Father & Son · Est. 2025

Building Skills & Creating Memories

Join us on our journey of homesteading, vehicle restoration, DIY projects, and cross-country adventures as we learn and grow together — one project at a time.

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Real builds, documented New videos regularly Family-run, no fluff

What We're Building

On the Lift & On the Road

Real builds, real adventures, real-time. Here's what's on the lift and on the road right now.

Vehicle Restoration

K5 Blazer Build

In Progress · Teardown

Knee-deep in a vintage K5 teardown. Saving what we can, replacing what we can't, and documenting every bolt along the way.

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Homestead Projects

Coop, Garden & Land

Ongoing

Building a working homestead one project at a time: coops, fencing, gardens, and the land work that keeps the whole operation running.

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Vehicle Restoration

1993 Dodge D150

Active Build

Half-ton Mopar pickup. Driver-first build, sorted one weekend at a time. Brakes, electrical, fluids, and all the little fixes that keep a 30-plus-year-old truck honest.

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Red rock cliffs of Red Canyon, southern Utah

Road Trip Adventures

Revive & Drive: Utah

Trip Log

Father-son cross-country run from Salt Lake City to Alabama. Buy a classic, revive it on the spot, and drive it home through the West.

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Our Story

We're Colin & Matt

A father-son team documenting our journey of building practical skills and creating memories that will last a lifetime. What started as simple home projects grew into a passion for vehicle restoration, homesteading, and road-trip adventures.

Vehicle restorations documented bolt by bolt
Homesteading projects — coops, gardens, and land work
Cross-country road trips in classics we revive ourselves
Learning together, and sharing every step with you

Explore Our Projects

2Active vehicle builds

Est. 2025Father & son

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Latest Videos

Fresh from the shop, the homestead, and the open road.

350 SBC what should I do with them. #bowties #chevy

July 14, 2026

How many OSHA violations? New scissor lift is a two man operation. #buddy

July 12, 2026

12 valve or 3208? #diesel

July 11, 2026

Tractor, Trucks, and a Whole Lot of Problems | Shop Walkthrough

July 11, 2026

Walking through my shop and giving an honest rundown of everything. I've got the tractor, the...

GMC Front Axle Swap Questions #straightaxles #swap #advice

July 11, 2026

Bella is the best farm dog. #farm #farmdog #chores

June 28, 2026

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"We're not experts — we're a father and son learning by doing, one project at a time."

Colin & Matt · Heartland Homestead

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