Rusty Vehicle Frame Repair Service from Lugnuts Garage Here at Lugnuts Garage, we offer professional rust repair services for vehicles. Our experienced technicians use specialized tools and techniques to remove the existing rust from your vehicle’s frame and replace it with new replacement parts. We guarantee that our repairs will extend the life of your …

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Toyota Frame Rust Toyota Frame Rust Repair Service from Lugnuts Garage In most modern cars, it takes at least a decade for rust to finally start, thanks to anti-corrosion treatments that the cars go through before leaving the factory. There are plenty of ways to prevent Toyota Frame Rust, or at least, delay it from …

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Frame Rust Repair Service from Lugnuts Garage If you own a vehicle, you know how important it is to keep up with maintenance and repairs. Rust can be one of the most damaging problems to any vehicle, especially when it comes to the frame. At Lugnuts Garage in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, we specialize in vehicle …

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You may remember this 69′ Barracuda from a post earlier this month, well all repairs are complete and she is ready to go home. We installed the rear seat belts, and swapped out sections of the grille for the best pieces, as well as fixed some electrical issues with the lights. This car came to …

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If you find yourself at the gas station getting diesel a little more often than you would like, or you want to get more out of your truck then look no further. Here at Lugnuts Garage we are a proud distributor of S&B Fuel Tanks. We believe in using the best quality products on all …

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For Sale – 2006 Ford F-250 Bullet proofed 6.0L Super Duty $14,500 OBO 2006 Ford F-250 6.0L Powerstroke turbo diesel. Engine has been bullet proofed (ARP head studs, new gaskets, head machining, valve seal replaced, cleaned and pressure tested, oil cooler, stand pipe and dummy plugs, oil change, H/D coolant) and has new tie rod …

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Keeping with the recent trend of cool classics in the shop check out what just rolled in the door. This is a 1960 Chevy Impala 2 door convertible. Similar to the Barracuda this car has some fairly basic repairs like light functions, oil change, and some trim work. But it does have some more in …

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This week a customer dropped off this beautiful 1969 Plymouth Barracuda sporting a 340 small block for some work. The repairs on this car consist of many small repairs like bolting in seat belts, swapping out the grille, checking light functions, diagnosing a noise, and fixing some small leaks. Although this car doesn’t need much …

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Drive Cartel’s Cars & Crafts July show had a great turn out this year. Lots of really cool builds were there showing off their stuff. If you missed it we entered a free 5 window tint package into the raffle and one lucky winner redeemed their prize a couple weeks ago. Keep an eye out …

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No one likes it when their car needs to be serviced, especially when it’s a classic. Parts can be hard to find and if you need a shop to service it for you it can be hard to put your faith into one and know your car will be taken care of. You need a …

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We see quite a lot of cool cars here at Lugnuts Garage, but this has to be one of the cleanest cars to roll in. Here we have a beautiful blue 1998 Dodge Charger housing a massive 440 big block under the hood. Once we saw this thing we were as happy as a kid …

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Lugnuts Garage will be attending Cars & Crafts Saturday July 2nd As you may have heard, Drive cartel is hosting a Cars & Crafts meet on Saturday July 2nd 6pm-10pm. Lugnuts Garage will be there with our Blue 07′ 6.7L Cummins and Matthew’s Black 02′ VW Jetta TDI. The event will be at the St.Paul …

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We started working on this 1974 D600 Fire truck a couple months ago in between working on other builds like Andy’s 05 Cummins. Over this time the boys have done an amazing job at figuring out exactly what is wrong and needs cleaning or a replacement. Starting things off we had to get it running, …

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For Sale – 1974 Dodge D100 Ultra Clean 1974 Dodge D100 This little truck may not look like very much on the outside besides a nice 1974 D100 but it houses a beast under the hood. This truck is packing a 440 with a 6 pack slapped on top. If you couldn’t tell by the …

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Tom came to us a while ago with his 1974 Satellite wagon with the vision of the ultimate sleeper car. This car has seen its days and wasn’t in great shape and didn’t run, so we started out by tuning up the engine with a new ignition, oil, gas, filters, a few wires where needed, …

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Monday the boys got to work reinstalling the transmission on Andy’s ’05 Cummins. Once it was bolted in place, we gave it a new coat of paint to match the rest of the parts and for added protection once again. The next day Following the paint, we power washed the entire engine bay getting all …

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Starting off this week on Andy’s truck Matthew and Jaden wasted no time installing the new main rear seal fixing the leak they found last week. We then sent off the fly wheel to get resurfaced, upon arrival we installed it with the new Southbend clutch. After disassembling the front wheel assembly we verified everything …

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This week Matthew and Jaden have been working hard on Andy’s rig redoing the whole rear of the truck. They started off with some new rear brake rotors, pads, and backers after giving the calipers some new paint for added protection. While they were painting, they went ahead and gave the steering knuckles a coat …

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The Dodge Ram Over the Years: Four Generations of Success The 2014 Dodge Ram 1500 is one of the top trucks on the market, thanks in large part to its reliability, features (inside and out), and ability to take on any task that is thrown its way. The Dodge Ram is one of the most …

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What the Return of Direct Connection is All About by Patrick Rall Tim Kuniskis unloaded a ton of information on the Mopar world as part of the Never Lift Business Plan and we briefly talked about each program, with special emphasis on the return of factory performance packages. We mentioned that these packages would be …

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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF MIDWEST MOPARS, INC. AUGUST 2021 1974 Duster suspension rebuildBy Member Bob Kruse I’ve just finished rebuilding the suspension on my 1974 Gold Duster in preparation for a long roadtrip this fall. When I bought the car in 2019, it had all of its original 238,000-mile suspension components, except for the lower …

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The 37th Annual Midwest Mopars in the Park National Car Show & Swap Meet will be held on Friday June 4th, Saturday June 5th and Sunday June 6th at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Stillwater, MN. Gates open at 8am each day and close at 6pm. Spectator Admission is just $10 per person over the age of 12 …

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*SOLD* For Sale – The Lugnuts Garage Build Our Ultra Clean 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 4×4 Cummins Lone Star Edition Every portion of this rust free Texas truck has been rebuilt or replaced. From front axle to the rear axle -interior and exterior- front and rear differentials – axles – dive shafts – all steering …

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Come see us at O’Reilly Auto Parts Street Machine Summer Nationals – July 19th thru the 21st – Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul Get ready Motorheads – the legendary O’Reilly Auto Parts Street Machine Summer Nationals revs into the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul, MN July 19-21, 2019. It’s the biggest muscle car …

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Come see us at 4th Annual Fury Motors Stillwater Car Show – July 14th – Fury Stillwater Car Show12969 North 60th Street Oak Park Heights, Oak Park Heights, Mn Join us on Sunday, July 14th, 2019 for the 4th Annual Fury Stillwater Car Show. Registration opens at 8 am and the event will run from …

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Come see us at 13th Annual American Muscle & Street Rod Show – July 7th – Jimmy’s Food and Drink 1132 County Road E E, Vadnais Heights, Minnesota 55110 The area’s largest car show featuring Muscle Cars, Street Rods, and the finest restored cars and trucks around! A yearly tradition at Jimmy’s in July. A …

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Come see us at Cars and Craft – July 6th – Saint Paul Brewing 688 Minnehaha Ave E, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55106 Come out and join us every first Saturday night of the month for a good food, good drinks and great people! The event is FREE and open to all spectators and all cars, …

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Come see us at MNNI Fest, Blaine Airport/ Lynx FBO June 23rd This year, MNNI is proud to announce we have teamed up with Original Hockey Mom Brownies to bring you the most EPIC car/truck show with the most delicious food trucks around! –> Remember this is an ALL makes & models show!! <– Here …

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Come see us at Marketfest, Downtown White Bear Lake June 13 Marketfest Car Show parking is located on 4th Street (between Banning Avenue and Cook Avenue) is open from 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm on a first come basis. An exit is available if needed, but we encourage those that can stay to please plan …

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We made it ! Long night sorting out a few gremlins.