Category Archive: 1320 Cars With Doors Feature, 1320 Drag Racing Feature, 1320 Spotlight, BangShift 1320, Car Features, CAR FEATURES, CHEVY, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Doug Cook’s Nova is BACK and Insanely Beautiful! Final Assembly Time For Motion Raceworks Most Famous Ride!
Aug 03, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Doug Cook’s Nova is BACK and Insanely Beautiful! Final Assembly Time For Motion Raceworks Most Famous Ride!
When Motion Raceworks’ Doug Cook crashed his famous Nova on Rocky Mountain Race Week last year, it was bad but he walked away and the car was rebuildable. It turns out it needed more work than...
Make It Kustom Designs A Custom Split 1932 Grill For A Hot Rod Roadster – Part 5 How-To Fit & Weld Sheet Metal Panels In Preparation For Final Metal Finishing Of The Split Grill
Aug 03, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Make It Kustom Designs A Custom Split 1932 Grill For A Hot Rod Roadster – Part 5 How-To Fit & Weld Sheet Metal Panels In Preparation For Final Metal Finishing Of The Split Grill
It is time to finish fitting and welding more stuff up on the split grill! In this video on the custom ’32 grill, Karl is going to show you how to setup, fit-up, and weld your sheet metal parts...
HOW MUCH POWER IS A SBC TUNNEL RAM WORTH? 355 SBC INTAKE TEST-TUNNEL RAM VS RPM AIR GAP VS VICTOR JR
Aug 02, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on HOW MUCH POWER IS A SBC TUNNEL RAM WORTH? 355 SBC INTAKE TEST-TUNNEL RAM VS RPM AIR GAP VS VICTOR JR
Tunnel rams make power! Period. But how much? And are they really just for high-rpm power? Do they only work on a racing engine? In this test from Richard Holdener you are going to see him put a set...
Shop Tool How To: Leaky Rusted Vintage Floor Jack Restoration (Snap-on)
Aug 02, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Shop Tool How To: Leaky Rusted Vintage Floor Jack Restoration (Snap-on)
I’m a fan of old tools, just like most car guys, and especially old jacks as they are usually WAY nicer than new ones. We’ve got a couple of Hein Werners that will live in our shop, but...
How It’s Made: Forged Aluminum Wheels RAYS | Forged Wheels Factory | Technical Manufacturing Process
Aug 02, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How It’s Made: Forged Aluminum Wheels RAYS | Forged Wheels Factory | Technical Manufacturing Process
If you haven’t heard of Rays wheels, then you probably haven’t ever been into anything imported. I say this not as a dig, but just a simple fact, as Rays wheels are an OG Japanese brand...
Way Less SKETCHY!! The Cheapest LS Swapped Trans Am gets budget friendly handling upgrades!
Aug 01, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Way Less SKETCHY!! The Cheapest LS Swapped Trans Am gets budget friendly handling upgrades!
He’s back at it, with more love for the horrible Firebird that he rescued in Part 1 and 2. If you missed that, don’t worry we have a link below where you can check it out. Now its time for this...
Cordless Tool Testing: What’s the Most Powerful 3/8″ Impact You Can Buy? And Do You Need One?
Aug 01, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Cordless Tool Testing: What’s the Most Powerful 3/8″ Impact You Can Buy? And Do You Need One?
Everybody is familiar with how bad ass 1/2 inch cordless impact guns have gotten, and it seems like just about everyone has one in their shop or garage. And there are a lot of heavy-duty shops that...
Roadkill’s Left For Dead Dodge Daytona Gets a Big Block and a Stick Shift!
Jul 31, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Roadkill’s Left For Dead Dodge Daytona Gets a Big Block and a Stick Shift!
Prep is happening! That’s right, the Dumpster Fire Dodge Charger Daytona clone is getting three pedals and a bunch of other goodies on a new episode of Roadkill so Finnegan has to get the thing...
Best Tire Pump? Let’s Settle This! Milwaukee vs DeWalt And Makita. Which Little Compressor Works Best?
Jul 31, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Best Tire Pump? Let’s Settle This! Milwaukee vs DeWalt And Makita. Which Little Compressor Works Best?
Everyone loves their shop air compressor, but it isn’t always the most convenient thing when you are trying to fill up kids toys, an air mattress, etc. And if you are on the road doing a drag...
Wide vs Narrow Off-Road Tires – Tinkerer’s Adventure Put Together 3 Scientific Experiments to Settle This Once And For All. Maybe…
Jul 30, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Wide vs Narrow Off-Road Tires – Tinkerer’s Adventure Put Together 3 Scientific Experiments to Settle This Once And For All. Maybe…
The debate between off-roaders about different setups has been going on forever. The debates on manual vs automatic transmissions, big power vs small, axle gears vs transfer case, leafs vs links, and...
FORD VS CHEVY-TRUCK MOTOR SHOOT OUT! 5.3L TRUCK LS VS 5.4L 4V NAVIGATOR MOD MOTOR. FULL DYNO RESULTS
Jul 30, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on FORD VS CHEVY-TRUCK MOTOR SHOOT OUT! 5.3L TRUCK LS VS 5.4L 4V NAVIGATOR MOD MOTOR. FULL DYNO RESULTS
Ford vs Chevrolet, this battle has been going on since the first Chevrolet pulled up next to its first Ford, and continues as strong as ever to this day. And with the unbelievable level of...
Will It RUN AND DRIVE 700 Miles Home? Is This The RUSTIEST Forgotten Firebird EVER! Vice Grip Garage Thinks So
Jul 29, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Will It RUN AND DRIVE 700 Miles Home? Is This The RUSTIEST Forgotten Firebird EVER! Vice Grip Garage Thinks So
Sometimes I wonder if Derek just picks some of these cars to make us think he’s crazy. I mean seriously, he can’t possibly think all of these are a good idea. I know he used to, but he...
Testing A Twin Turbo Mustang On The Street In Preparation For Asphalt Wars !
Jul 27, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Testing A Twin Turbo Mustang On The Street In Preparation For Asphalt Wars !
Ah the good old street test session. These usually go one of two ways, you either find a spot that you can hang out at all night and make run after run or you find a great spot and get chased off in...
New Product Spotlight: Tim McAmis Talks About Their Fabricated Axle Housing Blanks. Anyone Can Build A Bitchin Rear With This Setup!
Jul 27, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on New Product Spotlight: Tim McAmis Talks About Their Fabricated Axle Housing Blanks. Anyone Can Build A Bitchin Rear With This Setup!
Building a badass custom fabricated rear end for your race car has never been easier thank to the gang at Tim McAmis Race Cars, who have a bitchin Fabricated Sheet Metal housing that is ready for you...






