection in hard-to-reach areas. Cavity Coater is a single step, super-penetrating corrosion inhibiting coating (CIC) designed for long term protection of all metal surfaces. It provides a self-healing film tested to render more than four thousand hours of salt spray protection; over 4 times […]
#KidWrencher Series PART FOUR Street Rod Ed sends in another update on his son Garrett’s 1940 Ford Truck Project. Even during this pandemic it sure seems time is just flying by. Garrett Baldwin has finished up the frame prep. He needed to complete the welding of the tacked-in cross member. Then he jumped on […]
Karl Ardo and Josh Winderman’s Custom Racer The Triumph Motorcycle Company started in 1902 and is considered by many to have manufactured some of the fastest and most beautiful bikes built. They produced bikes for the military; they’ve appeared in major motion pictures, winning many important races and setting a number of land speed records […]
#KidWrencher Series Part 3 The garage was a blazing this late winter. Garrett and his dad Ed did a lot of work on the truck. I think they have made some great progress whereas Ed admits that they are hobbyist and these things take longer than those who do it everyday. Well, heck They have […]
Mark Sanders and his 1930 Model A Ford Pickup ‘Junior’ Last year we helped promote the CON2R Wheel Builder program on their website with a contest. The winner of the contest, Mark Sanders has sent us an update on the project he dedicates to his father and father-in-law. Here’s his story from his words, first […]
Last we left off, we had just received the Voodoo Vintage MK50 Hardtail Kit for the 1980 Shovel. We stripped the bike down and took it over to OC Sandblasting where Paul and the crew took it in and handed it back all clean of the paint. They were careful around the already faint VIN […]
Well, that was a quick four years… With opening a memorabilia store, tending to family issues and Billy getting sick, we are all back and ready to move forward to finish the B.A.D. Bike Build. The concept is still the same, build a bike and auction it off with the proceeds going to the American […]
Of Simpler Times This Sunday morning was not unlike others. I get up early roll ol’ Riff Raff out to Glory Days in Lakewood to meet up with my Mercifuls’ buddies. After a couple of cups of coffee and a good chuckle, snort, and camaraderie I usually head home to catch up on some chores. […]
When Billy moved to taller tires on his Hemi Ram Quad Cab, we didn’t realize the issues he’d have with the front fenders. Live and learn and hopefully, y’all will learn with us. For a bit over a year now, Billy has been taking it easy on the bumps. That may be an understatement, he […]
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Mitch Kelly Shares The Progress On Their 2018 SEMA Build When we last visited Mitch Kelly at his shop Kelly and Son they had nearly all the fabrication done and about 80% pre-assembled before taking it all apart for powdercoating, annodizing, polish and paint. Today we find them as they just finished the majority of […]
