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Category Archive: FUNNY STUFF, TECH, Videos

Patching Up: Putting Some Much-Needed Structural Integrity Back Into A Chevelle’s Rotted Frame!

Ever since Derek from Vice Grip Garage got ahold of this 1972 Chevelle, the story has been about how completely and utterly effed the poor car was. Driving it seemed to be a situation that would test...

The Littlest Banshee: GHPC’s Snowmobile-Powered Triumph Is Back Under The Knife!

After spending the winter months concentrating on how to kill themselves with building a KTM-powered Power Wheels Jeep, the Grind Hard Plumbing Co. guys have turned their attention back to their...

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Created Out Of Thin Air: More Work On The KTM-Powered Power Wheels Jeep

The KTM-powered Power Wheels Jeep project is getting tidied up before it’s considered done. Yeah, it runs, but there are details that need to be addressed before this little monster is ready to...

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Hydroform Your Own Parts At Home With A Grease Gun!

Fluid has incredible power when used properly, and can be used to form metal for all kinds of purposes. Hydroforming, the process where a fluid is used to exert pressure on a material in order to...

Project Binky Update: Turbo, Transmission, And So Much More For This Turbo 4 All Wheel Drive Mini

While Project Binky is in the body shop getting the outside, inside, and every nook and cranny painted in preparation for final assembly, there are plenty of parts that need help before all that can...

Stainless Line How-To: Brakes, Fire System, And More. Here’s How To Do Them Right

Whenever the subject of hard lines comes up on a project I talk about my buddy Rodney Mason who works at Ridetech. That dude is one of those guys that can see the line in his head and make it just...

Rust-Replacement At Home: The Rustoleum Valiant Wagon’s Floor Pans Get Patched And Prepped!

When it appeared that Australia was going to clamp down due to the pandemic, Scotty hustled to get the Rustoleum wagon home just in case that the country went into full lock-down mode. It...

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More Shop Tips and Tricks From QA1: Quick and Easy Ways To Make Your Project Cooler and Wrenching More Fun

The last time we checked in with the crew at QA1 they were passing long helpful shop tips to help with your wrenching enterprises. That video was cool and successful so they’re back again with...

Dzus Fasteners Rule, But How Do You Install Them Properly? Doug At Motion Raceworks Shows You How!

Dzus fasteners, or quarter turn fasteners as they are often called, are one of the coolest aerospace and race car fasteners around. You’ve got a real race car when you have something being held...

Wanna See How A 10-Ton Beveled Gear Is Made? We Do Too!

Yes, we said 10 tons. 10 TONS!!! I am not sure what this beveled gear is going into, but it sure is giant! Which then makes you wonder just how do they make something like this? We don’t push...

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Looking To Build A Roll Cage In Your Project? This Dirt Lifestyle Video Shows You How!

Building roll cages can be incredibly intimidating and can require various levels of skill depending on the style and size of what you want to build. Of course how intricate it is going to be, and...

Here’s What It Really Takes To Put Together An Aftermarket Mustang Body

With all the reproduction parts available for your favorite muscle cars and trucks, you can fix just about anything. But what about folks that are going crazy with a build or have something that is...

Learning New Tricks: Stainless Steel Welding Information From Finnegan’s C10 Build!

After a ton of work on his twin-turbo jet boat build that’s been years in the making, Finnegan has made a switch of priority and has gotten back to work on an even older project of his, a 1967...

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Playing In Spaghetti: Mighty Car Mods’ Toyota MR2 Project Fights Until The First Start!

Poor Marty…I’ve never met the dude, I’ve never spoken to him, never traded emails, nothing. But watching him put this Toyota MR2 together has caused me to feel a ton of empathy...

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