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SEIZED and FLOODED Engine! – Will Derek Make This Old Truck RUN AND DRIVE Again?
Jul 01, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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
Jun 27, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on $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?
Jun 27, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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.
Jun 26, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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...
How-To Reverse Curve Sheet Metal With A Power Hammer: Part 2 – More Metal Shaping With Linear Stretching At Bespoke Coachworks
Jun 26, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How-To Reverse Curve Sheet Metal With A Power Hammer: Part 2 – More Metal Shaping With Linear Stretching At Bespoke Coachworks
Here’s the second part of this awesome metal shaping video and we hope you enjoy it. Karl is continuing his power hammer adventures on this really cool project and it really is something...
The IROC-Z Had The Heart Of A Corvette, And Was Named For The All-Star Racing Series That Would Entertain A Nation
Jun 26, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The IROC-Z Had The Heart Of A Corvette, And Was Named For The All-Star Racing Series That Would Entertain A Nation
In this video from Steve Magnante you’ll hear some of the history and cool facts that follow Chevrolet’s IROC-Z Camaro. It was the ultimate 3rd Gen Camaro performance model, and while I...
By FAR the Best Angle Grinders The Torque Test Channel Has Tested Yet: Bosch, Ridgid & DeWALT Flexvolting it Up
Jun 25, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on By FAR the Best Angle Grinders The Torque Test Channel Has Tested Yet: Bosch, Ridgid & DeWALT Flexvolting it Up
Cordless angle grinders are some of the more common tools to be tested on the torque test channel, and they are pushed to their limits on the dyno to see just how much abuse they can take. This...
LS Corvair Project: Build Your Own Custom Aluminum Dash Like John Reynolds Did.
Jun 24, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on LS Corvair Project: 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. John Reynolds...
DO NITROUS CAMS MATTER? FULL DYNO RESULTS-355 SBC, 2 DIFFERENT CAMS, BOTH RUN WITH SAME NITROUS
Jun 23, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on DO NITROUS CAMS MATTER? FULL DYNO RESULTS-355 SBC, 2 DIFFERENT CAMS, BOTH RUN WITH SAME NITROUS
Richard Holdener is a fan of saying that every cam is a turbo cam, but does the same hold true for nitrous? In this small-block nitrous cam test you are going to find out if there is truth to some of...
Power Tour Is Over! Dan At DD Speed Shop Says… Let’s Buy A Junker And Tow It 1400 Miles Home From Power Tour With Our 1955 Chevy Nomad!
Jun 21, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Power Tour Is Over! Dan At DD Speed Shop Says… Let’s Buy A Junker And Tow It 1400 Miles Home From Power Tour With Our 1955 Chevy Nomad!
He’s back at it. Dan is once again doing something that most people would find strange at least, and wreckless by some accounts. Of course this is what we love about him, because he gives zero...
How It Is Made: Chevrolet Heavy Duty Trucks Being Built At The GM Fort Wayne USA Assembly Plant
Jun 21, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How It Is Made: Chevrolet Heavy Duty Trucks Being Built At The GM Fort Wayne USA Assembly Plant
In this video, you are going to see the actual process by which a GM Heavy Duty Truck is built. There is a lot that goes on in an automotive assembly plant, and I’ve been lucky enough to tour...
How-To Reverse Curve Sheet Metal With A Power Hammer: Part 1 – Metal Shaping With Linear Stretching At Bespoke Coachworks
Jun 21, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How-To Reverse Curve Sheet Metal With A Power Hammer: Part 1 – Metal Shaping With Linear Stretching At Bespoke Coachworks
Karl at Make It Kustom is a fount of information, and a great teacher of metal shaping to folks. He’s young, very talented, and yet still a student of the craft. He shares the knowledge he has...
The DeBoss Garage Support Vehicle Left Them Stranded 4000 Miles Away From Home
Jun 21, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The DeBoss Garage Support Vehicle Left Them Stranded 4000 Miles Away From Home
As you’ve seen here, the DeBoss Garage crew built a 1955 Apache Pickup to drive cross country on an adventure that ultimately was supposed to get them home to Canada. If you missed that series,...
HOW TO MAKE 351 CLEVELAND POWER. TUNNEL RAM, STROKER 351C MODS, CUBES, CAM, HEADS AND DUAL QUAD!
Jun 20, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on HOW TO MAKE 351 CLEVELAND POWER. TUNNEL RAM, STROKER 351C MODS, CUBES, CAM, HEADS AND DUAL QUAD!
Whether you are Ford guy or not, you have to respect the Ford Cleveland small block. It was Fords baddest small block back in the day, had incredible cylinder heads way before anyone else did, and...






