Category Archive: XL Drivetrain Tech, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
Chassis Swapping A Crew Cab Squarebody Onto A Dodge Cummins Chassis Part 2
We shared Part 1 of this chassis swap a few days ago and now it is time to start building body mounts. Doing chassis swaps is not necessarily easy to do correctly, and is especially hard on a 2 wheel...
Thumping Pistons Of Freedom: This WWII Film About The Massive Diesel Engines Used In Submarines Is Great
Diesel-electric submarines were (and in some ways still are) incredible machines. Some of the most brilliant minds in the world worked on their development. Of course, nuclear submarines made these...
Cool Historic Video: A US Navy Promotional Film About PT Boats, True 3000HP Hot Rods From Hell
They were 3,000hp wooden-hulled harbingers of doom for the enemies of the Allies during WWII. True hot rods of the sea, the PT (Patrol Torpedo) boats were capable of attacking and sinking ships far...
EPIC BUILD: Off-Roading College Student Converts School Bus Into Camper And Toy Hauler Combo For His Jeep
I’m a fan of schoolies, and really like the ones that guys are making into schoolie toy haulers. If you don’t know what a schoolie is, it is a converted school bus rv. Take one cheap and...
Chassis Swapping A Squarebody Crew Cab Onto A Dodge Cummins 4×4 Chassis!
Doing chassis swaps is not necessarily easy to do correctly, and is especially hard on a 2 wheel drive truck, or one that doesn’t have a big tire on it. If the frame of the donor doesn’t...
The Unimog Expedition Project Is Getting Interior Now That The Thing Isn’t So Hot Or So Loud.
Now that the entire interior of the Unimog is covered in sound and heat shield, it is time to make this thing comfortable enough to make a long road trip without wanting to climb out every 20 miles....
Hammer Down Hell: This Compilation of Rock Bouncer Crashes Is Nuts
There are few motorsports in the world that have the level of sheer violence that rock bouncing has. Between the crazy chassis, the big horsepower engines, and the drivers who literally line...
Hammertown: The Sequoia Beast Is A True Story Of One Man, One Husband, One Father, One Truck Builder, Attempting The Every Man Challenge
King of the Hammers is a bad ass race. I’ve been several times, and every single time I leave thinking just how awesome it is. And just how much I’d love to be racing in it. I can’t...
Watching This Huge Tank Get Hauled Onto The Back Of A Flatbed In Alaska Is Pretty Awesome – Because Science
The lesser thinking people around the world (known heretofore as “non-gearheads”) would look at the scene above and think that some sort of crashing disaster was imminent. They are of...
Finnegan’s Five-Day C10 Thrash Continues! Will They Make It? They Are Way Behind.
If you missed it, Finnegan, Newbern, Cotten and who knows who else are going to road trip Finnegan’s C10 down to check on the progress with the 200 mph Cadillac project. You’ll remember...
Wrecking Yard Wonders: This Engine Masters Video Shows Off Some Of Their Prime Junkyard Based Builds
There’s a magic to making a junkyard engine a powerhouse. Taking something abandoned, forlorn, and destined to be smelted into a puddle and giving it a vibrant second life. This video...
Bolt On Semi Truck Wheels For Your Dually That Don’t Have To Stick Out And Look Weird
Taking 10 lug big rig wheels and putting them onto one ton dually trucks is nothing new. It’s been happening for several years now, and there are a few companies out there that make the...
Kibbetech Black Prerunner Update: Man This Sucker Is Going To Be A Bad Ass! Plus More Project Updates.
The Kibbetech Black Prerunner is one of my favorite projects happening right now. And it is just one of the great projects happening over at Kibbetech. I’d say that my second favorite is the...
