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Puddin’s Vintage Mini Uhaul Project Gets A Cheap But Awesome Makeover
If you missed Puddin getting this cool old Ford Courier out and making it run again, don’t worry because we have a link below so you can check it out. This is one cool little project and...
Clutch Performance: Clay Millican Takes You Through A McLeod Clutch Install On The Back Of His Gen III Hemi Project
Outside of being a great top fuel driver and all around good guy, Clay Millican is a gearhead who loves to work on projects in his home shop. His current mission is building a hemi-swapped Dodge...
Army Truck Trailer Build Finale: Storage, Registration, Build Costs, More Mods, And More!
In this installment of the Army Trailer build there is some added storage going in, the build costs will be covered, more mods are being made, and the process of registering and titling this thing...
Here’s How You Balance A Crankshaft: Watch As Jim’s Automotive Machine Balances The Crank In This Pontiac Engine
Last week we shared a cool video about grinding the rod journals on the crankshaft that is about to get balanced, which is all a part of a series of videos from Jim’s Automotive Machine...
The Crawler Hauler Project Is Getting All Kinds Of Updates! Second Story Deck, Covered Porch, Fire Pit, And More!
We’ve shared a couple updates on this cool crawler hauler build, and really dig the way this thing is coming along. It started out pretty basic, but there is nothing basic about it now....
Army Truck Trailer Build: Bearings, Tires, Boxes, Mats, And Tie Downs, Plus Loading The First Tracked Vehicle On The 7 Ton M1083A1 Trailer Project!
In this installment of the Army Trailer build there is more wiring, the brakes and bearings and tires get sorted, as well as the whole tie down situation. Why? Because the first tracked vehicle is...
Watch This 120 Ton Dozer’s Broken Ripper Tooth Get Flame Cut And Welded To Better Than New Shape!
I grew up with oxy-acetylene cutting torches and stick ARC welders. I didn’t weld with a MIG machine until I was in high school, and didn’t TIG until I was in college. And while I’m...
Ever Wonder How They Grind Crankshafts? Watch This Video And See Just How It All Happens Using This Pontiac Crank As The Example
Watching engine parts get machined is always cool, but some of the machining operations are way cooler than others. Decking a block is pretty mundane, and so is boring and honing, even though there...
Finnegan’s First Burnout In His C10! Wait, What? How The Hell Has It Taken This Long To Do Burnouts?
When I saw the title of this video I have to admit there was a moment where I thought about sending Mike a text asking him if he’s been feeling alright because we’ve been friends a long...
Army Truck Trailer Build: Moving, Mounting, And Clearancing The Deck On The 7 Ton M1083A1 Trailer Project
This M1083A1 trailer build is pretty impressive. Building a triple axle trailer at home is in itself a pretty impressive project, but to take that on with the goal of adding a flatbed from an M1083A1...
Fire Safety: Finnegan Is Making Sure The Caddy Project Has All The Fire Protection It Needs
Anyone who knows me knows that racing safety is a very important thing to me, and that fire systems in particular are something I’m pretty passionate about. My friend Lyle Barnett was involved...
Custom Console Build: Step By Step Building A Console For A 1971 GMC Jimmy. This Thing Is Trick!
Another awesome project how to from Make It Kustom is right here. And if you are looking for some inspiration and technique to make your next console, then this is the video for you. I’ll be...
Army Truck Trailer Build: Adding Gnarly Ramps, Deck Mounts, And The Flatbed To The 7 Ton M1083A1 Trailer
This M1083A1 trailer build is pretty impressive. Building a triple axle trailer at home is in itself a pretty impressive project, but to take that on with the goal of adding a flatbed from an M1083A1...
