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 imagination drive him to learn and succeed. He used his hands and his head to make something incredible happen. Join us to hear about Kent's journey, the obstacles he faces, and the awesome moment when his vision becomes reality. It's a story of grit, creativity, and how believing in yourself can lead to extraordinary things. Listen to all of our other episodes HERE  To Join the Webster Auto Collective, where we can connect you with other enthusiasts like yourself and save you money on parts and accessories click HERE  To follow Kent's Project on instagram click HERE 

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 and all that goes into it. He is deep into the prerunner culture and hangs out with some of the biggest names in the industry. You won't want to miss this episode! If you want to be a part of the Webster Auto Collective, where you can access deals from automotive brands, join a private community of other car nuts and mentors, and level up your car game, you can learn more about the Webster Auto Collective with this link: https://websterautocollective.com/ You can connect with Alex and check out his amazing build with the link below:https://www.instagram.com/alextelko/?hl=en" 

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 valuable insights for other car nuts that are trying to get sponsorships, brand deals, or just make top notch content. This is one of the most value packed episodes so far! If want to be a part of the Webster Auto Collective, where you can access deals from automotive brands, access to a private community of other car nuts and mentors, and level up your car game you can learn more about the Webster Auto Collective with this link. Websterautocollective.com You can find Josh and check out his amazing build with the links below. https://www.instagram.com/the_dark_yota/?hl=en https://youtu.be/tbdQ6ZRqojU https://thedarkyota.com/  

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 to as many people as possible. To date they have served over 2 Million people with clean water. They are actively drilling and restoring new wells while in the midst of some major conflicts in rural African towns. This is an episode you wont want to miss! Click here to learn more about Vox United https://voxunited.org/ Click here to lean more about the Herschx Tacoma https://www.instagram.com/theherschx/?hl=en Click here to learn more about Alex Elko and his fabrication services https://www.instagram.com/alextelko/?hl=en

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. Website Instagram  Youtube  If you're interested inlearning more about the Webster Auto Collective and how you can become a part of our private community where we help enthusiast connect with others, and provide resources for them to grow their skills as car builder you can click the link below. Join Here  And if you have any questions for our next guests, feel free to leave us a voice memo with this link below. We'd love to hear from you. Call Us 

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 system they would shove a jet engine inside of it, and turn it into a hybrid electric vehicle and take it to one of the biggest car shows in the world called SEMA. Jake and I talk a lot about designing and fabricating custom parts using SendCutSend's in-house services and how others can leverage the amazing service they provide. If you want to see more of Jake's projects, and what he does with SendCutSend, feel free to check out any of these links.https://instagram.com/holland_built?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://instagram.com/sendcutsend?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://sendcutsend.com https://youtube.com/@Sendcutsend If you're interested in more info about the Webster Auto Collective and how you can become a part of our private community where we help enthusiast connect with others, and provide resources for them to grow their skills as car builder you can click the link below. https://websterautocollective.com And if you have any questions for our next guests, feel free to leave us a voice memo with this link below. We'd love to hear from you. https://behindthebuild.callcast.co 

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 social media and has built an audience of over 200,000 people. I'm sure that his project has inspired many other people (us included) to take on big projects for themselves and I'm really excited to get to talk to Micha and get to know the person behind this amazing build. You can check out his project here. https://instagram.com/overlandunderbudget?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.youtube.com/@OverlandUnderBudgetAnd if you are interested in being a part of our private community at Webster Auto Collective and join our fight against boring cars you can find out more information here. https://websterautocollective.com/Our mission is to make being a car enthusiast, easier and cheaper by providing a host of different resources to help people build their dream cars.If you liked this episode, we would love your feedback by giving us a rating on whatever podcast platform you are listening on! 

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 community, and can learn from experts like Joe on our monthly live calls Click Here to Join the Webster Auto Collective. If you want to follow us on social media Click Here  

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.