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The Alfarrari Project: Redoing Some Stuff And Trying To Figure Out How To Mount An Alternator
Sometimes when you do an engine swap the initial fit-up makes you think it will be a cake walk. Then you start trying to hang all the extra crap on the engine like the water pump, accessories, and...
THE TWIN-TURBO 540 BIG BLOCK IS IN FINNEGAN’S 1961 CADILLAC!
Oh yeah, it’s time to get things rolling! The Caddy is getting the newly finished 540 cubic inch Big Block Chevrolet stuffed into it so that the twin turbos from Nelson Racing Engines can fit...
Who Makes The Best 12,000 lb Winch? Is BADLAND Better Than WARN? Is Rope Better Than Steel Cable? Let’s Settle This!
Like most tools and equipment, winches have gotten considerably cheaper in the past 10 years. When BADLAND first started showing up years ago, there weren’t really any cheap winches available...
These Hole Saw Tricks Might Save The Day, And Will Definitely Help You Drill Holes Better.
Hole saws kind of suck, which is why annular cutters have become more and more popular in the past couple of years. But regardless of which one you use, they still need a pilot bit or pin and that is...
New Product, And How To Assemble It: The Speedway Motors Sheet Metal Mock Up LS Engine!
If you haven’t seen Speedway Motors new sheet metal, bolt together, LS mock up engine block, you are in for a treat. And sources close to the project say that there are small block and big...
DIY 20 TON Workshop Press – Is This The Ultimate Press Brake For Home?
I love DIY tools, and this one right here is arguably one of the more adjustable you are going to find. In fact, this shop press might have more adjustments than I’ve ever seen in one before....
Tool Review: Is This Hand Tool The Budget Solution For LARGE WIRE CRIMPING?
Very often we find ourselves working on a project wishing we had some fancy tool that would make life much easier. Unfortunately, those fancy tools usually cost a lot of money so you don’t buy...
Can You Reuse Rod And Main Bolts? Torque To Angle And Torque To Yield, Everything You Need To Know About Fasteners On Gen V GM Engines
I remember building some of my first engines, using parts we had in the garage, which included used rod bolts, main bolts, and head bolts. We weren’t building big power combos, or things under...
Do Stop Leak Products Work? Do They Damage Engine Seals? Will They Destroy an Engine? Let’s Find Out
It seems like every single problem-solver product at the parts store has some group of folks who say they will ruin stuff, don’t work, etc. And yet they sell jillions of bottles of this stuff...
Engine Tech: How To Install Cam Bearings In Your LS Engine At Home
Our friend Jefferson has started up a new YouTube channel to show off what he’s got going on over at his shop Red Dirt Rodz, and one of the first things he’s sharing is a full-build series for an...
You Need This Tool – Episode 135 | Surface Prep Disc For Paint And Rust Removal
If you do anything with metal, then you have a need to clean it before or after working with it. And whether you use a grinder with some abrasive or another, a DA sander, scotchbrite pads, wire...
The Infamous Egg-Beater Impact Wrench! Testing & 10,000fps Slo-Mo
If you haven’t seen this weird 12v impact gun, you are in for a treat now that the Torque Test Channel has a test video out. These things are supposed to work, but do they really? See what they...
Here’s One Way To Calibrate Your Cheap Torque Wrench At Home!
Cheap tools keep getting better and better, there is no doubt, but torque wrenches have always been one of those tools that folks are afraid to cheap out on and we understand the thought behind it....
