Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, Metal Fabrication, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos

BONDO BASICS!! Body Filler Done The Right Way With Our Friend Kevin Tetz. Filler Is Good, When Used Appropriately AND Correctly!

We’ve all seen and heard the horror stories of body filler being used the wrong way, and it puts some serious fear into people about either using it on their rides or buying something that has...

AMAZING DIY Sheet Metal BRAKE & ROLL Bender Cheap and EASY! How-To Build This Space Saving Brake, Roller, And Pipe Anvil At Home!

Having the right tools makes all the difference in projects in the shop, whether they are small hand tools or tools like this that are made for shaping metal. Unfortunately, metal shaping tools are...

DIY Ceramic Coatings Testing And Review: They’ve Never Seen A Ceramic Coating This Good! Not Even Close!

I just bought a freshly painted OBS Suburban a couple of weeks ago, and because it has the nicest paint of anything I own, I want to ceramic coat it to protect the pain in the long run. The problem...

The Grind Hard Giant Trike Project: Part 7 – The 3×3, Twin Engine, Monster Trike Gets More Custom Fab As They Finish Up The Cockpit!

We’ve shared the first six parts of this build and can’t get over everything that is going on here! This is a full on project that is not for the weak of heart. This is going to be something...

Will Finnegan’s 1953 Chevy Truck Make It 300 Miles Home For Derek From Vice Grip Garage? Traded SIGHT UNSEEN!

Have you ever made a deal to buy or trade for a car or truck that you’ve never even seen? I’ve traded some stuff sight unseen, but never one car for another like Derek and Finnegan just...

Dirt Daily Tech: Fred Talks Us Through All The Different Jacks You Need For Every Off-Road Trail Repair.

Having the right tool for the job can make all the difference in the world, and sometimes the right tool is the difference between being screwed and able to do the job at all. When it comes to trail...

How To: Dual Bolt Pattern Valve Covers – Fixing Leaks On BluePrint Engine’s, And Other Dual Pattern, Small Block Chevy Heads

If you have ever owned a pair of small block Chevrolet cylinder heads that have both the perimeter and center bolt valve cover bolt patterns, then you have probably ran into this problem before at...

Featured Products: Unlock Your Bronco’s Full Potential with Holley Off-Road Packages! Suspension, Power, Looks, And More!

Ford’s latest Bronco is arguably one of the better off-road rigs to come out of Detroit in years. Jeeps have clearly been a bad ass off-road rig for decades too, but the new Broncos have really...

Is A Complicated Rust Repair Intimidating You? Break It Down To The Small Jobs To Make It More Straight Forward.

Rust repair is one of the things that can be really intimidating when it comes to your hot rod, muscle car, or truck project, but they don’t need to be. I think one of the reasons some people...

The Morgan Clarke Design War Wagon Willys Part 2: Sheet Metal Or Composites? There Is A TON Of Body Mods To Do To It!

We told you we’d be following along with the new War Wagon project from Morgan Clarke Design, and it is time for Part 2 of the series. If you missed Part 1, we’ve got a link below so you...

Clean The Shop, Dry The Car, Scare Your Kids, And Start Your Firepit Faster With One Of These Insane Blowers

We’ve shown tests of cordless mini blowers before, and laughed at some of their insane claims, but some of those suckers really performed! So when Project Farm put out another video, this time...

Cheap 4X4 Fun For Mortske! Building An LS Swapped 1956 Pontiac 3/4 ton Mud Truck In Just One Week!

Now here’s a fun project! First off, it’s a one week thrash which I soooo love as you know. And second it is a TRAR! I love this thing. Take one mediocre 1956 Pontiac 4-door, and throw it...

LEGENDARY VICE GRIP GARAGE 777 Race Car Is BACK! Derek Is Wrenching Live At Iola But He Really Is Out Of Time! Part 3 of 3

The 777 is back! Derek is back at the Iola car show, putting together another project LIVE in front of the fans and we love him for it. We shared the first video in the series a couple of days ago....

From Junker to Jewel. Rescuing A Mazda Mini Truck And Fixing It Up Like Some High School Kid In The 1990s!

What a score! This is a $500 find which we know isn’t the norm, but with a goal of making this thing run and drive reliably and look cool enough to want to drive, there is some work to do for...