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Straighten Brake and Fuel Line Tubing

This Tool is the Easiest Way To Straighten Brake and Fuel Line Tubing

Tubing straighteners are a quick & easy tool to straighten bent or coiled steel, stainless steel, copper & aluminum brake or fuel lines. [More…]

Bolt-On Disc Brake Conversion Kits for 8 inch and 9 inch Ford Rear-Ends

Install Bolt-On Disc Brake Conversion Kit on 8″ and 9″ Ford Rear-Ends

Safety matters, especially if you’re going to have passengers. Fortunately, this kit runs close to what you’d pay to replace original drums. [More…]

How To Bead Roll Sheet Metal Without Warping

How To Bead Roll Sheet Metal Without Warping

October 14, 2018

Basic tips to combat distortion for beginners and the more advanced but proper technique to eliminate warping altogether. [More…]

How To Cut GM Coil Springs To Drop Your Ride

How To Cut GM Coil Springs To Drop Your Ride

Global West Suspension discusses and offers a tutorial for trimming (or cutting) GM coil springs to lower your vehicle ride height. [More…]

How To Build a Model A Hot Rod Chassis

How To Build a Model A Hot Rod Chassis

This tech article is meant to inspire and be a starting point for building your own hot rod chassis. [More…]

Ford Model T and Jay Leno

How To Drive a Ford Model T with Jay Leno’s Garage

October 1, 2025

Jay guides his producer through the Model T’s unusual operating system, which is anything but intuitive by modern standards. [More…]

How To Connect GM LSx Engines to an Older GM 4 Speed Manual Transmission

How To Connect LSx Engine to Older GM 4-Speed Manual Transmission

How to connect an original GM 4 speed manual transmission (Muncie M20/M21/M22, Borg Warner Super T10) to your swapped in LSx Series engine. [More…]

An Insanely Easy Torch Cutting Hack For Perfect Cuts

An Insanely Easy Torch Cutting Hack For Perfect Cuts

November 6, 2019

This quick and easy cutting hack will help you make perfect oxy/acetylene torch cuts. [More…]

How To Check If Your Amazing Barn Find Actually Runs

How To Check If Your Amazing Barn Find Actually Runs

January 6, 2019

You’ve found a fantastic vintage car or truck project, and it’s cheap — But is it really worth repairing, or is it a dud? [More…]

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