Category Archive: ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
JUST HOW GOOD IS MY FACTORY, JUNKYARD INTAKE MANIFOLD? SHOULD I UPGRADE? CARB VS EFI INTAKE TEST!
Is upgrading your factory dual-plane intake manifold for one from the aftermarket really worth doing? This is a question lots of folks ask because they think that the only real upgrade is to go all...
How To Get A Beautiful, Long Lasting Paint Job On Your Engine For One Dollar
Painting an engine is a pain in the butt. Do it wrong and you end up painting all kinds of stuff that shouldn’t be, the paint doesn’t stick, or it fades and looks like crap. Personally,...
Best TAP & DIE Set Shootout: Craftsman vs Irwin, Bosch, Draper, Vermont American, Tekton, GearWrench
Project Farm is at it again, with a tool shootout that you are going to want to pay attention to. Unfortunately Tap and Die sets are available in a variety of price ranges, so you never know just how...
Bello’s Kustoms 1950 COE Project: C-Notches Are The Start To A Massive Rear Suspension Swap
Whenever I see a COE, which stands for Cab Over Engine, I wish I had one. I have always thought a COE ramp truck would be cool, or even just a slammed COE pickup. They are just cool looking since...
Iron Trap’s 1939 Mercury Project: Dual Exhaust For The Jersey Devil Baby!
This ’39 Mercury has fought Matt and the gang every step of the way, but it finally got a new to it engine. After saving it from an old garage, where it had been all but forgotten for decades,...
Tack Welds Done Right: How To Make Sure Your Finished Weld Isn’t Screwed Up By Misplaced Tack Welds
This particular video is about tack welds when TIG welding, but the principle works for MIG welding as well. Why do your tack welds matter? What if you use very small tacks? The truth is that if you...
Stick Shift Tech: How To Index Your Bellhousing For Perfect Manual Transmission Operation
When you buy a manual transmission, a bell housing, a clutch, and the linkage to make it all work, you quickly realize during the installation that there is a lot going on here. It’s not...
Finnegan’s New Twin Turbo LS Project, Metal Working Tools, And More!
In this latest video from Finnegan and Newbern you are going to see them get a bunch of stuff done in the shop, including introducing and starting their latest twin-turbo LS project while also...
Making Frame Rails: Road Race Hot Rod Chassis Building Continues
In a previous blog post we talked about the front suspension on this cool 1931 Ford Truck that is going together over at StanceWorks and today it is getting more of the touches done, including the...
Craigslist Pinto Road Trip: The Adventures Continue! Driving 3,000 Miles In A Pile You Bought Online.
It’s time for Part 2 of the epic Pinto road trip and the adventures just keep coming. If you aren’t down for some on-road thrashing, shenanigans and some tears, this is probably not the...
Legit $50 PAINT JOB On A Crusty K5 Blazer (Surprisingly Good Results!)
Cheap paint is something that every one of us cars guys and gals have wanted at some point or another when we’ve found ourselves with a vehicle that is cool but has ugly paint and no good...
Reviving A 1950 Ford That’s Been Sitting In A Quonset Hut For Years! Will It Run And Drive?
This family-owned truck has been left to sit for decades in a Quonset hut in Canada and is now getting its chance at life again. There is no restoration happening here, and no big money spend, just...
Which Intake Is Right For You? Holley EFI Cast Intake Manifold Buyer’s Guide for GM LS and LT Engines
As LS and LT engine development continues in the aftermarket there are more and more available intake manifolds, and in all kinds of different styles and materials. Composite, sheet metal, cast, they...
