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Hot Rodding 101: Ford Flathead Ignition Buyers Guide – From Stock To Race Magnetos!!!
The guys at Iron Trap Garage started a Hot Rodding 101 series a couple of years ago that we’ve watched, but we never shared it with you guys until now. They just put up a new one today so we looked...
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...
Featured Product: Holley Low-Pressure Power Steering Pumps For Gen III Hemi Swap Vehicles
If you are swapping a late model Gen 3 HEMI into your hot rod or muscle car, you are going to need to do more than just bolt it in. When it comes to the accessory drive, there are some great options,...
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 2: Reassembly. Let’s Put This Thing Back Together!
Here is Part 2 on how to rebuild your Holley carburetor at home for cheap! 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...
FINDING OUT WHY FINNEGAN’S LT4-SWAPPED ’67 CHEVY C10 BROKE AND HOW HE’S GETTING IT READY TO RACE FREIBURGER.
In a recent video Finnegan was out doing 6th gear burnouts in his sequentially shifted C10 truck and unfortunately he killed the clutch. Now he’s got to have it up and running for a showdown...
The Vice Grip Garage NASCAR Truck Gets Electrical, Bumpers, and a BODY! SO MUCH TUBING!
Well, it got the big block and the turbo 400, and now it needs electrical, bumpers, and some kind of body. Man this thing is ugly. I mean ugly. But it does have a big block in it. That’s not what...
Amazing Metalwork: 1938 DIVCO Twin Milk Truck Build
I’m a sucker for killer sheet metal work and the inside of this cool 1938 Divco Twin is something special. You have to check this thing out and also see how the chassis comes together. I would...
The 1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: C-Notching The Frame On The Stroker Apache Build
The LS3 stroker combo was put into the Apache in the last video and now its time to start getting the rest of it ready to rock. To make sure this thing doesn’t ride like hell after all the cool...
Best Rounded Nut Extractor Wrench? Snap On, MichaelPro, Metrinch, Magic Wrench, GearWrench
Stripped nuts and bolts SUCK! And when you don’t have the right tool to remove them you have to resort to things like welding nuts onto them so you can get a wrench or socket on them, but what...
Welding Tech: Techniques For Stacking Dimes With A MIG Welder
I’ve been welding for more than 40 years. Yep, sounds weird to say it to me too. I’m 50 years old now and welded my first thing, my initials made from wrought iron fence scraps, while...
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?...
Who Makes The Best 12,000 lb Winch? Is BADLAND Better Than WARN? Is Rope Better Than Steel Cable? Let’s Settle This!
Like most tools and equipment, winches have gotten considerably cheaper in the past 10 years. When BADLAND first started showing up years ago, there weren’t really any cheap winches available...