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Halfass Kustoms Shop Fire Part 4: Week 3, Cleaning Up Tools And Sheds And Doing Maintenance On Summer Vehicles

Here is Part 4 of the post-fire videos, and man it is unbelievable what kind of damage fire can do to a shop and cars and tools. You have to see this to understand, as they show you the aftermath and...

The 1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: It’s Alive! ’55 Chevy Moves Under Its Own Power

The gang has been back at it, and in the last video they got it to actually run. In this one, they are finally getting the truck to actually drive! Will it be ready for the trip and actually make it?...

Iron Trap Garage Is Rescuing A 1940 Ford Coupe From It’s 60 Year Slumber

Every race or show I attend there is someone I overhear or talk to that is admiring an original car that was a barn find or something like it. And each time I hear them say that there aren’t...

Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Gets A Custom Under Floor Hydro Boost Brake System That Tilts With The Cab

In this video from the collaboration Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig, you’ll see the brake...

HOW TO ADD TORQUE FOR TOWING. HOW CAN I INCREASE LOW-SPEED TORQUE FROM MY 454 BBC? WILL BOOST HELP?

The Hunt for Grunt! That’s what I’m all about right now as I have a big block in my 1987 Chevrolet Crew Cab Dually that is in need of some love. We’re going to swap the heads and do...

Adding SC Fender Flares To A Vintage Porsche 911 Hot Rod – You Could Do The Same Thing With Your Project!

I often times find myself looking at the factory wheel arches and fender flares that you see while driving down the freeway, thinking about how those would look on a pro touring machine that needs...

Finnegan Is Answering More Questions From The Mailbag!

Regular viewers of Mike Finnegan’s Garage videos know that some of his unboxing videos are awesome thanks to the crazy mix of baked goods, tools, signs, and all kinds of weird things. Here is...

The Alfarrari Project: Playing With The Rear End. Simple, But Effective Design.

The Ferrari powered Alfa Romeo project is a good one, and has some simple but effective fabrication that we can get behind. Now it’s time to get some of the rear end setup so check out the...

This Dream Muscle Car Has Been Sitting In A Basement For More Than 20 YEARS! Will It Make The Drive Home?

This car looks way too nice to have an issue driving down the street, but it’s been sitting in the basement for 20 years, so who knows? Hell, it’s been on the painted concrete floor for...

Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK Performance

Clay Millican Top Fuel Winner Parts Plus/Rick Ware Racing Top Fuel dragster 3.801 seconds, 328.94 mph NOTE: Top Fuel driver Clay Millican collected his first NHRA win in five years when he took...

Urban Hillbilly Videos: JJdaBoss Arm Drop – Big Tire Class – Ozark Raceway Park

JJdaBoss arm drop drag racing was on at Ozark Raceway Park recently and thankfully our dude Sean Melton was on hand shooting all the action for his YouTube channel, Urban Hillbilly Videos, and here...

HOW TO: DUAL-QUAD 283 STROKER CORVETTE MOTOR. FULL DYNO RUNS, RESULTS AND CARB TUNING. WILL IT WORK?

We romanticize engines, cars, and culture from the past and while sometimes it is actually warranted, there are some things that just weren’t as good then as stuff is now. Muscle car engines...

HOT ROD HOARDERS ALTERED ROADSTER – Easy Drag Car Project or Death Trap?

It’s hard to beat the cool old stuff that Tommy Lee Byrd finds in his car hunting adventures, especially when you are talking about old drag cars. He’s got some killer stuff in the family...

FORGOTTEN Pontiac Catalina – Will It RUN AND DRIVE 150 Miles Home?

Is ten years too long for this Catalina to have sat if Derek wants to drive it home 150 miles? Hell no, I’m sure it will be fine. What do you think? If I know Derek, there will be some creative...