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Monster Truck Video: Watch The Full Monster Jam Freestyle Show #4, From Anaheim Stadium!
Monster trucks are cool. I don’t care how old you get, there is something about watching them fly through the air that makes everyone feel like a kid again. Which is why they are so popular...
MAKING A Wood HAMMER Formed Firewall: Part 2 – DIY Hammer Forming Because BEADROLLING Can’t Do THIS!
Hammer forming is one of the oldest forms of precision sheet metal forming. It’s how many early car body panels were made, and is the process that led to stamping of sheet metal parts. But the...
Car Feature Video: The “Ardun Killer” – Cody Walls 1932 Ford Coupe Al Slonaker Award Contender in Bare Metal
Damn, this is a hot rod! I’m in love with this thing and it’s only in bare metal for a pre-paint photo shoot right here. Thanks to John Jackson, for sharing this behind the scenes video,...
Making Cheap Rust Coat Look Like Factory Paint – Insane Rustoleum Results That Will Surprise You!
Cheap DIY paint jobs totally intrigue me as our regular readers and viewers will know. I have never painted a car myself, but am planning for one this year, and have looked at just about every option...
Is This The Ultimate RV? This SPACE CRAFT Built Custom Fifth Wheel RV Is Insane! Your Dually Is NOT Towing This Sucker!
I’m a sucker for RVs, Motorhomes, and Travel Trailers and especially love vintage stuff. I also dig school bus conversions, military truck conversions, and all the things. It doesn’t...
Dennis Taylor Gives Us A Rundown On How to RESTORE Aluminum Wheels With Crazy Before And After Results
Dennis is back at it in the shop, and since there aren’t many things Dennis doesn’t do on his own it should come as no surprise that he’s restoring a set of American Racing Wheels...
How It’s Made: Take A Tour Of The Craftsman Toolbox Factory And See How Real USA Made Toolboxes Are Created
Toolboxes are awesome, and we all love them, but boy are there a lot of different options out there. You can buy them in every color in the rainbow, at just about any price point, and with any...
DULCICH & FREIBURGER of ENGINE MASTERS Discuss Horsepower Myths – Dynos Don’t Lie, But The Internet Might
I can’t even begin to count the number of old wives tales, myths, and wacky theories I’ve heard about how to make horsepower during my life. I can tell you that some of the ones I...
Pete Has Made a TERRIBLE Decision Involving His Daily Driver!! Peer Pressure Is Real And Pete Can’t Avoid It!
Officially, this is Polishing Turds Season 3. To review, the first two Polishing Turd seasons revolved around traditional small blocks and both saw big performance gains. This one here is going to be...
The Motor Oil Geek Says We Need To STOP Using Regular Oil – Here Are 4 Reasons Synthetic is BETTER And Should Be In Your Engine
For a long time, folks seemed to think that there were particular scenarios when synthetic oil should be used in your engine and certain scenarios when conventional oil was more appropriate. If you...
Hot Rod Hoarder Feature Video: A Rare ELECTRIC Supercharger Powers this 1950’s Hot Rod SURVIVOR
(Words and Video by Tommy Lee Byrd) This is the ULTIMATE SURVIVOR hot rod. The Hugger Orange paint was sprayed on this car in 1973, and many of its chassis and suspension components have been in...
Sheet Metal Fab: Willomet Motor And Fab Is Making a Custom Firewall For This Custom 1970 Dodge Charger
There are only a couple of common firewall modifications for most hot rodders, and yet full boogie race cars regularly get major changes made to their firewalls. Or they are completely removed and...
Do Cheap Off-Road Lights Really Perform? Harbor Freight vs Baja Designs vs Auxbeam – Off-Road LED Lights Comparison
I know that there is a difference between cheap parts and expensive ones sometimes, and in the LED light world that has been pretty obvious over the years. But there have been some serious...
Why Does This Help Your Flap Disc Grind Better? Tips And Tricks To Get More Life Out Of Glazed Up Flap Discs
We recently ran a whole series on grinding discs where Fireball Tool tested more than 40 different ones to see who’s are actually best. Do the cheap ones compare? Do the high dollar ones really...