Category Archive: 1320 Tech Story, Apex Tech Stories, Hack of the Week, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos, XL Tech Stories

Shop Organization: Adam Savage Builds His Dream Hardware Storage System Like Only He Does!

Every Mythbusters fan on the planet knows Adam Savage and knows that he’s a pretty sharp, and incredibly creative, guy who thinks outside the box sometimes. If you aren’t familiar with...

Modern Tech With Classic Style: How to modify a Jeep Wrangler Frame for a Scout Body With Ian Johnson’s Big Tire Garage.

For decades, off-roaders have been building new suspension systems under old rigs, and have been doing engine swaps as well. And in the hot rodding world folks have been doing the same thing, but...

DIY Wheel Painting Tech: How To Paint Your Wheels For Cheap, But With Professional Results!

While paint has changed a ton in the last 20 years, it is still intimidating to paint certain parts for your project car or truck. Frames and suspension parts are generally no big deal, whether you...

DD Speed Shop’s FORGOTTEN First Generation Camaro: Nothin But NEW METAL! – This Makes It A Rust Free 1967 Camaro Right?

Dan is back at it with another Camaro update. He’s run out of parts so other stuff is on order, so he’s deciding on what can go under the hood. When you get a Camaro project, you care a...

Chevrolet S10 Electric Parked 25 Years! Can We Make It Drive Again? And What Engine Should Go In It Next?

This one was a weird one for Jared, but he digs it because the story is pretty impressive. And if you missed the story of getting this little truck, and its history, we encourage you to use the link...

DIY Magnetic Welding Clamps Build! Do These Magnetic Clamps Replace A Fixture Table?

If you are like me, then you dream of having one of those super bad ass fixture tables like those available from Fireball Tools and several others. But those suckers are not cheap, and by that I mean...

ULTRA CHEAP (PUMP GAS) JUNKYARD LS BLOWER TEST-THE GEN 3 V6 M90 MAKES SERIOUS TORQUE ON THE V8 LS!

Richard is back at it and the people have spoken! Because everyone wants to know what these power adders can do on pump gas, since most folks looking for dirt cheap boost aren’t looking to...

Will This Tik Tok Brake Rotor Surfacing Hack Actually Work? Or Will It Rip Off All Kinds Of Important Junk?

We all laugh at the dumb stuff that we see on the internet, especially those that we “know” will never work and probably cause something or someone to be hurt. It’s human nature....

Fiberglass How-To: Using Foam And Glass To Form A Custom Dash For A 1967 C10 Pickup. Mockup And Design Are Not As Hard As You Might Think!

I happened upon this video series the other day and knew I had to share it. After recently posting a video of Brent at Halfass Kustoms doing a Pontiac dash swap in a ’53 GMC pickup, this 1967...

The Alfarrari Project: Custom Electric Windows Front And Rear On A Car That Never Had Them To Begin With

It’s windows time for the Alfarrari project, and while the glass has been there all along, there hasn’t been any way to raise and lower them electrically until now. But this isn’t a...

Vice Grip Garage $60 DOLLAR Paint Job For Derek’s Old Truck! Is This BUDGET Makeover Goin’ Ta Town Approved?

We’re down for some cheap paint jobs, and have a car we’d love to put some color on for cheap, but $60? Is that too cheap? Can you possibly paint a pickup truck for $60 and have it look...

DIY Tool: Make An Easy Dimple Die At Home To Flush Mount RivNuts!

We love homemade tools around here, and this one right here is SUPER handy. I can’t tell you the number of times I would have loved to have had this tool in my arsenal and now I’m going...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Making Electric Windshield Wipers From Junk And Finally Patching The Floors.

We are often amazed by Brent’s resourcefulness when it comes to recycling used parts and making completely new systems that most folks would never attempt. The windshield wipers in this episode...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building A Custom Forward Tilting Hood From Spare Parks And Scrap In The Shop

In the next installment on the GMC Roadster Pickup build there is some more welding going on, as Brent works on the hood and making his own forward tilting mechanism from parts, pieces, and scrap...