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Category Archive: Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Chop Top How To: The Walden Speed Shop 1932 Ford Build Continues, And The Chop Is Almost Done!

Here is the sixth installment of videos from Walden Speed Shop on how to chop the top on a bitchin 1932 Ford. If you missed the first five installments, use the link below to watch them first....

DIY Poly Bushings? Wait, What? Yep, You Can Mold Your Own Polyurethane Bushings At Home. Watch This.

Okay, in the spirit of full disclosure the bushings being made here are being molded in 3D printed molds and I know everyone doesn’t have a 3D printer. That’s okay, there are ways to make...

GM Truck Firewall Rust Repair: Square Body Chevrolet And GMC Trucks Are Known For This And It Is Fixable

Rust repair is one of the specialties of Fitzee at Fitzee’s Fabrication. This guy can shape and cut and replace rusted sheet metal like none other. In fact, he’s so good at it that other...

Shop Made Tools: DIY Tools Are The Best And This Bearing Puller Setup Is Something You Can Do At Home

This particular bearing puller setup is being built for a very specific project, but the idea and the execution is something you can easily do at home if you don’t have a set or want to make...

English Wheel Metal Shaping: Rust Repair On A 1960 Cadillac Coupe De Ville. Big Quarter Panels Mean Big Patch Panels

Old Caddy’s are awesome. I grew up with them, love them, and think that they are super fun cars to drive and to look at. The only downside to a big Cadillac is that they are big. LOL If...

1937 Ford Hot Rod Truck Build: You Know It’s Going To Start Off Right When You Have To Unload It With A Forklift

When you get a new “project” that is almost complete and in really good shape and that only needs some work in order to be up and running, those are holy grail kinds of finds and make you...

Return Of The Mack: Watch This Forlorn Mack Model B61 Get A Fresh Lease On Life And Go Back To Work

We have been showing lots of “save” videos recently. You know, the ones about someone pouring time and effort into a vehicle that others have left for dead. This is another of those...

Tire Shredder On The Hub Dyno – Watch This Blown F100 Truck Make Nearly 1,100hp To The Wheels

This video rules for a few reasons. The first is that Steve Morris is involved with his hub dyno. The second is that the rig on the hub dyno is a crazy, kind of ugly, wildly overpowered burnout truck...

Listen Up: NHRA Insider Podcast Features Dallas Glenn, Tripp Tatum, and Cameron Ferre!

NHRA Rookie of the year Dallas Glenn, and a pair of Pomona top fuel semi-final finishers, Tripp Tatum and Cameron Ferre join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider. All three racers...

The Team That Could and Did: An Amazing Look At The History Of Alan Mann Racing

When it comes to names you should know as an informed racing fan, Alan Mann’s is one of them. A guy who went from being a talented wrench and racer to someone who the Ford Motor Company relied...

A Mighty Wind: This 454ci LS Engine Build Is Force Fed By A Fresh 3.0L Whipple Blower

This is nasty. 93 octane pump gas, 931 lb-ft, and 1,035hp all happening at less than 7,000 RPM. It’s a 454ci LS engine with a 3.0L Whipple blower cinched down on the top of it and my goodness...

Cool Dyno Video: This Aussie Gasser Uses A Supercharged Ford Crossflow Inline Six To Make Decent Power!

This is the kind of stuff that we truly, truly love. You are going to see some Australian guys taking their retro-gasser build to the dyno and tuning on it to make more power. This is not the normal...

Diesel Power Video: This 1937 Caterpillar Film Shows Proper Maintenance, Injector Testing, and More

This is awesome. The video you are about to see shows us the cutting edge diesel technology of eighty years ago and how famers and operators were supposed to treat it during work. This 1937...

Mini Pinzgauer 6×6 Build: This Awesome Little Ride Is Coming Together!

This Mini Pinzgauer is one cool little, no pun intended, project and I’m really excited to see it going together and to see what it is capable of when it is all done. Check out the next videos...