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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...
Dirthead Dave Is Going To A Birthday Party! Airbag Suspension, 4-Link, And An Epic Road Trip In The Old Butter Jeep.
Dirthead Dave’s yellow Jeep YJ was sitting for too long, and he recently got it back up and running and on the trail for Ultimate Adventure. But now he’s going off an another adventure to...
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...
Watch What Happens When You Crash a Trophy Truck At Over 100 MPH!
Trophy trucks are incredible pieces of machinery, not only because of their incredible suspension technology, but also because they have all the other race car bits you know and love in a package...
Flying Sparks Chevy C20 Revival! Garfield Is PARKED NO MORE! Emily And Aaron Prepare For A Road Trip!
Road Trip! Emily and Aaron at Flying Sparks Garage are pretty good at the road trips, and also at getting long forgotten cars and trucks ready for them. That is the case with their awesome worktruck...
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...
HOW TO FIX IT & WILL IT WORK? JUNKYARD LS-STRIPPED THREADS IN ALUMINUM BLOCK! OIL PRESSURE GAINS!
Everyone always wants an aluminum LS block and the L33, aka aluminum 5.3, is one of those that everyone wants to find. But sometimes these bad boys have had issues that cause low oil pressure and...
1968 Ford F100 with a STUCK Engine! Abandoned for 18 Years! Will it Run?!?
Here’s another will it run video from Mortske, but this one is a 1968 Ford F100 pickup that has been sitting for 18 years. Oh and the engine is locked up. I mean how hard can it be to make it a...
WHO MAKES THE BADDEST LS TRUCK CAM? TRUCK NORRIS vs, CHOPACABRA vs TORKINATOR vs LIL CHOP HOT ROD?
When aftermarket LS Truck cams started coming out I don’t think anyone realized how popular they would become. Hell, they are the talk of the LS world and for good reason. They make big power,...
Can A $200 TIG Welder Really Keep Up With A $2000 TIG Welder?
We’ve talked about it a lot over the past few years, the fact that you can get better and better reasonably priced equipment for your shop or garage. From floor jacks to hand tools to tool...
Rebeldryver’s Ford 428 FE Project Part 4: Pistons And Rods Are Going In!
It’s back for Part 4! The pistons and rods are ready to be installed, and in this part of the build series that is exactly what is going to happen! Watch this 428 Ford engine build as it gets a lot...
