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  When you can not afford a real one

  We found this on Pintrest, for those who can not afford a real one 🙂 Read More »
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  Chassis Work Begins (Week 13)

  Week 13 was productive. The first round of block sanding is complete and the car is now in the second round of primer. We also finished Read More »
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  Project Pink Floyd – Week 6 Progress Update

  Week number 6 has been a little slow. I have been waiting on parts to complete the rockers.  We also got the motor uncrated and on Read More »
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  Pink Floyd – Week 16 progress

  Week 16 has brought some good progress. Most of the body is ready for paint. We completed painting the underside, engine bay, interior and trunk in Read More »
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  Picked up a LS 5.3 and 4L60E trans today

  We picked up a complete LS 5.3 and 4L60E trans from a GMC truck today, I have plans to freshen it up and put in the 1950 Read More »
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  I Paid The Porsche Tax!!! (Strange Car Story)

  You buy a Porsche 911 then to your surprise there is a Porsche Tax. This is a story of the pain of learning about the Porsche Read More »
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  A Week with the Jaguar XE

  The Full Octane Garage pounced upon the opportunity to drive the new 2017 Jaguar XE 35t for the past week. Check it out as we put Read More »
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  2017 Cars and Cigars event to support the Make a Wish Foundation!

  The Full Octane Garage was enlisted to help contact exotic and classic car owners who were willing to show their cars at the Cars and Cigars Read More »
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  Pink Floyd now has a new color!

  After several weeks of prep work we finally shot the color and clear on Pink Floyd today. The project is getting exciting now that the car Read More »
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  First Attempt Cutting Up the 1988 Corvette with the Eastwood Versa-Cut 60 Plasma Cutter

  This was our First Attempt with the Eastwood Plasma Cutter. You get to have a good laugh about mid way through when some hot sparks landed Read More »
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  Raptor Bed Liner used as undercoating on a 1950 Chevy Truck (Raptor by U-POL )

  This is a video we put together on using Raptor by U-POL as an undercoating and underside finish for both drivers and show cars. This application 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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  Part 1- Foam Cannon Challenge Head to Head Test (Foam Off) Who loses the BET?

  We picked up two foam cannons and 2 different pressure washers and decided to do a shoot out challenge (and there was a small bet with Read More »
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  Project 63 – The new addition, a 1963 Split Window

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  New Wheels and Tires Arrived

  The new wheels and tires arrived today, put them on for a test fit.   Read More »
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  DIY Porsche Cayenne Key FOB Battery Replacement

  A key FOB Battery cost HOW MUCH! DIY Porsche Cayenne Key FOB Battery Replacement. You will be shocked at how much mark up Batteries Plus is Read More »
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  Floyd – Week 15 (Frame repair COMPLETE)

  As week 15 comes to a close we made great progress on the rust repair in the frame. There was a little more damage than I Read More »
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  Pink Floyd Day 8

  Day number 8 was the magic day, the body has been separated from the chassis. My friends Ray and Carol along with my wife completed the 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 »

• 1955 MG TF is complete

  The 1955 MG TF restoration is now complete.     [nggallery id=12] Read More »
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  2014 Corvette next to 1960 Corvette

  All I can say is WOW! A friend from the GM plant had a pre-production 2014 C7 Corvette out at Cars and Coffee today. We get Read More »
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  Stacey David’s Gearz TV Set Tour

  The antique car club had an awesome tour at Stacey David’s Gears TV set. He was a great guy to spend time with, a true car 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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  Project GMC LS-Z57 – Day 1 Tear Down

  Tonight marks the beginning (Day 1) of the Project GMC LS-Z57 Tear Down. We were only able to work a few hours but made a pretty Read More »
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  1931 Auburn – Getting ready for Atlanta Concours

  For the past month we have been hard at work getting the 1931 Auburn ready for the Atlanta Concours. We started by cleaned and stripping any 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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  Checking out the 2016 Mclaren 570S at Nashville CarsnCoffee!

  A fellow car enthusiast shared his new McLaren 570S with us at Nashville Cars n Coffee! Thanks for bring it out, Billy! Read More »
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  PupProtector Car Seat Cover Review

  At the Full Octane Garage, when we use a product and find that it may benefit our viewers, we like review it after running it thru Read More »
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  Floyd – NOW IN PRIMER

  We finally got the car in primer today. My makeshift paint booth worked great, nice cross flow and no dust in the primer. I used 5 Read More »
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  you know you are a Car Guy if… Episode 1

  1st in a series of short videos that define the Real “Car Guy”! Let us know what you think in the comments! Read More »