Category Archive: FORD, Metal Fabrication, OTHER, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Iron Trap’s Sweetheart Roadster Is Finally In Bare Metal! See How It Got There
We’ve really loved watching Matt get his sheetmetal work going on the Sweetheart Roadster, but the original paint and patchwork was really starting to get old. Apparently it wasn’t just...
This Miniature 1956 Buick Is Going To Be Rad! Watch Karl Make It Into Something Special
Karl Fisher at Make It Kustom has been answering lots of questions about a little miniature car that has been sitting in the background for the past few weeks and finally decided to share with us all...
Short Block Build: Watch The 4.6L Hagerty Jeep Stroker Get The Foundation Built
When you build a house, you start with the foundation. When you build an engine, you start with the short block. Building the short block correctly, accurately, and with a high level of care and...
He Loves Drums More Than Ringo: Uncle Tony Gives A Class In Drum Brake Service and Performance
This is another fun watch from our pal uncle Tony. This time he’s giving a great and basic education on the assembly of drum brakes. Why is that cool? Mainly because there are a lot of young...
HOW TO IMPROVE 8.1L POWER. STOCK MANIFOLDS VS HEADERS. ARE SMALLER HEADERS BETTER? THE OTHER GUYS
When the 8.1L Vortec came out it was weird because while it was 496 cubic inches, a very common 454 stroker combo size, it was easy to think that this was just a bigger version of the big block we...
MORE SURPRISES FROM A CAR CASEY BOUGHT WITHOUT SEEING IT FIRST! WILL IT RUN?!
A couple of weeks ago Casey bought a car that he had never seen with the exception of a couple of really crappy photos. And as if the bad photos weren’t enough, he bought it even after the...
Tool Test! Best Right Angle Impact Wrench: Milwaukee, Kobalt, Makita, Ingersoll Rand and Skil
The world of cordless tools has come so far in the past few years. It’s insane the number of tools you can get that are powered by rechargeable batteries, but because you can buy them at every...
This Rotisserie Will Spin Your Cab Or Body Around To Make Building Your Next Project Easier
Rotiserries can be really handy when building a car. They aren’t for everyone, but man there are certainly a lot of times where having the ability to rotate a body, cab, bed, or chassis will...
The Fab Rat’s Barn Find 1967 Pontiac Firebird Is Finally Doing Burnouts!
It’s burnout time baby! The barn find ’67 Firebird made it home and is getting some tweaks so it will be ready to drive and ready to do burnouts! If you missed the previous stories about...
ABANDONED Barn Find Camaro will it RUN AND DRIVE after 23 years?
Is 20 years too long for a Camaro to sit in a pole barn? Sure it’s restorable, but is will it run and drive as is? I’ve had really good luck with cars that have sat for a long time as...
Turbo Tech: FINNEGAN SHARES SOME EASY TWIN TURBO LS ENGINE PLUMBING HACKS
There seem to be two kinds of people who do their own turbo installations, those that go at it with no concern or worry and just blaze through it, and those that are so paralyzed by concern and worry...
How To Incorporate Time-Delay Relays Into MSD’s Solid State Relay
Modern cars use time delay relays for certain functions, but they are a rarity on older vehicles even if they have had an EFI swap. That doesn’t mean you can’t add this functionality...
Building A Lightweight Flatbed Out Of ALUMINUM! MIG Welding The Whole Thing Without A Spool Gun
Welding aluminum can be done with a gas welding torch setup, a TIG welder, or a MIG welder. Usually, the latter involves a Spool Gun which houses a small spool of aluminum welding wire that is right...
