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New Product, And How To Assemble It: The Speedway Motors Sheet Metal Mock Up LS Engine!

If you haven’t seen Speedway Motors new sheet metal, bolt together, LS mock up engine block, you are in for a treat. And sources close to the project say that there are small block and big...

Tool Review: Is This Hand Tool The Budget Solution For LARGE WIRE CRIMPING?

Very often we find ourselves working on a project wishing we had some fancy tool that would make life much easier. Unfortunately, those fancy tools usually cost a lot of money so you don’t buy...

Can You Reuse Rod And Main Bolts? Torque To Angle And Torque To Yield, Everything You Need To Know About Fasteners On Gen V GM Engines

I remember building some of my first engines, using parts we had in the garage, which included used rod bolts, main bolts, and head bolts. We weren’t building big power combos, or things under...

How To Build A Chassis Table That Will Fit In Any Garage!

Every hot rodder that does any kind of fabrication has at some point drooled over a killer welding fixture table or chassis table. We all have, even when most of us have no room for that kind of...

Engine Tech: How To Install Cam Bearings In Your LS Engine At Home

Our friend Jefferson has started up a new YouTube channel to show off what he’s got going on over at his shop Red Dirt Rodz, and one of the first things he’s sharing is a full-build series for an...

The Alfarrari Project: Some Intake Work, Radiator Work, An Expansion Tank, And Water Pump Delete. Sure It Will Cool!?!

In these next three videos in the series you are going to see Jeff being stupid, Jeff fixing stupid stuff, him building an expansion tank for the cooling system, and then deleting the water pump from...

The Fab Forums Fox Body Project: Building A Car Dolly For The Mustang Coupe Project

In the previous installments, Kyle put together a cool tube front end that replaces all the inner bumper and chassis structures. There is a ton of cool stuff left to do, but before we can get there,...

HOW TO FIX IT & WILL IT WORK? JUNKYARD LS-STRIPPED THREADS IN ALUMINUM BLOCK! OIL PRESSURE GAINS!

Everyone always wants an aluminum LS block and the L33, aka aluminum 5.3, is one of those that everyone wants to find. But sometimes these bad boys have had issues that cause low oil pressure and...

LS Corvair Project: Almost Ready To Fire! Plumbing The Expansion Tank And Getting A Full Underneath Tour

This project is getting closer and closer to a real running and driving car. The expansion tank is the subject of this video here, but John gives you a complete tour of the bottom of the car as well....

WHO MAKES THE BADDEST LS TRUCK CAM? TRUCK NORRIS vs, CHOPACABRA vs TORKINATOR vs LIL CHOP HOT ROD?

When aftermarket LS Truck cams started coming out I don’t think anyone realized how popular they would become. Hell, they are the talk of the LS world and for good reason. They make big power,...

Can A $200 TIG Welder Really Keep Up With A $2000 TIG Welder?

We’ve talked about it a lot over the past few years, the fact that you can get better and better reasonably priced equipment for your shop or garage. From floor jacks to hand tools to tool...

Rebeldryver’s Ford 428 FE Project Part 4: Pistons And Rods Are Going In!

It’s back for Part 4! The pistons and rods are ready to be installed, and in this part of the build series that is exactly what is going to happen! Watch this 428 Ford engine build as it gets a lot...

The Alfarrari Project: Finishing Up The Dry Sump Tanks With A Guard And Pressure Testing

In these next two videos in the series, you are going to see the dry sump oil tank get finished up for the Ferrari engine. While technically it’s just an oil reservoir, it’s an awfully big one...

Vice Grip Garage Stock Car Tribute 1776 Monte Carlo LS Swap – Part 2 The LS Swap Continues

According to Derek, the LS barely fits! If you want to see why then watch Part 2 of this LS Swap. If you haven’t seen Part 1, or how he came about getting this LS out of the Corvette it lived...