Category Archive: CAR FEATURES, CHEVY, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Buying A Cheap “Classic”, aka Old, Car And Driving It Daily Can Be Cool. Here’s How.
One of Tommy Lee Byrd’s super powers is making all things look cooler by fitting the right wheel and tire combo on them. Of course part of this stems from his position at Coker Tire, where he...
Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 2: Suspension? Who Needs Suspension At A Jillion Miles Per Hour?
If you haven’t been to Bonneville to see land speed racing in person, and haven’t gotten to see what is really going on inside the streamliners that run 200, 300, 400, and even 500 mph...
Tech Tip Tuesday: Does Brake Caliper Location Matter?
I’ve seen a lot of arguments over the years about placing calipers on a vehicle and have even seen “engineers” trying to explain the dynamic forces at play both to dispel the myth...
HOW TO MAKE 6.0L POWER! FORD vs LS-WHICH 6.0L MAKES MORE POWER? MOD 363 FORD STROKER OR MOD 6.0L LS
Since the LS engine’s inception, there have been Ford guys talking about similarities between the LS and Ford small block platforms and even rumors of Ford actually designing the LS engine...
Pit Trike Build Part 5: Tank Tracks Out Back! Okay Now This Is Getting Real Fun!
Tracks on the pit trike! Oh yeah, this is some fun stuff right here and since the pit trike isn’t as good in the snow as it could be, it needs some tracks! Keep in mind that this thing is...
FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: Safety Third! This Is The Safest The FJ45 Has Ever Been!
No belts and no roll cage is no way to go to Johnson Valley, so the Fab Rats are getting their tubing on. This is going to be snug. If you know old Toyota Land Cruisers then you know that an FJ40 is...
Brainy Build Video: This C4 Corvette Is An Autocross Terror With A Limited Budget And A Smart Approach
What’s cool about this video and the car featured therein is the fact that it’s kind of the modern profile of hot rodding, right? It’s a guy who did his research on a platform of...
Machine Shop Fun: The Redline Rebuild Jeep Inline Six Gets The Full Mechanical Spa Treatment
After we got done watching the video that you are about to see, we came to the realization that a machine shop is basically a mechanical spa when it comes to blocks, heads, rods, and other hard parts...
Oddly Cool: These Guys Built A Modern LT1 With A Stroker Kit And A Carb – Indirect Injection?!
We know, we know. Who does this?! Why would someone do this?! What’s the point?! We can actually answer those questions pretty simply. Because that’s what the customer wanted. This engine...
Iron Traps Sweetheart Roadster Project: Fitting A DuVall Style Windshield And More!
After building inner and outer door structures from scratch, the sweetheart roadster was starting to look like a real car again. Now it’s getting a super sexy addition that will really make it...
Junkyard Crawl: 1977 Trans Am Junkyard Find!! 400 and 4 speed!
Rebeldryver Scott Liggett has been out and about in between snow storms in Nebraska, looking for killer rides and finds at his favorite junkyards already this year and this one here just might be the...
Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: It’s Bag Mount Time And Stuff Is Going Together!
In this episode of the Bello’s Customs COE project the big C-Notch and rear 4-Link are getting bag mounts so they will be ready to haul any heavy load they want. This is going to be a cool...
Finnegan Is Working On The New Twin Turbo 427 For The New Jet Boat!
Mike and Newbern are working on the new jet boat project some more! This sucker is going to haul ass but just as importantly it is going to haul five people while doing it. This is a pleasure hot rod...
5.0L Ford Cam Swaps: HOW MUCH POWER IS A 5.0L CAM SWAP WORTH? WHAT IS THE BEST CAM FOR MY 5.0L 302? 5.0L FORD EFI VS CARB
Cam swaps are worth power in nearly every engine combo out there, but people sometimes question just how effective they are on small engines like the 5.0L Ford. Trust us, cubes matter, but even an...