Category Archive: TECH, Videos
Sometimes The Right Tool Is All You Need: This 3 in 1 Shear, Brake, And Slip Roller Makes A Trans Tunnel Super Easy To Build
I’ve wanted a 3 in 1 Shear, Brake, and Slip Roller for years and I hope that I’ll finally be able to get one when we move to our new shop sometime later this year. Tools like this are...
The 1977 Toyota Celica – Japan’s Mustang Clone Was Better Than Expected
Somehow I’ve managed to stay away from imported vehicles for the most part of my automotive history. The closest I’ve come? I used a Dodge Ram 50 as a site work truck when I was a...
Rough Start: This 1973 Ford Galaxie 500 Looks Sinister! The Evil Cop Cruiser?
You are a forward person. You don’t have the time to screw around or to deal with anyone’s drama. You want to be in and out, work completed, with no hassle. You don’t want to be...
Morning Symphony: Two Lamborghini V-12s On The Stand – A 3.5L and an 8.0L Example
Supercars aren’t our normal bag. We can appreciate them for what they can do, though. We love the engineering that goes into engines that went leaps and bounds over the typical road-going...
Float On: Swimming A Jeep On Huge Balloon Tires
Winter in Kentucky isn’t so much snowy as it is rainstorm after rainstorm. As it sits right now, we’ve had a soaking wet February and that doesn’t seem likely to change anytime...
Wood Wheels, All Wheel Drive, And The Hoonigans…What Can Go Wrong Here?
While we can’t tell for sure exactly what was the last vehicle that came from the factory with a wood spoked wheel was, we can say with certainty that wood spokes were pretty much done by the...
In Memoriam: John H. Haynes, OBE – The Origin Of The Do-It-Yourself Full Rebuild Book
As a child, I was a voracious reader. I was reading basic books by the time I was three years old, and by the time I was five I was able to read and explain the Constitution of the United States to...
Suggested Serving: This 1971 Datsun 521 Flies In The Face Of The Giant Pickup
Small, compact, nimble, useful, competent, efficient…this little 1971 Datsun 521 has a lot going for it before you get into it’s classic Japanese appearance or it’s modest...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Nightmare Fuel On The Track
Where do we start? The NHRA Winternationals in Pomona marks the return to racing after our winter break and we’ve been present bringing you footage and news. Project work continues, and cameras...
Beating The Siberian Winter In A UAZ-based Mobile Sauna…Yes, Really.
A quick look at the broad spectrum of Russian weather in recent days looks like this: the highest temperatures are pushing 50 degrees Fahrenheit, the lowest high temperatures are somewhere...
24 Hours Of Pastrana: Travis And Crew Try Out 24 Hours Of Lemons!
Travis Pastrana isn’t afraid of any motorsport. Win, lose, or carried out on a stretcher with his thumb pointing up like a champ, he’s taken on a large share of motorsports in his years....
Monday Shopper: A Dodge Power Wagon That Truly Deserves To Be Called “Macho” – 440-6 Power!
In the late 1970s, responding to the tastes of custom tricks performed on their vehicles, Dodge introduced an interesting marketing setup. Composed of tricked-out trucks and vans, the grouping was...
Unhinged: The Five-Year Plan Review – It’s Really Been That Long Since I Started?!
I’m starting to type this at 3:18 in the morning. I have a mix of Deftones music playing in the background (you can find it on YouTube by searching “Deftones Mix – Outer...
