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Category Archive: CHEVY, DRIVETRAIN, Metal Fabrication, MISC, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Should They Do A 2 Door Conversion On This Original 1966 Crew Cab Biscayne? Yes Or No

I’ll never forget when I found out that a Tri-5 Chevrolet was pretty straight forward to swap from a 4-door into a 2-door, and it blew me away. I had just never looked at one that way before....

Barn Find 1958 Plymouth! Will It Run, Drive, Live? Let’s Find Out!

I’m not a Moparsman… I’m a GM guy. Chevrolet in particular. But I love the cars and trucks that came out in 1958. Seriously, 1958 had awesome cars and trucks from just about every...

Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap Part 12! Building A Body Kit For The Late Model Chassis Swap Mustang

In this update video from the Mustang Chassis Swap build, you are going to see a custom body kit come together on this thing. One of the areas on this car that is obvious because of the swap is the...

Clay Millican Video Greatness: I Broke My Big Ol’ Rear End!

If you don’t know Clay Millican, then you are missing out on one of the nicest, funniest, and most genuine professional race car drivers on the planet. He’s the real deal, is always fun...

Rust Repair: Formed Floor Patches On A 1958 Chevy Nomad 4Door Wagon, With Minimal Tools

Building floor patch panels is almost never fun, and usually involves either replacement panels from the aftermarket that you cut and massage into place, or a series of small pieces put together to...

Flowmaster FlowFX Axle-Back Exhaust Kit For 2011-2014 Ford Mustang V6

Flowmaster’s new exhaust announcements are great and all, but when they include a video so you can actually hear the thing it’s WAY better. So here it is, the start of something grat at...

Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 3: Getting Power To The Ground The Hard Way

If you haven’t been to Bonneville to see land speed racing in person, and haven’t gotten to see what is really going on inside the streamliners that run 200, 300, 400, and even 500 mph then you...

Interior How-To: Replacing a Classic 1960s Car Dashboard

I stumbled upon this YouTube channel called Upholstery Tips, and have been entertained and informed on a few fun things since. We recently shared a video where a cool custom console was built for a...

Insane Carnage: Steve Morris Blew Up The Engine In His Wagon Like None Other!

In this video series, you are going to see Steve Morris talk about the engine in his famed B Body wagon which gave up the ghost after just six runs. There are three videos and the first two are right...

Who Make The Best Extension Cord? Flexzilla, US Wire, Yellow Jacket, Southwire, Husky, Woods, Bergen Industries. 15 Cords Tested!

Oh my god this is a great test! I hate going to the store to buy an extension cord, only to stand in the aisle wondering why the hell one is expensive and the others are cheap, even with the same...

COMPLETE Power Hammer Build!! Make It Kustom Assembles A Shape-O-Matic Builders Kit by Sosa Metalworks

If you are into metal shaping, or are learning about metal shaping, then you know about shaping tools like hammers, dollys, English Wheels, planishing hammers, shrinkers, stretchers, etc. A power...

Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: It’s Back Together And Better Than Ever!

The Model A Shop Truck is going together nicely now that all the chassis has been painted! Yes there is some fabrication happening in this episode to get it buttoned up, but then it will be almost...

347 FORD STROKER-WHAT MAKES MORE POWER? BOLT ONS OR BOOST? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU UPGRADE WITH BOTH?

Bolt-ons or boost? It’s the age-old question when building horsepower. Or should you just jump right into doing both? Luckily for us Richard Holdener is the king of dyno testing and can show...

Route 66 In A Forgotten Big Block Square Body – Day 2 With Lots Of Breakdowns

The latest update on the C20 road trip has this poor truck being pushed to its limits because sitting for decades has taken its toll. That means this is one of those painful breakdown parts of the...