Category Archive: Apex Project Cars, Apex Spotlight, Apex Video, CAR FEATURES, CHEVY, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, SUSPENSION, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
LS Corvair Project: It’s Getting Better And Better! All New Front Suspension Going In Now!
This project continues to impress and inspire and we love it! Check out all the cool stuff going down in this episode of the build, because this car just keeps getting more trick. The rear suspension...
Ever Wonder How A Torque Stick Works? High Speed Video Helps Reveal The Truth Behind The Tire Shops Best Friend
When you go to one of the big chain tire stores, the use a few specialized tools to install your tires, like a tire mounting machine and a tire balancing machine. But the rest of the tools are pretty...
Puddin’s Fab Shop Special: Can Puddin Make This ABANDONED 1959 International B100 Run Again?
Puddin is always hustling on projects and having a good time, but sometimes he gets projects dropped off he wasn’t even expecting! This 1959 International B100 showed up at his house and has...
The Alfarrari Project Continues: Fuel Tank, Fuel Filler, Body Smoothing, And Assembling The Body Back Into A Whole Car!
There is still plenty of metal work to do on this one, but it’s actually working! One of the episodes below actually has the body back into one piece! The fuel tank goes in, the external fuel...
HOW TO MAKE SUPERCHARGED 5.0L FORD POWER. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ADD HEADS, CAM, INTAKE AND BOOST?
If you have a 5.0 Ford, aka a 302, and you want to add power to that bad boy, there are tons of options available. After all there are a lot of camshafts, intakes, superchargers, cylinder heads, and...
Single Seat Race Car Build Part 10: FABRICATED REAR BOAT TAIL SECTION
On the last installment, it was more sheet metal work making the cowl and the rear boat tail shapes so that this thing coule really start looking like a race car. In this installment, the fabrication...
Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Shortening The Frame And Installing A Dump Bed
In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is taking out a chunk of the frame to get the overall length right, and then he’s installing the tilt mechanism for the dump bed....
DO PORTED HEADS ADD POWER ON A TURBO LS? YES, BUT DO YOU REALLY NEED THEM? ARE THE DECKS TOO THIN?
Does porting your stock LS heads make sense when you are going to add a turbocharger to the mix? The easy answer is yes. And the easy answer is no. Why both? Well, it kind of depends on what you are...
Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Welding Up Patch Panels To Make It Whole Again
It was replacing sub rails, cutting out rusty floors, and then welding in new ones in the last few videos. The “DeLorean” roadster is under the knife and it’s going to be an awesome project....
How It’s Made: Fireball Tools Squares – A Must Have Fabrication Tool We Use In Our Own Shop
I’ve talked about Fireball Tools squares on several occasions, and point out their other tools as well. Jason at Fireball also entertains and educates us with his other videos on building...
Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Welding The Body Back On!
It was sub rails and then rusty floors in the last couple of videos and now it is welding in the new floor bits in this one. The “DeLorean” roadster is under the knife and it’s going to be an...
Urchfab’s Scrap Heap Challenge – The Drift Rat Rod Build Remastered
A few years ago Urchfab built a “rat rod” for drifting and it is one unique ride. Compared to what we see here in The States, this thing is a bit odd, but it certainly performs and is fun...
How To Sharpen Your Tungsten For Better TIG Welds: Tips, Tricks, And Tools!
There is so much information online nowadays that regardless of what you are trying to figure out you can sometimes be overwhelmed. Factor in all the opinions that people have on any given subject...
