Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, CHEVY, ENGINE, ENGINES, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos, XL Spotlight
Daily Driver Muscle Car: Performing A Compression And Leak Down Test On This 1976 El Camino’s Engine To See If It Is Daily Driver Worthy
Daily driving an old car is a great thing. The newest car I have is 31 years old, and is my daily driver. It’s got 438,000 miles on it and runs like a champ. But not all old cars do. So even if...
MAKING A Wood HAMMER Formed Firewall: Part 1 – BEADROLLING Can’t Do THIS! But You Can At Home!
Hammer forming is one of the oldest forms of precision sheet metal forming. It’s how many early car body panels were made, and is the process that led to stamping of sheet metal parts. But the...
Garage Organization: Check Out One Guys Small Parts Storage Options In A Small Workshop.
Storage is a key in any workshop or garage, and while we think about totes and the bigger stuff, sometimes the small parts storage becomes some drawers, a magic bolt bin, or coffee cans. And if you...
THIS IS NOT GOOD! Check Out Finnegan’s Struggles, Just Days Before Sick Week 2025!
Sick Week 2025 is in the books, but here’s what Finnegan and the gang had to go through in order to even make it. We already shared some thrash video from the prep, but just days before Sick...
$10 WORKPRO vs $82 Snap On Hose Clamp Pliers: Well worth 1/8th the price! Way better than wrong tool!
I know I’m not alone in griping just about every time I have to take one of the modern spring hose clamps off of a radiator or heater hose on a modern car. Gone are the days of the normal hose...
The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 5 – Shaping Transition Panels To Get The Body To Flow Into The Chopped Roof
We introduced the Mangled Mercury Project recently and shared the first cuts, plans, etc. for this soon to be cooler ride. We continued with more videos in the series, and if you missed those then...
OIL FILTER TECH: The Motor Oil Geek Is Going To Tell Us What Most People DON’T Know! Learn How Your Oil Filter Really Works!
It’s time for some more oil tech, but this time we’re talking about oil filters, and not the oil itself. If I had a quarter for every opinion I’ve heard about oil filters over the...
Checking Rod Bearing Clearances: Big Block Building 101 – Squarebody Stuff Keeps Rolling On Their 454 Big Block Chevy For Project Creampuff.
Chad from Squarebody Stuff has got a .060 over 454 block that he is planning to do a full rebuild on for a project, and the next step is checking bearing and side clearance for the connecting rods....
Who Makes The Best Concrete And Engine Degreaser? Project Farm Intends To Settle This!
We’ll all heard the claims about degreasers, and some even seem to work okay when I’ve tried them at home, but are they really as good as they claim? And who really makes the most...
Watch A Full Custom Interior Get Built And Installed In Sid’S WILD 1934 Ford. This Car Is A Epic Old School Custom
I’m always intrigued by custom upholstery and interiors. There is a whole different skillset that goes into building a custom interior and then covering it all with the right materials and I...
The Walter Boys Are LS Swapping A 3rd Gen Camaro In 48 Hours! Fuel System, New Rear, And More Too!
I’ve always loved the thrash, and really thrive when there is a deadline. That’s how we came up with the idea to build a full car in 48 hours, and convinced the rest of the world it was...
ESTATE SALE Ford F250 Parked For 21 Years – Will It RUN AND DRIVE HOME? Or Will Derek Spend Some Time On The Side Of The Road?
Old trucks rule. They just do. No matter what anyone says about their new trucks, old ones just feel like a good pair of old jeans. We need to applaud Derek for saving this cool old Ford and for...
Beater Bomb’s Butthurt Bar – It’s Made Him A Jillion, And It’s Fun And Exciting To Watch! How Does It Work?
The Beater Bomb ButtHurt bar is something special, and it’s cool how it works, but what is funny is that my experience with one came way before he started designing his. In fact, the ones that...
