.

the car junkie daily magazine.

.

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

The 1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: Firing Up The 6.8 LS3 For The First Time!

The gang has been back at it, and in this video, they are finally getting the truck to actually run! Will it be ready for the trip and actually make it? There have been some great videos and lots of...

Milwaukee’s New Line Wrenches vs Professional Tools Mac, Snap-On, Proto

Line wrenches, are one of those tools you don’t think you need until you screw up a line fitting because you only have an end wrench. I have a bunch, from a few different brands, and can tell...

Laguna Seca Hosts The Ultimate Street Cars: Part 2 – We Get To The Points On OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Series

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) There are seven events that make up OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car presented by Advance Auto Parts. Once those events are run, the top contenders are...

NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Sportsman Drag Racing Photos

Our next gallery of photos from David Whealon are all Sportsman drag racing action shots. We started off the week with nothing but Nitro action, moved to Pro Mods, and now we’re moving into these...

“Dirty Martini” • 70 Chevy C10 Build • Part 1

Introducing Project “Dirty Martini”, a C10 project that is going to be as awesome looking as it will be capable. With a bitchin Texas Speed LT5 under the hood, backed by a 10-speed...

How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 22 – Remounting The Steering And Getting The Chassis Ready For Boxing

The body is done! Now it’s time to finish up the chassis, and while the suspension has all been tacked into place, and the steering box is clamped to its home, there is some work required to...

Halfass Kustoms Shop Fire Part 2: Cleanup Day – Finally Getting To See What They Can Salvage

If you missed it the other day, we posted a video from Brent and Esther’s home shop, Halfass Kustoms, after a fired ripped through the building destroying everything. They were on the road, on...

The Race Truck Started On FIRE And Racing Door To Door With Cleetus McFarland!

In this newest video from Vice Grip Garage, you are going to see Derek beating the burnout truck like it owes him money. It catches on fire too, but that’s just so it can put on the best show...

NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Pro Stock Photos: NHRA’s Gear Jamming Door Cars And Motorcycles From Charlotte

Our next gallery of photos from David Whealon are all Pro Stock Cars and Motorcycles. We started off the week with nothing but Nitro action, moved to Pro Mods, and now we’re moving into these...

Laguna Seca Hosts The Ultimate Street Cars – We Get To The Points On OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Series

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) There are seven events that make up OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car presented by Advance Auto Parts. Once those events are run, the top contenders are...

In It For The Long Run: This Dragster In Uruguay Runs Forever On Alcohol Before Making A Run

We have taken you to many places on Earth where people drag race but we’re not sure we have taken you to Uruguay yet. This South American country, like every other one down there has a drag...

ABANDONED AMC GREMLIN: Part 3 – Road Trip! Will It Make The 800 Mile Trip?

Will it survive the trip? It’s up and running, after being abandoned for 32 years, but will it actually live long enough to make the nearly 800 mile trip back home? This is going to be an...

Video: Hot Rod Nostalgia – Exploring The Race of Gentlemen

We shared a ton of awesome photos from this epic event a few weeks ago, and if you missed them there is a link below. But here is a video from Ben Kahan who captured the action and spirit of this...

Alex Taylor Racing: “I Literally BLEW My Own Doors Off the ’55 at 212 MPH!”

Video Description: WOAH! Talk about a wild ride! I literally BLEW the doors off the 55… plus a lot of other pieces 😅 On the bright side, we figured a lot out in testing. And I feel good...