Category Archive: CHEVY, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
World’s Worst 1957 Chevrolet: The ROTTEN 57 Chevy Gets Her Final Patch Panel – PLUS Homemade LS Fender Well Headers
As if there wasn’t enough rusty sheet metal replaced already, Dan has got one more spot to fix on what he’s calling the World’s Worst 1957 Chevrolet. In fact, he even goes so far as...
Video: Watch And Listen To This Little Toyota V8 Make 510hp At More Than 8,100 RPM
The Toyota 1UZ-FE engine is interesting because when it debuted in the late 1990s people immediately saw the potential for it to be a strong horsepower maker. It has six bolt mains, an over-square...
Abandoned 1984 Chevrolet 1 Ton 454 Big Block! Will Mortske Make It Run?!? 4×4 Square Body Transformation.
Mortske is back at it, this time working on a big block truck that he thought he should get in order to have a tow rig. Of course other projects came along and it got pushed to the side, but in...
Budget Shop Truck: Squarebody Long Bed To Short Bed Conversion – CHEAP Transformation! Paint match, Buff Job, Trim Polish, Body Alignment, and MORE!
Today’s update on the budget shop truck build, which includes a clean long bed to short bed conversion, features some spit shining, polishing, and buffing to make it look as good as possible...
Sub-Zero, The Twin Turbo LS S10, Digs Hard on the Street! – Suspension Upgrades, Full Exhaust, And Test Hits.
The SUB-ZERO S10 is back and ready to rock after a recent stint at the PRI Show in Indy where it was hanging out in the Melling booth. We told you in the last video that these guys weren’t just...
One Day Wash And Flip: Taking A Crusty Square Body GMC K15 And Cleaning It Up For A Quick Profit
At one point or another, every car guy I know has seen a car or truck and said to himself “I could clean that thing up and flip it in a weekend and make me $1000”. And I’d say that...
Halfass Kustoms Newest Project: Starting Work On The 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom
This project is one that Brent has had sitting around for some time and has just been waiting to get back onto it. It isn’t your average 1949 GMC, as it is mounted on a modified Caprice chassis...
Daniel and the Crew at Powell Machine Show How To Rebuild Gen 3 HEMI Heads The Right Way. Valve Job, Surfacing, And Removing Broken Bolts
Powell Machine Inc. is known for building some pretty impressive engines, and for being experts in valve train and lifter technology, particularly in those classes of racing that require a flat...
FLYWHEEL VS FLEXPLATE-DOES A LIGHTWEIGHT FLYWHEEL ADD ANY POWER? 45 POUNDS VS 16 POUNDS-WHO WINS?
In a lot of racing, folks are real big on the weight of their flywheels because it effects how the engine accelerates. But on a lot of occasions I’ve seen folks go with the lightest flywheel...
Bello’s Kustoms LS Swapped A Merc! Here’s The Exhaust, The Finishing Touches, And The First Road Trip In The LS Merc.
Here’s the videos you guys have been waiting for on the LS swapped Merc build. The first one below has the finishing touches and exhaust being finished and then it is time to take this thing...
Dirthead Dave Installs A Sliding Ragtop And Shaves The Gas Door on the Bagged Mustang II Project!
If you haven’t ever wanted a sliding rag top in a vehicle then you are a weirdo. I’ve never been a sunroof guy, but a sliding rag is pretty damn cool. I think a VW bug or bus with a...
The Torque Test Channel Tests Out Big Boy 3/4″ Impacts: Modded DeWALT v Metabo, TEMU v Amazon
Cordless impact guns are insanely strong in 1/2″ sizes, but what about these giant 3/4″ bad boys? And do any of these cheap ass tools from Amazon and TEMU actually have any merit? Is it...
DIY Engine Tech: How To Replace Valve Springs and Do A Budget Refresh On An LS Head At Home.
I know a lot of folks who get a junkyard LS and then start doing upgrades and are intimidated by the thought of replacing their own valve springs or cleaning up their own cylinder heads in general....
Aaron Shows How To Make The HOLE For His Brilliant Legless Tool Stand And BIG Improvements To His Storage System
If you missed this brilliant tool storage and use system that Aaron built for handling many of his stand mounted tools in his small two-car garage, use the link below to check that video out too and...