Category Archive: 1320 Tech Story, Apex Tech Stories, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos, XL Tech Stories
DIY Wheel Cribs: How To Get Your Car In The Air, Without A Lift Or Big Money By Building Your Own Wheel Cribs At Home
I built cars for decades with nothing more than jackstands, floor jacks, and an old frame jack that was my Grandpa’s. It was about 10 years ago that I got a lift of my own, which is a game...
REVIVING Dylan McCool’s 1969 Charger! How Bad Is This Thing Really? Floor Pans and Paint To The Rescue!
I’ve recently seen some cars that seemed impossible to bring back to life end up being beautiful rides. With the amount of restoration parts available, you can build a lot of muscle cars from...
Better Than Ever: Newbern Is Trading Cars Again, Which Means He’s Got Another Tri-Five Coming, But He’s Already Owned It Once.
You ever sell a car to someone and tell them that if they ever decide to get rid of it they should call you first? Or just get a call one day from someone who owns one of your old cars and is wanting...
Custom Dash How To: Amazing “STACK A TACK” MIG Welding TECHNIQUE = NO WARPING! Finishing The 1930 MODEL A Dash
In this video from the Custom Dash series, Karl is taking the dash he has been custom forming and installs it into the model A using a technique called Stack A Tack. You are going to want to watch...
Are The Generic Amazon Brands Worth it? New Amazon Power Tools That Take Name Brand Batteries Get Put To The Test. Some Good, Some Not So Good.
It’s time for another cheap tool test showdown from the Torque Test Channel and that means we are going to see some surprises, both good and bad. But it also means that we are going to be...
MAXIMUM 4.8L POWER-TURBO, BLOWER & (CHEAP) NITROUS. HOW MUCH HP DO THEY ADD TO THE LITTLE 4.GREAT?
I literally just got off the phone with a friend of mine yesterday when he was talking about his 5.3 LS engine build and the 425 horsepower that he wants to make, and where I told him that all LS...
Wagon Week With Magnante: A Factory Turbo Wagon From Ford In 1965? Wait, what?
Can you believe that 1965 was the first year for coil springs in the rear of a Ford car? With so many others coming before them from the other makes, it seems weird, but the 1965 Ford Country Sedan...
WHAT ARE THE BEST 4.8L POWER MODS? HEADERS vs CAM vs INTAKE vs HEADS, CAM & INTAKE! MAXIMUM 4.8L HP
There are lots of LS parts available, and it has never been easier to build real horsepower, but which mods are the ones you should actually spend your money on if you are hopping up a 4.8? Nobody...
Happy 3/20! Let’s Take A Look At The 320ci Buick Straight Eight – Fireball Power!
From 1931 through 1953 the Buick straight eight really made its mark in the American automotive landscape. They were made in varying displacements and even varying block sizes but the one most people...
Fords Make The Best Jeeps? What Is Dirthead Dave Talking About? Fixing His Ford F-350 Problems So Its Ready For Jeeping!
Last spring Dave broke his Jeep and it has NOT been fixed for this year’s Easter Jeep Safari. It isn’t like he can’t fix it, but since he’s been wheeling with, and working on,...
Murder Nova Burnout Truck – Build Series Part 4: Fuel System Install On Our LS Swapped C10 And Making It All Fit!
The Murder Nova Burnout Truck is getting closer and closer to done! It’s going to be pretty, have an LS for power, and with any luck will do insane burnouts at will. Check out the latest video...
Fuel System Tech Video: How To Size Holley Fuel Cell EFI Pump Modules For Your Application.
It has never been easier to build horsepower than it is today, and that’s partially because of engine technology and partly because of all the support systems that are now available for those...
Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Chopping 3″ Out Of The Windshield Because It Is The Right Thing To Do!
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...
