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Category Archive: TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos

Air Hammer Shootout: Can The Ingersoll Rand 135MAX Dethrone Snap-On? Air Hammer Tests!

Air Hammers are usually one of those bottom drawer tools for most people, and are usually whatever they had for sale on the day you needed one. But if you take lots of chassis apart, do lots of car...

The St. Patrick’s Classic Is LIVE! We Have Live Drag Racing To Watch Right Here!

We’ve got all the drag racing action you can handle live right here from the 14th Annual Hot Shot’s Secret St. Patrick’s Classic at GALOT Motorsports Park. There is $13,000 and $7,000 up for...

Mod Motor Mark Is Back With A New Car! Meet Orange Drank. HED’s Real Good At Doin Stuff Is Back With More Chains Than Brains After The Crash

Regular viewers will remember that Mod Motor Mark, owner of the More Chains than Brains Mustang, crashed the car at Mooresville Dragway in November and has been out of the picture since. Luckily the...

Goodguys Spring Lone Star Nationals Photo Coverage: More Hot Rods, Trucks, Muscle Cars, And Customs

Our Goodguys Lone Star Nationals photos continue right here and if you missed any of our previous photos we’ve got a link below for you to check out. Let us know which cars or trucks are your...

DIY Friendly Paint Products: KBS MAXX Single Stage Paint Offers Durability, UV Stability, and Easy Application

Our friends at KBS have an all-new, easy-to-apply, single-stage polyurethane paint that you can use for everything from painting chassis, parts, or an entire car! We’re excited about this one...

Halfass Kustoms 1935 Dodge Coupe Project: Starting Over With A Whole New Body? Wait, What?

The original plan was to build a chopped 1935 Dodge 3 window coupe out of a sedan body that had been cut up. It was someone else’s abandoned project and boy did it look daunting, even for someone...

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...

TX2K23 Day 1: Mustang Nearly TAKES OUT Lamborghini, 200mph Races, And MORE

It’s that time of year again when everyone converges on Houston Raceway Park for TX2K. 2023 is going to be the last TX2K to be held there, as the track is going to be closing soon. Where will...

Goodguys Spring Lone Star Nationals Photo Coverage: Picture After Picture Of Cool Hot Rods, Trucks, Muscle Cars, And More

Here’s yet another gallery of photos from Goodguys. We couldn’t get enough and walked around checking out all the cool stuff we could find. And there was plenty of it to see! Just check out...

Rumble Guts: This Naturally Aspirated Ford 632 Cranks Out 1,100hp And Big League Torque

There’s just something about a finely tuned, properly built, natural aspirated big block engine making four digit power on the dyno. This particular monster is a 632ci Ford big block that runs...

Goodguys Spring Lone Star Nationals Photos: Trucks, Customs, Hot Rods, And Muscle Cars Galore!

Here’s another gallery of photos from Goodguys. There are so many great cars at this show, from home-built hot rods to shop-built beauty queens and everything in between. We had a good time...

FINNEGAN SECRETLY FILMED CROWD REACTIONS TO HIS TURBO 2JZ-SWAPPED CHARGER!

This is epic! While I’m not usually a big fan of some of the weird swaps that folks do, I say if it is your car then do it how you want! With that said, this thing here is a junker and is of no...

March Meet 2023 Photos: More Hot Rods, Customs, And Historic Race Cars From Famoso

Our tenth gallery from the March Meet is our second of nothing but car show and display cars from the race. We’re talking front and rear engine dragsters, hot rods, altereds, and more....

SHOP HOW TO – Build Your Own Press Brake Louver Press

Louvers are one of those OG hot rod mods that have never gone out of style. They have been put on everything known to man, and there are lots of shapes and styles as well. In this video you are going...