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Hand Painted Hot Rod Truck Doors: Pinstriping, Lettering & Silver Leaf

Hand lettering and pinstriping is a true art and the folks that do it well are really fun to watch. I’ve got a few friends who are incredibly talented, and have been lucky enough to watch them...

Easy Step by Step! How To Paint Interior Plastic, Vinyl, & Leather.

Whether you have a new project that needs some interior love, or you’ve gone to the wrecking yard in pursuit of some interior parts for your project, it always sucks when you find the right...

Summernats 34: Day 5 Of Australia’s Ultimate Horsepower Celebration

Day 5 action from Summernats 2022 is right here, and if you missed Day 4 use the link below to check it out! Every single hot rodder on the planet knows about Summernats and there isn’t anyone out...

I’m Confused. Will It Make It 2,100 Miles? It’s Nicer Than Most Of The Things I Own!

I own some nice cars and a bunch of not nice cars, and if they are running then thoughts on their reliability don’t even cross my mind. If it is running and will drive me around town, then it...

Mooneyes New Year’s Party Coverage: More Photos Of Bitchin Traditional Rods, Customs, Drag Cars, And More!

(Photos by Wes Allison) Our photo coverage from the Mooneyes New Year’s Party Car Show and Drag Races is just getting wound up. We have a bunch of great photos thanks to Wes Allison, and we are...

DIY Tool Mods: How To Take A Cheap Blasting Cabinet And Make It Not Suck

Everyone that I know who has a blasting cabinet has one of two thoughts when it comes to theirs. One is that it is the greatest thing they ever bought for the shop, and two is that it sucks but...

Fender Flare Install: Be Inspired By Welding Steel Flares To A 911 Porsche

When some folks think fender flares they thing four wheel drive trucks, while others think back to the 1970’s when folks installed fiberglass fender flares on everything that didn’t move,...

Historical Drag Racing Video: Mario Andretti Drag Racing For The Only Time In His Life At Connecticut Dragway!

This right here is some stuff! The first part of the video seems to date from the first half of the 1960s but the last half comes from 1968 and there’s one really specific way that we know...

Torrid Torana: This 2,000hp LJ Torana Uses A Twin Turbocharged 23-Degree Small Block Chevy Engine!

This car is freaking spectacular. It is absolutely the cleanest little Torana we have ever seen, it has run 6.94/200, it does all of this one a 275-radial tire, and you’ll never believe what...

Glorious Failure Video: This Film Documents NASA Space Shuttle Main Engine Test Failures – They Blew Up A LOT Of Stuff!

The old expression, “If you want to make an omelette, you’ve got to break a few eggs,” has never been illustrated more clearly than it is in this video. You are going to watch a...

Watch This Mighty 1971 McLaren M8F Destroy The Quick Time Of The Day At Goodwood A Couple Years Back

When we talk about the history and evolution of the legendary Can-Am series of road racing, what we have to really make as a line is the era before the Porsche 917 and then the era after the Posche...

Watch This Drag Car Warmup End In A Sadly Humorous Way – Did Not See That Coming

We have seen all sorts of stuff happen to heavy duty drag race cars during engine warm ups. We have seen them backfire, we have seen them seize up because they had no oil in them, and we have seen...

Summernats 34: More Power, More Burnouts, More Fun!

Day 4 action from Summernats 2022 is right here, and if you missed Day 3 use the link below to check it out! Every single hot rodder on the planet knows about Summernats and there isn’t anyone out...

Own Some Piston Pumping History: We Found A Freshly Rebuilt Allison V-1710 Engine On eBay!

Oh sure, the Merlin may be more sexy in a few ways but we’ll always hav the Allison V-1710 in our hearts as the workhorse V-style piston engine of WWII. These engines were found in a load of...