Behind the Build

Step into Kent Compton's world, a carpenter by trade and a dreamer at heart. In this podcast episode, we follow Kent's amazing adventure as he takes on a huge challenge: swapping a massive 7.3L Godzilla engine from a wrecked Superduty truck, that is easily capable of 1000hp, into his 2018 Ford Raptor. Kent isn't an electrical engineer or a professional builder, but his determination and imaginatio...

In this episode of Behind the Build by the Webster Auto Collective, we talk with Alex Elko. Alex is a gearhead and prerunner builder from the Midwest. He has a ton of experience building off-road trucks when he was the lead fabricator at Griffin Fab Works, and now he is out on his own, doing all sorts of vehicle fabrication. We talk all about what it takes to build a super capable off-road truck a...

In this episode of Behind the Build by the Webster Auto Collective we talk with Josh Oates. He is the owner of a 3rd Gen Tacoma with over $100,000 in modifications that were mostly paid by with sponsorships. He is a master at building relationships and creating valuable content for brands that allows him to get huge amounts of his build paid for. He is an incredibly hard working dude with ton of v...

In this episode we sit down with Louie Bruno, aka MGM.YOTA, to talk about his amazing third gen Tacoma pre-runner build. Louie is a self taught fabricator and builder who has built a huge social media following as he continues to chronical his build. To join the Webster Auto collective you can CLICK HERE   Follow Louie on Social media HERE   

In this episode we sit down with Brian King and Alex Elko to talk about building a super capable African safari Tacoma that serves to bring clean drinking water to people in rural African towns. Vox United, Brian's brain child, was born from a nightmare situation where he fell ill with dysentary while drinking contaminated drinking water in Africa. He then set out on a mission to bring clean water...

In this episode I talk with professional off-road racecar driver Levi Shirley. Levi races in the 4400 class in one of the gnarliest offroad racing series in the world called UIltra-4. We talk about what it is like to be a pro racer and all that it entails. We get to know the person behind the amazing machines that he drives. If you want to check out more of Levi's racing you can find him here. Web...

In this episode, I sit down with Jake Holland. Jake is a fabricator and designer who has built all sorts of crazy projects. He tells me all about the the huge project he helped with for a company called SendCutSend where they took on the challenge of building an entire car from nothing but sheet metal. But they didn’t stop there. They decided that rather than a boring gas powered or electric drive...

In this episode of Behind The Build, I talk with Micah Weber. Many people know him as Overland Under Budget. Micah is a self-taught, fabricator and designer who took a DIY approach to build an iconic vehicle. He took a normal first generation Toyota Tacoma, and with some hard work and ingenuity, created an one of a kind pop-up camper and flatbed conversion for it. He documented his project on soci...

In this epidsode we talk with Joe Readings. Joe is a fabricator and custom car builder out of the UK and the owner of Hit Hard Customs. We talk with Joe all about what it takes to restore cars with minimal tools using both modern and old school techniques. If you are interested in joining our private car club community where you get access to discounted parts, access to our private online communit...

In this episode, we discuss an interesting way to get into racing cars. We talk with Carey Rouse about his journey as a race, car, driver, and the cost effective benefits of renting versus owning your own race car. Carey is a racer, entrepreneur, and the host of another Automotive podcast called Driven To Compete.