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The Vice Grip Garage NASCAR Truck Gets A Big Block! Will It Even Fit?
Now it’s getting a big block and turbo 400? That’s not what these were ever designed to hold, so will it fit, and will any of the other stuff needed to make it work actually fit?...
Halfass Kustoms 1935 Dodge Coupe Project: How To Build A Coupe Without A Coupe
Brent from Halfass Kustoms is one of my favorite dudes on YouTube. He’s not fancy, he’s a bit brutish sometimes, but man he gets projects done in record time and is so inspiring to anyone...
The Alfarrari Project: Redoing Some Stuff And Trying To Figure Out How To Mount An Alternator
Sometimes when you do an engine swap the initial fit-up makes you think it will be a cake walk. Then you start trying to hang all the extra crap on the engine like the water pump, accessories, and...
Derek At Vice Grip Garage Bought A WRECKED NASCAR Truck! Let the BUILD BEGIN!
With the Independence Chevelle being retired, what do you think about taking a NASCAR truck and making it into a burnout machine? I’ve certainly heard far worse ideas and think that Derek could...
Iron Trap Ardun Headed 1933 3-Window Ford Project Gets A Trick Custom Dash
This project car has gotten all kinds of reinforcement, trunk and door alignment and so much more. But there is still a lot to do to make it a finished car. In this episode, the dash gets some pretty...
These Hole Saw Tricks Might Save The Day, And Will Definitely Help You Drill Holes Better.
Hole saws kind of suck, which is why annular cutters have become more and more popular in the past couple of years. But regardless of which one you use, they still need a pilot bit or pin and that is...
New Product, And How To Assemble It: The Speedway Motors Sheet Metal Mock Up LS Engine!
If you haven’t seen Speedway Motors new sheet metal, bolt together, LS mock up engine block, you are in for a treat. And sources close to the project say that there are small block and big...
DIY 20 TON Workshop Press – Is This The Ultimate Press Brake For Home?
I love DIY tools, and this one right here is arguably one of the more adjustable you are going to find. In fact, this shop press might have more adjustments than I’ve ever seen in one before....
Will It Run? This 1977 Country Squire Motorhome Was Abandoned for 15 Years! What Kind Of Crazy Is About To Happen Here?
If you are a regular around here you know that I seriously dig motorhomes and rvs and that old class C’s are some of my favorites. This one here is a squarebody era Country Squire that has seen...
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
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
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?
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....
