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Category Archive: FORD, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Iron Trap 1933 Ford Project: Big Rocker Panels For This Channeled Flat Floor Hot Rod Build

In this episode about the 1933 Ford build the giant gap between the floor and the door sill is filled with custom rocker panels Matt is putting together. Because this car has a completely flat floor,...

Here’s How Leaf Springs Are Made For Big Trucks: Lots Of Heat, Lots Of Pressure, And Lots Of Hard Work!

While air ride equipped trucks are very common on the highways here in the United States, with the majority of big over the road trucks and trailers being air ride equipped from the factory now,...

Chiropractor, Stat: 500 Miles In A Pinto Wagon With Trashed Suspension!

The Ford Pinto’s infamous reputation as a pipe bomb on wheels really isn’t that justified. When tested, it was determined that the Pinto was really no worse off than any other subcompact...

Project Binky Update: lt’s Back And It’s Badass, But Has Had To Have Some Tweaks

Despite being the most well thought out car build I’ve ever seen online, and also being finished to a much more show car level than anyone ever expected at the beginning of this whole project....

JUNKYARD TWIN TURBO BIG BLOCKS-HOW MUCH BOOST DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE 1000 HP? 3 DIFFERENT BBC COMBOS

Big block Chevrolets are awesome. I mean, I love small blocks, and I love a good LS or LT, but a Big Block Chevrolet still just stands above them all. In this day and age, where everyone is swapping...

How Much Power Does A NASCAR Impact Gun Make? The Torque Test Channel Customizes And Tests One!

NASCAR impact guns are some badass pieces. They are not just a stock impact gun, but rather one that has been blueprinted, ported, and more so that they can run on much higher air pressure and way...

FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: Cutting And Wedging The Bed On This Unicorn Almost Makes Me Cringe…Almost.

If you know old Toyota Land Cruisers then you know that an FJ40 is an iconic off-roader. Like a Jeep CJ, it’s a short wheelbase little utility ride that can be built into anything. The FJ60 on the...

Free Livestream: The SFG Christmas Bracket Bash 2021 Starts Today!

Bradenton Motorsports Park has been the epicenter of awesome when it comes to racing these past few weeks and it’s awesome to see that even more greatness is going on before the Christmas...

Buyer Beware: This $130,000 1970 Hemi Plymouth Superbird Is A Giant Orange Collection Of Problems

This is an interesting video. Hoovies Garage is a huge YouTube Channel and it’s a good channel as well. My sons like watching it and the dude who founded it and runs it seems to be a salt of...

Five in A Row To Make It Go: This Video Looks At The Largest Five Cylinder Engines In The World

When we think about “oddball” engine layouts the inliners don’t typically enter the conversation. The W-style engines, the large displacement, small cylinder count V engines, and...

American Powertrain Parting Shift: Watch Joel Steele Set The H-Pattern Stick Record In The 6.80s At Over 210mph!

One of the coolest things about drag racing is the clean way that “records” can be followed and tracked. There are a billion of them. Unlike road course style records that can get...

Iron Trap 1933 Ford Project: The Channeled Coupe Gets A Full Custom Flat Floor

Matt at Iron Trap does some really cool stuff and is always fun to watch. His builds always make me want to build a 1930’s or 1940’s ride and this one is no different. This 1933 Ford is one that...

The Hustle Is Real: Tony and Leah Talk About Getting The New NHRA Team Off The Groud

Of all the massive news stories that broke in the late season and during the early part of the off-season of NHRA Camping World drag racing, the creation of Tony Stewart Racing’s NHRA top fuel...

JUNKYARD 6.0L LS CAM TEST-STOCK VS BTR TRUCK (STG 1-3) VS LS3 VS SLOPPY STAGE 2 VS (BIG) COMP 469

It’s cam testing time! I’ve been in the dyno cell with Richard on several occasions where all we were doing was testing camshafts, and I can tell you that when you get in the groove...