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NOT GOOD! FINNEGAN’S CHEVY C10 DOES SIXTH GEAR, 200 MPH, BURNOUTS AND GOES HOME ON A TRAILER!
Ouch… Ears, tires, and hearts were hurt in the filming of this episode and I love it. Finnegan has the C10 out again and is doing things with it that nobody would have thought possible in a C10...
Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Finishing The Patina To Make All Of This Truck Look Like It’s Been Together Forever
In this new installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent has some work to do in order to really make the patina pop, but not before fixing a couple other rust spots and buttoning up some other...
Garage Burnouts!!!! Newbern Gets His Topkick Back On The Road!
Newbern has a big giant GMC Top Kick. I say big and giant because all Top Kicks are pretty big. They were originally built to be used for all kinds of medium-duty commercial uses including box...
Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Gets A Rear Four Link And Air Ride.
In this video from the collaboration Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig, you’ll see the rear get...
LS9-THE MOST POWERFUL FACTORY LS CAM! WILL IT WORK ON A DESTROKED (4.8L CRANK) TURBO LS3 OR NA 5.3L
There are a jillion different camshafts to choose from for an LS engine, but takeout camshafts are cheap and even new factory camshafts can be had for cheap. The LS9 cam has been a longtime favorite...
CASEY’S CUSTOMS NEW PROJECT: CRAZY NEW BUILD! TRUCK CONVERSION TO BLAZER!
Yep, he’s going for it! Recently I’ve seen a couple builds where someone took a 67-72 Chevrolet pickup and cut it up and made it into a Blazer. This has got to be a lot of work, but I...
Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Starts For The First Time!
Will it run? In this video from the collaboration Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig, you’ll see...
1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: Reviving An Abandoned 1955 Chevy Truck To Drive 5000 Miles Home. Is He Crazy?
The latest DEBOSS Garage project is this cool 1955 Chevy truck that has been sitting for far too long and is in need of some love before being driven cross-country home. And not only are they going...
SPARK PLUG HEAT RANGE TEST-JUNKYARD LS. HOT PLUG v COLD PLUG-DOES IT MATTER? TAPERED VS GASKET PLUGS
We recently shared a video from Richard Holdener where he tested spark plug gaps to see if a tight gap vs a normal gap vs a super wide gap made any difference in horsepower in an LS engine. The...
Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Gets The Engine And Trans Mounted!
Will it run? In this video from the collaboration Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig,...
SHOULD YOU RUN YOUR JUNKYARD 5.3L LS HOTTER OR COLDER FOR MAXIMUM POWER? 116 DEGREES VS 180 DEGREES!
Over the past 50 years, automobile manufacturers have made a lot of changes to engines in order to make more power, more efficiently, and with fewer exhaust emissions. There are a lot of physical...
LOW-BUCK, AUTO PART STORE OIL VS VS HIGH $ SYNTHETIC! 0W-10 VS 20W-50. CAN YOU GET POWER FROM AN OIL CHANGE?
Does high-dollar oil make more power? We’re talking power, not longevity, as I am a believer that in certain applications there is an advantage to buying good oil. But I also know that most...
FAST LSXR INTAKE TEST-IS IT WORTH $1000? HOW MUCH HP DOES IT ADD? LSXR VS CHEAP, JUNKYARD TRUCK INTAKE
One thing that sucks about modern EFI engines like the LS, LT, Mod Motors, And HEMIs is that aftermarket intake manifolds for them tend to be really expensive. It’s understandable as there is a...
