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Category Archive: Car Features, CHEVY, ENGINE, OTHER, Tech Stories, Videos

Garage Find Z/28 Camaro! This 1980 Z/28 Has Been Sitting For Years But Is Driving Now!

Everyone loves a good barn find or garage find story. Some car that has been sitting for years, with the same owner, and a story about why it is where it is, always makes for a cooler purchase. This...

Edd China’s Workshop Diaries: The Electric Ice Cream Truck Is Alive! But Does It Make Ice Cream?

Edd China has been working hard on his killer Electric Ice Cream truck, because he wants to break more records with it. But in order to be the World’s Fastest Electric Ice Cream Truck, it has...

Finnegan And Newbern Make The World’s Biggest Rooster Tail With The Rogers Jet Boat!

Jet boat owners love a big rooster tail, because it looks cool not because it makes it go fast. With that said, there is an ideal angle for particular jet boat setups based on hull design, setback,...

Army Truck Trailer Build: Bearings, Tires, Boxes, Mats, And Tie Downs, Plus Loading The First Tracked Vehicle On The 7 Ton M1083A1 Trailer Project!

In this installment of the Army Trailer build there is more wiring, the brakes and bearings and tires get sorted, as well as the whole tie down situation. Why? Because the first tracked vehicle is...

Army Truck Trailer Build: Ramps, Welding, Lighting And More On The 7 Ton M1083A1 Trailer Project

In this installment of the Army Trailer build there is more welding, ramps getting finished, lighting, bracing, some paint, and more. There is still plenty left to do after these two videos though,...

Finnegan’s First Burnout In His C10! Wait, What? How The Hell Has It Taken This Long To Do Burnouts?

When I saw the title of this video I have to admit there was a moment where I thought about sending Mike a text asking him if he’s been feeling alright because we’ve been friends a long...

How To Choose The Right Welder For Your Garage Regardless Of Your Skill Level! Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced Machines

Some people have a really hard time making decisions on what to buy, even on the simplest purchases. So when it comes time to make a purchasing decision on something more complicated, it can be...

Fire Safety: Finnegan Is Making Sure The Caddy Project Has All The Fire Protection It Needs

Anyone who knows me knows that racing safety is a very important thing to me, and that fire systems in particular are something I’m pretty passionate about. My friend Lyle Barnett was involved...

Adding Lights To Your Garage Door Can Make Your Garage So Much Nicer To Work In

The average garage has some fluorescent lights hung on the ceiling if you’re lucky, and while they may provide “okay” lighting while the garage is closed, opening the overhead door...

Will This Family Relic Run After More Than 20 Years In Various Garages? I Want To Love This Monte Carlo…

I want to love it, because my parents had one new when I was little, but this one is way rougher than I thought originally when I saw the video. Oh well. It’s still a cool story and a car that...

Win This 1952 Pontiac! This Field Find Is Rad, Runs And Drives, And Is A Great Cruiser!

This abandoned 1952 Pontiac has been sitting in a field for decades. Like 40 years or so and Casey grabbed it and brought it back to life. It is in amazing condition, with very little rust, and some...

MORE: OTHER, TECH, Videos

Sheet Metal Tech: English Wheel Basics For Beginners. Here’s How You Start Out Shaping Metal!

In this episode of Make It Kustom you get an up close look at a Karl Fisher’s home-built English wheel, along with an explanation on what the English wheel does and how. It’s a pretty...

Painting Mike Finnegan’s Toyota Mini Truck At A Truck Show! Wait, Mike Finnegan Has Another Mini Truck? That Runs?

If our friend Courtney Hallowell was still around, he’d be proud that some old mini truckers, like Mike Finnegan and I, still admit to being mini truckers. I want another mini bad. And...

$3,500 Build: Casey Tries The 1951 Chevy Body On The Blazer Chassis. Will It All Fit?

In the last video, Casey was asking all of us viewers what we thought he should do moving forward since he may have chosen the wrong chassis for this build. With 95% of the viewers telling him to...