Category Archive: FUNNY STUFF, Hack of the Week, MISC, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Watch How This Dude Made His Own Triple Engine Outboard Boat – This Is Going To Make This Little Bastard A Riot!
In recent years there have been more and more bad ass outboard engines coming out, including GM LS Based stuff that makes stupid power, but what we’ve been most impressed by are the number of...
Here’s How You Replace The Entire Floorpan In A First Gen Camaro. Watch This.
Rust, the nastiest four letter word in the hot rodders language. Ugh, fixing it is a pain in the ass. But, with the amazing availability of reproduction sheetmetal for all kinds of muscle cars,...
It’s Cold Outside! Make A Wood Burning Stove From Car Wheels! Here’s How.
I live in Dallas now and can tell you that it is “colder” here during the winter than in Southern California, but not anywhere near cold like some of you folks get up north. If I lived up...
Breathe, Dammit: Fixing The GM 1.4L Turbo’s PCV Woes – Got A Cruze Or A Sonic? This Is For You!
This April, I finally caved and bought a fuel-mileage machine, a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze Eco. 1.4L turbo, 148 horsepower, 40 MPG average with the air conditioning on, wherever I go. Oh, and the...
Ever Wonder Just What Goes Into Chopping A Top On A Merc? This Video Shows Every Step From Start To Finish!
It’s 4 hours long, but if you want to know how to chop the top on a Merc then this is the one to watch. It’s not new, and it’s not in HD, but man it is complete and detailed....
Does A Bigger Throttle Body Actually Make More Power On An LS Engine?
Time and time again I talk to people that are doing an LS Swap, or have an LS Powered late model car, who rattle off some parts they are going to upgrade to “make more power”. Headers,...
Urchfab Takes A Grinder And Welder To An Old Car Trailer To Make It Cooler Than Ever.
When Matt at Urchfab starts working on something you can always count on there being some creative and cool elements to whatever he’s doing, even if what he’s doing is fixing up and old...
B58 Bomber: Step Papadakis Completes His Supra B58 Engine Build And Dynos It For Four Digit Power!
We have shown you some lead up videos on this project to the dyne video that is below. Long story short, Steph Papadakis wanted to be the first guy to have a B58 Supra engine that makes 1,000hp on...
Wanna Make A Bitchen Belt Grinder For Your Shop At Home? Watch This
Making tools is such a satisfying thing to do. I for one love going into the tool box and grabbing a tool I have built or modified to work better. It always makes you feel good to know you did...
If You Want To Paint A Car At Home, Here’s How. Our Pal Kevin Tetz Shows You Just What To Do.
After asking all you BANGshifters out there if you would paint a car yourself at home, there was plenty of feedback saying yes, no, I’ve done it before, and only if I had the right tools. We...
Is Building A Stroker 5.3 LS The Best Way To Build An LS For Your Hot Rod? It Just Might Be. Watch This.
Stroker LS Engines are nothing new, but there are lots of options when it comes to building an LS for your hot rod, race car, or truck. The number of people that ask me what LS to build for their...
Removing And Replacing The Door Skins On A Camaro Isn’t The Hardest Job Ever. Watch How To Do It Here.
We can think of a lot of bodywork jobs that are way way worse than taking the door skins off a muscle car and replacing them. With simple tools that any average gearhead has in their garage, you can...
Inside The Aussie V12 LS: This Video Shows Off The Advancements and Improvements The Monster Has Gone Through
A few years ago, the V12 LS showed up and everyone looked at it with mouths agape. The engine was amazing and certainly seemed to personify everything great about hot rodding. Back then the engine...
Want To Have In-Helmet Communications For Under $50? Check Out How To Do It Yourself At Home!
If there is one thing we really could have used during our King of the Heap sessions as a team, it would’ve been communications with the driver. It’d be helpful to know if the power...