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WILL IT RUN? 1969 PONTIAC 350 Step 1-Make it Run Right! Make some dyno Pulls! Make Some Poncho Power

Pontiac engines are awesome, and always have been, and are arguably responsible for the muscle cars we know and love. Even a 350 cubic incho Poncho is a worthy build and if you haven’t seen...

NITRO AMERICA VIDEO: EXTREME TOP FUEL – THE FINAL NIGHT OF FIRE AND THUNDER AT BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY

The final Night of Fire and Thunder at Bandimere Speedway was a special one. With the entire world looking, Bandimere is celebrating its final year on the mountain. The final NHRA National Event was...

Is An Inflatable Paint Booth A Good Buy? Who Should Own One, If Anyone, And Are They Worth The Money?

Inflatable paint booths have been a fairly hot topic the last few years as folks who only need to paint a car or truck occasionally find the thought of a complete solution in a box interesting. I...

DD Speed Shop Is Paying It Forward: Keeping Hot Rodding Alive With The $1 Biscayne – Here Is The New Owner!

A couple of weeks ago we shared the DD Speed Shop video where he announced that he was going to sell the 66 Biscayne Project for $1, and gave us a tour of the car. Here’s the hand off to the...

Show Video: Not Stock Photo Visits The 29th Kool Deadwood Nites In Deadwood South Dakota

John is back at it and this weekend he was at the Syracuse Nationals. We’re talking big boy car show right here and John has grabbed all kinds of great footage from his adventures at the show....

Rebeldryver’s Ford 428 FE Project Part 8: His Newly Rebuilt Ford 428 Is Going In The Mud Bomber Galaxie, Plus First Drive!

In Part 8 of the build, Scott takes his freshly built and broken in 428 FE and slides it into the Mud Bomber Galaxie. This car has been sitting for far too long, as Scott has had some unfortunate...

Check Out These Snapshots Of American Mechanical History – Cool Cars, Factories, More

(Photos from Detroit Public Library Digital Collection) – It has been a while since I got myself lost in the digital stacks of the Detroit Public Lbrary’s photo and image collection. I...

Awesomely Weird: This 1970s Chevrolet Parts Film Stars Evel Knievel And Literally Makes No Sense

We’re guessing someone lost their job for this one. You are going to watch this 1970s Chevrolet parts film which stars Evel Knivel and makes literally no sense at all. The theme of the film is...

Big Thrash: Watch A Kiwi Caterpillar Crew Rebuild A D8R That Lives In Antarctica!

Overhauls are among our favorite things to watch on the internet. That’s doubly true when the video is produced and laid out as well as this one is. There’s a reason for that though....

Awesome Engine Video: The Restoration Of This Three-Valve Mickey Thompson Small Block Chevy Is Amazing

We’re not sure how we missed the memo that Mickey Thompson built a one-off, three-valve small block Chevy to compete at the Indy 500 with in the late 1960s but he did and the engine is amazing....

IronTrap Garage Takes Us On A Fantastic 3 Day Hot Rod & Custom Jamboree – Wheels Of Time 2023

If you aren’t familiar with the Wheels of Time, you need to be doing some research, because this place is awesome. It’s cool as hell that the IronTrap gang was on hand and shared their...

Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck FIRST DRIVE!!! Finishing Steering & Brakes And Drag Link Fabrication

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...

Upgrading from Holley’s Sniper 1 to the NEW Sniper 2 EFI: Installation Guide for Enhanced Performance

Holley’s new Sniper 2 EFI system is the latest and greatest in self-tuning, easy to install, EFI conversion systems and it brings a new level of performance to the class. There are lots of...

HEMI HEADER TEST-LONG TUBES VS THE WORLD. NA & SC GEN 3 HEMI! LOG VS SRT8 VS SHORTY VS LONG TUBES!

We all know that long tube headers are the ultimate when it comes to exhausting a high performance street engine, but how do all the other offerings stack up? Has exhaust port and manifold technology...