Shop Built Electric Cherry Picker: Check This Out? Taking Engine Pulling To A New Level
A couple years ago the hydraulic cylinder on my cherry picker died. When I went to Harbor Freight to get a new one, I realized that the on sale air over hydraulic version was only a couple bucks more...
Custom Tools: This DIY 20 Ton Hydraulic Press Is Made From Scrap Metal – You Can Do This At Home
I love home built tools. Love, love, love them. In lots of cases they are functionally the same as something you could buy, but in many cases the building of tools at home allows you to customize...
Built To Roam: UNIMOG EXPEDITION VEHICLE Walkaround And First Trip! – 1983 Ex-Army Mercedes Benz Unimog U1700L
Maybe I’m weird, but I’ve always thought that going out in an expedition vehicle to travel some of the world would be an epic adventure. Not only because you would be on a killer road...
This Big Tire Tube Chassis S10 Would Look Great Going Down The Road On Rocky Mountain Race Week
I’m a big fan of square body S10 trucks and Blazers, but people so often mess up the stance, with wheels that don’t fit right out back. Most of the time folks have the tires tucked in too...
Small Block Ford Intake Testing – Single vs Dual Plane On Both 351 Cleveland And Windsor
The world of intake manifolds is a diverse one, where dual plane, single plane, tunnel ram, IR, cross ram, long runner and short are available for just about every popular engine combo. And because...
2020 AACA Fall Meet Photo Coverage: Muscle Cars, Trucks, Classics, And More Came In Droves To Pennsylvania – Awesome Iron!
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Diversity. Variety. Mixture. These are the adjectives I have used to describe the previous galleries showcasing the Antique Automobile Club of America’s 2020...
Ever Wonder How They Make Wooden Airplane Props? Check Out These Two Ladies From Culver Props As They Take Us Through The Entire Process
Airplanes are bitchin machines, and were instrumental in the design and components used on some of the earliest hot rods. So it is no wonder that gearheads are often attracted to the cool shapes and...
Rust Repair How To: Fixing Trunk Flange Gutters The Right Way With Fitzee
Rust repair definitely ranks in the top 10 things most hot rodders and racers dread or fear, and I have to admit that I was one of those folks for a very long time. Now I’m no body work guy, so...
Easy Bolt On Quick Ratio Steering For 1968-1987 C10 Pickups: InGear Garage Install Video
I’m an old car and truck freak. I appreciate new stuff, and can agree that on paper they are superior to any of the older stuff, but there is something about the older cars and trucks that I...
Important Tips For Keeping Your MIG Welder Running Smooth, Especially When You Don’t Use Them Every Day
Welders are some super robust machines, designed to do lots of work for a very long time, but that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t heed these tips and tricks from Matt at Urchfab on how...
Bored This Winter? Buy This Never Fired Russian Liquid Propellant Rocket And Become The Hit Of The Neighborhood!
It has been a while since we’ve seen a person selling a cool rocket engine on eBay. We’re guessing that being quarantined and stuck at home maybe forced the rocket owners to mess with...
Quick and Quirky: This Look Back At The 1988 Mazda MX-6 GT Shows Off The Semi-Awkward Stage Of 1980s Japanese Cars
By 1988 Japanese automakers had firmly established their place in the American market. In fact, they had driven the American market to make sweeping changes and evolve their business so that they...
NHRA Insider: The Young Operators – Listen To Two Young, Innovative, and Forward Looking Track Operators Talk About The Present and the Future
Tyler Crossnoe and Victor Alvarez join Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast. These two guys are among the youngest and most innovative track operators in the country and they do...
