Category Archive: 1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Tech Stories, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
CARBURETED M90 LS TEST-HOW TO: RUN A CARB ON A CHEAP M90 SUPERCHARGER! JUST CUT A HOLE IN THE TOP!
Jan 28, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on CARBURETED M90 LS TEST-HOW TO: RUN A CARB ON A CHEAP M90 SUPERCHARGER! JUST CUT A HOLE IN THE TOP!
Richard has been testing these low buck M90 Superchargers like a mad man and has found the limits of their performance, along with simple ways to run them on just about anything. It’s awesome...
Steve Magnante Is Back And Truck Week Continues. Truck Week Feature #6 – The High Class Diamond T Rig
Jan 28, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Steve Magnante Is Back And Truck Week Continues. Truck Week Feature #6 – The High Class Diamond T Rig
Here’s the sixth video of Steve’s Truck Week series! This time it’s a Diamond T. These were high dollar rigs back in the day. Check it out. Our friend Steve Magnante has been out of commission...
Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Mocking Up The 331 Cadillac Engine In This 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod.
Jan 27, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Mocking Up The 331 Cadillac Engine In This 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod.
In a previous video we shared the 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod that the guys at Iron Trap Garage found stashed away in an old garage, gave a first wash, and discovered had a seized engine. But lucky...
World’s Worst 1957 Chevrolet: Clearing Over The Patina, The Moss, And So Much More!
Jan 27, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on World’s Worst 1957 Chevrolet: Clearing Over The Patina, The Moss, And So Much More!
We’ve been sharing all the build videos on this DD Speed Shop 1957 Chevrolet project and it’s getting close to done after a jillion hours of welding in dozens of free patch panels, a rebuilt...
Facebook 5.3 LS Build: Part 4 – Honing The Block After Boring. You Can’t Make Power Without It! Powell Machine Builds A High Performance 5.3 Step By Step
Jan 27, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Facebook 5.3 LS Build: Part 4 – Honing The Block After Boring. You Can’t Make Power Without It! Powell Machine Builds A High Performance 5.3 Step By Step
Here’s Part 4 of the Facebook 5.3 LS build that Powell is doing. If you missed the first three videos in this build, use the link below to check them out too. We’ve talked about Powell...
Influence And Impact Episode 13: Mini Truck History Part 2 – Air Suspension, Body Drops, Wild Paint Graphics and Custom Metalwork
Jan 27, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Influence And Impact Episode 13: Mini Truck History Part 2 – Air Suspension, Body Drops, Wild Paint Graphics and Custom Metalwork
Here’s episode two of the Mini Truck episodes, but if you missed the first then just use the link below. I’m an unapologetic mini trucker. There was a time, not so long ago actually, where...
Steve Magnante Is Back And Truck Week Continues. Truck Week Feature #5 – We’d Love To Own This GMC 6000 Dump Truck.
Jan 27, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Steve Magnante Is Back And Truck Week Continues. Truck Week Feature #5 – We’d Love To Own This GMC 6000 Dump Truck.
Here’s the fifth video of Steve’s Truck Week series! This time it’s a big GMC 6000 Square Body Dump Truck. Our friend Steve Magnante has been out of commission for a few months as he’s...
Zingers: A Brief History Of What May Be The Most Aggressively Awesome “Toys” From The Muscle Car Era
Jan 26, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Zingers: A Brief History Of What May Be The Most Aggressively Awesome “Toys” From The Muscle Car Era
If you have ever seen a Zinger in person, it is something you’ll never forget and that you will want for yourself. I mean who wouldn’t want something that looks like a tiny version of...
Steve Magnante Is Back And Truck Week Continues. Truck Week Feature #4 – A Big Bad Dodge C800 Junkyard Find
Jan 26, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Steve Magnante Is Back And Truck Week Continues. Truck Week Feature #4 – A Big Bad Dodge C800 Junkyard Find
Here’s the fourth video of Steve’s Truck Week series! This time it’s a big Dodge C800! Our friend Steve Magnante has been out of commission for a few months as he’s literally been fighting...
Deal of the Decade! 1978 Camaro Facebook Marketplace Score! Or is it hot garbage?!?
Jan 26, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Deal of the Decade! 1978 Camaro Facebook Marketplace Score! Or is it hot garbage?!?
This Camaro here is either one hell of a deal, or it is a prime example of shinywheelitus. That’s when a car that would otherwise be mediocre at best, has a set of cool wheels on it and so it...
Jay Leno Is Showing Off Another Car So Rare You’ll Have Never Seen One Before. Meet The 1958 Macminn LeMans Coupe
Jan 26, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Jay Leno Is Showing Off Another Car So Rare You’ll Have Never Seen One Before. Meet The 1958 Macminn LeMans Coupe
Jay Leno features some of the most unique and rare machines you’ll ever see, and this one here is no exception. This is a 1958 MacMinn’s Lemans Coupe and the story behind it being saved...
The My Mechanics 1973 Datsun 240Z Restoration: Part 1 – The Teardown Begins And The Repairs Needed Become Clear.
Jan 26, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The My Mechanics 1973 Datsun 240Z Restoration: Part 1 – The Teardown Begins And The Repairs Needed Become Clear.
This is the beginning of a new project for the My Mechanics channel, and the work that gets done on this thing is something special. Watch this video and the rest to come and if they don’t...
Do You Need a 6 Speed Auto? LS C3 Corvette Transmission Swap – When To Swap And What The Real Differences Are.
Jan 25, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Do You Need a 6 Speed Auto? LS C3 Corvette Transmission Swap – When To Swap And What The Real Differences Are.
When folks think 6 speed transmissions in muscle cars and classics, they often think manual transmissions like the T56 or Magnum. But there are multiple 6 speed automatics as well, and they can be a...
Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building A Tube Frame For The Custom Bed
Jan 25, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building A Tube Frame For The Custom Bed
In the last video, Brent started working on his vision for the bed, and in this one he’s got a full tube structure going together. It’s interesting and we think this thing is going to be...






