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Cleaning Up A Dirty Rear! – Resto How To: Repainting a Rusty Rear Axle on a 1980 Trans Am
Sometimes technique is everything, and using the right products can be a game changer. When combined, the right methods and techniques, along with the right chemicals and coatings, can make all the...
Grinding Disc Testing: The Ultimate Grinding Disc Shootout Requires A Pretty Trick Grinding Disc Testing Rig
Jason at Fireball Tools is doing the ultimate grinding and flap disc shootout, and because he only does stuff as scientifically as is reasonable, it means that a very special testing rig is required...
Derek’s Vice Grip Garage Going To Town Rig Get’s Some Love: Duramax Diesel “Extreme” Tune and Allison Transmission Service
Most of us car guys and car girls have the vehicles we love and then there is usually one that is more “acceptable” to the masses, aka our going to town rig. It’s the one you give...
CHEAP, JUNKYARD TURBO LS POWER. HOW MUCH POWER IS A TURBO WORTH ON A JUNKYARD 4.8L, 5.3L OR 6.0L LS?
Turbo LS power baby. Whether you’ve got a 4.8, 5.3, or 6.0, that junkyard LS engine is just begging for boost and will make real power with even the smallest amount. What’s interesting...
Motorcycle Motor Oils: Worth It or a Waste? Is There Really Something Different In The Formula, And Do Motorcycles Really Need Special Engine Oil
We’ve been sharing videos from our friend Lake Speed, The Motor Oil Geek, for the past several months as he has shined a spotlight on the engine oil and lubricants world. There is so much more...
Stanceworks Is Building A Real Ferrari F40, And Here Is All The Info You’ve Been Asking About On This Project
It’s time for Episode 4 of the Ferrari F40 build over at Stanceworks, and that means Q&A time. There have been a jillion questions since they announced this project, and the answers to most...
Karl at Make It Kustom Show How This CRAZY Tool Helps Keep The Panel Flat! Bead Rolling and Riveting with BRASS!
If you want to build a bitchin set of bead rolled door panels for yourself, then you should totally take a look at this video. It inspires me to get a bead roller and start making cool stuff, because...
Tech Tip: Here’s How Your Wiring Should Look When Wiring Your Meziere Or Other High Performance Starter For Maximum Cranking Power
I have to admit that for a very long time I did NOT wire my starters like the one in this video. Well I wired it like one of them in the video, with the jumper wire, but not like Meziere shows you in...
Super Duty Axle Upgrades: Installing A Ballistic Fabrication Shave Kit And Axle Housing Truss
If you are getting into heavy duty rock crawling, rock bouncing, and genuine abuse of your solid axle rig, then an axle truss is something you’ve probably thought about adding to your axles....
Crashed LS Turbo Drag And Drive Car Gets Rebuilt: The Maliboom Still Needs Lots Of Welding Even Though It Just Came From The Chassis Shop!
Building cars takes a lot of work, and when you are building a race car that amount of work often becomes next level. The reason is because the fancier the chassis setup the more welding and...
Is This True? Is There Finally A AA Battery That’s Better Than Energizer and Duracell! The AA Battery Comparison You Want, Just In Time For Christmas!
While more and more stuff comes with batteries included, it is still nuts to consider how many electronics run on a AA battery. It is a very common form factor and at 1.5 volts, combining a couple of...
DIY Upholstery How-To: Build And Upholster A Simple Center Console
We love inspiring projects, but that doesn’t mean they all have to be something huge. Take this little center console for example. They are a lot of little elements to it, and it will take...
Should Newbern Actually Consider Trading His Race Car? God Only Knows What’s Going To Happen…
Newbern is lucky as hell, because he recently got to hang out with our friend Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, for a tour of the collection as well as a visit to his annual swap meet. Tommy has...
Edd China Reveals the Shocking Truth About EV Battery Repair: Perhaps Battery Issues Aren’t Big Issues At All
One of the things people often cite as an issue with Electric Vehicles, is the expense of battery replacement after X number of years of ownership. And while people usually make way more out of these...