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Category Archive: Hack of the Week, Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

DIY Roll Bender: Bend A Radius In Round, Square, And Rectangular Tubing At Home.

I’ve always wanted a roll bender to add to my selection of tools but to get one that will really bend a lot of different materials you’ll have to spend some money. A cheap one just for...

Street Racing In Frozen Temps: Detroit Cash Days (SKETCHY RACES In 30ºF Weather!)

It’s damn cold on the streets of Detroit Mexico baby! LOL With 30 degree temps it is hard to believe anyone could get any kind of power to the ground but that didn’t stop them from...

One Bad Ass Plane! Junkers G38 | The Giant Airliner With Cabins In Its Wings

I came across this on YouTube and had to share. It’s a plane that was built in the 1920s to hold passengers in a way that had never been done before and is still not done today. There might be...

MORE: HISTORIC, MISC

Furious Charge: Watch Tom Kristensen Go From 18th To 3rd In Five Laps Driving A GT40 At Goodwood

Yeah, some of you will say, “Of course he went from 18th to third in five laps, he is a retired professional race driver, it’s what he is supposed to do!” and you are probably...

Funny Car Chaos – The Movie That Chronicles The Biggest Funny Car Race In Over 30 Years!

When the Funny Car Chaos crew announced in 2021 that they were going to put on the biggest funny car race ever, I don’t think there were many people who thought it would actually be this big....

Drag Racing Video: NHRA Stock Eliminator Drag Racing ELIMINATIONS JEGS SPORTSNationals

Stock Eliminator will always be near and dear to my heart as it is the class I grew up with as a kid in Northern California. My dad raced his 68 Z28 Camaro as an F/Stock car and it was always fun to...

1936 Ford Custom Project: Bello’s Kustoms T-5 Swap, C-Notch, And More!

I love watch them do work at Bello’s Kustoms because they build ultra-cool stuff that has all the right looks but that is still driveable. This particular 1936 Ford is a great hot rod but the...

Making Sheet Metal Into Suspension! – Road Race Chassis For A Hot Rod Rebuild

Building complicated shapes and structures at home can be a challenge sometimes, but if you use the methods in this video you’ll see just what is possible without anything but simple cutting...

Turning A Railroad Track Into An Anvil! Simple & Easy DIY – Homemade Anvil

It is surprisingly easy to find pieces of railroad track to use for anvils and the like, and it has been a common use for them for a very long time. A railroad track anvil is a great DIY tool and one...

Nitrous Chainsaw Video: This Thing Is Called The Hulk And It Cuts Logs Like Butter

There is a vast world of chainsaw enthusiasts out there. Not just enthusiasts but guys and girls who compete with chainsaws at logging/lumberjack contests on the local, regional, and national level....

So Good: 1320Video Gets Into The Pits With Clay Millican And Teaches You Top Fuel Like No One Ever Has

This is one of the neatest NHRA drag racing videos we have ever seen. Kyle and the 1320Video crew shot loads of stuff at Pomona and the first release was an overview of the event with some neat...

Big On Big: This Video Featuring Seven Iconic Moments Involving Dave “Big Mac” McClelland and Big Daddy Don Garlits Is Fun

One of the most fun things about my work with NHRA is the access I have in the company’s digital archive, which continues to grow and more and more races are digitized. Anyway, as Don...

Tech: Pick The Screw That Makes More Power. Big, Medium, And Small. Which Is Best?

Screws are one of the marvels of physics. The threads can exert huge amounts of force, with far less input than you might think, and this means they can be used to do all kinds of things. In this...

Spray Paint Shootout: Which Spray Paint Really Is The Best? Or Are They All About The Same?

If you are like me then when you go to the store and buy spray paint you are always wondering why you are paying so much more for a name brand paint, and wondering if there really is a difference....