Category Archive: TECH, Videos, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Truck Feature, XL Videos
Flying Sparks Power Tour Prep Continues: Day 3 Bronco Prep Is Right Here!
Jun 12, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Flying Sparks Power Tour Prep Continues: Day 3 Bronco Prep Is Right Here!
Emily and Aaron are continuing to work on the Bronco to get it ready for Power Tour and that means a new video every day for all of us to enjoy. Here is Part 2. The good news is that they drive the...
Will This Pontiac GTO RUN AND DRIVE After 40 YEARS? (Buried in Garage)
Jun 11, 2022Chad Reynolds1
Derek from Vice Grip Garage has been working hard on cars and trucks of all kinds this year, but this one here is pretty special for a variety of reasons. First off, it’s a 1967 GTO that has...
The Abandoned $500 Chevy Nova: FIRST WASH in 24 Years – INSANE Transformation + BURNOUTS!
Jun 11, 2022Chad Reynolds1
In the last video we saw Tommy getting this thing running with surprisingly little work. Now it’s running better and better and it gets a bath like none you have ever seen. It is a miracle...
Flying Sparks Garage Is Road Tripping! Aaron and Emily Are Prepping The Bronco For Power Tour Part 2.
Jun 11, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Flying Sparks Garage Is Road Tripping! Aaron and Emily Are Prepping The Bronco For Power Tour Part 2.
Emily and Aaron are continuing to work on the Bronco to get it ready for Power Tour and that means a new video every day for all of us to enjoy. Here is Part 2. The good news is that they drive the...
Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap: KUSTOM HOT RAT ROD MODERN BUILD!
Jun 10, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap: KUSTOM HOT RAT ROD MODERN BUILD!
It’s Part 4 of the 1965 Mustang chassis swap, and the front sheetmetal is starting to go together. Of course, this is where things are going to get more difficult because the old and the new...
Jackstand Jimmy Installs and Talks Through the Wastegate Merge – How To Twin Turbo, Gate, Merge
Jun 09, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Jackstand Jimmy Installs and Talks Through the Wastegate Merge – How To Twin Turbo, Gate, Merge
The best aftermarket companies are the ones whose products solve problems with great solutions. There are a lot of those kinds of products at Motion Raceworks and in this video you are going to see...
Flying Sparks Garage Is Road Tripping! Aaron and Emily Are Doing Power Tour In The Bronco
Jun 09, 2022Chad Reynolds1
The good news is that they drive the Bronco a lot now, but they have never taken it on any long trips like the cross country trip that is Hot Rod’s Power Tour. So if they want to go next week,...
Video: When You De-Winterize An Old Boat, Don’t You Just Wonder If It Will Actually Start Sometimes?
Jun 09, 2022Chad Reynolds1
If you live somewhere that freezes, which means a lot of the country, you need to make sure you winterize your boat so that the thing won’t freeze up and ruin stuff. If you leave the boat...
Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Wiring Up The LS Swap And Trying To Make A Column Shifter Work
Jun 09, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Wiring Up The LS Swap And Trying To Make A Column Shifter Work
Here is Part 9 of the 1951 Ford Project. There is a bunch of wiring cleanup to do when swapping an LS using the factory harness and ECU. Because this engine is staying stock, the factory ECU will do...
DOES A SMALLER LS CAM MAKE MORE TORQUE THAN A BIGGER LS CAM? AFR LS3 CAM TEST-STAGE 1 vs 2 vs 3!
Jun 08, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on DOES A SMALLER LS CAM MAKE MORE TORQUE THAN A BIGGER LS CAM? AFR LS3 CAM TEST-STAGE 1 vs 2 vs 3!
Small cams are torque cams, bit cams are horsepower cams. Everyone knows that, so why is it that Richard Holdener is doing a Stage 1 vs 2 vs 3 AFR Cam test? Because testing is knowledge and makes it...
Best Gas Can? $140 Wavian vs Eagle, Surecan, Scepter, Briggs & Stratton, Midwest, VP Racing
Jun 06, 2022Chad Reynolds2
Modern gas cans SUCK! With all the safety and weird locks and stuff it is so hard to actually use one that I often wonder whether they actually result in more spills and more danger for the user than...
The Abandoned $500 Chevy Nova: Will it RUN and DRIVE After 24 Years Parked?
Jun 06, 2022Chad Reynolds3
In the last video we saw Tommy giving us a tour of this machine and get it out of the spot it had been sitting in for 24 years. Now he’s going to try and see if it even runs. When Tommy goes...
Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: Simple Bolt On Ford Model A Hydraulic Brake Conversion
Jun 04, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: Simple Bolt On Ford Model A Hydraulic Brake Conversion
The Iron Trap shop truck project steers and has all kinds of fun new parts in it, but it doesn’t have any way of stopping right now so this video is going to show how to put some simple juice...
Make It Kustom Is Making Custom Formed Track Nose Panels And They Are Awesome
Jun 04, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Make It Kustom Is Making Custom Formed Track Nose Panels And They Are Awesome
Custom metal shaping projects can vary dramatically, with some being pretty simple and straightforward and others requiring some pretty specific tools, planning, and skills. But if you break it down...






