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Suspension Tech: How to Tune Your Performance Shocks for Street Comfort. You Don’t Have To Suffer On The Road!
Technology is a wonderful thing when it comes to building hot rods and street machines, but sometimes it can also be a pain in the butt, quite literally. It’s never been easier to make your hot...
Bennett’s Customs Is Shaping Hot Rod Door Skins from Scratch: Watch And Learn The Power Hammer Low Crown Technique!
Metal shaping is fun! It’s amazing how much you can manipulate sheet metal, and the variety of tools that you can use to do the manipulating. Whether you have an English wheel, planishing...
Can Dylan McCool Fix A FORGOTTEN Barracuda After 27 Years So His Dad Can Have A Birthday Roadtrip?
We’re about to find out, cause it has to make it more than 650 miles home after sitting for nearly 30 years. What could possibly go wrong? Sounds like the perfect father son birthday road trip...
Octane Booster That Works! You Can Increase Your Octane Level Up To 5 Numbers With The New NOS Octane Booster
In the 1980s and 1990s lots of hot rodders like myself would buy lead additives to put in their gasoline because the valve seats in our engines weren’t hardened and would become damaged without...
They Don’t Make Things Like They Used To! 100 Years Later, Are Tools Today Actually Crappy Compared To Old Stuff, Or Not?
We’ve all said it, thought it, or heard it. They don’t make things like they used to! But is that true? Or are we romanticizing the tools and parts and stuff that we love from back in the...
Big Block Swap The World: Here’s To Cheap Horsepower! Big Block Swapping The Family Truckster Is Fun For Everyone!
I am a fan of big blocks. In my case, Big Block Chevrolets in particular, but all big blocks are awesome in their own way so even the 460 that is going to get slid into this bad boy is a great...
Why Did It Take 65 Years to Make a New Socket Extension, And Does It Actually Make A Difference In The Shop?
Tools have changed a lot over the years, but some hand tools really never seem to. Stuff like screwdrivers, sockets, and extensions all seem pretty much the same with the exception of the random...
Grandpa’s ABANDONED Camaro Cleaned For The First Time in 30 Years! Can Professionals Make This Thing Look Like It’s Worth Something?
Every once in a while I find myself watching one of these barn find videos where the professional detailers work their magic in an attempt to bring the car back to life cosmetically, either for the...
Can Tony Angelo And The Stay Tuned Crew Make 600HP from a Junkyard BIG BLOCK CHEVY on the CHEAP?!
We all know that a Big Block Chevrolet can make big power, that’s no secret. But with modern parts and technology they can make insane power easier than ever. But they can’t necessarily...
Can You Weld Over Aerosol Paint? | TIG vs MIG Welding on 9 Spray Paints TESTED! Is Weld Thru Primer A Real Thing?
I’ve been welding for 46 years, and while I know a lot of welders who are far more talented than I am, at several points in my life I welded every day for my living. Over that time I’ve...
Project “Budget Bel Air”: Setting The Foundation With Rust Repair and New Tires!
With any build or restoration, whether that’s a car or house, you have to have a good foundation. We spent some time going over this ’57 to assess what it would take to get it going...
This Tool Stopped a Car Dealership Scam! Battery Tester Comparison Testing: Which One Will You Want In Your Toolbox
Last Thursday I was picking up some aluminum from the metal yard when I heard a whine that sounded like it was coming from the truck, and it wasn’t the norm. After strapping my aluminum down...
The Grind Hard Giant Trike Project: Part 4 – Rear Steer on the Monster Truck Tricycle! Will This Be As Simple As It Seems?
We’ve shared the first threes parts of this build and can’t get over everything that is going on here. This is a full on project that is not for the weak of heart. This is going to be...
The 4 Day Roadster Build: Are These Guys Capable Of Building a Roadster in Just 4 Days? Lots To Do, Including Plenty Of Rust Repair – Fun NOT Fancy
I spent the weekend announcing at LSFest Texas and then thrashing till all hours with some friends on a project car. If that doesn’t sound like your idea of a good time, then maybe you should...