Category Archive: 1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Tech Stories, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
THE ULTIMATE 5.3L CAM TEST VIDEO-HOW MUCH POWER WILL MY CAM MAKE? FOR ANY LS CAM-THE ANSWER IS HERE!
Here it is, the test to end all camshaft tests, or so it seems anyway. Richard has tested more camshafts in junkyard 5.3’s than most anyone on the planet, even more than MANY camshaft...
How-To Build Aluminum Bomber Seats: Part 2- How-To Aircraft Rivet All These Awesome Parts Together
Here is Part 2 of the bomber seat build and in it, you are going to learn how to use badass aircraft rivets to put stuff together like this seat. This is fun. If you missed Part 1, use the link below...
What Is An East Coast Hot Rod – Hot Rodding 101 With Iron Trap Garage
Traditional hot rods are where everything we do ultimately came from. While hot rodding may find a lot of its roots on the west coast, the east coast was super influential in the hot rodding and...
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....
