Tag: restoration

Coming across a clean old body style Ford isn’t as easy as it used to be. Twenty-plus years of changing seasons, exposure to salt, and […]

Buying Used and Getting Back to Basics Right back at it with Project My2K and it’s time to add some supporting upgrades since we’ve added […]

Top Ten in Review Project OBSessed was one for the books. Going from just your average run of the mill 24 year old, wore out […]

Red Is Dead! Whenever you make your way to a shooting range, the instructors will always tell you “red is dead”, because that’s when the […]

Part Two: Ford F-350  Interior Cleanup Last month, we introduced an all-new project build—Project OBSessed. This 1996 7.3L Power Stroke F350 has 224,000 miles, had […]

Trevor Lima’s Immaculate Resto-Mod C10 This Cummins powered Chevy C10 bodied Ford F250 chassis lifted 4×4 creation took Trevor Lima, of Diesel Performance Specialties, over […]

Part Four: Horsepower. Finally. Now into month 6 of ownership of this classic old body style 227,000 mile Ford F350 and we’re starting on the […]

A SOLID AXLE, FLARESIDE ’97 F-250 We all have that one friend with a creative flair who does things differently. And we all know a […]

THE NO-FRILLS, BUDGET-FRIENDLY OIL LEAK FIX FOR 7.3L POWER STROKES Ask any 7.3L Power Stroke owner how long the engine is expected to last and […]

Farmland Rigs Nothing is more pleasing than finding an old tractor that can still run, and looks great while doing so. Most vintage tractors are […]

1956 COCKSHUTT BLACK HAWK 40PD By the middle part of the 1950s, Cockshutt Farm Equipment, of Brantford, Ontario, Canada, was feeling the pain of being […]

The start of the ‘60s was when the passenger car horsepower races got hot and heavy, but not many car guys know the same thing […]

When we first spotted Bill Cielo’s ’58 Chevy pickup at a local dyno event, we literally ran over to see if it was diesel powered. […]

Restoration Made Easy with LMC Bikers, hot rodders, off-roaders, diesel truck guys. Deep down we’re all the same, we all get way too invested in […]

Ryan Abbott is the eccentric builder, fabricator and owner of Roditall Customs in Carlock, Illinois, and he churns out some of the most unique diesel […]

1977, 6th generation, 4-door F-250s were not a widely offered production of Fords. Custom made for each owner, they were essentially built by hand, a […]

There’s been a ton of talk over the last few years about taking older diesels and restoring them, instead of buying a new one. For […]