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Category Archive: CHEVY, ENGINE, ENGINES, Hack of the Week, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Barn Find Chevrolet El Camino Sitting For Years Will The Tunnel Ram Small Block Run?

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!

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

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!?!

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!

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

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!

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

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?

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!

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

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...

Derek Finally FINISHED The HEMI Swapped C10 Truck And It’s AMAZING!

Here is Part 8 of the Gen III HEMI C10 build that Derek has dubbed the HemiHalf. It’s back from Moparty and ready to get buttoned up and ready to rock so the burnouts can commence! The thought...

Vice Grip Garage Stock Car Tribute 1776 Monte Carlo LS Swap – Part 2 The LS Swap Continues

According to Derek, the LS barely fits! If you want to see why then watch Part 2 of this LS Swap. If you haven’t seen Part 1, or how he came about getting this LS out of the Corvette it lived...

Paint It, Put It Back Together, And Wheel It! Getting The Jeep Back Together To Go On A Wheelin’ Trip Dirthead Style

Dirthead Dave’s yellow Jeep YJ has been sitting for too long, and it’s time to get it back out on the trail. In order to do that, it needs a couple fixes, some paint, and some prep in...