Category Archive: ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Watch This Video To See Powell Machine Grinding A Model A Ford Camshaft For Full Race Power
We’re not talking about some 3/4 Race cam here, we’re talking about a full race grind. But how do you actually grind a Model A Ford camshaft to get it to full race specs? Watch this video...
Stanceworks Is Building A Real Ferrari F40: Part 4 – Chassis And Roll Cage Improvements Beyond What Ferrari Designed For This V12 Beast
It’s time for another build episode of the Ferrari F40 over at Stanceworks, and that means it is tubing time! The chassis started coming together in the last episode, but there is going to be some...
DIY Tube Bumpers & Rock Sliders Build: On This Dream 4Runner, Or Your Ride, These Clean Tube Sliders and Bumper Work!
Tube Bumpers have been commonplace on off-road rigs for a long time, and for good reason. They work, they are clean, and they offer a much lower profile that makes them harder to hang up on rocks...
This Body Dropped Nissan Hardbody Project Isn’t Going To Finish Itself! The Dave Chappelle Thrash Begins Right Here!
It’s time for the Nissan to get done! Dave has decided he’s going to push to get this thing ready to drive and show, so he’s setting himself some goals and deadlines. Check it out....
Bump Steer: What Is It? How Do You Measure It? Can You Fix It? The Basics Are Right Here, So Watch.
We’re going to be sharing a lot more tech around here in 2025, including a bunch on suspension systems, but we figured that sharing this short video on Bump Steer from the guys at TRZ would be...
The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 4 – Stretching and Reshaping The Roof Gutters On The 1939 Mangled Mercury To Make The Chop Top Perfect
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...
This Old Hot Rod Traditional Style Drag Car Project Part 12 and 13: The Vintage Dragster Isn’t Done Yet! More Steering Parts Going In!
Like we said in the last two update videos, you need steering to drive a dragster. And the steering box and a custom pitman arm were built in those videos. In the next two you’ll see more of...
THE BEST HOT ROD ENGINE EVER? How To Make & Install Custom Motor Mounts – Make It Kustom’s 1931 Model A Roadster!
The Make It Kustom Model A Roadster project has been a staple in the background of the shop since they started the channel, and there have been plenty of episodes involving metal shaping and...
Check Out This Ultimate Welding Cart Build! Nobody Sells One Like This, But You’ll Want To Build Your Own Right Now!
I’m a freak for welding carts, tables, tools, and accessories. There are a lot of good tools, carts, and tables available at a variety of price points, but the reality is that with rare...
Derek At Vice Grip Garage Drove 1,000 Miles In Snow With A 40 Year Old Corvette – But He Got To See The White House, Biltmore, And MORE!
I always thought that more people who live in snowy weather, where they salt the roads and all that, should drive Corvettes. Depending on the year, the only things that can rust on them are the...
TimWelds Tested Harbor Freight’s New $159 Press Brake, And Here’s How It Compares To A Similar Model From SWAG Off-Road
I am a fan of the SWAG Off-Road DIY tool kits. I own a couple different ones myself, and really like how they work. One of them that I don’t have, but have often thought about getting, is their...
Rivet Studs: The Fastener You Didn’t Know You Needed But Looks Like Something I Need In My Life
I’m a big fan of rivnuts, but I have to admit I had never paid attention to rivstuds before. But man I wish I had! I can think of a ton of times where I installed a rivnut in some hard to reach...
CARB VS FUEL INJECTION…WHAT MAKES MORE HP? GEN 6 BBC MODS, EFI VS CARB. HOW TO 454 CAM SWAP & NOS!
Big Block for the win baby! Richard has got a Gen 6 Big Block Chevrolet on the dyno and he’s throwing all kinds of fun stuff at it. Does it make more power with EFI or a Carb? And what kind of...
