Category Archive: CAR FEATURES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Spotlight, XL Videos

Finnegan And Newbern Are Taking The C10 And Square Force One To Bowling Green For LSFest!

There must be a reason that Finnegan is bringing Square Force One to Bowling Green, and we’re surely going to hear about it before it is all over, but we’re just excited to see him...

Video: Remember Kids, The Quickest Way Through A Mud Bog Pit Is Over It

To some people a mud bog pit looks like a sloppy obstacle course that you kind of attack and then slog your way through. For others, it looks like a runway that can be traversed as nicely as a 747...

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...

First Look at The New Fun-Haver Ultra4 4400 Ford Broncos! Vaughn Gittin Jr. And Loren Healy Are Stoked!

When Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Loren Healy are this excited about their new rides, you know they must be really cool. And with all the hype surrounding the new Bronco from Ford, it comes as no surprise...

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...

Amazing Restoration Video: Watch A Classic Clausing Colchester Lathe Get Completely Rebuilt To As New Condition

There’s something extra cool about restoring machinery. For whatever reason, seeing this video which features a 700 hour restoration of an old Clausing Colchester lathe hits different then that...

Video: Have Uncle Tony And Pals Made It To The Bottom Of Why Hydraulic Flat Tappet Lifters Suck Now?

It is one of the biggest and frankly frightening parts of budget engine building these days. The seemingly awful failure rate of hydraulic lifters after cam swaps or in fresh builds. It has...

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...

Army Truck Trailer Build: Watch This Dude Build A 7 Ton M1083A1 Trailer In His Garage

This is kind of a cool project because it is a 7-ton triple axle trailer that is being built to tow behind his bitchin Army truck so he can haul his tracked vehicles and more. It has triple 5,000 lb...

The Crawler Hauler Is Getting Finished Out Now! Interior And Solar, Check It Out.

We showed you this cool crawler hauler project yesterday and told you that there are all kinds of things that are going to be upgraded and finished on this project, and here are a couple videos...

Is It Bad To Start Off A Project Car Revival By Cutting It In Half? If So, Puddin’s Fab Shop Has Started Off In The Wrong Directi

When Charles sent me this blog item I had to laugh because I’ve been watching Puddin’s Fab Shop on and off for a while. He’s funnier than hell, actually builds some entertaining...

Ready For Adventures: Check Out This Cool Home-Built Crawler Hauler And Camper.

As the resident RV and trailer guy, I appreciate cool campers, rvs, car haulers, and the like. I have often thought about building my own toy hauler of sorts and this one certainly is cool....