Category Archive: TECH, Videos
This Swiveling Welding Table Stool Might Be The Best Seating Option For Your Shop
I hate stuff that takes up floor space in the shop. That’s probably because I’ve never had some giant space to work in and so all my junk seems to end up stacked up and in the way so...
When A Cherry Picker Just Isn’t Enough For You, Build A Gantry Crane Like This!
After all, who can’t use the ability to lift jillions of pounds? Well the real truth is most people can’t. But, most people also don’t like a normal cherry picker or engine hoist....
Hydraulics Like You Haven’t Seen Before And More On Finnegan’s Project Chevy C10!
Does the use of the word “hydraulics” instantly conjure up visions of 1990s lowriders hopping to a beat, or mini-trucks laying out in a parking lot? A trunk full of batteries, hoses that...
This DIY Metal Working Cart Is A Time And Space Save In The Shop For Sure.
We recently moved into a new shop space here on the west coast and I’ve been working very hard to make sure that everything is being organized and put away as we move it in. And along the way...
How To Service Your Ridetech Air Ride Solenoid Valves At Home
If you have Air Suspension on your hot rod, like we do on several of ours, you are occasionally going to need to service your air solenoid valves like any moving part on your hot rod. If you live in...
Here’s How To Choose The Right Air Compressor For Your Garage Or Shop
We just moved the BANGshift West Coast shop from a commercial space to a new spot behind the house. The size is the same, but the layout is much much better, and we’re working really hard to...
Weekend Concours: Check Out The Restoration Of A Studebaker Wagonaire Matchbox Car!
From the first Hot Wheels car I ever got (a silver C4 Corvette with red interior that is somewhere in my garage) to present-day, I’ve had to have gone through tens of thousands of 1/64th scale...
Dimple Dies: Why You Need Them And How To Use Them. We Want Some Bad!
The Fab Forums often run videos telling you about tools that you need. Most of the time we want whatever it is they are telling us to get, and this time it is Dimple Dies that they are telling us we...
Unhinged: Wait…Why Does My Car Need To Respond To My Emotions, Again?
At what point does adding technology to the automobile become stupid? I’m sure most of you will have the knee-jerk “it already has” response, and I don’t blame you for that,...
Here Are Two Great Beginner Welding Projects Making Tools EVERY Welder Needs!
If you are just starting to weld, it is inevitable that you are going to get really tired of practicing on scrap metal if you don’t also try your hand at something you can be proud to have...
Check Out This Home Built Two-Speed Go Kart Transmission. You Can Make This!
Mini bikes and go-karts are a dream of many children. Some are lucky enough to get one, and some of us kids never grown up and want one regardless of age. With the abundance of cheap overhead valve...
This Video Showing A Drop Forged Crankshaft Being Made Is Pretty Cool
Heat and pressure are required to forge steel, and lots of both. We all know that a forged crank is stronger than a cast crank and the reasons have to do with the grain of the material and the...
How Much Power Can A Stage 1 or 2 Truck Cam From Brian Tooley Racing Add To Your LS Powered Ride?
Sometimes I think we forget that GM pickup trucks are not JUST the number one donor for LS engines, but also the most likely vehicle any of us will own that is LS equipped. With that said, and the...
