Category Archive: XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
Store Bought C Clamps Kinda Suck! ChuckE2009 Shows How To Build Your Own
Ever build a tool that you can walk into any home improvement or hardware store and purchase for reasonable money? Every start to build it and realize, when you are about 75% done, that it is going...
In This Episode Of Finnegan’s Garage The C10 Gets An LT4 And Magnum T56!
Mike Finnegan is so much cooler than any of you people out there know, if all you know him for is Hot Rod and Roadkill. In fact, if you are fans of his, only because of those two titles, he should be...
This 1970 Ford Camper Van Makes Us Want To Load Up The Family And Hit The Road
Whenever you see a car, truck, or van in this case, that just makes you feel like taking a trip, it’s a good thing. And that’s exactly what this 1970 Ford Camper van did for us when we...
Crushing A $40,000 1kg Gold Bar In The Hydraulic Press: Most Expensive Crush Ever
We’ve seen a lot of stuff being smashed by hydraulic presses lately, but this is most certainly the most expensive thing ever crushed by one on YouTube. This is a real 1000g or 1kg aka 2.2lb...
The International Harvester Sightliner Definitely Fits In The WTF? Files, But Visibility Was Great!
(Words by Greg Rourke) From the WTF? files comes a truck International Harvester designated the ACO and ACOF series, better known as the International Harvester Sightliner. First question...
The Sin City BMW 2002 X2 Is An Old School BMW With All Wheel Drive!
Take one of the coolest models of BMW ever made, and add all wheel drive, plus a set of Super Swampers, and you get something like the Sin City BMW built 2002 X2. And while its extreme looks are in...
If You Were Choosing A $10,000 Tow Vehicle And Family Truckster, What Would It Be?
We are always drooling over Craigslist Finds and stuff we see at the swap meet. Crew cabs, duallys, vans, and step vans. It’s a sickness, I know, but one that I share with many of you guys and...
We Want This Crew Cab Unimog For Christmas!
Don’t you? After all, a Unimog is one bad ass off-road machine and we think we would look great driving it around town as well. And this Crew Cab Unimog is outfitted for about anything you...
This King Of The Hammers Ready Ultra 4 Jeep Would Make A Great Christmas Gift
No seriously. I mean who doesn’t like a Black Friday deal anyway? This one is 30% off! That’s a savings of over $40,000! Yeah, use that math logic on your wife and just make sure you are...
This 1973 Toyota Hilux Pickup Is Old School Perfection
Classic mini trucks are all the rage lately, and with more than the traditional mini truck crowd. Pro Touring racers are building them, drag racers are building them, and a lot of folks are just...
This 1949 GMC 3100 Is Laid Out Patina’d Perfection
I can’t tell whether it’s the patina, the stance, the artillery wheels, or the combination of all three, but what I can tell is that this truck is a bad ass. On the ground thanks to...
This Land Rover Defender 110 High Capacity Pickup Is Off Roading Insanity. Sign Us Up.
When we saw this truck at the Off-Road Expo in Pomona last month we were blown away. You don’t see many right had drive vehicles around here period, but when combined with the fact that this...
Ramp Truck! Get Your Ramp Truck Here! Drooling…
I wish I could get a ramp truck. It might be my favorite dually ever. Although a bagged and laid out crew cab dually is the balls. But the ramp truck is so handy! So if I had to choose just one I...
Don’t Miss Out On Our Photos From The Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo In Pomona
Here is our third gallery from the Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo in Pomona. But if you missed any of our previous galleries, don’t worry we’ve got links to them below. UTV, Jeep, Desert,...