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DIY Shop Tools: Building An Arbor Press From A 1972 Popular Mechanics Magazine Plan

Building tools and equipment in your garage is always fun, and every time you use a tool you made yourself it’s a better experience than if you only use tools you buy. I’ve got lots of...

Building An Engine Run Stand From The Stuff You Have Laying Around The Shop Is Good Stuff

Engine run stands are cool, super handy, and way simpler to build than you might think. Plus, you probably have a bunch of stuff in your shop that can be used to help make one. In this video from...

Make A Press Form To Emboss Sheet Metal With Only A Grinder, File, And Shop Press.

Wait, I lied. He uses a welder too, in order to weld a brace on the die and to weld together the female side of this press form. But in theory, you could bolt those parts together, it would just take...

Want A Super Quick And Easy Fire Pit Made Of Wheels? Watch This!

I’m in the middle of building a new shop and hopefully soon a new house and we’re literally doing it all ourselves. That means I’m often looking at videos on design or build...

You Should Look At These Fire Systems For Your Trailer, With A Number Of Recent Trailer Fires, Everyone Should Be Thinking About It.

I’m a big proponent of a fire system in any race car or fast street car, but with recent trailer fires making the news throughout the racing community, I think it’s time for everyone with...

Will This Old American LaFrance Fire Truck Make The Ultimate Toy Hauler? This Is Going To Be Good!

On more than one occasion I’ve seen an old American LaFrance fire truck and thought, man that could make a great ramp truck. I’ve even had the chance to buy a few old fire trucks for dirt...

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Back To The Workshop: More Restoration Work Inside Jay Leno’s Garage

The cool thing about Jay Leno is that this man routinely dredges up cars that we don’t think about in any form whatsoever, A Panhard, a Talbot-Lago, a Brough? Pretty much nobody thinks of...

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Halloween Fun! The Taylors Dragula Inspired Coffin Car Fires Up And Does Halloween Burnouts!

Well folks, yesterday was Halloween so it is kinda fitting that Alex Taylor and her dad Dennis would be having a ton of fun in their Coffin Car. They posted several videos this week, but the three...

Watch The Most Insane Giant Vise You Have Ever Seen, Get Built By Fireball Tools

I’ve talked about Fireball Tools in the past and am a firm believer in their products. I only own a couple of their squares, but have been following their other products for years and have seen...

Roadtrippin’: Seeing Outside The Obvious…Fire Truck Dreams

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett)  Ever come across a vehicle or an old building and see right past the obvious, to what it could be with just a little imagination? An old abandoned gas station...

Classic YouTube: Reviewing The 1982 Pontiac Firebird, Pre-KITT

Super-sleek, lighter on it’s feet and moments away from becoming a pop icon thanks to a television role, the new-for-1982 Pontiac Firebird lineup was needed. The second-gen car had done well...

Shock and Awe: How A Borrowed Yenko Camaro Became A Record Run At The Firecracker Mile

Borrowing the car…if that isn’t a phrase that will make a gearhead nervous, I don’t know what one is. We tend to view our four-wheeled contraptions as an extension of ourselves, our wards, the...

Finishing Up The Toyota MR2 Revival Project: Small Bits, Wiring, And First Fire!

With a ton of engine work behind them, some painting and prettying-up completed, and other projects to work on waiting for their chance in the shop, it’s time for the Toyota MR2 project car...

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NHRA Shop Talk: Why Stuff Blows Up – We Talk Carnage In Pro Stock, Pro Mod, and The Nitro Classes

Why does stuff blow up? That’s the topic of this week’s NHRA Shop Talk Live where Alan Reinhart and I talk drag racing and engine tech for your viewing pleasure. Using footage from the...