Category Archive: New Products, Sponsor News, XL New Truck Products, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
Retrobright LED Headlight Upgrade For Squarebody GM Trucks. Here’s How Simple They Are To Install.
I own a couple of different GM trucks that use rectangle headlights, and whether they have the 4×6 or 5×7 inch size all the aftermarket LED offerings for them feature very modern-looking...
Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: Custom Fitting The Bed So The Big Wheel And Tire Combo Tucks When It’s On The Ground
In this episode of the COE project the bed gets fitted over the giant dually wheels out back, including some custom fitting and widening so it all fits when laid on the ground. There is some creative...
They Bought a Squarebody swapped WW2 Tank! What Would You Do With The Shermanator?
Tracked vehicles are cool, and tanks are the ultimate tracked vehicle. Unfortunately, or should I say fortunately, it isn’t the kind of vehicle that everyone has access to. But if you like...
New Product: Performance Suspension Kit For Ford F150 – Lower, With Better Traction, And Load Leveling.
Ridetech’s new F150 system is the same one chosen by Shelby America to transform their Super Snake Ford trucks into something truly special. With no wheel hop, a killer lowered stance, and the...
Hate Trees? The Galotrax 800 Heavy Forestry Mulcher Is Just What Your Appetite For Destruction Ordered
If you stare out your windows and look at the trees with contempt, wishing you could just show them all who’s boss, we’ve got your golden ticket right here, Charlie. This is a Galotrax...
Pit Trike Build Part 5: Tank Tracks Out Back! Okay Now This Is Getting Real Fun!
Tracks on the pit trike! Oh yeah, this is some fun stuff right here and since the pit trike isn’t as good in the snow as it could be, it needs some tracks! Keep in mind that this thing is...
FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: Safety Third! This Is The Safest The FJ45 Has Ever Been!
No belts and no roll cage is no way to go to Johnson Valley, so the Fab Rats are getting their tubing on. This is going to be snug. If you know old Toyota Land Cruisers then you know that an FJ40 is...
Machine Shop Fun: The Redline Rebuild Jeep Inline Six Gets The Full Mechanical Spa Treatment
After we got done watching the video that you are about to see, we came to the realization that a machine shop is basically a mechanical spa when it comes to blocks, heads, rods, and other hard parts...
Wild Video: Watch An Insane Brazilian Towing Situation Teeter On The Verge Of Catastrophe But Somehow Succeed
Firstly we have to thank BangShifter Arild Guldbrandsen for the tip on this video and secondly we have to thank two tenacious mo fo’s down in Brazil who refused to let common sense, physics,...
Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: It’s Bag Mount Time And Stuff Is Going Together!
In this episode of the Bello’s Customs COE project the big C-Notch and rear 4-Link are getting bag mounts so they will be ready to haul any heavy load they want. This is going to be a cool...
Spray and Pray: This In-Depth Look At Using Spray Welding To Repair A Large Worn Shaft Is Awesome
Videos like this make me happy. Why? Because they show someone who is truly capable, talented, and able to right the wrongs that sometimes happen with machines. In this case it is the repair of a...
New One On Us: Watch This Boat Make Repeated Pulls On A Prop Dyno – This Is Pretty Cool
Well this is awesome and something that we really didn’t know existed. A prop dyno for boats is something we should have known about. Hell, if you have a hub dyno for cars and trucks why...
Video: The Tucker Combat Car – The Other Forward Thinking And Inventive Vehicle Preston Tucker Developed
About a decade before Preston Tucker’s venture into the world of mass producing automobiles, he had another idea that was about as forward looking, advanced, and interesting as his cars. That...
