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Finally! Lights That Are Brighter Than Advertised! Project Farm Tests Out Headlamps To See Who Makes The Best One

I used to think headlamps were a weird tool to have in the shop, but not anymore! I’ve changed my mind after using them during all the electrical installation in the shop. I love them now! I...

Featured Products: Improve Your 2024 Mustang S650’s Stopping Power with Baer Eradispeed+ Brake Rotors

Stopping is important! We all know it, but for some reason tons of folks tend to focus on more power but never look at more braking performance. If they are doing autocross or road course stuff then...

Upholstery Tips For Beginners – How To Upholster A Sun Visor. Simple, Straight Forward, And Clean Way To Make Your Sun Visors Brand New Again.

I love the Upholstery Tips YouTube channel. If you don’t smile and giggle a little listening to him walk you through an upholstery job, I worry about you. Laugh, smile, enjoy! I have never...

Make It Kustom And HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck: Building The Deck To Finally Put The Ramp Into This Ramp Truck!

It’s time to put the ramp in this ramp truck! Check out the latest update and let us know what you think of this project. This project has been a fun one to watch, it started when Brent from...

Is The Best Thread Locker Loctite? Will Loctite Come Out On Top vs Permatex, JB Weld, Amazon, And More!

I always refer to thread locker as Loctite. And I don’t know anyone else who says anything different. Loctite is to thread locker like Kleenex is to facial tissue. Intelligently I know there...

I Love Mavericks, And Sleeper Dude Is Saving This Bitchin Grabber From The Forest, Where It Has Been Sitting For 30 Years!

One often questions one’s decisions when one is the kind of person to drag a car out of a stand of trees and then attempt to bring it back to life. One questions these decisions when a full...

This Old Hot Rod Is Building A Traditional Style Drag Car For The Vintage Drags! Check This Thing Out, Because It Is Going To Be Wild!

The Race of Gentleman has spurred a bunch of renewed excitement for traditional hot rod drags both on the dirt and sand, as well as on the dragstrip. They didn’t invent these events, but they...

New Products: From Prototypes To Castings – These HammerHead® IRS 12 Bolt And 8.8 IRS Differential Housings Are A Game Changer For GM, Mopar, And More!

Jeff and Skip Lee were a couple of die hard racers, family men, and hot rodders who just happened to have a sickness that made them want to take on the hugely complicated task of making a better,...

Halfass Kustoms $0 1951 Ford Rat Rod Project: Can You Really Build Something Cool On A Zero Dollar Budget? Can He Pull It Off?

It’s kind of crazy to think you can build something with a zero dollar budget, but if you have the amount of “stuff” sitting around that Brent has, maybe it’s not that crazy...

Will It RUN AND DRIVE? Is There Any Chance For This Old C10 Truck That’s Been Parked For Decades?

Derek at Vice Grip Garage is back at it and this time he’s found himself an old C10 pickup that has apparently been sitting for decades. Will it run and drive, or is this going to be one of...

No Small Task: Machining Tiny Connecting Rods For A Miniature LS Engine Is Quite The Process

The world of miniature engine building, like the world of full-size engine building has been forever morphed and changed by the introduction and proliferation of advanced machine tools. What was once...

Can You Create Your Own 2-Stage Paint: Can You (Gloss 2K Clear) Over (FLAT BLACK) Rust-oleum TURBO Spray Paint? Find Out Here!

I love DIY paint projects and this one here is interesting because I’ve head a lot of people ask about this over the years. What people often wonder, myself included, is whether or not you can...

Crashed LS Turbo Drag And Drive Car Gets Rebuilt: The Maliboom Needs Some Love, And It’s Going To Get A Lot More Than That!

If you missed it, Dane Thompson’s Maliboom smacked the wall in Oklahoma during Rocky Mountain Race Week a few months ago and he’s been thrashing on it since. Despite lots of conjecture,...