Category Archive: Hack of the Week, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Shop Built Electric Cherry Picker: Check This Out? Taking Engine Pulling To A New Level
Jan 17, 2021Chad Reynolds1
A couple years ago the hydraulic cylinder on my cherry picker died. When I went to Harbor Freight to get a new one, I realized that the on sale air over hydraulic version was only a couple bucks more...
Rust Repair How To: Fixing Trunk Flange Gutters The Right Way With Fitzee
Jan 16, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Rust Repair How To: Fixing Trunk Flange Gutters The Right Way With Fitzee
Rust repair definitely ranks in the top 10 things most hot rodders and racers dread or fear, and I have to admit that I was one of those folks for a very long time. Now I’m no body work guy, so...
Bridgeport Mill Restoration: I’ve Always Wanted One, And Supposedly They Can Almost Make Themselves
Jan 09, 2021Chad Reynolds3
I’m in the process of building a new shop, and when it is done and filled with all my junk and tools it will not have a Bridgeport in it. Why? Because I don’t own one. But I sure want to...
This DIY Rotary Welding Table Is Cool And Inspiring. It Would Be Fun To Have One In The Shop
Jan 03, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on This DIY Rotary Welding Table Is Cool And Inspiring. It Would Be Fun To Have One In The Shop
You don’t always need a rotary welding table, but when you do there is nothing like it to make welding all around a part easier or cleaner. You can buy them for a lot of money or a little, but...
How To Convert A 4-Door Tri-Five Chevy Into A 2 Door In Your Garage.
Dec 06, 2020Chad Reynolds52
I didn’t grow up as a Tri-Five Chevrolet guy. I always thought they were cool, but they were never “Me” until I stumbled upon a ’56 Wagon a jillion years ago now and ended up...
Wanna Build Your Own Carbon Fiber Roof? Watch These Guys Do It To A 1977 Toyota. You Can Do This Too!
Oct 19, 2020Chad Reynolds2
It used to be that having fiberglass body parts on your car meant it was a real race car. It still does at some level, but if you want to be a real bad ass then you get stuff made from Carbon Fiber....
Hagerty Buick Straight Eight Rebuild Process: New Pistons, Rings, Timing Challenges, and More
Oct 13, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Hagerty Buick Straight Eight Rebuild Process: New Pistons, Rings, Timing Challenges, and More
I guess this is straight eight day. Earlier we showed you a Bugatti Type 57 engine that got the full treatment and now we are back with an update on the process of the Buick straight eight that Davin...
We’re Cooler Than Ever! Installing a Flex-A-Lite Radiator in a ’64 Chevelle
Sep 19, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on We’re Cooler Than Ever! Installing a Flex-A-Lite Radiator in a ’64 Chevelle
(Words and Photos by Todd Ryden) It’s summertime, it’s a hot one and there’s a severe shortage of events, however that doesn’t mean that you can’t hit the road and cruise! When it comes to...
Distance Learning Time: Watch This ARP Fasteners Seminar To Learn More About Bolts and Fasteners Than You Do Now!
Sep 16, 2020Brian Lohnes2
Distance learning, remote learning, whatever you want to call it, your kids have been doing it for weeks and now you get to jump in on the fun. Why? Because we found an awesome seminar put on by ARP...
The Chop Top Dodge Crusader Gets A Cheap DIY Interior. Watch And See Just How You Can Do Your Own Interior At Home.
Sep 13, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Chop Top Dodge Crusader Gets A Cheap DIY Interior. Watch And See Just How You Can Do Your Own Interior At Home.
Building cars can be done on the cheap if you know how to do it all yourself, but that means some skills need to be learned. It always seems that painting a car and doing the interior on the car are...
How To Chop The Top On A Hot Rod: These Videos Have Us Inspired To Find Something To Cut Up!
Aug 29, 2020Chad Reynolds2
A couple different BANGshifters actually put us onto Half Ass Kustoms on YouTube and their recently started series on chopping a top. In this case the willing victim happens to be a 1951 Dodge...
The Conclusion: See The End Result Of The Exhaustive Study Gale Banks Put Into Rear Differential Covers
Aug 17, 2020Brian Lohnes5
We like so many others spent a bunch of time watching and learning the videos that Gale Banks made over the last year regarding rear differential covers. He took on a level of analysis and study that...
Weekend Paint Job! – Painting Kym and Jim Fissel’s Anglia With Alex and Dennis Taylor!
Jun 13, 2020Chad Reynolds4
One of the best things about summer is getting to hang out with our friends the Taylors during Rocky Mountain Race Week. It’s always fun with mom “Dammit” Deb Taylor, dad Dennis,...
More Shop Tips and Tricks From QA1: Quick and Easy Ways To Make Your Project Cooler and Wrenching More Fun
Apr 29, 2020Brian Lohnes3
The last time we checked in with the crew at QA1 they were passing long helpful shop tips to help with your wrenching enterprises. That video was cool and successful so they’re back again with...