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Mike at Cornfield Customs Is Doing A Step-by-Step Video On Bending Tubing For Frame Rails As He Bends Up A Custom Back Half

Bending tubing is a fairly simple principle, but there are a lot of little things going on that have to be taken into consideration. Whether you are compression bending tubing, like at a muffler...

FREE BACON IS BACK, And $300 Discounts, Just In Time For Christmas! It’s The BACONSHIFT Sale At American Powertrain!

One of the most exciting times of year is when the BACONSHIFT SALE starts at American Powertrain! With $300 in savings on your favorite 5 and 6-speed kits, there is no doubt this is the perfect...

RAM Fans Rejoice, And Truck Shoppers Pay Attention: VIDEO – The Ram 1500 is MotorTrend’s 2025 Truck of the Year!

For decades, car and truck shoppers have relied on the testing that MotorTrend does for their Car and Truck of the Year competitions. The cars and trucks that are included have a pretty substantial...

Cleaning Up A Dirty Rear! – Resto How To: Repainting a Rusty Rear Axle on a 1980 Trans Am

Sometimes technique is everything, and using the right products can be a game changer. When combined, the right methods and techniques, along with the right chemicals and coatings, can make all the...

Grinding Disc Testing: The Ultimate Grinding Disc Shootout Requires A Pretty Trick Grinding Disc Testing Rig

Jason at Fireball Tools is doing the ultimate grinding and flap disc shootout, and because he only does stuff as scientifically as is reasonable, it means that a very special testing rig is required...

Happy Holley Days Is On, Big Deals On The Brands You Love! Intakes, Exhaust, EFI, Ignition, Brakes, Resto Parts, And More.

Happy Holley Days are on, and their Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals have been great. But Happy Holley Days continues now through December 25th with their biggest deals of the year! If you want to...

Unreal Adventure Part 5: Farmington New Mexico Throws Major Trails At These Rigs And Big Carnage Is The Result

The Unreal Adventure has been epic so far, with great videos and stories all along the way. There is no way I can miss this one in the future, because it is just too good. In fact, I talked to Trent...

Tech Tip: Here’s How Your Wiring Should Look When Wiring Your Meziere Or Other High Performance Starter For Maximum Cranking Power

I have to admit that for a very long time I did NOT wire my starters like the one in this video. Well I wired it like one of them in the video, with the jumper wire, but not like Meziere shows you in...

Super Duty Axle Upgrades: Installing A Ballistic Fabrication Shave Kit And Axle Housing Truss

If you are getting into heavy duty rock crawling, rock bouncing, and genuine abuse of your solid axle rig, then an axle truss is something you’ve probably thought about adding to your axles....

Have You Seen Any Of Our Flemings Auto Parts Pumpkin Run Car Show Photos? The Cars, Trucks, And More Are Right Here!

Joe Grippo is back at it with more Flemings Pumpkin Run Photos and I love him for it. This is one of the most unique shows you are ever going to see, because it really does feel like you’ve...

Willomet Motor And Fab Install The Duramax Upgrade Everyone Should Do First, Plus Their Square Body Wrecking Yard Crawl!

David at Willomet Motor and Fab is my kind of car guy. He’s got some varied taste, but has a special passion for square body GM Suburbans which are a favorite of mine. In his latest video,...

LOW-BUCK, CHEAP VS EXPENSIVE HEADERS-WHO WINS? STOCK VS SHORTY VS LONG TUBES, BIG TURBO EXHAUSTS.

How much are headers and exhaust systems worth on the dyno, or in the car? The numbers might surprise you. But what’s funny to me is how some exhaust mods impact different combos. After all, we...

Bello’s Is Working On A 1950 Chevy Pickup Truck: Part 3 Means It Is Time For A Custom 4-Link!

It’s time for an update on this cool 1950 Chevy pickup project they have recently started over at Bello’s Kustoms. It’s time fo the custom 4-link, which Mike keeps simple and effective, but...

Get Centurial Tools DIY Welding Fab Table For The Welder In Your Life! – Buy The Plans For Cheap, Have Them Cut, And Weld Them Together Yourself!

If you haven’t heard of Centurial in the last couple of years, you must be living under a rock or you are NOT a DIY fabricator. These guys have been featured on Finnegan’s Garage and...