Category Archive: OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Relays: You Need Them, Here’s Why, And How To Properly Wire Them Into Your Ride’s Electrical System
Regardless of the age of your favorite hot rod, it likely has more electrical items and accessories than ever. And if you own a late model street machine then it most definitely has a lot of...
Black Oxide Coating Your Own Parts And Hardware At Home: Here’s How To Do it!
It turns out that Black Oxide Coating, Anodizing, and Nickel plating can all be done at home! And that’s not all. There are loads of coating kits available from places like Caswell Plating,...
Roll Bar Tech: Learn How To Measure, Layout, And Bend A Roll Bar Or Roll Cage From The Guys At Rogue Fab
I’m a big fan of tubing tools and fabrication. I own a Rogue Fab VersaNotcher, an Ol’ Joint Jigger notcher, and JDSquared Model 32 Bender that will bend and notch almost anything I...
Now That Finnegan’s Truck Is Fixed, It’s Bent, So Tubing Is Going To Be Required. Lots Of Tubing.
I swear that the reason Finnegan and I are friends is because he can tear up a crowbar. I have a lot of friends like this actually. I’ve said it before, but without Finnegan around to break...
Sleeper Exhaust Build: This 650 Horsepower LS Turbo Volvo Is Going Stealth For Ultimate Sleeper Status
I know this is going to make me sound old, but I like quiet cars. Not always mind you, but more and more. The exception is when something has a real camshaft in it that just sounds nasty. But a low...
The Challenger Revival, The Final Episode – From Rusting Hulk To Dream Machine
We’ve showcased every single episode of Dylan McCool’s build of this 1973 Dodge Challenger, from a slime-covered shell that was sitting in the trees, long left to the elements, to what it...
Tesla Swap: How To Make A TESLA Powered Electric Karmann Ghia Step-By-Step
Love them or hate them, electric vehicles are here to stay and have been adopted by more than just folks looking for a new car. Sure, there are plenty of folks buying electric vehicles from GM,...
Is The Cheapest Magnetic Base Drill On Amazon Worth A Crap? Watch And Find Out!
I know I’m not alone in wondering if some of the cheap tools available online are worth a damn. I know that people sometimes bash on places like Harbor Freight for selling cheap tools, but I...
Metalworking How To: Make Body Mounts From Scratch With Simple Tools And Some Sheet Metal
If you own a Camaro, Mustang, Chevelle, Challenger, or any other popular car or truck it is likely that replacement sheet metal is available for just about all of it. So if you find yourself needing...
Who In Their Right Mind Would Bolt A Carburetor Onto The Top Of A TPI Intake Manifold?
The answer is… Richard Holdener, that’s who. Why? Why not is really the better question. Richard is always in search of data and information, and what better way to test whether a large...
Update Video: Here’s The Latest Installment Of The Hagerty Cadillac 365 Rebuild – Fun At The Machine Shop
We’re digging the Cadillac 365 project and this latest installment is a good one. Broken into a couple of parts, we see the layout of all the parts and components that Davin is working with to...
Down In A Hole: How To Extract Broken Bolts And Studs With Some Cool Cheap Tools
Broken bolts suck. Especially when you know you have one but can’t see just how bad it is because the part it is supposed to be holding on is still in the way. You know, like when you break the...
Dyno Testing A 4.3L V8, The Mini LT1 Gets Ported Heads, Various Headers, Cams, And More! How Much Power Can It Make!
Richard is back at it, on the dyno at Westech, and testing all kinds of stuff on the Mini LT1. What’s a Mini LT1? Well, it’s a 4.3L version of the LT1 small block of the 1990s that...
