Owner Information Name – Ryan R Location – New Britain, PA Vehicle Information Vehicle – 1968 Dodge Charger Engine/Transmission – 512 cid 6-pack, 46RH automatic History – The car was sold new in Virgina in 1968, where it spent the first half of its life, driven hard and left to […]
In this episode of Eastwood’s Internet Café project, the team takes the custom seat pan to a local upholstery shop to make it a complete seat by crafting a cover out of leather and Alcantara. It’s fascinating to watch the craftsman take it from naked foam to patterns to a […]
In this episode of Eastwood’s Internet Café project, JD fabricates a custom rear frame hoop to replace the factory rear seat support and encounters a common problem that occurs when heat from welding warps the work pieces.
JD introduces the 1980 Honda CB750 Custom that will become Eastwood’s “Internet Café” project build. In this first episode, the crew puts the 42-year-old bike on a motorcycle lift and starts tearing down the bike. The engine gets a compression test before JD comes up with creative way to get […]
We believe the only way to truly understand your machine (car, boat, motorcycle, go-kart) is to work on it yourself. The bond between man and machine can only be built through emotion. The pain, the joy, and the craftsmanship that goes into it are what define that bond that we […]
Truly restoring a car means that you have to follow the factory specs of what your car should have looked like when new. There isn’t much room for creativity when building up your car in that manner. On the other hand custom cars leave the doors wide open for what you can do. Whether its a mild custom with just some things done to clean up the appearance of your vehicle or if it involves creating an entire new persona of your stocker. When it comes to painting a custom car you don’t want to just go with a stock color that everyone else at the next show will have on their car. Custom Paint mixing can be a scary task and many factors can change the color or “formula” along the way. We decided to take away some of the complexity of picking and mixing a custom color for your ride.
For some unknown reason a lot of car guys are very hesitant to take the plunge into the world of powder coating. This means a lot of people are missing out on all the benefits powder coating has compared to other types of coatings. It seems like there is some […]
Adding a new exhaust system to your ride but don’t want to use the cheap parts store hangers and clamps? Lets face it we all know how horrible they are, aside from just looking tacky, they almost never last. The U-bolt clamps are just as bad, you better hope you […]
Car enthusiasts are always looking for a way to have their car stand out from the crowd but buying off the shelf parts will only go so far. There is a good chance that someone else out there wive the same combination of parts. The best way to give your […]
