There aren’t a lot of cost-effective methods to move heavy things in your shop (or install an engine for that matter). Sure, a gantry crane of some sort will work […]

Building a fresh engine, plugging it in the car, and firing it up is a big undertaking (not inexpensive either). No secret to anyone out there we’re sure. When the […]

If you walk into almost any professional garage that operates in northern climes, (dealerships, repair shops, etc.), you’ll find one thing in common: garage exhaust systems. These systems direct the […]

If you have any sort of shop experience, you’ll know that pulling out the tap and die set usually means something went wrong. Probably the only thing worse is when […]

Street cars or street/strip cars present several issues when it comes to quarter mile chassis setup. They’re not really full-on race cars and they’re not really intended (or set up) […]

Garage hacks? I’ll bet everyone reading this has their own examples—things that fix targeted issues without spending a large amount of cash on specialized tools or apparatuses. Those fixes might […]

Over the past year or so, I slowly assembled a big block Chevy for my personal project car, a 1970 Chevy Nova. The build was deliberate. I even used a […]

When installing a fresh engine or engine/transmission combo, there can be any number of situations where anything that can go wrong does go wrong. (Mr. Murphy has entered the room.) […]

Ponder the humble screwdrivers that live in a typical kitchen junk drawer. Some are used for probing. Some are used for prying. Some are used for scraping. Some are used […]

We’ve talked about engine installation tools previously, but this time around we’ll zoom in on engine leveling or tilter tools. There are all sorts of examples out there. Most install […]