Category Archive: ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
4.3 V6 vs 4.2 Inline 6 – NA And Under Boost The Small Block Based VORTEC V6 Tries To keep Up With The Ameri-Barra
When GM came out with the 4.3 V6 it was a VERY popular upgrade in smaller trucks like the S10 and S15 lineup and was the base engine in full-size trucks as well. Considering the previous 2.8L V6 was...
Alex Taylor’s Quest For The 6’s 1955 Chevy Build Updates! Two Days Until Racing Starts!
We told you that Rocky Mountain Race Week starts this Saturday with racing starting officially at 3:00 pm Central Time. We’ll be broadcasting live for all 5 days of racing and we can’t...
Chop Top How-To: Walden Speed Shop Continues To Show Us How To Chop A ’32 Ford Coupe
Here is the second installment of videos from Walden Speed Shop on how to chop the top on a bitchin 1932 Ford. If you missed the first installment, use the link below to watch them first. Chopping a...
Gasser Build Starts Now: Pulling An Old 1951 Studebaker Out Of Storage And Transforming It Into Gasser Greatness
It’s as if Brent at Halfass Kustoms never sleeps. But we know he does, and we know he goes in for supper with his wife every night. We know this because it is always on his videos as he goes...
There’s Only 5 Days Until Rocky Mountain Race Week 2021! Will Alex Taylor’s 6-Second ’55 Chevy Get Done In Time?
We certainly hope so! We know the videos aren’t in real-time, but we also know that they are coming down to the wire and that means this car will likely show up completely untested. We do know...
Small Block VS LS: Which 383 Reigns Supreme, Mild And Modded
The 383 stroker is one of the most iconic hot rod small block Chevrolet combos ever. When they first became popular, everyone wanted one and 3.75 inch stroke 400 small block cranks were being gobbled...
Hand Tool Tech: How To Use A Tap And Die Set To Thread Holes And Studs, And To Make Repairs
Sometimes the most basic hand tools can be intimidating if you have never been taught how to use them. And sometimes the most complicated can be simple to use because you had someone show you how....
Edd China’s Workshop Diaries: Plumbing Shop Air, And Getting Close To Done With The Worlds Fastest Electric Ice Cream Van
Edd China’s Workshop is a pretty cool spot, with lots of great projects, but like most shops it is always in need of upgrades and updates. In this episode Edd takes some time to use Sharkbite...
The Tweedy Pie Re-creation Project Keeps On Giving. What A Lesson In Hot Rodding.
In these first two episodes on this build you got a history of the original Tweedy Pie, and then go on the hunt for parts to build the Mad Fabricator’s clone. Think of it as a homage to the great...
Chop Top How-To: Walden Speed Shop Shows How To Chop The Top On A 1932 Ford
Chopping a top is one of those things I’ve never done before, but have seen done several times and want to try. There is a lot to doing it right, and some cars and trucks are easier than...
Never Meet Your Heroes: Waking Up A Super-Rusty Buick Grand National
I’m always pleasantly surprised when I run into a Buick Grand National, T-Type or Turbo T that has seen legitimate road time and has some scars to prove it. The way the Internet would make...
Old Gray Mare, Part Two: The Rattiest Musclecar Hits The Highway
If there ever was a face for an underdog, man, does this Mustang II Cobra have it. Covered in lichen, mold, rust, and the thick layer of hatred for the Blue Oval’s effort to keep the Mustang...
Factory Muscle Car Small-Block Shootout: 340 Six Pack, DZ302, 327, 350, Boss 302 and Boss 351! Which One Reigns Supreme On The Dyno?
Richard Holdener is back at it and is putting on the ultimate small-block muscle car powerplant showdown. Whether you are a Ford guy, a Mopar guy, or a Chevrolet guy, there is an engine on this list...
Only Two Days In And The 5-Window Essex Coupe Build Has The Windows And Top Going Together Already!
Most of the time that I watch Halfass Kustoms on YouTube I find myself wishing I go things done as rapidly as he does. This dude is a machine and just moves forward with projects at a blinding pace...