Category: Chop Shop

Tech and detail articles.

Cold Air, Hot Performance

Installing an AIRAID Intake System Photos/Story: T-Bone Not to be outdone, Billy installs an AIRAID Cold Air Dam Intake System with the SynthaMax non-oiled air cleaner on his truck “Blacktop Baller”. Last month you may recall we installed a different…

Kindig-It Design Hi-Tech Futurliner Restoration

Kindig-It Design Uses Todays Technology to Bring Futurliner to Life Photos provided by Kindig-It Design, Story: Sherri Candland Dave Kindig and his crew at Kindig-It Design knew they were in for a very time consuming project with the 1939 GM…

My Long Handled Wrench

Bench Racing with T-Bone I enjoy working on a variety of projects. I enjoy working with my hands and being active. So why am I so lazy when it comes to getting the right tool for the job? You know…

Dan’s Garage

Rolling over to hang out with Dan from Chop Cut Rebuild. Story by T-Bone Potter and I rolled the ’56 over to Dan Woods’ house to help install his cool new Max Jax Lift. Check out the fun in Episode…

Steering Wheelin’

Selecting the best aftermarket steering wheel for your car’s interior design. Story: Jim McGowan, Photos Courtesy GT Performance The two most “in your face” parts of your classic vehicle are the instrument cluster and even closer to you, your steering…

Cuffing Bars

Protecting our bars with Bar Cuffs Story/Photos: T-Bone I seem to always find something new at the swap meet. And today was no different. I met Adam Ewles who invented Bar Cuffs. A simple table and banner grabbed my attention…

Our Shop Truck Breathes Better

Installing an AEM Brute Force Air Induction System. Pics/Story: T-Bone Check out the video at BlacktopTV! This is the first in a series of articles to come this year where we update our shop truck into The Blacktop Bruiser. First…

Futurliner #3 Progress

Rust in Peace?? Kindig-It Design says No!! Photos and Story provided by Kindig-it Design In 1939, the GM Parade of Progress consisted of 12 first generation Futurliners, 8 Streamliners, 24 trucks, 19 passenger car units, 2 Army trucks (for the…

The Hand-Psycho Project

The Latest from Shocker Choppers Garage Photos/Story by T-Bone It all started when Billy said: “Hey Pop’s I want to build something that will help me work out my arms and shoulders. What do you think of this?” as he…

Tite-Reach Extension Wrench

A Shocker Choppers Garage Product Test Feature While at the SEMA Show we had to pick up this tool for the Shocker Choppers Garage. Tite-Reach is a chain driven 1:1 ratio socket extension. They offer two different offerings, a professional…

Mini-Chop Part One

A Mini-Bike goes under the knife at Shocker Choppers Garage Photos/Story: T-Bone We picked up this Baja Desert Runner about a year ago and have been terrorizing our quiet neighborhood on slow weekends. In between time, we have been making…