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

Garage Sale Score Or Fail? Bought A Broken Harbor Freight Floor Jack For $20. Can It Be Fixed At Home?

I love buying old tools at garage sales and swap meets, but jacks that don’t work are often a hard pass for me. Not because I don’t want to have to repair one, but because newer stuff is...

Westen Champlin Built a Cummins Swapped Rolls Royce. Why Doesn’t This Shock Us Even A Little Bit?

If you have never watched a Westen Champlin video, or been lucky enough to meet him in person, you are missing out. This kid is nuts, in mostly all the right ways, and it is hard not to laugh and...

Will This Failed Restoration Project Live Again? Mortske Leads The Charge With This 1968 GMC Revival!

When people ask me about potential projects and how to get a good deal, I often tell them to look and see if they can find someone’s abandoned project. Many times those are the kinds of...

Did Westen Champlin Actually Build The World’s Fastest School Bus? It Is Pretty Awesome!

Before you go freaking out and yelling about how Larry Jeffers has a Pro Mod school bus that runs 3’s in the 1/8th mile which is awesome fast and super fun to watch. It’s an S10 with a...

The Hot Rod Hoarder Gasser Henry J Project Gets Fancy Brakes From Wilwood, And Then Tommy Cuts Them Up!

Why in the heck would Tommy be cutting up a brand new set of Wilwood brakes? I mean they have to make something that fits the Henry J I’d think. I mean, they have brakes for just about...

Finnegan Is Getting Ready For Drag Week 2025! What Is He Bringing? What Is He Changing? Will He Finish!

Drag Week is right around the corner, and Finnegan has been planning and prepping so he can be ready for the fun and excitement that he and his co-pilots are planning to have. Yep, I said co-pilots...

CHEAPEST Hemi Swap EVER! Is This The Ultimate Budget Performance with Big Power Gains, Or Has Dylan Lost His Mind?!

If this is the video that makes you think Dylan has lost his mind, you don’t watch enough. And because I have done a similar project to what he’s doing in this video, his crazy is the...

Do You Really Need Wheel Cleaner? How Do Pro Wheel Cleaners Stack Up Against Dawn Or Vinegar?

First off, don’t use these products or techniques unless you have done the research on your particular wheel finishes. You would NOT want to use vinegar or acid based wheel cleaners on...

Dirt Daily Tech: Fred Talks Us Through All The Different Jacks You Need For Every Off-Road Trail Repair.

Having the right tool for the job can make all the difference in the world, and sometimes the right tool is the difference between being screwed and able to do the job at all. When it comes to trail...

Cheap 4X4 Fun For Mortske! Building An LS Swapped 1956 Pontiac 3/4 ton Mud Truck In Just One Week!

Now here’s a fun project! First off, it’s a one week thrash which I soooo love as you know. And second it is a TRAR! I love this thing. Take one mediocre 1956 Pontiac 4-door, and throw it...

From Junker to Jewel. Rescuing A Mazda Mini Truck And Fixing It Up Like Some High School Kid In The 1990s!

What a score! This is a $500 find which we know isn’t the norm, but with a goal of making this thing run and drive reliably and look cool enough to want to drive, there is some work to do for...

Aerosol vs. Airless: DIY Auto Paint Showdown! Which One Is Better For The DIYer Trying To Paint A Car?

Can you really paint a car with an airless sprayer? How about a spray can? We’ve seen some spray can paint jobs that turned out pretty okay actually, but man it’s a pain and it...

WHAT IS THE TURBO POWER CONE? TOP SECRET JUNKYARD TURBO LS POWER MODS! DOES IT REALLY ADD POWER?

Can you really do something to the inlet of the turbo that will make power? I mean we’ve all seen nitrous fed through them and know that this works, and there have been modifications to the...

DIY Auto Upholstery: Make Your Own Door Panels For Your Classic! In Your Garage, Without Crazy Tools!

I’ve always been a budget builder kind of guy, and that’s simply because I don’t have big money to spend on projects. Like most of you out there, I’ve always had a family to...