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Flying Sparks Garage Diesel Mercedes Adventures! Will This Thing Survive An 800 Mile Roadtrip From Texas To Colorado?

Road Trip! As someone who has, on multiple occasions, headed off cross country in a car or truck that has zero miles on them, I can tell you that there is some anxiety that goes along with the...

Metal Fabrication Video: Here’s Part 3 Of Bellos Kustoms Top Chop On A 1950 Merc. Watch The Step By Step Process.

We love the projects that Mike Bellos works on, and this one here is no different. This is a multi part series on chopping the top of this cool 1950 Mercury. We’ve got Part 3 below, and if you...

Build Your Own Sheetmetal Brake: This DIY Project Will Give You The Finger Brake You’ve Always Wanted!

If you don’t follow the Metalist on YouTube, trust me when I tell you that they make some really cool shop tools and equipment. What’s cool is that you can watch the video and see what...

Nostalgia Super Stock Racing Video: Super Stock Eliminations Recap – Southeast Gassers Association 2025 Season Opener At South Georgia Motorsports Park

We’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, the Southeast Gassers Association puts on some of the most fun drag racing in the world. Period. It’s an awesome series with old school gassers...

Compact Air Compressor Shootout: Which One Of These Is The Quietest And Fastest Compressor Project Farm Has Ever Tested?

Whether you are a drag and drive competitor, in the construction trades, or just don’t have much need or room for a larger air compressor in your garage, then one of these compact and quiet air...

6×6 RV Feature: SEE INSIDE THE WORLD’S RAREST MOTORHOME! TAKE A FULL TOUR OF THIS REVCON TRAILBLAZER

I love vintage and weird RVs and travel trailers, and this Revcon right here is no exception. With only 67 of them ever built, this might very well be one of the rarest motorhomes ever built. This...

Gasser Racing Video: C/Gas Eliminations Recap – Southeast Gassers Association 2025 Season Opener At South Georgia Motorsports Park

We’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, the Southeast Gassers Association puts on some of the most fun drag racing in the world. Period. It’s an awesome series with old school gassers...

WILL BLASPHEMI RUN FOR 900 MILES? HERE IS THE FINNEGAN’S GARAGE SICK WEEK 2025 MOVIE: PART 1

Finnegan made a huge change to Blasphemi late last year and with the change he also pissed off tons of gasser and Blasphemi fans. The change that caused so much drama was the swap from a solid axle...

DIY Metal Fab Project: Here’s How To Build a BIG CNC Plasma Cutter for under $750!

I’ve watched a lot of CNC plasma table build videos and really, really want one for the shop. And there are some really good deals on plasma tables from several good companies, like Eastwood,...

Our Final Hotrods ‘N Helos Classic Car Show Photos From Surf City: Helicopters, Muscle Cars, Trucks, 4X4, Wagons And More! Yes, We Said HELICOPTERS!

Here’s our third and final gallery of photos from the Hotrods N Helos show in Huntington Beach. This is a show like nothing you’ll see anywhere else. Check it out below, and if you missed...

Dave Chappelle’s Off-Road Games Jeep Project Starts Right Here. @MattsOffRoadRecovery‬ Off-Road Games Competition Starts Now!!

Dave was invited to compete in the Matt’s OffRoad Recovery Off-Road Games, where building a rig on the cheap and going up against a bunch of others who are doing the same will results in many...

Is DIESEL Oil Actually WORSE for Gas Engines? Here’s The Truth About What You Shouldn’t Be Running In Your Engine

If diesel oil is bad for gasoline engines, I’m guilty of that one. I haven’t done it in years, but back when engine oil dropped the high zinc load, everyone was scrambling for oil that...

New Junkyard Inventory! Check Out This Mobil Fuel Bulk Delivery Truck! Farm Fresh Find! 1955 Ford F-600 Truck!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it, with more awesome finds that put great parts in his classic car and truck wrecking yard. It’s nuts, because sometimes he ends up with something like this fuel...

Engine Builder Hall of Fame Class of 2025 – Kenny Duttweiler – Turbo Buicks, Drag Racing Records, Speed Demon, Land Speed Racing, And More.

I am fortunate to have gotten to know Kenny Duttweiler over the past 18 years or so. Of course I grew up knowing his accolades, but racing at Bonneville has given me the chance to spend some good...