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Category Archive: TECH, Videos

Door-ectomy: Making A Two-Door 1957 Chevy Out Of A Four-Door

The Aussies don’t care, the South Africans don’t care, and the Japanese don’t care, but in America the majority still believes that there is no place for a four-door vehicle except...

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Open Up: Uncle Tony Explains How To Hog Out A Slant Six Head!

So, among the other projects that are ongoing in his work space, Uncle Tony is busy building up a new Slant Six for his super-lightweight Dodge Dart. He’s intent on making a buzzin’...

Finnegan’s Winter Project: Getting His Twin-Turbo Jet Boat Closer To The Water!

For quite a bit of time now, most of what we’ve seen out of Mike Finnegan has involved his 1955 Chevrolet, “Blasphemi”, and his racing trips that occur in-between rebuilds of the...

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Cummins Into A Komatsu, Part 2: Getting The Dodge-Swapped Bulldozer Up And Going

How many of you would actually and honestly attempt to perform an engine swap on a bulldozer? We’re not talking, “oh, we broke it, get a new engine for it”, we’re talking new...

Proper Trimmings: Shaving The Weight Off Of A Slant-Six Head

The Chrysler Slant Six is one of Uncle Tony’s favorite engines. He’s built a wide variety of engines over the years, yet he keeps coming back to the cast-iron cooking pan simplicity of...

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Wanna Make A Bitchen Belt Grinder For Your Shop At Home? Watch This

Making tools is such a satisfying thing to do. I for one love going into the tool box and grabbing a tool I have built or modified to work better. It always makes you feel good to know you did...

Roached Roadster: Cleaning Up A 1979 Triumph Spitfire That Was Left In The Woods

Over my years, I’ve seen plenty of cars left in the woodlines of various locations that honestly were well beyond savable. The Monte Carlo, the Maverick, the 1950s Dodge Wayfarer that was...

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If You Want To Paint A Car At Home, Here’s How. Our Pal Kevin Tetz Shows You Just What To Do.

After asking all you BANGshifters out there if you would paint a car yourself at home, there was plenty of feedback saying yes, no, I’ve done it before, and only if I had the right tools. We...

Removing And Replacing The Door Skins On A Camaro Isn’t The Hardest Job Ever. Watch How To Do It Here.

We can think of a lot of bodywork jobs that are way way worse than taking the door skins off a muscle car and replacing them. With simple tools that any average gearhead has in their garage, you can...

Six Pack: Uncle Tony Breaks Down The Triple-Carburetor Story From Origin To…His Ramcharger?!

Many who lived through the era or speak Mopar well will tell you that the Street Hemi wasn’t quite what it was cracked up to be. Don’t get me wrong, the 426 Hemi’s legend is...

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The Challenger Revival, Part 4: Buttoning Up The Front End, And Tearing Into The Locked-Up 318

In the last update on his rescued Dodge Challenger, Dylan McCool tore into the front suspension, all the way to the base, and rebuilt just about everything. For a car that has sat longer than I...

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Watching The Restoration Of This 1940s Era Craftsmen Bench Top Metal Lathe Is Awesome!

There are few things more satisfying to us than seeing cool restoration videos. We have showed you various tools, cars, components, and other stuff being remediated over the last few years but this...

The Fiero Revival: A Once-Over Of The Entire Rear Subframe, Engine And Transmission!

We’re following the revival of Ronnie Finger’s 1985 Pontiac Fiero 2M4 not because it’s an exciting or rare car, but because this is proof that even a straight-up novice can get the...

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Satellite Launch, Part 3: As The Flywheel Turns…

Part three of the revival of the 1970 Plymouth Sport Satellite starts off on a very high note: the starter that had been sitting in the dirt underneath the car functioned and every bit of stuck...

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