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Awesome Junkyard Tech! Using 1988-1998 Door Seals On 1967-1972 GM Pickups! Super Cheap & Easy Option!
Rebeldryver is back at it again, with more fun from the wrecking yard! He’s using 1988-1998 GM truck door seals for his C10! That’s right, the doors seels off the GMT 400 series trucks...
Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: Body Mounts, Air Ride Parts, Steering, Exhaust, And More!
In this episode of the COE build, the cab gets mounted up, steering is being configured, exhaust is going in, and so are all the air ride parts. It’s a lot of work happening in this episode....
Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Cleaning Up The Chassis And Installing Brakes On The 1951 Ford F1
Here are Parts 2 and 3 of the 1951 Ford Project. Not everything is exciting when building a new project, but it’s all got to get done right? Part 2 has the truck’s new frame getting...
Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: Fitting The Cab To This Bagged, Shortened, And Bad Ass Dually Chassis
In this episode of the COE build, the cab is being fitted up after shortening up the wheelbase so the back of the cab and the front of the bed will come together right where they are supposed to....
900 Horsepower Big-Block Chevy Power Combos: HOW TO BUILD A 900-HP, ALL MOTOR, 6-71 BLOWER OR CHEAP TWIN TURBO BBC! WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
Which 900 Horsepower Big Block Chevy engine combo do you like most? There are so many times that I’m at an event and someone comes up to me to talk engines and wants to know how to make a given...
Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Chassis Swap, LS Swap, And More! It All Starts Right Here.
Brent at Half Ass Kustoms just finished up a cool 1937 Ford Pickup project and is jumping right into a new project as well. This one also happens to be a Ford, but it’s going to be quite a bit...
730-HP BBC ON 87-OCTANE!! HOW TO: 700-HP BIG-BLOCK CHEVY POWER COMBOS (ALL MOTOR, LOW COMP 540, SC 454 & TURBO 454)
There are so many times that I’m at an event and someone comes up to me to talk engines and wants to know how to make a given power output. Many ask about 600 horsepower combos for their muscle car...
600-HP BIG-BLOCK CHEVY POWER COMBOS. FROM CHEAP JUNKYARD TURBO 8.1L TO ALL-MOTOR 496 TO SUPERCHARGED 454
There are so many times that I’m at an event and someone comes up to me to talk engines and wants to know how to make a given power output. Many ask about 600 horsepower combos for their muscle car...
HOW TO MAKE CHEAP, JUNKYARD BBC 454 POWER. HOW TO MAKE A 500+ HP BIG-BLOCK CHEVY POWER COMBOS WITH PEANUT PORT HEADS.
There are so many times that I’m at an event and someone comes up to me to talk engines and wants to know how to make a given power output. Many ask about 500 horsepower combo for their cruiser...
Where Can A Scout Go, And What Can A Scout Do? Vice Grip Garage Puts One Through It’s Paces!
Brakes. They are kind of important, especially if you are trying to go off-roading down hills, over rocks, etc. Because Derek’s Scout hasn’t really been touched in a million years, other...
Bolt ‘Er Up: Watch The Hagerty 4.6L Jeep Inline Six Stroker Engine Go Through Final Assembly
Admittedly, the latest Redline Rebuild from Hagerty has not been the most wildly exciting or off the beaten project ever executed on the internet, but it has a lot of value. Why? Basically because...
Engine Tech: Junkyard Big Block Battle. Gen 6 7.4L vs Gen 7 8.1L
That’s 454 vs 496 for all of you cubic inch fans out there. Yes, there is 42 cubic inches more Big Block in the 8.1 but are it’s weird LS style enhancements enough to be the best big...
Here’s What Happens When Jason At Fireball Tools Decides To Build A New Jack For His Truck, That Doubles As A Vise.
This one is truly something unique. When Jason at Fireball tools puts his mind to it he is capable of making things at a totally different level from mere mortals. It may not be possible for me to...
