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Category Archive: TECH, Videos

The Hellcat Wagon Build: Mocking Up The Hindquarters

Buying a rare machine is one thing, but making your dream machine yourself by hand…that’s a long, drawn-out process that requires sharp skills and the patience of a saint meditating...

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How To Build A Manic Power Wheels, Volume One: Frame Out The Build!

Ever since we first saw the Grind Hard Plumbing Co.’s Mustang start drifting at speeds more suited to a built quad, we’ve been hooked on their builds. In short order they have perfected...

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Deep Cuts: The Carnage Valiant Wagon Gets Rear Quarters

Normally, when one thinks of Australia, they picture dry, dusty outback, kangaroos, eucalyptus trees, and Uluru (or Ayers Rock, if you’re unfamiliar with the other name of the giant lump in the...

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Well, Might As Well: Suspension Goodies For The Engine-Donor Mustang!

Well, it appears that Deboss Garage is stuck with the S197 Mustang that they had picked up as an engine donor for a Bronco swap that they originally were planning to do. Since every big-body Bronco...

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Teardown Video: Watch A Chrysler A-833 Four-Speed Come To Pieces (On Purpose)

The Chrysler A-833 four speed transmission is one of the great singular components in the modern history of the American automobile. They were made by the millions, they were used not only by...

Check This Out: A Visual Timeline Of The Build Of This Mustang/Integra Mashup!

Two Integra stories in one day…I’ve got to be losing my marbles. What is the likelihood that I find two BangShift worthy Integras? These are cars that I grew up hating! I can’t...

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Distance Learning Time: Watch This ARP Fasteners Seminar To Learn More About Bolts and Fasteners Than You Do Now!

Distance learning, remote learning, whatever you want to call it, your kids have been doing it for weeks and now you get to jump in on the fun. Why? Because we found an awesome seminar put on by ARP...

Technical Zen: This Guy Explains How He Created A Digital Dash For His Eagle!

Sometimes, the stock gauges in a car just suck. They don’t have a full compliment of useful gauges. The speedometer was woefully unprepared for what you had intentions for, or worse, was one of...

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Making Big Power With A 500 Inch Caddy! GM’s Biggest Factory Offering Makes More Power Than You’d Think Stock, But What Will Some Parts Do For It?

I’m a huge fan of 472 and 500 inch Cadillac engines. I’ve been a part of what would become the world’s fastest Cadillac powered vehicle, I’ve built Caddy powered street cars,...

203 Miles Per Hour With An RC Car? Kevin Talbot Is Building One Hell Of A Project, That’s For Sure!

I’ve been into RC cars my whole life at some level or another, but there has never ever been a better time to have one. They are cheaper, faster, and more reliable than ever and there are way...

Gullet-Cam: Here’s What Goes On Inside The Intake Of A Turbo Supra!

The exciting parts of auto shop class in high school was any time you were hands-on with a car, right? You had the tools out, you had the test light out, and you were doing your best to figure out...

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Testing The Radical: KLM/TU Delft’s Scale Model Of A Flying-V Aircraft

In the world of aviation, radical design changes are not the normal, because for every change there has to be untold hours of testing to make sure that there is no doubt when it comes to...

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The Buick Strikes Again: Hagerty’s Buick Straight Eight Build Hits Another Roadblock

There’s something really awesome about getting honest information, right? In today’s world of cloak and dagger, hide the flaws, and don’t let anyone know that you’re human...

Mini-Overlanding: Building A Camping Trailer For Grind Hard Plumbing Co.’s Monster Jeep!

The concept of overlanding rules. Ever since I realized that I was living down the street from the offices of Overland Journal magazine back in 2011, the idea of a complete off-roading unit that you...

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