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Author Archive: Chad Reynolds

It’s National Stick Shift Day! Go Out There, Dump The Clutch, Bang Some Gears, And Teach Someone Else How To Drive A Stick!!!

I grew up in a family with stick shift cars, so the clutch genes run deep here in the Reynolds clan. My dad drag raced his 1968 Z28 Camaro forever, and still does, and it has always been a stick car....

Stop Wasting Material: These Three Tips For TIG Welding Joints Will Save You Material And Some Headaches

Practice, practice, practice. I tell people all the time that the only way to get good at welding is to turn on the machine and start practicing. Whether it is TIG, Arc, or MIG welding, the best way...

HOW TO: 4.0L BARRA-DISASSEMBLY AND HEAD FLOW TEST Richard Holdeners First Barra Build!

Richard has been doing all kinds of testing with the Atlas 4.2 GM engine that he’s dubbed the Ameri-Barra, as it’s the American GM equivalent so to speak, but the Australian Barra from...

Chassis Hardware Lessons: Nuts And Bolts Matter! Tim McAmis Explains Why You Need To Pay Attention To The Hardware You Use.

You are going to love this video if you like Tim McAmis, because he has a ton of typical Tim McAmis one liners that will have you laughing. And this isn’t just a video telling you what grade of...

TIG Welding Stainless To Aluminum? Wait What? How To Bond The Two Like You’ve Never Seen Before

When it comes to tig welding, you pretty much can’t argue with 6061.com because the dude is a master and laying down strong and sexy tig welds. The projects are always fun, the techniques cool,...

Robby And Max Gordon At The BAJA 500: This Father And Son Duo Are A Force To Be Reckoned With!

I remember the first time I met Max Gordon, and I want to say he was like 7 years old and he was driving a Side by Side off the Stadium Super Truck jumps at their shop near Charlotte. Robby was...

Making Big Mopar Power? American Powertrain Introduces New High Horsepower GEN III HEMI® 6-Speed Transmission Package

Yep, all you late model HEMI dudes making big boy power are now set with the ultimate American Powertrain T-56 Magnum combo. Capable of supporting 1,100 lb ft of torque, these kits will live with...

Simple, Cool, And Effective Mobile Welding Table Project You Can Do At Home!

You know I have an affinity for welding tables and fixture tables around here and this is a super cool one that you can build at home no problem. It’s being built with some scrap stuff as...

Muscle Cars At The Strip Is On! Get Your Tickets, Hotels, And Time Ready For September In Las Vegas!

It’s back, finally, and that means it is time to get your Muscle Car on at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway AND The Strip in Las Vegas. Muscle cars of all kinds will be taking over Sin...

Bolt An 8-Speed Transmission In Your Gen III HEMI Swapped E-Body!

Gen III HEMI Swaps are all the rage, and slamming one into your E-Body Mopar is a great power and performance improvement, but deciding which transmission to run and how to fit it in the car have...

Door Bumper Clear Talks NASCAR Next Gen Cars With Kaulig Racing’s Chris Rice

Every time NASCAR changes the rules and changes car platforms, race teams and fans alike lose their minds. And I get it. The fans don’t like it when looks change and the racers don’t like...

The Greatest Racing Exploit Of All Time? Superbirds And Daytonas. Don’t Hate The Player, Hate The Game.

Daytonas and Superbirds were the cars that ultimately changed NASCAR forever. Yes, Ford had some swoopy cars that had very subtle aerodynamic changes that they put in place to try and not get too...

In The 1970’s, When You Built Bike Ramps From Scraps, We Were All Evel Knie

If you were a kid and got a bicycle, you were probably trying to figure out how to get airborne with your two wheeled transport. If you grew up before the 1980’s when bikes were being designed...

Video Of Rob Wendland Front Halfing Larry Dixon’s Top Fuel Dragster: Sounds Simple, But It All Has To Be Perfect!

It isn’t uncommon for Top Fuel and Top Alcohol cars to get front halfed after a certain number of runs, a crash, big wheelstands, or what have you. The same could be said for a Funny Car...