A Peak Inside Famed Hot Wheels Designer, Larry Wood’s Garage Photos/Story: T-Bone Merciful So Cal member and cool pinstriper Stubby set up a tour for us at Elwood’s Garage in Long Beach. It was a great sunny Sunday morning in…
The Whee-Tee Project
From the Crew at Con2R The project started when one of my crew came into the office towing a very cool Radio Flyer wagon that had been dropped and set up with a straight axle up front. As we…
Bart Shoots the Grand National Roadster Show for Blacktop!
Photos by Bart Alan Mitchell
American Powertrain’s Hydraulic Clutch
Whether you are installing a traditional 4-Speed or a modern 5 or 6-Speed, getting the clutch working is always a big step. Now you can skip the clunky old mechanical linkage and install a Hydramax hydraulic clutch system from American…
David Mann Chopperfest 2012
Old and New Share the Grass Photos/Story by T-Bone A bunch of baggers. That’s what we noticed at this year’s David Mann Chopperfest. Certainly there were some cool chops and bobs, but we noticed a bunch more twinkie bags this…
GM’s Futurliner #3 Comes to Kindig-it Design for Restoration
This story is the beginning of a new series sent to us by Sherri Candland from Kindig-It Designs in Salt Lake City. Kindig-It has been awarded the restoration of GM’s Futurliner #3 and we will follow the progress with Sherri’s…
Vehicle Graphics
Story/Photo: T-Bone I know a lot of you are like us and have a shop truck to get parts or use as your daily driver. You can personalize your vehicle with your company name or any other graphic you design,…
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…
Mooneyes X-mas Party – A Photo Essay
Photos and Words: T-Bone I rolled into Mooneyes with my brothers in the Mercifuls. Annie and her friends in Hells Kittens and some of the boys from Underoath rolled too. We set up kamp near the vendor area and enjoyed…
SEMA Show Awards
Innovations of Generations Story/Photos: T-Bone The SEMA Show features several areas of awards from new products to Hall of Fame. Different manufacturers also present awards such as the Mothers Shine Award. To start off the show early Tuesday morning is…
Janine’s Purple Queen
Peter Ström was at it again. Photos/Story: Peter Stöm My name is Peter and I live in Sweden I am 49 years old, lives in a suburb of Stockholm called Södertälje, I have always changed and rebuilt bicycles, mopeds, boats,…
Stromberg Launches “Barn Find” and Black Finishes
Stromberg releases new ‘Barn Find’ 97 with factory patina – and ‘Rolling Bones’ approval. Stromberg Carburetor has released a new finish for its popular Genuine Stromberg 97 model. Named, ‘Barn Find’ (part number 9510A-BF) it answers the call for a…
Sportster Chopper from Sweden
Peter Ström Builds a Great Sporty Chop. Story: T-bone and Peter Ström, Photos: Ulf Engborg Peter Ström sent in this bitchin rigid he built with a bunch of friends in Stockholm Sweden. Peter designed the frame that Calles Chopperdelar Sweden and…
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…
SEMA 2012 Continues with Rusty Relic Photo
Gary Morin of Rusty Relic Photography sent in these great photos from the 2012 SEMA Show!