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  Floyd – Week 5 Progress Update

  Week 5 has brought a lot of progress. I fired up the sand blast cabinet and have started working on the smaller metal items. I also Read More »
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  Welcome to the Full Octane Garage!

  Welcome to the Full Octane Garage! We are going to have some FULL OCTANE FUN! Read More »
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  SEMA Day 1 (Shelby Daytona #1)

  (Shelby Daytona #1) It was very exciting to see $20 Million dollars of history sitting in front of you! Read More »
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  For Those Who Need Something Easier To Park and Drive

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  Very Cool Right Hand Drive 58 Corvette

  This is a very nicely done 58. With the custom right hand drive it looks like he must be in Australia or New Zealand. Read More »
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  The DJI Phantom4 , a Visual Introduction

  As the Full Octane Garage continues our quest to improve our quality and content, we bring you, our wonderful viewers, a sample of content to come Read More »
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  Pink Floyd Gets Some Teeth

  Pink Floyd no longer looks like he is from TN, he now has teeth in his new Grille. We also go the back bumpers installed, now Read More »
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  Can a Spark Plug Break Glass?

  More fun from youetube! This is pretty crazy, who is going to try this first? Read More »
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  A “Cheap” Ferrari 550 Maranello (Strange Car Stories)

  Episode 2 of our Strange Car Stories segment. Ouch, a $50,000 Mistake! This is a story of an old friend finding a deal that was too Read More »
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  Project 63 gets a some new skin and bling

  Well while we had the transmission out for a 5 speed sway we decided to go ahead and rebuild the numbers matching 327. Unfortunately that is adding 4 weeks to Read More »
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  What does the inside of a Fuel Filter look like after 300,000 miles?

  For those of you who skimp out a little on maint you might think twice after seeing this 🙂 Credits to Chris Fix. Read More »
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  Project 63 SWC is Finished

  Project 63 is finally finished. The new trailer came in yesterday so life is good! [nggallery id=90] [nggallery id=86][nggallery id=75][nggallery id=76][nggallery id=77][nggallery id=78][nggallery id=79][nggallery id=80][nggallery id=85][nggallery Read More »
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  ICT Billet High Mount Narrow Bay AC Bracket Review (LS1/LS2/LS3 or Vortec 5.3) Part #551352-3

  We had bought an ICT Billet A/C Bracket part# 551494-3 and installed iton a 5.3 Vortec LS engine but unfortunately I did not measure where my Read More »
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  LOOK, it’s an engine! Pink Floyd now has an Engine and 5 speed

  Pink Floyd finally got an engine and 5 speed installed today. It will not belong before it gets a body! [nggallery id=56] Read More »
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  Project Z57 GMC Chassis from RR Frames has arrived

  The new custom built Chassis from RR Frames arrived for Project Z57 GMC last night. This is built to accept C4 Corvette suspension and running gear Read More »
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  Pink Floyd – Week 18 progress (Finally Got Some Color)

  Week 18 began with finally getting some color on a few parts.  We tried to lay down color in week 17 but we ran into fisheye issues and Read More »
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  1950 Chevy Truck Paint Progress

  We periodically do a few major projects in the Full Octane Garage. We are currently building a 1950 Chevy 5 window restomod truck and we wanted Read More »

• 1955 MG TF is complete

  The 1955 MG TF restoration is now complete.     [nggallery id=12] Read More »
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  50 Chevy Truck Body Progress

  We finally got back to work on the 1950 Chevy 5 window truck project this week. Today Dennis spent a bunch of time prepping the majority Read More »
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  A Week with the 2017 Land Rover Discovery

  Jaguar Nashville loaned a new Land Rover Discovery to us for a week while the Jaguar XKRS was in for service. We took this opportunity to Read More »
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  Correcting that pesky Brake Squeal

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  Vegas Rat Rods (WELDER-UP)

  These are some pictures we took at WELDER-UP HQ in Las Vegas (Home of the Vegas Rat Rods Show! Read More »
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  What’s New At The Full Octane Garage (12/2/18 Update)

  Full Octane Garage Project Updates (1933 Auburn is in paint) Read More »
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  SOLD – 1950 Chevy 3100 5 Window Restomod Truck

  Up for sale is a 1950 Chevy five window truck, this is a fresh restoration with lots of new metal. This truck drives awesome! Read More »
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  Floyd – Week 4 Progress Update

  Week 4 has been wrapping up the bulk of the soda blasting. I finally got the door hinges and door strikers removed. I had to grind Read More »

• Floyd – Week 12 Progress Update

  We have now started week 12 and this is body work week. We are filling and smoothing the surfaces and generally making a big dusty mess. Read More »
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  Project 63 Engine Bay Refresh

  I am making progress on the engine bay refresh. It is getting close to the point I can start putting things back together 🙂 Don’t mind Read More »
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  Black Vinyl Wrap for the new Corvette

  I decided to vinyl wrap the center section of the top and my first attempt was in a matt carbon fiber look. I tried it for a Read More »
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  New 1950 Shop Truck Project

  We are planning our next build and it is looking like it will be an early 50’s pickup and we would like it to look very Read More »
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  You know you are a Car Guy if… episode 2

  2nd in the series of “You know you are a Car Guy if…” This is a fun series on how crazy car guys can get. This Read More »