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Check Out This FORGOTTEN Squarebody CREW CAB! Will It RUN AND DRIVE After Being Parked For Years?
Sometimes I wonder how someone can leave a car sitting for years before getting to it, and then I look at the collection of projects I’ve collected over the years. It turns out I’m as...
Paint Tech: In Kevin’s Booth Spraying Satin Black on E-coat and Bare Metal. Will Any Of It Actually Stick?
When Kevin Tetz gives me painting advice I take it, and when something stumps him or doesn’t go as planned, it makes me question every plan I have to paint something on my own. But since I...
Kevin Tetz And Rodney Prouty Install A High Performance Suspension System On The Garbage 2nd Gen Camaro That Won’t Break The Bank!
Budget friendly upgrades for your hot rod or muscle car are more important than ever right now and I often hear folks voicing their concern over the quality and performance of some budget minded...
Impact Wrench Testing: Pitting The $1,250 Snap-On Against The $250 New Harbor Freight 3/4″ Earthquake To See How They Stack Up
It’s time for more tool testing, and what better David and Goliath test than to put up the high dollar Snap-On against the affordable Harbor Freight Earthquake. We love the low buck vs...
Stanceworks Real Ferrari F40 Project Part 9: The F40 Is Starting To Look Like A Car As The Full Tube Chassis Comes Together
It’s time for another build episode of the Ferrari F40 over at Stanceworks, and this time it is the tube chassis that is coming together to take advantage of the cool jig work for the Ferrari 458...
4x Fred Williams Shows Us How To Rebuild A Winch: The Iconic Warn 8274 Is A Winch Worth Rebuilding, And Something You Can Do Too!
As car guys and gals we are well versed in rebuilding stuff, but even though we are the masters of the restoration and modification we still live in a time when getting new and throwing away the...
How to Paint Like A Lowrider God: Lace, Sun Rays and Endless Lines — The 1970s Lowrider Paint Effects Everyone Knows And Loves
Lowriders have some of the most insane paint jobs in the hot rodding world. With panels, lace, rays, lines, and murals, there is nothing that compares. But how do these talented painters pull off all...
1000-HP PUMP GAS LS3-MAX TIMING UNDER BOOST? STEVE MORRIS VORTECH AFR HEAD TESTING Naturally Aspirated And Supercharged Part 1
Can you really make 1,000 horsepower on pump gas with a boosted LS3? How much timing is safe and realistic without hurting parts? Watch Richard Holdener and Steve Morris on the dyno as they test an...
Here’s How To Give An Old Set Of Seats A New Life: Here’s How To Reupholster Bucket Seats Like These For Your Ride
My mom has been sewing for most of her life, and on multiple occasions we have talked about old bucket seats I have lying around and wanting to try to reupholster them ourselves. We’ve always...
AI Lies EXPOSED! The TRUTH About 0W-20 vs 5W-30 Is Not What You Might Think. Listen to the Experts, Not AI Generated Ads!
I often joke that there is no room for science in 2025, because society seems to have lost its mind and would rather listen to social media “experts” and ads that are designed to get you...
Transmission Tech Video: Here’s What Makes The 4L80e Such A Great Transmission, and How You Can Make It Fully Manual!
That’s right, you can take the incredibly strong 4L80e and use it without a computer or a bunch of electronics to shift it. You can in fact make it a full reverse pattern manual valve body just...
Bennett’s Customs Answers The Top 10 Frequently Asked Metal Fabrication Questions That They Get! Learn Stuff Right Here!
Metal shaping and metal fabrication are some of my favorite things to watch on YouTube, not only because I love doing them myself, but also because I am a nut for learning new things. But never...
Ridetech’s New MOMENTUM Chassis Install Video: Tom Farrington’s Pro Touring 1966 Chevelle Get’s The Full Treatment!
When the folks at Ridetech decided that they were going to offer suspension systems that don’t have to bolt to the stock chassis or subframe in your muscle car last year, the world was pretty...
Check Out This Epic Survivor! This Amazing 1939 Ford Truck Is Barn Find Greatness! But Will It Run Again?
Barn finds rule, and Mortske has found his fair share of them over the years. But this one here is a pretty cool survivor that looks incredible considering that it is nearly 80 years old. This 1939...