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Category Archive: TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos

Tool Showcase: Is This The Drill That Every Fabricator Needs? A Mag Drill Can Do Lots More Than Any Regular Drill.

How many times have you been trying to drill a hole in a frame rail, overhead beam, or some other piece of steel that you just can’t get a good position on? And what if that steel is something...

Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Leading In 1939 Zephyr Tail Lights Into The Rear Fenders Of The 1938 Ford Custom

With all the work that has gone into this thing to make it run and drive for the first time in 50 years, it is great to see that the IronTrap boys are also making sure it looks like the hot rod that...

JUNKYARD HORSEPOWER BATTLE- RICHARD HOLDENER TALKS DYNO TESTING RESULTS: BBC VS LS-LET’S TALK TECH

In the modern hot rodding and racing world it sometimes seems like the only thing that anyone wants to power their machines with is an LS, and for good reason. I mean these engines have great...

Know Your Bolts: This Video From ARP Explains Bolt Grading and What It Means – Good Stuff!

In the world of hot rodding, there are lots of terms that people know and have a really basic grasp of but there’s way more depth to them. Bolt grading is one of those things that people know...

Brandon Gerringer Added A Wing To A 1962 Impala SS After Jeff Allison Designed It In Clay! The Entire Fabrication Process In The Video Right Here!

The 1962 Chevrolet Impala is one iconic classic ride, and this one here is going to be something truly special. Because they are so well known, anything custom that you do to them is often a point of...

Suspension Tech: How To Install ADS Direct Fit Shocks On Your 2021-2024 Ford Bronco. An Easy Install And Big Performance Improvements!

When the new Bronco’s came out for the 2021 model year, everyone quickly realized how capable they were and aftermarket parts were quickly available for everything from cosmetics to performance....

These Two Mustangs Have Been Parked for 42 Years! Will Jared Be Able To Make Them Run and Drive?

Barn finds that have been sitting for decades are cool stuff, especially when someone can work to get them back up and running without a restoration. But they aren’t always the coolest cars....

Custom Paint How To: Lowrider Custom Paint, Candy, Lace, Fans, & Fish Scales. See How These Classic Looks Are Created.

Whether you are a lowrider fan or not, you have to appreciate the insane amount of paint work that goes into some lowriders. I grew up in Northern California, where there was a very strong lowrider...

Newbern And Finnegan Are Battling It Out At The Track With The Rubber Duck And Newbern’s Fox Body Mustang!

Newbern is back at it with his drag and drive Fox body Mustang and this time they are out in Alabama duking it out with Finnegan in the Rubber Duck Firebird. It doesn’t go like Newbern hoped....

Will Dennis Taylor’s 1941 Willys Project Live Again? Pulling Apart The Blown 392 Hemi To See What’s Wrong Before The Rebuild.

This one is going to be fun, not only because it is a cool car that Dennis and Deb put together years ago, but also because when Dennis and Alex started tearing into it to find out what the problems...

Street Freak – Part 3: Tube Chassis Fabrication Continues! Twin Turbo Lambo Powered, Mid Engine, 25.2 Drag And Drive Volvo!

Here’s the third video in the series, and the tube work is coming along really well. It looks awesome and this thing is going to be amazing. I can’t wait to see this thing hauling ass! If...

WHAT DO YOU THINK? This Stuff Can Make Or Break A Hot Rod. Mounting Headlights, Tail lights, Shocks, & More On The Make It Kustom Model A Roadster

It’s time to start getting the exterior accessories on this cool Model A Roadster project. We’re talking headlights, tail lights, shocks and more. This stuff all really matters on a...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Rebuilding The Rear of the Box on the ’49 GMC Roadster Custom!

In the last video, Brent was working on the custom running boards on the GMC Roadster pickup and now he’s doing some tweaking out back to the rear of the pickup bed. Check it out and let us...

Rusted and Busted! DIY Frame Repair! Mortske’s 1962 Chevrolet C10 Shortbed, The Budget Friendly Pickup Truck, Might Just Break In Half!

Most of the time when we are talking about rust in old cars it is sheet metal. Whether it’s the floors or the quarters or the rockers, the normal spots are usually thinner materials. But...