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Category Archive: CHEVY, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

1967 Chevelle SS 396 Rust Repair Tear Down And Quarter Panel Replacement. Still Lots To Do!

Rust repair is never really fun, but is often necessary on the old cars and trucks we know and love. There are many ways to take care of rust repairs, but regardless of whether you use NOS parts,...

Cash Days At 1320Video’s Home Track: The Last Man Standing Gets $10,000

1320Video is back at it, at their home track, home of the 1320Video Ice Cream Cruise and more, for a $10,000 to win Cash Days event. An event that featured a bunch of small tire cars running in the...

American Powertrain Tuesday Shift: Battling The Field From First To Last To Fourth In A Screaming Lotus Cortina!

There’s something about the intensity of in-car road racing videos that I love. While you cannot see driver Steve Soper’s face in this film because of his helmet, you can pretty well bet...

Doug Cook’s Nova is BACK and Insanely Beautiful! Final Assembly Time For Motion Raceworks Most Famous Ride!

When Motion Raceworks’ Doug Cook crashed his famous Nova on Rocky Mountain Race Week last year, it was bad but he walked away and the car was rebuildable. It turns out it needed more work than...

GoodGuys Puyallup 2023 …..The Griots Garage Pacific Northwest Nationals Puyallup Washington

John Jackson was back at it at the recent Goodguys Show in Puyallup Washington and we’re glad he had the video camera rolling. This is a great show and always draws great cars. The show is one...

Make It Kustom Designs A Custom Split 1932 Grill For A Hot Rod Roadster – Part 5 How-To Fit & Weld Sheet Metal Panels In Preparation For Final Metal Finishing Of The Split Grill

It is time to finish fitting and welding more stuff up on the split grill! In this video on the custom ’32 grill, Karl is going to show you how to setup, fit-up, and weld your sheet metal parts...

Flat-out Cool: Watching This Scale Model Of A BMW RS90 Engine Come Together Is Awesome

There’s something about putting together little engines that is really fun. In fact, it has become a bit of a tradition here at the Lohnes manse over the years to do a model engine kit around...

Featured Product: Garrett Turbochargers Are Now Available at Holley. Buy Your Turbos Along With All Your Other Parts In One Spot.

When you went online at Holley.com to buy all the parts you need for your turbo LS swap, it kinda sucks that you couldn’t buy your turbo there too. I mean you can buy literally everything else...

HOW MUCH POWER IS A SBC TUNNEL RAM WORTH? 355 SBC INTAKE TEST-TUNNEL RAM VS RPM AIR GAP VS VICTOR JR

Tunnel rams make power! Period. But how much? And are they really just for high-rpm power? Do they only work on a racing engine? In this test from Richard Holdener you are going to see him put a set...

Shop Tool How To: Leaky Rusted Vintage Floor Jack Restoration (Snap-on)

I’m a fan of old tools, just like most car guys, and especially old jacks as they are usually WAY nicer than new ones. We’ve got a couple of Hein Werners that will live in our shop, but...

How It’s Made: Forged Aluminum Wheels RAYS | Forged Wheels Factory | Technical Manufacturing Process

If you haven’t heard of Rays wheels, then you probably haven’t ever been into anything imported. I say this not as a dig, but just a simple fact, as Rays wheels are an OG Japanese brand...

Way Less SKETCHY!! The Cheapest LS Swapped Trans Am gets budget friendly handling upgrades!

He’s back at it, with more love for the horrible Firebird that he rescued in Part 1 and 2. If you missed that, don’t worry we have a link below where you can check it out. Now its time for this...

I’d Drive It! CRAZY HAYABUSA POWERED PIAGGIO APE – IS THIS THE CRAZIEST CAR IN THE WORLD? The Motor Addicts Seem To Think So.

These little three-wheeled wonders, regardless of manufacturer, or often referred to as a Tuk Tuk. This is the Thai word for them, but it is relatively universal. Wikipedia’s definition and...

Cordless Tool Testing: What’s the Most Powerful 3/8″ Impact You Can Buy? And Do You Need One?

Everybody is familiar with how bad ass 1/2 inch cordless impact guns have gotten, and it seems like just about everyone has one in their shop or garage. And there are a lot of heavy-duty shops that...