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HOW TO DIY TURBOCHARGE A JUNKYARD BIG BLOCK CHEVY-8.1L GEN 7 496 TURBO-HOW TO MAKE BIG TORQUE GAINS!
This 8.1L junkyard big block series is really intriguing to me because I am currently trying to decide what to put in my 1987 1-Ton Dually and a turbocharged big block is one of the thoughts...
Liggett Bought A Wrecked 1999 Tahoe K1500 For $600! What’s The Plan?
Sometimes the smart move is buying just the parts you need for a project, but sometimes the smarter move is buying a whole donor vehicle. The latter is riskier sometimes, and has been known to cause...
Happy 3/24 – Let’s Fondly The Remember The Oldsmobile 324ci V8!
We’re back with some more fun old engine stuff today in the form of the Oldsmobile 324ci V8. This engine was basically an enlarged version of the little 303ci we talked about earlier this...
Iron Trap’s Sweetheart Roadster Is Finally In Bare Metal! See How It Got There
We’ve really loved watching Matt get his sheetmetal work going on the Sweetheart Roadster, but the original paint and patchwork was really starting to get old. Apparently it wasn’t just...
This Miniature 1956 Buick Is Going To Be Rad! Watch Karl Make It Into Something Special
Karl Fisher at Make It Kustom has been answering lots of questions about a little miniature car that has been sitting in the background for the past few weeks and finally decided to share with us all...
Ridetech Adds Bolt In Subframe Connectors For 1962-1967 and 1968-1974 Novas!
Chassis stiffness is something that virtually everyone racing a car wants and needs to some degree. If you go drag racing you do not what the chassis flexing and preventing an even plant of both rear...
HOW TO IMPROVE 8.1L POWER. STOCK MANIFOLDS VS HEADERS. ARE SMALLER HEADERS BETTER? THE OTHER GUYS
When the 8.1L Vortec came out it was weird because while it was 496 cubic inches, a very common 454 stroker combo size, it was easy to think that this was just a bigger version of the big block we...
MORE SURPRISES FROM A CAR CASEY BOUGHT WITHOUT SEEING IT FIRST! WILL IT RUN?!
A couple of weeks ago Casey bought a car that he had never seen with the exception of a couple of really crappy photos. And as if the bad photos weren’t enough, he bought it even after the...
Tool Test! Best Right Angle Impact Wrench: Milwaukee, Kobalt, Makita, Ingersoll Rand and Skil
The world of cordless tools has come so far in the past few years. It’s insane the number of tools you can get that are powered by rechargeable batteries, but because you can buy them at every...
This Rotisserie Will Spin Your Cab Or Body Around To Make Building Your Next Project Easier
Rotiserries can be really handy when building a car. They aren’t for everyone, but man there are certainly a lot of times where having the ability to rotate a body, cab, bed, or chassis will...
The Fab Rat’s Barn Find 1967 Pontiac Firebird Is Finally Doing Burnouts!
It’s burnout time baby! The barn find ’67 Firebird made it home and is getting some tweaks so it will be ready to drive and ready to do burnouts! If you missed the previous stories about...
ABANDONED Barn Find Camaro will it RUN AND DRIVE after 23 years?
Is 20 years too long for a Camaro to sit in a pole barn? Sure it’s restorable, but is will it run and drive as is? I’ve had really good luck with cars that have sat for a long time as...
Turbo Tech: FINNEGAN SHARES SOME EASY TWIN TURBO LS ENGINE PLUMBING HACKS
There seem to be two kinds of people who do their own turbo installations, those that go at it with no concern or worry and just blaze through it, and those that are so paralyzed by concern and worry...
