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Powerboater Motor: Watch This Interesting 540ci Blown Big Block Get Built To Ocean Going Specs
Sep 28, 2021Brian LohnesComments Off on Powerboater Motor: Watch This Interesting 540ci Blown Big Block Get Built To Ocean Going Specs
As we always talk about around here, engines are built not just for raw power but they are built to suit their specific applications. This video serves as a perfect example of that as we’re...
Sheet Metal Tech: Fitzee Shows Us How To Make Truck Bed Floor Panels With Simple Tools You Have
Sep 26, 2021Chad Reynolds1
Fitzee is awesome to watch, not only because he has great sheet metal reproduction skills, but also because he is willing to share all his tips and tricks in his great how-to videos. And while he...
HOW MUCH POWER ARE LONG-TUBE HEADERS REALLY WQRTH? JUNKYARD 6.0L LS HEADER TEST!
Sep 25, 2021Chad Reynolds1
Headers were one of the first performance mods most folks would do with their muscle cars and hot rods back in the day. As cars have become more and more complicated, engine compartments have become...
Uncovering Original Paint With Oven Cleaner! This 1934 Ford 5 Window Gets Even Cooler!
Sep 19, 2021Chad Reynolds7
I’m a fan of original paint and patina, but I hate the fake stuff. Sometimes the patina on a ride doesn’t look great because of a horrible repaint that makes the car look worse than it...
Finnegan And Newbern Try Not To Kill The Barn Find Pro Street Firebird Before Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0
Sep 19, 2021Chad Reynolds2
Anytime you strap an engine to the dyno or a car to the chassis dyno, there is a part of you that is nervous until it makes the first pull without leaking or hurting anything. Multiply that...
Will A Dual Plane Intake Work With Boost? How About A Blowthru Carb Setup?
Sep 18, 2021Chad Reynolds3
Years and years ago we ran a dyno test on a small block Chevrolet with a dual plane intake and Holley carburetor to see just how bad distribution and air-fuel ratios were when you used nitrous on a...
Edd China’s Workshop Diaries: Edd Is Working On A Super Clean 1966 Mustang That Got To England Through California
Sep 18, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Edd China’s Workshop Diaries: Edd Is Working On A Super Clean 1966 Mustang That Got To England Through California
We’re used to Edd working on some weird or interesting stuff, but to see him working on a 1966 Mustang, that came from California, but that now lives in England near him, is a little strange....
$3,500 Build: Bags, Body Fitment, And Turbos. Wait…Turbos? Oh Yeah
Sep 18, 2021Chad Reynolds1
Casey is making big things happen on the $3,500 build and that means getting the suspension finished up, mounting the body where it needs to go, and adding turbos. Wait, turbos? Yeah, apparently...
Metal Fab In Minutes: How to Use a Shrinker & Stretcher, Panel Beater Bag & MORE
Sep 18, 2021Chad Reynolds1
A motorcycle fender may not be what you need to make for your project, but it is a great part to make in order to show just what each of these sheet metal tools can do. Starting off with a Panel...
Garage Find Z/28 Camaro! This 1980 Z/28 Has Been Sitting For Years But Is Driving Now!
Sep 15, 2021Chad Reynolds3
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...
BangShift Project Power Laggin’ Update: Updating Our Ignition With Holley HyperSpark Components!
Sep 14, 2021Tony SestitoComments Off on BangShift Project Power Laggin’ Update: Updating Our Ignition With Holley HyperSpark Components!
Welcome back to our coverage of Project Power Laggin’! Follow along as we take a tired 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon we found in Central Maine and transform it from a derelict roadside attraction to...
DIY Intake Manifold Testing: Can You Build Your Own Intake And Actually Make Power?
Sep 13, 2021Chad Reynolds1
Everyone knows Richard Holdener for his dyno testing and engine tech stories. He’s tested more LS combos than anyone else on earth and done a lot of stuff nobody even realizes. But one of his...
Edd China’s Workshop Diaries: The Electric Ice Cream Truck Is Alive! But Does It Make Ice Cream?
Sep 11, 2021Chad Reynolds1
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...
Metal Fab At Home: Twisting Square Bar Like Indian Larry Is Awesome And Would Be Rad For A Project
Sep 11, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Metal Fab At Home: Twisting Square Bar Like Indian Larry Is Awesome And Would Be Rad For A Project
As you well know, we dig the Make It Kustom YouTube channels that Karl Fisher has started, not only because he’s a cool dude that has good taste in hot rods, but mostly because he’s so...