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Category Archive: Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos

DD Speed Shop RUINED By Make It Kustom And Halfass Kustoms – Why Did Dan Ever Trust Them?!?

Sometimes your friends can be your worst enemies. You know it’s true because we’ve all either been the friend doing the influencing, or been influenced by a friend to become a car guy or...

More Cool, But Rusty Iron At The Junkyard! 1971 Camaros, Some Full Size Chevy’s, A 1976 Buick Park Avenue And An Old IHC!

Chad is taking us on another tour of a bunch of cars in the junkyard, which is providential since I’m going to be there tomorrow doing just that with him! I’m going to pickup a new...

Is This Old Honda Scooter Worth Customizing? The RedDirt Rodz Crew Thinks So. Check Out What They Are Doing To It.

Sometimes I think that Jefferson has got a screw loose when he comes up with projects or video ideas, and that’s because he marches to the beat of a different drummer. I have to tell you, this...

This Is What The Inside Of A Burned And Melted LS Engine Looks Like After A Huge Shop Fire At Halfass Kustoms

When I was on Team Bigun, for the $10,000 Drag Shootout #2, our car was burned in a fire on a transport truck and the damage was kind of crazy. You would have been blown away if you saw the amount of...

Iron Trap Garage’s New, Unbelievably Solid, 1934 Ford 5 Window Coupe Project! This Thing Is Awesome And I So Dig It!

This new Iron Trap project is pretty badass. It has been built up at some point in its life and was done pretty well. Of course, the Iron Trap crew couldn’t just let it sit there on stands,...

WHICH LS HEADS MAKES MORE HP? PORTED REC PORT OR CATHEDRAL PORT? TFS 245 VS TFS 255 ON 427 STROKER

The Rectangle Port vs Cathedral Port argument in the LS engine world is as fierce as the Rectangle Port vs Oval Port argument that has been going on for decades in the Big Block Chevrolet world. But...

Finnegan Fixes His Toyota Mini Truck Using Titanium! Wait, What? Oh And You Can Win A Trip To The SEMA Show!

Video Description: Episode 252 of Mike Finnegan’s Garage is here and this time I’m not only working on my 1985 Toyota pickup but I’ve also partnered with Bling Sauce to give you a...

If You Bought The Squares You Use For Welding At The Hardware Store, You Are Doing It Wrong. Watch To See How.

I’ve talked about the squares that I own from Fireball Tools on a few occasions, and have had mine for years. I even have some of their old weld-together steel squares that you could buy in kit...

The Alfarrari Project: Fabricating An Adjustable Brake Bias System, And Giant Brake Upgrade!

Well, it is finally time to get the stop happening on this machine as there has been a ton of time spent on the go. But if you are going to put giant brakes on something like this you are going to...

Mortske Says This Is Hi Best Ramp Truck Purchase Yet! 1978 Ford F350 Big Block Crew Cab Wedge Race Car Hauler!

Mortske is back at it! This dude finds some of the coolest project vehicles and this one here is a Ford enthusiasts wet dream for a ramp truck. I mean just look at it. This is a dentside Ford crew...

Is Matt’s Off Road Recovery Rope Best? Let’s Settle This By Putting It To The Test Against The Competition!

If you haven’t ever been into off-roading, and don’t know what a snatch strap or recovery rope is, then this test is going to be interesting to you. A snatch strap, or recovery rope, is...

LS Corvair Project: Custom Dash Part 2 – Build Your Own Custom Aluminum Dash Like John Reynolds Did.

With all this work going into this car, John figured he couldn’t leave the stock simple dash in place. Instead, he’s going to build a C2 style dash for this bad boy. Watch Part 2 here and if you...

Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 4 – Truing Up The Decks On Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block To Make Big Power!

In the fourth episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete is going to be making the decks perfectly square and flat so this little supercharged small-block will make more power. This is...

Tool Testing: German Metabo Grinders are Ridiculous, vs M18, DeWALT, Ryobi & Kobalt

The cordless grinder world is a changing! We’ve been showing you all kinds of grinder testing recently, but this one takes it to a whole other level. If you are a metal worker then you know...