Category Archive: Apex Video, BangShift APEX, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos
Turbo Weirdo: The 1985 Pontiac Sunbird Turbo Was One Of The Seemingly Rogue PerFormance Cars of GM’s 1980s
Mar 03, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Turbo Weirdo: The 1985 Pontiac Sunbird Turbo Was One Of The Seemingly Rogue PerFormance Cars of GM’s 1980s
The saddest thing about the 1980s and GM was that the things that had made them a global colossus and were seen as their greatest strengths just 20 years before turned into giant negatives for the...
Video of Zen: Watch This Guy Restore An Old Hitachi Drill In Time Lapse – Neat!
Mar 03, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Video of Zen: Watch This Guy Restore An Old Hitachi Drill In Time Lapse – Neat!
We hear it all too much. We hear it every day. We live in a disposable age now. No one fixes TV sets anymore. It’s hell to find parts to fix your appliances. The mantra is simply to just...
DD Speed Shop’s FORGOTTEN First Generation Camaro: Nothin But NEW METAL! – This Makes It A Rust Free 1967 Camaro Right?
Mar 02, 2024Chad Reynolds1
Dan is back at it with another Camaro update. He’s run out of parts so other stuff is on order, so he’s deciding on what can go under the hood. When you get a Camaro project, you care a...
ABANDONED To RESTORED! Vice Grip Garage Is Rebuilding A Ford F100 | Part 2 -Classic Truck Interior Overhaul!
Mar 02, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on ABANDONED To RESTORED! Vice Grip Garage Is Rebuilding A Ford F100 | Part 2 -Classic Truck Interior Overhaul!
Part 2 of the Abandoned and Restored F100 build is right here! And if you missed Part 1 we’ve got a link to it down below. This episode of the build is all about the interior and that means...
Video: This Blown Big Block Chevy Powered Trip Hammer Is Awesome Overkill
Mar 02, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: This Blown Big Block Chevy Powered Trip Hammer Is Awesome Overkill
Trip hammers are cool machines designed to literally smash and bash whatever is placed in them flat. In the case of this video it appears to be a thick piece of solid steel bar stock that gets...
Video: Ever Wondered How A Full Floating Rear Axle Worked? This 1936 Chevy Film Explains It Wonderfully!
Mar 02, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: Ever Wondered How A Full Floating Rear Axle Worked? This 1936 Chevy Film Explains It Wonderfully!
It is a term that you have heard a million times. The “full floating” rear axle. Maybe you know what it is and maybe you don’t. No biggie if you do not know what it means, you get...
Vintage Drag Racing Film: Santa Pod Circa 1978 With Rocket Funny Cars, Hot Rods, and The End Of The Last Top Fuel Slingshot
Mar 02, 2024Brian Lohnes1
Having had the chance to hang out with some dedicated drag racing fans from the UK at the NHRA Gatornationals last weekend, I have had Santa Pod on my mind this week. The place has loads of awesome...
Large Angle Grinder Testing: Big Boy Power In 7″ Grinders That Will Cut Through Anything
Mar 01, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Large Angle Grinder Testing: Big Boy Power In 7″ Grinders That Will Cut Through Anything
Corded vs Cordless, this 7″ Grinder battle takes the powerhouses to task. These things make big power and can cut through anything! Do you need a 7″ grinder instead of a 4.5″? Then...
Steve Magnante Truck Week Junkyard Finds Continue. Truck Week Feature #23. 1967 Chevrolet C10 Greatness
Mar 01, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Steve Magnante Truck Week Junkyard Finds Continue. Truck Week Feature #23. 1967 Chevrolet C10 Greatness
Here’s the twenty third video of Steve’s Truck series! This time it’s all about the famed C10 Chevrolet. There is a 1967 Model in the junkyard that has some cool options and a cool payload....
5 Wild Top Fuel Cockpit Fires: It’s Getting Hot, Hot, Hot, In Here! Big Fire, Big Drama.
Mar 01, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 5 Wild Top Fuel Cockpit Fires: It’s Getting Hot, Hot, Hot, In Here! Big Fire, Big Drama.
Check out this short video from NHRA featuring five of their wildest Top Fuel fires. We’ve seen plenty of crazy fires and explosions in drag racing, but there is something crazy about a cockpit...
Watch Barry Sheene Survive A 170mph Crash In 1975 And Laugh About It In The Hospital
Mar 01, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch Barry Sheene Survive A 170mph Crash In 1975 And Laugh About It In The Hospital
In a decade that produced some of the most bombastic, awesome, over-the-top, and electrifying stars in the world of motorsport, Barry Sheene stands apart amongst his 1970s rockstar peers. The two...
Watch Norm Day’s Insane Flaming Wreck At The 1986 NHRA Northstar Nationals In Brainerd, Minnesota
Mar 01, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch Norm Day’s Insane Flaming Wreck At The 1986 NHRA Northstar Nationals In Brainerd, Minnesota
If there is a more nightmarish scenario than being in a burning funny car that’s upside down I don’t know what it is. As you will see in this 1986 video from the NHRA Northstar Nationals,...
Street Freak – Part 2: Tube Chassis Fabrication Starts! Twin Turbo Lambo Powered, Mid Engine, 25.2 Drag And Drive Volvo!
Feb 29, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Street Freak – Part 2: Tube Chassis Fabrication Starts! Twin Turbo Lambo Powered, Mid Engine, 25.2 Drag And Drive Volvo!
Here’s the second video in the series, where the real work starts as the tubing starts being cut and fit for a layout that can only be described as awesome. I can’t wait to see this thing...
Paint How To: How to Paint and Pinstripe Flames Using Budget Tools! You Can Do This At Home!
Feb 29, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Paint How To: How to Paint and Pinstripe Flames Using Budget Tools! You Can Do This At Home!
I don’t know what the percentage of hot rodders have owned a car with flames, but as one of them I can tell you that it is awesome. It’s awesome because, unless you are actually at a big...






