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Category Archive: Hack of the Week, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

This Rolling Metal Shop Table Project Is One You Can Do At Home And Would Be Seriously Handy

I’m a big fan of shop tables that move around so you don’t need to take up all your space, all the time. Of course there is also a danger when you talk about horizontal spaces, because...

Here’s How To Make Bitchin Aluminum Seats That Pay Homage To The Original Bomber Seats Of Old.

Bomber seats are super popular in traditional hot rods, customs, and rat rods, but they aren’t for everything. I love them, and would love to have them in a couple of my projects, but I also...

Every Cam Is A Turbo Cam! Just Ask Richard Holdener. Watch The Video Before You Start Arguing.

Every cam is a turbo cam? Wait what? That doesn’t make sense. right? Well it actually does, sort of. Sure there are high performance combos that can make more power with optimal parts, such as...

NHRA Has Been Making Chassis Tech Changes In 2020 And Tim McAmis Is Here To Explain What They Mean To You.

For 2020 the NHRA has come out with some pretty significant rule changes with regards to Pro Mod chassis and more. These new rules are intended to combat some of the recent issues with parts on cars...

Project Binky Is Back! This Bitchin All-Wheel Drive Mini Project Is Getting Close To Making The Noise!

We love Project Binky, and have been following this project nearly since it started. It has been a few years, but the work going into this crazy little machine is one of those things that just makes...

Junkyard Boost Battle: Who Will Reign Supreme? Mopar, Ford, Or Chevrolet?

The battle over brand superiority has been being waged since the first two people started making and selling the same product. From that moment on, brand battles have been a thing, but perhaps none...

Project Hay Hauler Update: Bringing New Life To My Old 383 Stroker

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) When we last left off on the Project Hay Hauler’s build, we had just replaced the broken Dana 44 with a junkyard scored 12 bolt, then replaced the entire...

How To: Here’s How You Install Holley’s Terminator X On An LS Engine

If you plan on installing a Terminator X on any LS engine, this video is for you! Holley’s Terminator X is the affordable Stand Alone EFI Control system that will work on any GM LS engine. So...

Turbos Aren’t Just For Junkyard LS Engines! Watch What Happens When You Bolt An S480 To A Big Block Chevy

With the insane popularity of turbocharging LS engines, especially junkyard LS engines, it seems like a lot of people have forgotten that turbochargers work on anything else! Of course that...

Hot Rodder’s Project: Make Your Own Louver Press In Your Garage! Louver The World

Back in the day, you could go to your local hot rod or speed shop and have louvers pressed into parts of all kinds. Local hot rodders would bring in hoods and fenders and more, all in search of...

How Many Ways Can You Weld Box Tube Corners? The Answer Is A Lot, And Here Are 4 Cool Ones

Sometimes I see videos of guys making rounded or capped, or other corners in box tubing on videos you’ll see on youtube. Most of the time these videos have little or no instruction, or are in...

Big Block VS LS Supercharged Slugfest! Which One Makes More Power With The ProCharger?!

The LS engine has done a ton for the automotive aftermarket. Period. Love it or hate it, this little engine has spawned so much parts development over the past decade or so that it has spilled over...

Truck Suspension Tech Video: Check Out The Install Of QA1s Complete Single Adjustable Coil-Over Suspension On A 1970 C10!

There’s nothing hotter in the aftermarket these days than classic trucks. After just meeting with dozens of high performance parts manufacturers last week, I came away with a keen understanding...

Carburetor vs. EFI On An LS, Which Works Best? Westech Tests Both Of Them!

It might be the best technical competition out there. On one hand, you have the modern fuel-injection systems, computer-controlled, well past the mystery days of early EFI systems. They are simple,...