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CARBURETED HO 8.1L GEN 7 496 TEST. HOW TO RUN A CARB ON YOUR 8.1L EFI, GEN 7 BBC? WHAT IS IT WORTH?
It’s time for more Gen 7 Big Block 8.1 testing. This time it is a special setup where an 8.1L is getting an intake and carburetor, plus a distributor! Yep, a distributor. It’s going into...
FINNEGAN’S CUMMINS-SWAPPED SQUAREBODY CHEVY NOW MAKES 1,350 FT-LBS OF TORQUE!!!!
On more than one occasion I’ve thought that Cummins swapping my squarebody dually would be the wise choice, rather than putting together a bigger and badder big block for it. I hesitate to move...
How To Rebuild A Holley Carb, Part 1. Keeping It Simple. Anyone Can Do This!
While EFI is the hot topic nowadays, and we’re fans of some of the cool stuff it can do for us, there are jillions of cars and trucks still running around with carburetors on them. I own a...
The Vice Grip Garage NASCAR Truck Gets A Big Block! Will It Even Fit?
Now it’s getting a big block and turbo 400? That’s not what these were ever designed to hold, so will it fit, and will any of the other stuff needed to make it work actually fit?...
The 1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: Our 6.8 LS3 Stroker Goes to California… Will it Fit?
It’s time to take this built LS3 and send it to its home! But will this thing fit inside this project truck the way they want it to? This is going to be tight. This project is way bigger than you...
This C10 Has Been Mothballed For Years, Can Junkyard Digs Make It A Runner?
Luckily this 1969 C10 has been sitting inside, in a pretty good location, for who knows how many years. That doesn’t mean it wants to roll, or turn over, or start anytime soon, but at least it...
Will It Run? This 1977 Country Squire Motorhome Was Abandoned for 15 Years! What Kind Of Crazy Is About To Happen Here?
If you are a regular around here you know that I seriously dig motorhomes and rvs and that old class C’s are some of my favorites. This one here is a squarebody era Country Squire that has seen...
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...
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...
Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: The Exhaust Is Too Loud! Building Baffles At Home From Scrap.
The first drive on a new project is always nerve-racking and super exciting! It doesn’t need to go perfect to be awesome, but when things go right it certainly can be the thing you need to pull all...
The 1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: It’s Time To Build A Stroker LS3 That Makes 650 Horsepower!
It’s time to build the engine so that in the next installment this thing can come together with the truck for big power burnouts! I mean that’s what we care about anyway, what about you?...
Junkyard Rescue: It’s The School Bus Edition With Newbern And The Gang, Will This Thing Run?
Newbern and the boys are back at it again and if you remember the last video involving his GMC Topkick then you’ll remember that there were some garage burnouts involved, plus a trip to a cool...
CASEY’S CUSTOMS CRAZY NEW BUILD! TRUCK TO BLAZER CONVERSION! WILL THIS EVEN WORK? AND ON A BUDGET?
Casey is up to his old antics again. After a bunch of cool projects and chassis swaps in the past two years, he’s got a couple new projects in the shop. One is his Training Day inspired Monte...
