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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...
How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 11 – Installing An Engine And Trans!
Here’s the eleventh installment in the channeled Model A Build. This episode is all about getting this beast setup for an engine and transmission. This thing is turning into something cool, on the...
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...
CASEY’S CUSTOMS CRAZY NEW BUILD! TRUCK TO BLAZER CONVERSION! WILL THIS EVEN WORK? AND ON A BUDGET?
Casey is up to his old antics again. After a bunch of cool projects and chassis swaps in the past two years, he’s got a couple new projects in the shop. One is his Training Day inspired Monte...
LS Corvair Project: Almost Ready To Fire! Plumbing The Expansion Tank And Getting A Full Underneath Tour
This project is getting closer and closer to a real running and driving car. The expansion tank is the subject of this video here, but John gives you a complete tour of the bottom of the car as well....
Vice Grip Garage Stock Car Tribute 1776 Monte Carlo LS Swap – Part 3!
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 in...
Can A $200 TIG Welder Really Keep Up With A $2000 TIG Welder?
We’ve talked about it a lot over the past few years, the fact that you can get better and better reasonably priced equipment for your shop or garage. From floor jacks to hand tools to tool...
The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 8: More Progress, Including Mounting The Fuel Tank!
Here’s the eighth installment in the channeled Model A Build. This sucker is getting a 6″ channel job and that means lots of stuff needs to be moved around and mounted slightly differently than...
The Alfarrari Project: Finishing Up The Dry Sump Tanks With A Guard And Pressure Testing
In these next two videos in the series, you are going to see the dry sump oil tank get finished up for the Ferrari engine. While technically it’s just an oil reservoir, it’s an awfully big one...
Welding How To: 5 TIG WELDING TIPS IN UNDER 5 MINUTES
Here are some more welding tips that you can use while practicing your TIG welding this weekend in the garage! Remember, nothing in the world will make you better at welding except practice. So get...
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...
The Fab Forums New Fox Body Project: More Tube Work On This Four Eye, Stick Shift, Mustang. How Much Weight Did It Save?
In our second installment of this build, we will see Kyle finish the tube front fabrication in this cool little four-eye Fox Body Mustang. Since we have done similar builds ourselves, this one hits...
The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 7: Making The Floor Fit Over The Rear Crossmember Of This Model A Now That It Is Channeled
Here’s the seventh installment in the channeled Model A Build. This sucker is getting a 6″ channel job and that means some stuff will stick through the floor. The rear crossmember is one of them...