Author: John Boyd

  • Custom Surfboard Holder For Our 1968 VW Beetle

    I’ve needed to do this for a while now and today, the weather was nice enough to come up with a plan. Basically, the way that I’ve had my surfboard mounted to the roof rack needed to be changed. It was beginning to rub our cooler. I’d come up with a few ideas a couple…

  • Custom Matchbox ’40s Willy Jeepster

    Finally got around to finishing this custom over the weekend. With other projects going on and lost parts, this one took forever. It’s average, nothing special, but I’m pleased with the way that it turned out.

  • Installing Rugged Ridge Headlight Guards On Our 2020 Jeep Gladiator

    Really like the look of these guards, so I picked them up on Amazon for around 40 dollars. They’re not plastic, they’re powder coated aluminum. Install took about 18 minutes. I created a real time video to show step by step. Enjoy! Be sure to give the video a thumbs up if you find it…

  • Beer Bottle Caps On Our J C Higgins Cooler

    Remember, drink responsibly! Some of you have asked about the bottle caps on our J C Higgins cooler. Yes, they’re all beer bottle caps and no, I didn’t drink all of them. Some were donated by family and friends. The goal is to completely cover the cooler in bottle caps. It’s a great conversation piece…

  • 60th Anniversary Barbie Hot Wheels ’14 Corvette

    Lenora picked up these 2 Barbie anniversary ’14 Corvette Stingray’s in 2 different blister packs. Don’t know the full story on these yet, so I’ll have to do some research, but both are pretty cool!