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PORTED M90 BLOWER TEST-HOW MUCH POWER IS PORTING REALLY WORTH? CAN THE JUNKYARD M90 MAKE 650 HP?
Does porting a blower really make a big difference in power numbers? Guys have been having it done for years, but many of them just go by the word of the guy porting them. And there are plenty of...
DIY Hi Tech Hydraulic Press Brake Project: PART 1 – Making Repeatable Bends On Your Own, Using Your Own Press Brake With Limit Switches
I’ve never owned a sheet metal brake, but I’ve always wanted one. But even more than a sheet metal brake, I’d like a hydraulic press brake so I can bend my own brackets and such....
Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building The Rear Tail Pan For The 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup!
In the last video, Brent was working on some tweaks to the rear of the pickup bed. Now it’s time to do tail lights and finalize the rear look of this thing. Check it out and let us know what...
BEST JUNKYARD DAY EVER! WHO FINDS FOUR 6.0L LS MOTORS IN 1 DAY? FORD & DODGE V10S, CLASSICS & BOOST!
I’ve been at the wrecking yard with Richard Holdener on multiple occasions and can tell you that SoCal has some great spots to pickup engines and parts. With a jillion cars in the area, the...
Video Car Feature: Ace Fabrication Bare Metal 1932 Ford Roadster – A World Class Hot Rod Born in a Small Town
If this 1932 Ford doesn’t do it for you, then you have no pulse. I mean just look at this thing! If it was painted, it would be a really bad ass hot rod, but when you look at this thing in bare...
Americana Video: Watching Coke Delivery Men Work In Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin During The 1940s – Just Wow
Want to talk about a window into a world that no longer exists?! This is some really spectacular footage that seems to have been made by a local Coca-Cola bottler/distributor a long, long time ago....
Having A Bad Day? This Compilation Of 1980s Drag Racing Wreckage And Calamity Will Set You Right
Now here’s the cure for the common bad day. Every moment of this video below is filled with someone who was having a worse day than you about 30 years ago. From Mike Dunn wrecking the Hawaiian...
Jack Attack: Restoring A 70-year Old Blackhawk Bottle Jack Is A Satisfying Thing To Watch
There’s something awesome about saving old tools and equipment and that’s why I love this video that shows the step by step restoration of a 70-year old Blackhawk bottle jack. This is a...
Liggett Starts His First LS Engine Build! Did He Buy A Good Used Engine Or A Bad One? The Teardown Never Lies!
Scott Liggett, aka Rebeldryver, has been hot rodding small block and big block Chevrolets for a long time, and while he’s worked on some LS stuff while he was at Blueprint Engines and on other...
Metal Shaping Tech: Lead Filling Techniques Every Classic Car Restorer Should Know With Wray Schelin
The first body filler, used by both the OEs and hot rodders alike, was lead. Why do you think they call early customs Lead Sleds? They were full of it as their body mods were all done with the help...
Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Is Getting Custom Front Shock Mounts.
In this video from the collaboration Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig, you’ll see the front...
Casey Currie Takes Us For Another Ride During Easter Jeep Safari, With An Epic View, And A Fairly Sketchy Trail Made For Mountain Bikes
If you are into Jeeps, then the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab Utah is like Mecca and if you haven’t been you’ll be blown away by how many folks head into town for the event. It’s like a whole new...
Making 500HP with an $800 Dollar Junkyard Truck Engine And Then Throwing It, And A Tremec 5-Speed, In The 1964 Nova To Thrash!
Making 500 horsepower with a junkyard LS takes very little work, and gives huge return on investment when it comes to smiles. When you add an American Powertrain TKX 5-speed swap to the mix,...
Alex Taylor Takes Us On A Tour Of The QA1 Headquarters And Factory In Minnesota. 100,000 Square Feet Of Suspension Goodness.
QA1 has been a player in the high performance muscle car and classic truck suspension market for years, but in the last five years they have made huge strides to increase their offerings not only...