Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos, XL Spotlight
Who Makes The Best Thermal Imaging Camera? And Does The Price Match The Test Results? Project Farm Finds One Clear Winner!
If you are like me, there have been a bunch of times when you wished you had a thermal imagine camera. I use my laser temperature gun all the time, and it’s very handy, but sometimes it would...
The Direct Injection Vs Port Injection Debate Is Dead! Or Is It? Brian Tooley Racing And The Real Tuners Podcast Dyno Test!
I know there are some good reasons for Direct Injection in gasoline engines. But I also know that DI engines can be a giant pain in the butt and have some serious issues folks need to be aware of....
This Race Engine Was Built By Someone Else. Here’s How Moran Motorsports Found 260 Additional Horsepower That They Missed!
I know several professional engine builders, and several who think they are professional engine builders. Make no mistake, I’m not even remotely claiming to be an engine builder, and...
Metal Flake Paint For The Roof Of A Hot Rod: If You’ve Ever Wanted To See It Done, Here’s Your Chance.
I’ve always wanted a car with a metal flake roof, panel paint, and the whole nine yards. It’s custom 101 to have metal flake, and when you go to shows that cater to old school customs,...
Check Out The NEW GMT800/NBS GM Truck 5&6 Speed Manual TransmissioConversions From American Powertrain!
That’s right folks, American Powertrain just dropped their New Body Style GMT800 stick shift swap kits! Available with a 5-speed Tremec TKX or a 6-speed Tremec Magnum, these kits make your...
Buyer Beware! 1/3 Of The $500 Worth Of Spark Plugs Tested Were Counterfeit! Order Your Plugs From Someone Legit!
I’ve heard about counterfeit tools a lot in the last few years. Stuff that looks like DeWalt or Milwaukee, but that is just a cheap fake. And some that even say the brand name on them! Hell,...
How Did Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into The Cleanest Classic Dodge Caravan Ever Become A Total Disaster?
In the last installment of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...
Exhaust Insulation Tech: Installing Embossed Stainless Exhaust Heat Shielding On A Turbocharged Drag And Drive Beast!
I’ve been doing drag and drive events for 21 years now, and have been very vocal over the years about what it takes to be successful when it comes to completing these events and having a good...
Suspension Tech: Check Out This Simple Trick to Removing a Rubber Suspension Bushing With Tools You Have, And Way Less Work!
I’ve use a lot of different methods for removing suspension bushings, but this one makes me question whether one of those methods was ever done correctly. I remember removing bushings by...
OG Mini Truck Customizing: Jendro’s Chop Shop Putting Maxima Headlights in this Clean Nissan 720!!
In the 1980s and 1990s, there were a ton of custom truck mods involving head lights and tail lights. A couple of the more well known were using Nissan Maxima lights in Nissan 720 pickups and Ford...
FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Body Chop, Rock Sliders & Cage Plates As Fabrication Continues
Shannon and Jess are back at it on the FJ40 this week and this thing is coming along nicely. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one...
Vice Grip Garage PROCHARGED LS Dually Squarebody GIVE AWAY Project Part 2: Intake, Fuel System, And More, Coming Together For Big Towing Power!
Here’s Part 2 of the Vice Grip Garage dually, Corvette, and Trailer giveaway! This just might be one of the coolest giveaways in recent memory, and that is saying something since there are so...
Smart Tool Mod, Or Overkill? Pittsburgh Double-Double Joint Ratchet! Harbor Freight Should Sell Parts!
I’ve customized too many tools to count in my life, but they usually involve wrenches or pliers of some kind that I’ve ground on, made shorter, or welding something else to. The most...
Seized Engine, No Brakes, Sitting for 30+ Years! Will this Hot Rodded 1961 Corvette drive again? | Driveway Finds
After more than 30 years of sitting, this 1961 Corvette is getting some love! While it hasn’t been stored in the worst conditions, it has still been sitting mostly outside, and that is tough on...