Category Archive: Apex Spotlight, Apex Suspension Tech, Apex Tech Stories, Metal Fabrication, SUSPENSION, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

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....

Dakar 2022 Video: Best Of Car Highlights From The Entire Race Right Here

Dakar 2022 is done, and here are the Best Of Video Highlights from all the car action going on all week. Dakar 2022 is on and man is it already living up to its reputation of being one of the...

Iron Trap Sweetheart Roadster: Garage Building A Door From Scratch, A Year After Building The First One. Can He Do It Again?

Most people who needed to build a pair of something for a car project would probably build them both at, or around, the same time especially if they need to match. In fact, the longer you wait to do...

FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: The FJ45 Ultimate Rock Crawler Gets A New Homemade Bumper!

On this episode of the FJ45 Rock Crawler project the custom rear bumper comes together, along with tail lights, and more! Check it out. If you know old Toyota Land Cruisers then you know that an FJ40...

New Year’s Day V-Drive Flat Bottom Hot Rod Boating At Lake Elsinore In California

Flat bottom V-Drive hot rod and race boats are cool as hell, and since the weather is often good in Southern California all year long there are a cool group of boat owners who get together on New...

Restoring A 250 Pound Bench Vise! This Would Be Cool In Any Shop!

A good bench vise is absolutely critical to any shop, and they can be quite expensive for a really good one. Of course, there are cheap models out there, which are totally fine for the average...

Dakar 2022 Video Highlights: The Final Stage Of This Epic Desert Race Is Right Here!

Dakar 2022 is done, and here are the Stage 12 highlights! Dakar 2022 is on and man is it already living up to its reputation of being one of the toughest races in the world. Famous racers and teams,...

Long In The Tooth: The 1982 Maserati Merak SS Was An Italian Looker That Had Lost Its Fastball

There’s something kind of sad about seeing a once successful person, organization, or thing just kind of limping into its inevitable end. For Maserati and the Merak SS that was the situation in...