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Category Archive: Hack of the Week, OTHER, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

How To Take A Pile Of Scrap Parts And Make Them Into A Hot Rod: Making A 5 Window Essex Coupe

I have a few YouTube channels that I watch regularly, and Halfass Kustoms is one of them. This channel epitomizes the work on it for an hour every day and stuff gets done mantra. Working a fulltime...

Welding How To: Stack The Dimes With Your MIG Welder The Right Way

MIG like TIG baby, there is a right way and a wrong way to do it and this video is arguably one of the best we’ve seen on just how to do it right. There is nothing sexier than a “stack of...

Edd China Is Working On An Orange, Yes And ORANGE, And It Is Awesome!

Here is the latest episode of Edd China’s Workshop Diaries, and I say it is the best one yet! This is old Edd China with all the excitement, wit and smiles you have come to expect from him over...

Wanna Make Your Own Sheet Metal Brake? Watch This

Tools are cool. I don’t know a single car guy or gal that doesn’t dig their tools. After all, how in the heck are we supposed to build these things without the right tools. I have lots of...

How to Pick a Throatless Bench Top Metal Shear for Cutting Thick or Thin Metal

The list of tools that I want to own is arguably longer than the list I have for the cars and trucks I want to own. And like most car guys and gals there are some tools that are available in multiple...

Does Twisting A Ratchet Strap Make It Weaker? It Makes Them Quieter, But Is That Worth It?

If you have no idea what we’re talking about, then you probably haven’t used ratchet straps very much, and absolutely do not pay any attention to the big rigs going down the freeway. It...

CASEY’S CUSTOMS REVIEWS EASTWOODS AFFORDABLE PAINT AND PAINT GUN! SPRAYING A 1955 CHEVY SHOP TRUCK ON THE CHEAP!!!

(Language Notice, Casey uses lots of colorful language.) Guys that paint cars think nothing of giving their own rides a quick respray on occasion, which always blows me away. But I guess it is the...

Edd China’s Workshop Diaries Episode 5: More Work On The Range Rover, And The Electric Ice Cream Truck!

Edd is banging away at projects, and that means lots to see and hear about from his workshop. I feel British just writing workshop. Anyway, he’s got his buddy’s Range Rover in the shop...

$1,000 Build: This Budget Built F100 Just Keeps Getting Cooler And Cooler, Watch How It Comes Together

This is a no bull real deal $1,000 build that is cool, will be fun to drive, and can be done by you at home. Yes the real budget is $1,000 and yes selling stuff off the donor vehicle to get budget...

How To: Understanding Wheel Specs to Get the Perfect Fitment on Your Car, Because Bad Fitting Wheels Suck!

Nothing sucks more than a car with the wrong wheels or the wrong stance. When wheels don’t fit right they certainly don’t look right regardless of the design of the wheels. Sure, having...

$1,000 Build: Yep, This F100 Is Coming Together With An Ultra Cheap Budget

This $1,000 F100 build has been incredibly popular, and for good reason! This is a no bull real deal $1,000 build that is cool, will be fun to drive, and can be done by you at home. Yes the real...

How Much Does Air Line Size Matter In Your Shop? See How Much Power You Can Gain

If you have the ability to test how much torque an impact gun actually makes, why wouldn’t you. And that is exactly what they have been doing on the Torque Test Channel. Because of their...

Here’s A Simple, Organized, And Convenient Way To Store Your Clamps In The Shop

I started watching Ron Covell’s videos primarily because he is a metal shaping master, and I am not. What I’ve come to realize is that Ron’s insane amount of experience means he...

Pacific Arc Tig Welding Shares 5 Tips For Beginner TIG Welders To Avoid So You Can Learn Quicker

Here are five tips for those of you out there starting to TIG weld for the first time. But these aren’t tips about things to do as much as it is about things NOT to do. By default you’ll...