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The Alfarrari Project: Battle Of The Bulge. The Hood Bulge That Is. Fitting All This Under The Hood

How many times have you seen a hot rod, custom, or race car and thought “man, they sure chose the wrong hood scoop”? I know, it happens all the time. Nowadays hood bulges are the same....

Build a Metal Shaping POWER HAMMER From Scrap Metal: Part 2-Making Thumbnail Shrinking Dies

In Part 2 of the Power Hammer build, Karl gets his fabrication on building the dies for his new power hammer build. If you missed Part 1, use the link below to check it out too! He’s an expert...

JUNKYARD FORD BLOWER SHOOT OUT! WHICH BLOWER IS BETTER? VORTECH VS KENNE BELL BLOWER-4.6L 2V TEST

Gotta Mod Motor in your ride? Want one from the junkyard? Which blower should you bolt to it to make real power? Or does boost work regardless? In this latest video from Richard Holdener you are...

Corded v Cordless 4.5″ Angle Grinders! Which Brings the Beans? Milwaukee v HF

I’ve been super critical of 4.5-inch cordless angle grinders, even though I’m a big fan of most cordless tools, but I’ve come around a bit. Not all the way, but a bit, and...

Derek At Vice Grip Garage Shows Us What It Is Like Setting Up and Using a FASTCUT Plasma Table for The FIRST TIME!

Every car guy wants to own a CNC plasma table, even if they don’t really NEED one. But some folks really do need them and they can make life such a pleasure when it comes to cutting out...

How To Rebuild A Stromberg 97 Carburetor – With Tech Tips And Tricks

The Stromberg 97 is arguably the first carburetor ever produced that had aftermarket “hot rod” support. It’s the go-to traditional performance carburetor for traditional...

JUNKYARD BBC SHOOTOUT (STOCK & CAMMED) -GEN-6 7.4L 454 VS GEN-7 8.1L 496. WHO MAKES MORE POWER & TQ?

We all know that Richard has tested junkyard big blocks of all kinds, from various generations of the venerable 454 7.4L, to the newer 8.1L 496. He’s tested them all stock, with camshafts and...

Polishing Turds: Part 14 – The HED Real Good At Doin Stuff Channel Takes The Camaro Racing To See How Much Quicker It Really Is!

In this final episode of the Polishing Turds series from HED you are going to see the Camaro make passes with the newly polished engine. Let’s see just how good this thing moves with all the...

How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 19 Finishing The Patch Panels

So much work has gone into this step-by-step build of a channeled Model A sedan and we dig it. This thing was rough and needed way more patch panels than most might believe, and the patch panels are...

The Iron Trap Sweetheart Roadster: Installing Rare 1950’s Quad Headlights on Model A Roadster!!

These super cool quad headlights that the Iron Trap guys installed on the Sweetheart Roadster are awesome! There is something special about them and I’ve never seen anything like them before....

How-To Build Aluminum Bomber Seats From Scratch! Bead Rolling And Dimple Die Metal Shaping

Bomber seats are a really cool addition to the right hot rod or truck, and come in so many different styles from fancy to simple. I’ve seen all kinds and love them, but when they have bead...

ABANDONED AMC GREMLIN: Will it Run After 32 Years??? Biggest Mouse Nests EVER!!!

Sally’s Speed Shop is back at it and looking to save a little AMC Gremlin from a fate worse than sitting. Hell, there are a jillion mice living in it and it hasn’t been on the road in 30...

How To Install Gen V LT-series Cam Bearings, Plus Tips and Tricks!

Jefferson is back at it with another cam bearing video. All of us that know him well are giving him a hard time about being the cam bearing guy, but nobody takes them more seriously so pay attention...

Halfass Kustoms 1935 Dodge Coupe Project: Cutting Out And Chopping The Back Window

There has been a lot of progress, but now that the roofline and doors are the right size and shape it is obvious that some more tweaks are needed for the back window to look right. The original plan...