Category Archive: TECH, Videos, XL Spotlight, XL Videos
Finnegan Gets A Birthday Surprise! It’s Amazing What Stuff Will Make A Square Body Crew Cab Guy Happy!
Normal people sometimes don’t understand the stuff that makes us car guys happy. Square body guys are even a different breed, and because some stuff is so hard to find we get pretty giddy when...
Here’s How To Make Bitchin Aluminum Seats That Pay Homage To The Original Bomber Seats Of Old.
Bomber seats are super popular in traditional hot rods, customs, and rat rods, but they aren’t for everything. I love them, and would love to have them in a couple of my projects, but I also...
Every Cam Is A Turbo Cam! Just Ask Richard Holdener. Watch The Video Before You Start Arguing.
Every cam is a turbo cam? Wait what? That doesn’t make sense. right? Well it actually does, sort of. Sure there are high performance combos that can make more power with optimal parts, such as...
NHRA Has Been Making Chassis Tech Changes In 2020 And Tim McAmis Is Here To Explain What They Mean To You.
For 2020 the NHRA has come out with some pretty significant rule changes with regards to Pro Mod chassis and more. These new rules are intended to combat some of the recent issues with parts on cars...
Project Binky Is Back! This Bitchin All-Wheel Drive Mini Project Is Getting Close To Making The Noise!
We love Project Binky, and have been following this project nearly since it started. It has been a few years, but the work going into this crazy little machine is one of those things that just makes...
From Rust To Righetous: Street Machine’s Rustoleum Valiant Wagon Project Kicks Off!
True car people need very little reason to take on a project. Bringing a neat old machine back to life is always a pursuit worthy of effort, but when a company is willing to back one of the bigger...
In Plain English: Carburetor Basics For The Beginning Wrench!
If there is one criticism above all others that I will air out about my learning curve on working on cars, it is the way I was taught how things work. Case in point: my second car was a 1978...
The Challenger Revival, Part 10: Trunk Floor Installation And More Rear Suspension Work!
If it seems like the last few episodes of Dylan McCool’s 1973 Dodge Challenger restoration has been focused on the rear of the car…well, it has been. Between the missing trunk floor and...
How To: Here’s How You Install Holley’s Terminator X On An LS Engine
If you plan on installing a Terminator X on any LS engine, this video is for you! Holley’s Terminator X is the affordable Stand Alone EFI Control system that will work on any GM LS engine. So...
An Engineer’s Eye Into The Changes Ford Made In The Mustang’s Manual Transmissions…For The Worse?
It’s 2020. Frankly, I don’t give half a care what’s going on so long as there are three pedals and a shifter sticking up from the floor…and it functions properly. (Side-eying...
Corrosion Reverso: Banishing The Rusty And Crusty Out Of The Front End Of A Fiero
If you’ve worked on a car that’s more than a few years old, chances are good that what’s underneath that pretty skin looks…well, let’s be nice and say...
Hot Rodder’s Project: Make Your Own Louver Press In Your Garage! Louver The World
Back in the day, you could go to your local hot rod or speed shop and have louvers pressed into parts of all kinds. Local hot rodders would bring in hoods and fenders and more, all in search of...
How Many Ways Can You Weld Box Tube Corners? The Answer Is A Lot, And Here Are 4 Cool Ones
Sometimes I see videos of guys making rounded or capped, or other corners in box tubing on videos you’ll see on youtube. Most of the time these videos have little or no instruction, or are in...
