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Category Archive: FUNNY STUFF, Metal Fabrication, MOPAR, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

FIRE! Attempting To Straighten Out The HalfAss Kustoms 1935 Dodge Coupe Project They Are Now Calling The Phoenix.

With a lot of the fire cleanup done, and just a small garage space to work in currently, Brent from Halfass Kustoms has been working on fixing equipment and getting some small projects done. But his...

The Alfarrari Project: Wheels And Flares Mean This Sucker Is Starting To Look Like A Real Car.

There has been a lot of metal work on this project, both structural and cosmetic, but today is the first day with wheels! Yes, wheels! They are in and on and now it is time for the flares that will...

WHAT IS THE BEST LS3 INTAKE? BTR EQUALIZER VS TRINITY VS HIGH RAM! PLUS, BIG PLENUM VOLUME TEST?

Video Description: WHAT IS THE MOST POWERFUL HIGH-RPM LS3 INTAKE MANIFOLD? HOW MUCH POWER IS AN LS3 INTAKE UPGRADE REALLY WORTH? DOES PLENUM VOLUME ADD POWER? WHICH INTAKE MAKES MORE POWER, THE BTR...

Will this 600 HORSPOWER AMC Javelin Race Engine Run After Sitting For Almost 30 YEARS??? If Lake Speed Jr. Can’t Save It, It Can’t Be Saved.

The Javelin adventures continue! In the first two videos in this series, they found and saved this old AMC drag car after it had been sitting for more than 30 years. There were all kinds of...

427 LS3 STROKER INTAKE TEST-LS3 VS HI RAM VS EDEL PRO FLO XT! WHICH ONE IS BEST FOR BIG-BOY POWER?

Intake manifolds might be the subject of even more controversy than camshafts when it comes to LS engines, but Richard has done all the testing and has the results for this specific combo right here....

FINNEGAN IS CRASH-PROOFING THE FRONT OF HIS TURBOCHARGED ’61 CADDY!

Finnegan is back at it on the Caddy project, one that everybody seems to want to see finished more than maybe anything else he’s working on. This car is going to be awesome cubed and we...

Who Makes The Best Telescopic Magnet? Testing 14 Brands From $4 To $55, Let’s find out!

Everyone loves a magnetic reach tool when you really need it, and when it works. But sometimes these things just plain suck and all they give you is false hope that you can actually retrieve whatever...

How To: Vent Window Delete – 1973-87 Chevy & GMC Squarebody One Piece Side Glass Conversion

I’ve recently acquired another squarebody Chevrolet project, and while it will be a fairly straight forward project that is just getting a lowering job and an LS swap, I know there will be some...

Make It Kustom Designs A Custom Split 1932 Grill For A Hot Rod Roadster – Part 4 How-To TIG BUTT Weld Sheet Metal

It is time to start welding more stuff up on the split grill! In this video on the custom ’32 grill, Karl is going to show you how to setup, fit-up, and weld your sheet metal parts together....

New RIDGID & Amazon Right Angle Impacts Take On Milwaukee, Kobalt & SKIL

What’s a right angle impact? Looks sorta like a cordless ratchet don’t you think? Well the head of them is bigger because they do actually have an impact anvil and such inside, and they...

SEIZED and FLOODED Engine! – Will This Old Truck RUN AND DRIVE Again For Vice Grip Garage?

I’m a big fan of a square-body GM truck, and I kinda dig a stepside, but this one is going to be a challenge to love because it has not had the easiest life. Apparently, it sat for years...

427 LS3 STROKER INTAKE TEST-LS3 VS HI RAM VS EDELBROCK PRO FLO XT! WHICH ONE IS BEST FOR BIG-BOY POWER?

The only thing Richard Holdener has tested more than LS Intake manifolds is LS Camshafts, but he’s spent an insane amount of time not only testing all the intakes on the market, but also...

Selecting The Right Flowmaster Muffler For Your Vehicle Isn’t That Hard, Here’s How

Ever since the first 5.0 Mustang got a set of Flowmasters, their sound has been iconic. I’ve had several sets over the years, and if you love them then you love them forever, and for good...

Engine Building Tech: End Gap Mistakes That Will RUIN Your Engine. Lake Speed Jr.Gives Us The Inside Scoop On Piston Ring Gap!

Lake Speed Jr. is a sharp cat. I’ve known him for years now and ALWAYS enjoy the conversations we have about engine, oil, and motorsports technologies. This dude is super smart, a riot to play...