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Author Archive: Chad Reynolds

HIDDEN Hoard Of Project Cars And Trucks (V8 Vega, ’68 Charger, Camaro Drag Car)

Check it out folks, another great video from our friend Tommy, aka the Hot Rod Hoarder. This one hits close to home as the owner of this collection of rides is a longtime friend and arguably part of...

Your Shifter Might Not Be Broken! Here’s How To Adjust A Hurst Automatic Shifter The Right Way

I am a creature of habit. Years and years and years ago I replaced my aging B&M Megashifter with a Hurst Quarter Stick, and I’ve never looked back. I love them. They work great, require...

Which Welding Rod Is Right For Your Welding Project? Is It As Complicated As Some Might Think?

Welding rod selection, when TIG welding, is a subject that sometimes causes argument among friends as people do not always agree on what rod is used for what. Some say at ER80S-D2 is required for all...

Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Building Body Mounts On S10 Chassis For The 1951 Ford F1

Here is Part 4 of the 1951 Ford Project. This one gets a bunch done to make sure the body can mount to this now shortened S10 chassis. As usual Brent has his own way of making things happen and...

Awesome Junkyard Tech! Using 1988-1998 Door Seals On 1967-1972 GM Pickups! Super Cheap & Easy Option!

Rebeldryver is back at it again, with more fun from the wrecking yard! He’s using 1988-1998 GM truck door seals for his C10! That’s right, the doors seels off the GMT 400 series trucks...

Seal Beach Classic Car Show Photos: Our Final Gallery Of Photos From This Awesome SoCal Show

Our fourth gallery of photos from the Seal Beach Classic Car show are right here, thanks to Wes Allison who went out and shot all kinds of cool cars, trucks, customs, and more. If you missed our...

Historic Trans Am Versus Pro-Touring Part 2: OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Visits Sonoma Raceway

Here’s the second batch of photos from Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car. Use the link below to see the first gallery if you missed it! (Words by Jim McIlvaine) In a quick...

LSFest West Photo Coverage: More Autocross Action Photos Are Right Here!

Here’s our second batch of autocross photos from LSFest West in Vegas. If you dig cars that handle like they are on rails, then this is going to be the gallery for you! Check out the photos below...

LIVE On PowerShift Tonight! Is Hydrogen The Answer? Saving The Internal Combustion Engine Through Alternative Fuel!

Tonight on PowerShift we’ll be joined by the one and only Mike Copeland as we talk about alternative fuels, saving the internal combustion engine, and Hydrogen in particular. For those of you...

Alternative Fuels: Will Hydrogen Save Hot Rodding? Internal Combustion Engines For The Win!

The internal combustion engine is on the ropes here in the United States, at least with regards to new car sales, if you believe the 2035 EV-only offerings deadline that most of the big automotive...

Check Out This 7 Second, Big Block Powered, Mini Cooper! What’s Not To Like?

When the boys at 1320Video see a Mini Cooper running 7’s in the quarter you know they are going to check it out. And when that Mini Cooper has a Big Block in it, the cool factor goes up even...

The Iron Trap Crew Invades The Spring Carlisle Swap Meet: Check Out Their Fun

The Carlisle Swap Meets are some of the baddest hot rod and classic car swap meets in the country and have been going on for decades. They are on the list of everyone that likes swap meets and is...

If You And Your Buddies Were Going To Build Ultra Cheap Basher Race Cars, What 1980’s or 1990’s Car Would Be Your Race Car?

So lets say you and your friends got together, like the boys from Bad Obsession Motorsports, and decided you were going to build race cars, on the ultra cheap, to race against each other. And lets...

Ultimate Zombie Apocalypse Vehicle? Couple Converts Army Truck into Apocalypse Surviving Tiny Home

If you are going to do it, then you might as well do it like this! It may only go 55 mph, but this ex military truck is one bad ass that has so many cool and custom features inside that you too will...