Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, MISC, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Spotlight
Why Is It That One Project Always Turns Into Five Or More?! Alex Taylor Continues To Work On Her Shop, But Time Is Limited. ATR HQ Update!
I don’t know what it is about us car people, but we are the WORST about estimating the time it will take to finish a project. I mean horrible! At least when it is our own project at any rate....
Stepping Panels With Wood Patterns – Power Hammer Forming Sheet Metal For Firewalls, Fenderwells, Or Interior Panels.
Hammer forming is a really fun and cool metal shaping technique that involves using a couple pieces of sheet material, which can be wood, or metal, to make a pattern template that can be followed...
500-HP NA JUNKYARD 4.8L-NO BOOST, NO NOS! CAN IT BE DONE? HELP ME ADD 25 HP TO THE 475-HP 4.8L!
It never ceases to amaze me the number of people who want to “build” a 400 horsepower LS engine, when you can easily make that with a junkyard engine and some bolt-ons. But what if you...
FINNEGAN IS OUT OF TIME FOR EXTREME MAKEOVER: BLASPHEMI EDITION! SO MUCH TO DO, SO LITTLE TIME!
Video Description: I’m going back to Hot Rod Drag Week with Tony Angelo and he and I will be wearing the new Party Pulley Army shirt. Who’s going to be there? Can’t make it out? You...
Who Makes The Best Small Vacuum For Shop And Car Cleanup? Testing A Dozen From All Price Points And Brands!
A shop vac is one of those tools that everyone needs in there garage, and that we should probably use more often. But sometimes we need a small vacuum to clean up something quick, whether in the...
Introducing a NEW TYPE of “Street Racing” to Alaska, Plus Extreme Alaskan Exploring! 1320 Video Brings Roll Racing To Alaska And The Action Is Awesome
Kyle and the gang at 1320 Video are back at it, and that means back in Alaska. These dudes love it up there, and for good reason. I mean just look at the views from the dragstrip there! The 1320 gang...
Vice Grip Garage Is Spray Painting A Grand National! Buick Finally Gets Bumper Fillers and Touch Ups! Will It Still Be The Bland National When Done?
Vice Grip Garage’s “Bland National” is one of the more closely followed projects that Derek has going on, as it is one of the rarer machines in his fleet. But this thing looks like...
Awesome Historic Video: Scrapping Airplanes In North Africa During WWII
It’s one of those things that you may not think about that much. We always see the videos of WWII airplanes being built, coming out of the factories in droves to go and meet the enemy head-on....
Awesome Machining Video: Screw and Rotor Production For Superchargers, Pumps, Blowers, and More
If there is one thing that we like seeing around here, it’s cool videos that highlight the ways mankind has developed to machine metals into the shapes and sizes that are needed for different...
A Monster of Malaise: The 1974 Cougar XR7 Had A 460, Suspension Made Of Jello, and Body Roll For Days
The 1975 Cougar XR7 was not a good car. This big block powered behemoth did not accelerate well, did not turn well, did not stop well, and the interior looked like it was stolen from a cheap whore...
PAUL LEE WINS PEP BOYS FUNNY CAR ALL-STAR CALLOUT AT TOYOTA NHRA U.S. NATIONALS And, B. Force, Prock, Anderson & Herrera Qualify No. 1 at The Big Go
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 1, 2024) – Funny Car’s Paul Lee won a specialty race for the first time in his NHRA career on Sunday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, defeating Bob Tasca in the final...
Every Wonder How Formula 1 Pistons Are Made? This Dude Went To The Factory! Check It Out…
I’ve seen pistons being made, and it’s a pretty bad ass process. But there is something kinda special about seeing where Formula 1 pistons are made. After all, these things are a...
Make It Kustom And HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck: The 1971 GMC Cabover Ramp Truck Got Some Chassis Paint And It’s Going Back Together! Weekend Thrash Part 3
Here we go with Day 3 of the weekend thrash. In the first two days they did a ton of welding to finish up so much of this thing and then started taking it apart, prepping it for paint, and finally...
Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Cutting Up And Bodyworking The Sectioned Hood For Better Gaps
Brent is a glutton for punishment, as he’s been thrashing hard on the GMC Roadster and if things aren’t quite good enough, he does them again. And when you are building a full custom like...