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Category Archive: ChadMouth, MISC, Videos

You Think You Might Want To Be In The Automotive Business? Career Advice: How The IronTrap Garage Parts Business Started

You wouldn’t believe the number of people that ask me how to get into a career in the automotive aftermarket, automotive media, etc. And then I also get asked how I got into the whole thing,...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 1 At Cecil County Featuring $50,000 Pro Mod Invitational – Monday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

Is This 280zx Beyond Saving? When Is A Car Worth Saving? Kevin Tetz Walks Us Around A Potential Project To Figure Out If It Is Worthy

I’ve bought two cars in my life that made me wonder if I should have. The first turned out epic, and as soon as I started mocking it up during the build, any doubts left my mind. It would turn...

Awesome Watch: This 1980s Drag Racing Documentary Centers Around Kenny Bernstein And It Rules

There were few people on this Earth that we thought were cooler in the 1980s than Kenny Bernstein. He had a championship team that was knocking down race wins and points titles all over the place,...

Featured Products: Budget Beasts! YOST Sealed Back HD Mechanics Vises From Eastwood. A Stout New Vise Line At A Great Price

When I was growing up my grandpa had some really cool tools. Not because they were fancy necessarily, but because they were insanely beefy and built to last. I can’t even imagine the number of...

Steve Magnante Wagon Week Continues! Junkyard Find Chevrolet Kingswood Wagon. Full Size Chevrolet Goodness

If you don’t like a classic wagon, then we can’t be friends. Last time I told you that if you didn’t like custom vans, we “probably” couldn’t be friends. With wagons it is...

The TURBO Pacer BLEW UP! Or Did Derek Blow It Up? Or Was It A Fan? Same Same – On The Flip Side, He Got 2ND Place In The Indy 800!

He’s back at it, with more fun action and some more carnage. This time he blew up a car that is too cool to ruin. Ooops. A guy has to do what a guy has to do though to keep the fans happy. You...

Fun Video: The Best Supercars Of The 1970s…That Are Not The Lamborghini Countach!

While we here in America all remember the 1970s for their lack of horsepower, tubby, wallowing cars, and avocado colored appliances, there were incredible things happening in the automotive world....

Twisted Steel and Sex Appeal: Watch This Neat Film Made At The 1964 NASCAR Riverside 500 In California

This is some quality stuff right here. If you love old stock car racing like we do, you’ll appreciate this film that Grant Piston Rings paid for to have made at the 1964 NASCAR Riverside 500 in...

Watcha Gonna Do When They Come For You? Bad Boys, Bad Boys: Street Racer ARRESTED at Cash Days Race in Texas!

Anyone who ever street raced back in the day knows that there is always a risk of getting caught and getting into some real trouble. In recent years though there have been so many street racing...

Is This The Cheapest DIY Way To Preserve Your Wood Deck Trailer? Cause Free Is Good, But Is It Good Enough?

I own two trailers, both of which are wood decked, and I’ve really only wished for one of them to have a steel deck on a couple of occasions. When you consider that I bought the trailer in...

You’re Using a Torque Wrench Wrong! Or Are You Using A Torque Wrench Right? MythBusting: The 10 Do’s & Dont’s Of Torque Wrenching

I’m writing this BEFORE watching the video, because I don’t want to be prejudiced by what the Torque Test Channel is trying to teach us all about using a torque wrench properly. And...

Wild Video: Watch Gilles Villeneuve Driving Like A Man Possessed At The Argentina Grand Prix 1980

This right here is one of the most stark examples of how much Formula One racing has changed over the years. When you see the legendary Gilles Villeneuve drive like a man who is fully possessed by...

Italian Concerto: Watch And Listen To This Freshly Rebuilt Ferrari Dino V6 Go To Work On The Dyno

This is a neat video that’s frankly a little bit unexpected. Why? The FullBoost guys make awesome content but we’re just used to seeing crazy horsepower, drag racing stuff, and more hot...