Paint and Assembly: 1953 Porsche 356 Pre-A Cabriolet Part Six This post takes us to the end of the journey for this project where we are in the final assembly mode of Porsche restoration to get the 356 Pre-A Porsche Cabriolet back on rolling wheels, as it came to us. This is part six of a series of posts covering the ... Read More...
1959 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder Restoration – Part 3 This series of posts will cover the build of this unique 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder. Find part 1 here and part 2 here. Out of thirty-four 718 RSKs made by Porsche, this is number six, an unknown number survive. We’ll continue with the right bodyside rebuil... Read More...
Mercedes Unimog Custom Fabrication: Part 5 Final Results Delivery of the Unimog is complete! Here's the final product delivered and after our work was done, onto paint/graphics and assembly, undertook by Couch Engineering. Check out the final car restoration results displayed at a convention in the photos below. ... Read More...
Custom Interior Fabrication: 1938 Chevrolet Pepsi Truck Custom Build Part 13 This post takes us to inside the cab where we have completed the classic restoration, i.e fabricated a few custom pieces for the interior of the Chevy cab. This post will cover how we created the windshield defrost vents, cab vents, and duct housing, followed... Read More...
1959 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder Restoration – Part 4 This series of posts will cover the build of this unique 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder. Find part 1 here, part 2 here, and part 3 here. Out of thirty-four 718 RSKs made by Porsche, this is number six, an unknown number survive. These photos will summarize ... Read More...
How to fabricate a panel with a lot of shape This post shows the process of fabricating a small panel with a good amount of shape made easy. Here's the panel we want to copy, it's just simply too far rotted to use on our truck. It is the panel that goes below the grille on the front of a 1938 Chevy tru... Read More...
Custom running boards: 1938 Chevrolet Pepsi Truck Restoration Part 14 This post takes us to the running boards, where we have built more custom touches for this classic restoration of a 1938 Chevy pickup truck hot rod. The running boards needed customizing from the original configuration of the split panels added in bet... Read More...
1959 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder Restoration – Part 2 This series of posts will cover the build of this unique 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder. Find Part 1 here and Part 3 here for more details! Out of thirty-four 718 RSKs made by Porsche, this is number six, an unknown number survive. We’ll continue with the right... Read More...
1959 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder Restoration – Part 1 This series of posts will cover the restoration of this unique 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder, the successor to the legendary 550 Spyder. The 718 RSK Spyder contains nothing superfluous - it could serve as a blueprint for all Porsche models for that reason - the... Read More...
Dearborn 32 Roadster Custom Fabricated 40″ Hood In Southern California at the Huntington Beach Derelict Donut's infamous weekly meet is where we met this customer. He explained that himself and a few mechanically experienced guys were building this car with a body supplied from Dearborn. He wanted a lengt... Read More...
Best MIG Welders for automotive and car restoration People often ask us what kind of MIG welders we use and recommend, since we use them so often when welding on cars. However, there are lots of factors that you need to think about when buying a MIG welder to fit your needs. What kind of material w... Read More...
