Category Archive: New Products, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Inside Out: What To Do To Rustproof The INSIDE Of Your Frame Rails!
Jul 28, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Inside Out: What To Do To Rustproof The INSIDE Of Your Frame Rails!
I’ve had several chassis and subframes sand blasted or chemically stripped and powder coated over the years, and it is a great way to finish up a chassis. But there are some downsides too. If...
Spy Video: The C8 Z06 Has Some Amazing Engineering Under It – Exotic Materials, Big Performance?
Jul 27, 2021Brian LohnesComments Off on Spy Video: The C8 Z06 Has Some Amazing Engineering Under It – Exotic Materials, Big Performance?
(By Tom Lohnes) – A few days after Chevy released official exhaust clips of their new Corvette ZO6, a very sneaky spy has gotten up close and personal with the car. He saw some pretty...
Old School Assembly: Watch This Vintage Frankland Quick Change Rear Axle Get Assembled
Jul 27, 2021Brian Lohnes1
When it comes to dirt track racing, land speed racing, and even old school drag racing, quick change rear axles have been a thing for many, many years. The ability to make simple, efficient, and...
Did Finnegan Actually Take His Toterhome And Trailer On A Family Vacation?
Jul 27, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Did Finnegan Actually Take His Toterhome And Trailer On A Family Vacation?
The answer is…”Yes, yes he did.” And it was awesome and he had a great time and we love him for it. But why? Well, because he and his wife and the kiddos went on vacation to a place...
BMW Mini Cooper S Rear Rally Suspension Upgrade – Edd China’s Workshop Diaries Finishes Making The Mini Great
Jul 24, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on BMW Mini Cooper S Rear Rally Suspension Upgrade – Edd China’s Workshop Diaries Finishes Making The Mini Great
Edd China is back at it, helping a buddy of his with a Mini project that is destined for Rally racing greatness. The car has all kinds of stuff done to it already, namely safety and performance...
The Tweedy Pie Re-creation Project Just Gets Cooler And Cooler: Collecting More Parts And Making Things Look Right
Jul 23, 2021Chad Reynolds2
In the first three episodes on this build you got a history of the original Tweedy Pie, and then go on the hunt for parts to build the Mad Fabricator’s clone. Think of it as a homage to the great...
$3,500 Build: Can You Build A Chopped, Bagged, And Chassis Swapped 1954 Chevrolet For Just $3,500? Watch This!
Jul 22, 2021Chad Reynolds3
When Casey said he was going to build an F100 Ford for $1,000 total, most folks thought he was crazy but he pulled it off. So after that project was done he wanted to get started on this 1954...
Air To Water Intercoolers: What You Need To Know Before Installing One On Your Ride
Jul 21, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Air To Water Intercoolers: What You Need To Know Before Installing One On Your Ride
Intercoolers are a heat exchanger, just like your radiator, designed to cool the intake charge of an engine after it has gone through the supercharger or turborcharger. There are two kinds, air to...
How To Make Patch Panels You Can’t Buy New: How To Fix That Spot In The Trunk Right Behind The Wheel Tub
Jul 21, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How To Make Patch Panels You Can’t Buy New: How To Fix That Spot In The Trunk Right Behind The Wheel Tub
With all the restoration parts available today for muscle cars and classics of all kinds, we still sometimes come across damage that can’t easily be fixed with what is available. Or, there...
The F-Bomb Project Keeps Coming Together. All The Pieces Are Starting To Be Connected And It’s Looking Killer.
Jul 19, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The F-Bomb Project Keeps Coming Together. All The Pieces Are Starting To Be Connected And It’s Looking Killer.
This project is super cool, not only because it is going to look cool when done, but also because the methods used to build it seem really hard but actually are very simple and straightforward if you...
Cams, Cubes, Or Boost? Which One Makes The 4.8 LS A Torque Monster?
Jul 18, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Cams, Cubes, Or Boost? Which One Makes The 4.8 LS A Torque Monster?
Torque, it’s the grunt that gets thinks moving and it’s what makes an engine good for towing, or for moving a big heavy car like our 1966 Bel Air Station Wagon. Typically, gas engines...
Edd China’s Workshop Diaries: Will The Range Rover Finally Start? Or Has All This Work Been For Nothing?
Jul 17, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Edd China’s Workshop Diaries: Will The Range Rover Finally Start? Or Has All This Work Been For Nothing?
What started out as a simple job of getting his buddies Range Rover back running, has turned into a lot more of a project for Edd. This beast had been sitting for some time, but I don’t think...
Flathead Tech: How Ardun Overhead Valve Heads Work On A Flathead Ford
Jul 17, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Flathead Tech: How Ardun Overhead Valve Heads Work On A Flathead Ford
Ardun heads are the ultimate upgrade for a Flathead Ford V8 engine. Our friends Don Berg, Allen McAlister, and Doug Robinson, aka BMR Racing, own the famed Hemi powered BMR Roadster, but it’s...
VW Tech: How To Pull The Body Off A VW Beetle And Then Bolt In A New Pan
Jul 17, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on VW Tech: How To Pull The Body Off A VW Beetle And Then Bolt In A New Pan
VW Beetles are some of the coolest little cars every made, and are beloved by people all over the world. Besides being cool, cute, economical, and fun, they are also super simple and easy to work on...