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Watch These Guys Fix A Broken Axle Housing On A Dump Truck With A Stick Welder And A Lathe
You know we are fans of the Pakistani Truck channel on YouTube and there are a bunch more just like it. These channels often show workers in far-off places who are using what we might consider...
You Ever Wonder How Candy Paint Goes On A Car? Check Out This Maverick!
Painting cars seem to be so much more art than science to me, and the thought of painting my own car just makes me super nervous, even though I can’t possibly afford to pay someone else to do...
Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 1 – How Much Power Does Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block Make Before Getting Some HED Love?
In the first season of Polishing Turds on the Real Good At Doin’ Stuff HED YouTube channel there was another small block that got the love and made considerably more power afterwards. In this...
Will a BARN FIND Cougar Run & Drive After 20+ YEARS!? Maybe, Maybe Not.
Barn finds are the coolest thing ever. Not only because it is cool to see a car that has been sitting forgotten get much-needed love and attention, but also because it often proves that cars want to...
Who Makes The Best Ratchet? Titanium Prototype vs Snap On, Icon, Proto, GearWrench, Mac Tools, Nepros
It used to be that there were good ratchets and horrible ratchets. No in between. Now, there are so many options that it is hard to know which ones are actually worth owning. In this video from...
Make It Kustom Designs A Custom Split 1932 Grill For A Hot Rod Roadster – Part 2
After installing a cool Duvall windshield on their 1931 Model A Ford Roadster, Karl at Make It Kustom wanted to do a split grill shell as well. The car is running a ’32 Grill Shell, which stock has...
Mini Jeep Adventures Part 4: Snow, Camping, And 10,000 Foot Elevation. This Is What A 1,000 Mile Road Trip Looks Like In A Mini Jeep.
I have to say, there are dozens of times during this series that I have thought he is completely doing it wrong, and on multiple occasions I was right. With that said, I still love it. I don’t want...
The 1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: Building A Truck In 15 Days And Then Driving It 4,000 Miles. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
In the last episode the Apache started the road trip back home to Canada, but before it can get all the way there it has to make some other stops. That is the whole point. The truck is going to be...
The Alfarrari Project: Safety First! It’s Time For The DIY Roll Cage To Go Together.
There has been a lot of metal work on this project, both structural and cosmetic, and for the most part it has all gone really well. In this episode it is time for some different metal work, and...
CHEAP, JUNKYARD LS CAM SWAPS. 4 CAMS TESTED. CAN YOUR LS CAM REALLY BE TOO BIG? HOW TO MAKE LS POWER
Too much cam… is that a thing? Well, it might be in some instances, but what about in your junkyard 5.3? I know I’m looking to swap a 5.3 into a square-body Suburban before too long and I...
SEIZED and FLOODED Engine! – Will Derek Make This Old Truck RUN AND DRIVE Again?
At first glance this old square body Chevy pickup looks not too bad, but when you find out that it sat outside for many years without a hood, and ended up flooded in a pond, you wonder if the engine...
$1000 DRILL? WHAT?! Snap-On’s $1,000 Drill vs World’s Strongest Drill: Bosch, M18, Flex, DeWALT
Wow, I am clearly not the guy they are targeting when trying to sell a $1000 drill, but I sure as hell don’t know that guy either. LOL I mean yowza, that’s some serious scratch for a...
Dan From DD Speed Shop Drove 5000 Miles And All He Got Was This STUPID Bricklin SV-1 From Vice Grip Garage?
I’m not sure I’d drive across the street to pick up a Bricklin, but I know that might sound a bit strange to some folks. I’m just not a fan of the look, even if there is some, kind...
They Built A 1957 Chevrolet In Three Days And Then Drove It Over 1,000 Miles On Power Tour.
The build got done and they hit the road and it went unbelievably well considering! Check out the adventures right here, as I am pretty sure that Newbern and Brandon were more than a little surprised...