Category Archive: TECH, Videos
Patience And A Good Eye: Watch As A Replacement Quarter For A Holden Monaro Is Created From Scratch!
Nov 25, 2017Bryan McTaggart2
There isn’t an infinite supply of parts for the machines we love. Sooner or later, the gravy train halts and it’s up to you to keep the machine going. Finding replacement panels for all...
Cathedral Port vs Rectrangular Port – Turbo LS Cylinder Head Shootout
Nov 12, 2017Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Cathedral Port vs Rectrangular Port – Turbo LS Cylinder Head Shootout
Cathedral Port vs Rectangular Port, a rivalry that is almost as heated as Oval vs Rectangular in the Big Block Chevrolet world. But has anyone actually done the real testing to prove that one is...
Here’s How To TIG Weld Aluminum Tanks – Make Your Own At Home
Nov 12, 2017Chad Reynolds3
TIG welding is as much an art as it is science. Putting two pieces of metal together via TIG or MIG welding is not that difficult with some practice, but welding with precision and consideration for...
Turbo LS Intake Test – LS6 vs Sheetmetal, Which One Is Best Under Boost?
Nov 11, 2017Chad Reynolds2
Richard Holdener is one dyno testing machine, and his latest series of videos exploring different parts for Turbo LS Engines. In this video it is an intake manifold shootout between the factory LS6...
Halloween TIG Welding Fun! A Pumpkin Gets TIG Welded!
Oct 30, 2017Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Halloween TIG Welding Fun! A Pumpkin Gets TIG Welded!
We’ve shown you plenty of TIG welding videos where the welder is putting beautiful beads on practice pieces, intake manifolds, elbows, exhaust, roll cages, and everything in between, but this...
Tired Of Boring Tool Reviews? This Hilarious Look At A DeWalt Grinder Is What You Need!
Oct 09, 2017Brian Lohnes6
BangShifter Jarmo Koivula pointed us in the direction of an awesome YouTube channel that’s operated by an awesomely crazy gearhead that teaches everyone cool shop tricks, he reviews tools, and...
The Down-And-Dirty Do It Yourself Hitch Rack! Finnegan And Crew Show You How They Made One For Mike’s ’55 Chevy!
Sep 21, 2017Bryan McTaggart2
We were glad to see Mike Finnegan’s 1955 Chevy, “Blasphemi”, making it to Drag Week this year. We were less than enthused to hear that he managed to stick a valve through a piston...
These Welding Squares Are Guaranteed To Help You Take Your Fabrication To The Next Level
Sep 18, 2017Chad ReynoldsComments Off on These Welding Squares Are Guaranteed To Help You Take Your Fabrication To The Next Level
Let’s face it, most hot rodders and racers have ideas that are beyond their level of fabrication skills, but that’s why some make it their mission to learn and perfect those skills and...
Ever Mounted A Tire Using Ether? Explosions, Danger, Possible Bodily Harm, And More!
Sep 02, 2017Chad Reynolds8
Yep, ever single time you try to mount a tire using flammable liquid you are going to have an explosion. Danger will ensue. And parts failure, bodily harm, loss of hair, rapid heart rate, and...
This Time Lapse Video Of A Camping World NASCAR Truck Chassis Being Painted Is Cool
Sep 02, 2017Chad ReynoldsComments Off on This Time Lapse Video Of A Camping World NASCAR Truck Chassis Being Painted Is Cool
And the guy painting it is pretty damn limber! Hell I’ve been painting patio chairs at our house and I can’t keep from getting my beard or shirt or fingers or something on just about...
A Bad C-Notch Not Only Looks Like Crap But Can Be Really Dangerous. Here Is How You Build One Right
Aug 31, 2017Chad Reynolds4
As a minitrucker, I can tell you that building a C-Notch, or in this case a Step Notch, is one of the first fabrication projects you’ll do once you have a welder. A C-Notch sounds just like it...
How To Shave Door Handles: Eastwood Shows You How In These Two Videos
Aug 30, 2017Chad Reynolds3
If you don’t follow the Eastwood guys on YouTube then you are missing out because they have cool tech videos, and live streaming tech, going up each and every week. You never know what...
Watch This Guy Try To Stop A Runaway Diesel Using All The Common Myths…And Blow It Up!
Aug 27, 2017Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Watch This Guy Try To Stop A Runaway Diesel Using All The Common Myths…And Blow It Up!
There are a few different schools of thought on how to stop a runaway diesel engine, but once one is on a tear like that it does not want to stop for anything. We’ve seen different ways of...
Can You Build A Big Wheeled “Traditional” Hot Rod From A Fox Body Mustang?
Aug 08, 2017Chad Reynolds4
We use the term “Traditional” very, very, loosely. And the builder never used that term. So don’t go bitching and moaning. What the The Fab Forums are trying to do is cut up a Fox...