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Porsche GT3 RS 4.0 attacking Nürburgring

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Fabrication Life

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Ride along with Porsche on THE RING! Continue reading →

Posted in BLOG | Tagged 4.0, euro, europe, fab life, fabrication life, germany, gt3, gt3 rs, martini, Nürburgring, porsche, race track, racetrack, red, timo, timo kluck, Video, white

Bridge Porting a Rotary Engine

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Fabrication Life

Go in and Bridge Port this rotary with hand tools in the garage with MR. Parts. Everything explained! Continue reading →

Posted in BLOG, HOW TO | Tagged 13b, Australia, boosted, bridge port, engine, exhaust, fablife, fabricationlife, flow, mazda, mr. parts, na, normally aspirated, ported, rotary, rotary engine, rx7club, table, turbo, turbocharge, turbocharged, turbocharger, turboed, vibrant performance, Video, wankel

POM Paddle Wheel CNC Machined

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Fabrication Life

Amazing watch! This process of 4 hours is awesome! Continue reading →

Posted in BLOG | Tagged cnc, Fab, fab life, fablife, Fabrication, fabrication life, fabricationlife, hack, kilograms, machine, machinist, meshcam, no saw needed, paddle, plastic, polyacetal, pom, pom plastic, program, saw

Toyota Nascar Valve Train Testing

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Fabrication Life

Spinning V8’s over 8,000rpm is all in a days work on this Spintron.

2004 Toyota Tundra NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Engine
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Posted in BLOG | Tagged cam speed, camshaft, camshaft speed, dyno, fablife, Fabrication, fabrication life, fabricationlife, measurement, nascar, sprintron, toyota, trd, Video

Made: Crankshaft Machining on the WFL M60

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Fabrication Life

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Ever wonder how a crankshaft is machined? Peak in for a view on the M60 in action!

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Posted in BLOG | Tagged aluminum, automotive, billet, core, crank, crankshaft, Fab, fabrication life, fabricationlife, fanbrication, m60, m60 machine, machining, vibrant performance, Video, wfl

Very bad move from an R8 turns ugly!

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Fabrication Life

Uh, 1 R8 down in the pack… Continue reading →

Posted in BLOG | Tagged audi, audi r8, collision, crash, fablife, fast, gopro, r8, rally, speed, supercar, Video, wreck, youtube

CTX Gamma 2000 TC in action

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Fabrication Life

One of the strongest tools we have seen, the CTX Gamma 2000 Tc. We want one with a healthy replacement of tool heads for a month!!! Read more about it inside… Continue reading →

Posted in BLOG | Tagged ctx, cut, dmg, dmg mori, Fab, Fabrication, fabricationlife, gamma, machine, machine work, mill station, milling, tools, Video, youtube

Tig’d Up Tuesday May Review: Part 2

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Fabrication Life

May was fun for Tig welds. We had so many entries sent in, so let’s get back to the May review of Tig’d Up Tuesday!

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Posted in BLOG | Tagged all day, aluminum, Fab, fabricate, Fabrication, fabrication life, fabricationlife, facebook, t.u.t., tig all day, tig weld, tig welder, tig welders, tig welding, tig welds, tig'd up tuesday, tigd, tigged, tigs, tuesday, tut, vibrant performance, welded, welders, welding, welds

Behind the build: Aaron Weir’s CRX

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Fabrication Life

Aaron Weir has made one of the most insane cars we have ever posted. I mean, it’s a Rear Wheel Drive Honda, made in the garage… Continue reading →

Posted in FEATURED, IMPORT | Tagged aaron weir, carbon, carbon fiber, championship white, crx, ef8, f20, f20c, f22, Fab, fab life, Fabrication, fabrication life, fabricationlife, honda, honda turbo, jdm, mig weld, rear wheel drive, rwd, s2k, s2ki, sir, suspension, swapped, tig weld, tig'd up, tigged, turbo, turbocharged, turbocharger, vibrant, vibrant performance, weirtech, weld, welded, welding, welds, white

FabricationLife speaks with B.R.E. Motorsports

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Fabrication Life

If you know Tex you know the guy is scatter-brained as hell. Watch the video inside to see how we caught him! Continue reading →

Posted in DOMESTIC, FEATURED, IMPORT | Tagged aem, bre motorsports, camaro, chevy, conrad grunewald, drift, drifter, Drifting, Fab, fablife, Fabrication, fabrication life, fabricationlife, hankook, megan racing, mig, miller, miller welders, motorsports, tex blackwell, tig, Video, weld, welding, wilwood