Browse our extensive collection of tech articles for DIY tips on everything you need to know to work on your project car. We’ve got you covered from setting up your first workshop, to mechanical upgrades, car care and much more!
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Fitting airbag suspension to your street machine
Modern, computer-controlled airbags aren’t just for the low ‘n’ slow crew. Here’s what’s involved in fitting airbag suspension to your car
2 months ago - DIY
Tech: How to delete badges and external trim
How to delete badges and decorative trim for a clean, smooth look
4 months ago - Features
Tech: making your own 200-series braided lines and fittings
Carnage chieftain Scotty Taylor gives us the lowdown on using 200-series Proflow lines and fittings
4 months ago - DIY
Four-day XP Falcon wagon thrash build
An Easter long-weekend thrash by a bunch of good mates brings a languishing project to fruition
11 months ago -
Upgrading your wheels – what you need to know
1 year ago -
How to rebuild your engine
1 year ago -
The basics of welding
1 year ago -
Workshop safety tips
1 year ago
Engine Tech
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Tech: making your own 200-series braided lines and fittings
Carnage chieftain Scotty Taylor gives us the lowdown on using 200-series Proflow lines and fittings
4 months ago - DIY
Tech: How to improve your engine’s oiling system for high performance
Here’s how to make your oiling system satisfy the demands of improved performance
5 months ago - DIY
Tech: The basics of oil and your engine’s lubrication system
Oil has a lot of work to do in your engine. Here’s how it gets where it’s needed
5 months ago - DIY
Tech: Bolt-on mods for Gen III + Gen IV LS engines
GM’s modern Gen III and Gen IV small-block V8s are among the most versatile engines in the hot-car scene, and it is stupidly easy to make them sing
6 months ago -
Tech: Bolt-on mods for the Barra six-cylinder
7 months ago -
Tuff Mounts unveils first-to-market, headache-saving Commodore V6 to LS conversion kit!
8 months ago -
Video: What is compressed air supercharging?
9 months ago -
Gen V: GM’s LT engine family
9 months ago
DIY
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The benefits of stripping paint by soda blasting
Take several kilos of baking soda and throw it at your car. Really hard. It’ll take the paint clean off. You think we’re kidding?
2 months ago - DIY
Fitting airbag suspension to your street machine
Modern, computer-controlled airbags aren’t just for the low ‘n’ slow crew. Here’s what’s involved in fitting airbag suspension to your car
2 months ago - DIY
Tech: understanding how camshafts work and the terminology
We unravel some of the complexities of the common camshaft and its terminologies
4 months ago - Features
Tech: making your own 200-series braided lines and fittings
Carnage chieftain Scotty Taylor gives us the lowdown on using 200-series Proflow lines and fittings
4 months ago -
Australian-made LS accessory drive solutions that work
1 year ago -
The basics of welding
1 year ago -
Workshop safety tips
1 year ago -
Bog filler tips part two – how to apply
1 year ago
Bodywork
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Tech: The basics of chrome plating
If beauty is only skin deep, then good chrome has a very thick skin
3 weeks ago - DIY
The benefits of stripping paint by soda blasting
Take several kilos of baking soda and throw it at your car. Really hard. It’ll take the paint clean off. You think we’re kidding?
2 months ago - DIY
Tech: ceramic coating for car components
Ceramic coating can brighten up your ride as well as provide protection and added performance
2 months ago - DIY
Tech: How to delete badges and external trim
How to delete badges and decorative trim for a clean, smooth look
4 months ago -
The basics of welding
1 year ago -
Bog filler tips part two – how to apply
1 year ago -
Bog filler tips part one – different types and when to use them
1 year ago -
How to stretch guards for extra tyre clearance
2 years ago