Category Archive: Tech Stories, XL Tech Stories
This Used To Scare Me! Don’t Let Rust Repair Scare You. C10 Rocker Replacement Made Easy.
Growing up in California, I’ve been spoiled by rust free projects for my entire life. Even when I moved to Texas 20 plus years ago there was an abundance of mostly rust free cars and trucks....
Welding Aluminum The Right Way: How To Make It Easy, Pretty, And Strong
Stacking dimes, laying down a bead, whatever you call it, a pretty weld is a weld to be proud of. As longs as it is at least as strong as it is good looking. The skills and techniques used to get...
GM Truck Cluster Repair! We Give The Gauges Of A 2006 Silverado SS A Work-Over!
The text from my wife didn’t fill me with hope. “My oil pressure is bouncing from zero to 40 and it started dinging, so I’m coming back to swap vehicles.” Fantastic…not...
Purge Welding Stainless Tubing Doesn’t Have To Be Nearly As Difficult As You Might Think. Watch This.
If you are building headers or exhaust or something from stainless tubing you might wonder if you need to purge, or back gas, the tubing so that the welds are stronger and prettier? What we mean by...
Fix Flaking Clear And Messed Up Paint At Home With This Rattle Can Kit!
How many times have you seen a car or truck on Craigslist that you thought could be cool to own, but then realized it had flaking clear coat and would be way to much work to fix on a budget? And how...
Welding Up Big Gaps Can Be A Challenge. Here’s How To Master It
Tubing can be some of the most rewarding and challenging things to weld. But no matter how much time you spend fitting tubing, there are still so many joints in a typical cage or chassis that at some...
How To Tack And Weld Roll Cage Tubing The Right Way: Prep, Gas, And More
Tacking tubing together doesn’t sound like a big deal, after all you are just putting a small spot of weld to hold things together. But doing it correctly is more important than you might...
Sharpening Tungsten Correctly, And Using The Right Cup, Can Be The Difference Between Okay And Awesome TIG Welds
Sometimes it is hard to know what to believe when it comes to welding prep. I say this, because sometimes the things you hear sound so weird that they couldn’t possibly be true. Other things...
Stick Shift Tech: We Finish Up The Hydraulic Clutch Installation
Yesterday we shared the first two videos from our chance to hang out with Robert and Matt and the rest of the gang at American Powertrain a few weeks ago. We got to check out Robert’s collection of...
The Tim McAmis Fabrication Series Starts Here. Tubing Basics, Fitting Tools, And Measuring Tools
Tim McAmis just started a new Fabrication Series where he is going over all the materials, tools, and techniques required to build race cars and we’re starting them off today with the first...
5 and 6 Speed Tech: We Hang Out With American Powertrain And Install A Hydraulic Clutch
A few weeks ago I got the chance to go hang out with Robert and Matt and the rest of the gang at American Powertrain for some fun videos. We got to check out Robert’s collection of bitchin...
Edelbrock Tech Video: Here’s How To Adjust The Pushrod Guide Plates On A Small Block Chevy Head
Knowledge is power, right? Hell knowledge when it comes to engines, makes power so that means we should all try to be as smart about this junk as possible In this case we’re talking about the...
Welding Thick Material To Thin Material Doesn’t Have To Be That Hard
The other day my son Cole asked me how you weld thick material to thin material. Of course the question was quite a bit wordier than that, and because I was welding something I didn’t want to...
