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

Chop Top How-To: Walden Speed Shops Chop Top Videos Continue

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

Puddin Gets A Bitchin 1958 Pontiac Chieftain Running After Sitting For 40 Years

The insane number of “Will it Run?” videos that you find on YouTube now are kind of annoying sometimes. Why? Well because if an engine was running when the car was parked, no matter how...

International Truck Build: This Old IH Pickup Is Getting A Bit Of An Upgrade To Keep It Alive

I’m a fan of old trucks, and especially those that have a good old farm or work truck look. This International pickup has that look and if it was sitting much lower to the ground it would be...

Ready For E85? Which Fuel Line Do you Need To Make Sure Your Fuel System Is Ready?

Technology is a wonderful thing, and E85 is no exception. It is a great fuel not only because it makes an internal combustion engine lower emissions, but also because it is capable of supporting lots...

Grinder TV Road Trips To C10’s In The Park For Chevrolet Truck Greatness

C10’s in the park is one of the must attend truck events in the country, and yet it has a very limited number of entries due to its small venue. That just makes it an awesome and exclusive...

Sheet Metal How To: Make Custom Curved Sheet Metal Flanges The Easy Way

There are a lot of cool things you can make with sheet metal, and usually more than one way to make them. But sometimes the simplest and easiest way looks just as trick as if you did it the hard way....

Assembly Zen Video: Watch This Model V-Twin Engine Go Together – Neat Kit!

If you have been back to work for exactly one day after a holiday break and you feel like your head is ready to explode already, we have the solution. This zen-like video shows the assembly of a cool...

Watch An Austrian Blacksmith Use A Drop Hammer Built Hundreds Of Years Ago

Old tools are a fascination for practically anyone who loves working on stuff. Old tools have an aura because they are direct extensions of the humans that used them. Whether we are talking about the...

$3,500 Build: Turbo Stuff, Sheet Metal, Body Fitting, And More On This Low Buck Bud Cool 1951 Chevrolet

The Casey’s Customs 1951 Chevrolet build has been pretty cool, and feels a lot like his $1,000 budget F100 build he finished a few months ago. Because the budget is higher, this project is has...

The American Powertrain Parting Shift: 9-Gears, No Mufflers, An A Detroit Diesel

Any video that proclaims glee in breaking local noise ordinances is just fine with us! Here we take a ride in a 1985 GMC Brigadier truck as its owner leaves the local fueling station and cruises it...

Vannin’ Aussie Style: This 1970s Look At The Van Club Culture In Australia Is Awesome

It’s always wild how similar cultures kind of fall into similar things with very little way to know that each is doing it. In the 1970s, the “vanning” culture in America exploded....

Blinding Speed: Ride On The Back Of A 700hp V-10 Powered Dallara SP1 As It Passes EVERYTHING At Daytona

The march of progress in motorsport is unstoppable. It’s what makes things faster, lighter, safer, etc. Sometimes it is tough to illustrate that progression until you actually put stuff on the...

Decade of Spills: Watch Mike Austin’s Horrendous 2012 Alcohol Dragster Crash – He Walked Away

As we continue to look back at some of the hairiest moments of NHRA drag racing over the last 10 years, we land in Pomona circa 2012 to see one of the most wildly insane top alcohol dragster crashes...

Big Block Power! 1,000 Horsepower Plus, Using Two $163 Ebay Turbos On A Junkyard Big Block.

Yep, it is totally possible to build 1,000 horsepower using two $163 cheap Ebay Turbos on a junkyard big block Chevrolet. Make no mistake, this isn’t a replacement for a high dollar race...