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Author Archive: Chad Reynolds

Congratulations To Classic Instruments’ Owner John McLeod On Being Inducted To The Daryl Starbird Rod And Custom Hall Of Fame

This is a big deal! Congratulations John McLeod, who was inducted into the Daryl Starbird Rod and Custom Hall of Fame! John joins some pretty amazing and historic names who are already members of the...

This Rear Engine S10 Is 500 Caddy Powered And Pure Excitement I’m Sure.

Because they were such big cars, Cadillacs are often overlooked when thinking about high power engine combos. I’ve always loved Caddy power, and have been involved in several Cadillac powered...

Wanna Make Your Own Sheet Metal Brake? Watch This

Tools are cool. I don’t know a single car guy or gal that doesn’t dig their tools. After all, how in the heck are we supposed to build these things without the right tools. I have lots of...

Race Photos: More Drag Racing Action From LSFest West At The Strip At Las Vegas Motor Speedway!

These are the last drag racing photos we’ve got from Holley’s LSFest West in Las Vegas. We’ve still got a couple more autocross galleries to run this weekend, but if you want wheels...

Exploring A Closed And Abandoned Auto Museum Full Of Classic Cars, All Of Which Are Going Up For Auction!

Here we go, another old collection of cool stuff that went up for auction. Unfortunately we didn’t realize this one was going on until yesterday, when the auction ended, but at least we got a...

Andy From Motion Raceworks Makes His First Rip In His Twin Turbo GTO, And Gives Them Hell At Cleetus And Cars With The Bald rEAGLE.

Andy Cook was in rare form at Cleetus and Cars Indy. With two cars to drive at the event, and the good name of Motion Raceworks on the line, Andy gave it his all. His Twin Turbo GTO project, would...

1,100hp Integra GSR vs. a Big Block Police Car ’67 Cuda, Import/Domestic Battle! // This vs. That

Carrying on the Hoonicorn vs The World series of videos that the Hoonigan guys put out to huge applause and about eleventy jillion suggestions on who else it should race, is the This vs That series....

More Great Photos From LSFest West In Las Vegas! There Were All Kinds Of Cool Rides On The Property.

Muscle cars, street machines, drag cars, off-road rigs, imports, front wheel drive conversions, vans, RVs, Razors, boats, and everything else you can possibly imagine was at Holley’s LSFest...

This 2015 Ford F-550 Might Be The Ultimate Off-Road RV. This Is Expedition Vehicle Greatness.

When I first saw this ad on Facebook I immediately thought of the Turtle Expedition, but this thing takes that to a whole other level in the size department. This thing is HUGE! It’s a 2015...

1320Video Now Has Car Care Products! Legit Car Guys Making Great Car Products! 1320 Street Shine

1320Video has become one of the premier online video outlets in the world, covering everything you can imagine in the automotive and racing world, with a nod toward the outlaw lifestyle. But they...

How to Pick a Throatless Bench Top Metal Shear for Cutting Thick or Thin Metal

The list of tools that I want to own is arguably longer than the list I have for the cars and trucks I want to own. And like most car guys and gals there are some tools that are available in multiple...

DANGER: Stop Installing Harmonic Balancers The Wrong Way! Doug And Chad Both Tell You The Why’s And How’s!

Harmonic balancer, damper, whatever you call it, the job of installing them is often a confusing and intimidating one. If this describes your first time installing one, count yourself as one of the...

Does Twisting A Ratchet Strap Make It Weaker? It Makes Them Quieter, But Is That Worth It?

If you have no idea what we’re talking about, then you probably haven’t used ratchet straps very much, and absolutely do not pay any attention to the big rigs going down the freeway. It...

More Photos Of Off-Road Truck Jumping At Holley’s LSFest West. High Flying Trucks!

There were insane numbers of cars, trucks, and oddities at Holley’s LSFest West but some of our favorites were the high flying off-road trucks making big air jumps at the dirt track....