Category Archive: CAR FEATURES, DRIVETRAIN, Hack of the Week, MISC, SUSPENSION, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
$3,500 Build: Can You Build A Chopped, Bagged, And Chassis Swapped 1954 Chevrolet For Just $3,500? Watch This!
Jul 22, 2021Chad Reynolds3
When Casey said he was going to build an F100 Ford for $1,000 total, most folks thought he was crazy but he pulled it off. So after that project was done he wanted to get started on this 1954...
Air To Water Intercoolers: What You Need To Know Before Installing One On Your Ride
Jul 21, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Air To Water Intercoolers: What You Need To Know Before Installing One On Your Ride
Intercoolers are a heat exchanger, just like your radiator, designed to cool the intake charge of an engine after it has gone through the supercharger or turborcharger. There are two kinds, air to...
How To Make Patch Panels You Can’t Buy New: How To Fix That Spot In The Trunk Right Behind The Wheel Tub
Jul 21, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How To Make Patch Panels You Can’t Buy New: How To Fix That Spot In The Trunk Right Behind The Wheel Tub
With all the restoration parts available today for muscle cars and classics of all kinds, we still sometimes come across damage that can’t easily be fixed with what is available. Or, there...
The F-Bomb Project Keeps Coming Together. All The Pieces Are Starting To Be Connected And It’s Looking Killer.
Jul 19, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The F-Bomb Project Keeps Coming Together. All The Pieces Are Starting To Be Connected And It’s Looking Killer.
This project is super cool, not only because it is going to look cool when done, but also because the methods used to build it seem really hard but actually are very simple and straightforward if you...
Cams, Cubes, Or Boost? Which One Makes The 4.8 LS A Torque Monster?
Jul 18, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Cams, Cubes, Or Boost? Which One Makes The 4.8 LS A Torque Monster?
Torque, it’s the grunt that gets thinks moving and it’s what makes an engine good for towing, or for moving a big heavy car like our 1966 Bel Air Station Wagon. Typically, gas engines...
Edd China’s Workshop Diaries: Will The Range Rover Finally Start? Or Has All This Work Been For Nothing?
Jul 17, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Edd China’s Workshop Diaries: Will The Range Rover Finally Start? Or Has All This Work Been For Nothing?
What started out as a simple job of getting his buddies Range Rover back running, has turned into a lot more of a project for Edd. This beast had been sitting for some time, but I don’t think...
Flathead Tech: How Ardun Overhead Valve Heads Work On A Flathead Ford
Jul 17, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Flathead Tech: How Ardun Overhead Valve Heads Work On A Flathead Ford
Ardun heads are the ultimate upgrade for a Flathead Ford V8 engine. Our friends Don Berg, Allen McAlister, and Doug Robinson, aka BMR Racing, own the famed Hemi powered BMR Roadster, but it’s...
VW Tech: How To Pull The Body Off A VW Beetle And Then Bolt In A New Pan
Jul 17, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on VW Tech: How To Pull The Body Off A VW Beetle And Then Bolt In A New Pan
VW Beetles are some of the coolest little cars every made, and are beloved by people all over the world. Besides being cool, cute, economical, and fun, they are also super simple and easy to work on...
Stop Wasting Material: These Three Tips For TIG Welding Joints Will Save You Material And Some Headaches
Jul 16, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Stop Wasting Material: These Three Tips For TIG Welding Joints Will Save You Material And Some Headaches
Practice, practice, practice. I tell people all the time that the only way to get good at welding is to turn on the machine and start practicing. Whether it is TIG, Arc, or MIG welding, the best way...
HOW TO: 4.0L BARRA-DISASSEMBLY AND HEAD FLOW TEST Richard Holdeners First Barra Build!
Jul 16, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on HOW TO: 4.0L BARRA-DISASSEMBLY AND HEAD FLOW TEST Richard Holdeners First Barra Build!
Richard has been doing all kinds of testing with the Atlas 4.2 GM engine that he’s dubbed the Ameri-Barra, as it’s the American GM equivalent so to speak, but the Australian Barra from...
Chassis Hardware Lessons: Nuts And Bolts Matter! Tim McAmis Explains Why You Need To Pay Attention To The Hardware You Use.
Jul 16, 2021Chad Reynolds3
You are going to love this video if you like Tim McAmis, because he has a ton of typical Tim McAmis one liners that will have you laughing. And this isn’t just a video telling you what grade of...
TIG Welding Stainless To Aluminum? Wait What? How To Bond The Two Like You’ve Never Seen Before
Jul 14, 2021Chad Reynolds2
When it comes to tig welding, you pretty much can’t argue with 6061.com because the dude is a master and laying down strong and sexy tig welds. The projects are always fun, the techniques cool,...
Simple, Cool, And Effective Mobile Welding Table Project You Can Do At Home!
Jul 14, 2021Chad Reynolds1
You know I have an affinity for welding tables and fixture tables around here and this is a super cool one that you can build at home no problem. It’s being built with some scrap stuff as...
Door Bumper Clear Talks NASCAR Next Gen Cars With Kaulig Racing’s Chris Rice
Jul 13, 2021Chad Reynolds1
Every time NASCAR changes the rules and changes car platforms, race teams and fans alike lose their minds. And I get it. The fans don’t like it when looks change and the racers don’t like...