Category Archive: 1320 Tech Story, Apex Tech Stories, Hack of the Week, Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Tech Stories
How To Build A Chassis Table That Will Fit In Any Garage!
Feb 28, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How To Build A Chassis Table That Will Fit In Any Garage!
Every hot rodder that does any kind of fabrication has at some point drooled over a killer welding fixture table or chassis table. We all have, even when most of us have no room for that kind of...
Do Stop Leak Products Work? Do They Damage Engine Seals? Will They Destroy an Engine? Let’s Find Out
Feb 28, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Do Stop Leak Products Work? Do They Damage Engine Seals? Will They Destroy an Engine? Let’s Find Out
It seems like every single problem-solver product at the parts store has some group of folks who say they will ruin stuff, don’t work, etc. And yet they sell jillions of bottles of this stuff...
ABANDONED 1955 Chevy Nomad Update: ENOUGH INFLATED PARTS PRICING! Back To Butchering My 1955 Chevy Nomad
Feb 26, 2023Chad Reynolds1
Wow, just wow. This one might set a whole new bar. Tell us what you think. Is it good? Is it bad? Is he really just ruining a ’55 Chevrolet Nomad? Well, the forgotten project Nomad is moving right...
Barn Find Chevrolet El Camino Sitting For Years Will The Tunnel Ram Small Block Run?
Feb 25, 2023Chad Reynolds2
This 1970 El Camino is barn find greatness! It’s got a tunnel ram! Sure it’s dated, sure it will need love, but this thing has some serious period perfect vibes going on....
Here’s One Way To Calibrate Your Cheap Torque Wrench At Home!
Feb 21, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Here’s One Way To Calibrate Your Cheap Torque Wrench At Home!
Cheap tools keep getting better and better, there is no doubt, but torque wrenches have always been one of those tools that folks are afraid to cheap out on and we understand the thought behind it....
ABANDONED 1955 Chevy Nomad Update: Ruining The Interior To Make The Car Cooler? Hmmm
Feb 20, 2023Chad Reynolds3
Wow, just wow. This one might set a whole new bar. Tell us what you think. Is it good? Is it bad? Is he really just ruining a ’55 Chevrolet Nomad? Well, the forgotten project Nomad is moving...
The Alfarrari Project: Some Intake Work, Radiator Work, An Expansion Tank, And Water Pump Delete. Sure It Will Cool!?!
Feb 20, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Alfarrari Project: Some Intake Work, Radiator Work, An Expansion Tank, And Water Pump Delete. Sure It Will Cool!?!
In these next three videos in the series you are going to see Jeff being stupid, Jeff fixing stupid stuff, him building an expansion tank for the cooling system, and then deleting the water pump from...
How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 12 – Splitting The Wishbones!
Feb 20, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 12 – Splitting The Wishbones!
Here’s installment number 12 in the channeled Model A Build. This episode is all about splitting the wishbones which is a true hot rod mod that has to happen to set the ride height where you want...
First Wash In 34 Years: BARN FIND Corvette Stingray Looks Like Hell But Gets A Bath
Feb 19, 2023Chad Reynolds1
It amazes me what kind of results these detailers can get when they go at a car or truck that has been sitting for decades in horrible conditions. We’re talking birds, rodents, water, and more....
This Is Some Sketchy Looking Sh#t! Surfacing A Cylinder Head On A Lathe!
Feb 19, 2023Chad Reynolds2
I often fall down the rabbit hole that is YouTube and find myself watching videos of manufacturing and remanufacturing processes in other countries. Places like Asia and the Middle East often have...
The Fab Forums Fox Body Project: Building A Car Dolly For The Mustang Coupe Project
Feb 17, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Fab Forums Fox Body Project: Building A Car Dolly For The Mustang Coupe Project
In the previous installments, Kyle put together a cool tube front end that replaces all the inner bumper and chassis structures. There is a ton of cool stuff left to do, but before we can get there,...
Testing Best & Worst Power Adder Tricks For Your Air Tools: Triple Air Hose? Bigger Hose? Different Fittings? Buffer Tanks?
Feb 17, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Testing Best & Worst Power Adder Tricks For Your Air Tools: Triple Air Hose? Bigger Hose? Different Fittings? Buffer Tanks?
Normally the Torque Test Channel videos that we share are testing tools in head to head competition, but in this one it is all about how to make your current air tools better, stronger, and faster....
How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 10 Rebuilding The Cowl! Plus Cool Tools!
Feb 13, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 10 Rebuilding The Cowl! Plus Cool Tools!
Here’s the tenth installment in the channeled Model A Build. This episode is all about getting this horribly rusty cowl back into shape, and a cool tool you can buy or build to make your life...
ABANDONED 1955 Chevy Nomad Update: It DIDN’T Go Great… Installing Overpriced Glass With Your Wife
Feb 09, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on ABANDONED 1955 Chevy Nomad Update: It DIDN’T Go Great… Installing Overpriced Glass With Your Wife
Asking your wife to help you install super expensive glass into a 1955 Nomad. What could possibly go wrong? I mean your average couple has a hard time hanging pictures in the living room without...






