Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
Welding Isn’t Rocket Science, But Here Are The 7 Most Common Mistakes People Make When Doing It
I’ve been welding for 40 years in some form or fashion. I’m not the baddest ass welder on earth, I don’t do it often enough anymore to be as good as I used to be, but anyone can be...
Finnegan Wants To Trade His Enclosed Ramp Truck For ALMOST ANYTHING ELSE!!!
So late last year Finnegan and Dave bought another square body ramp truck, but this one was enclosed. This was before buying the white enclosed ramp truck now known as Square Force 1. As cool as...
Who In Their Right Mind Wouldn’t Close This Intersection Or Fix The F’ing Bridge?
If you have so many accidents at one intersection, because the bridge is absurdly low, that you install cameras to catch all the carnage, you might want to consider digging the damn thing out to make...
Optima’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Visits Pike’s Peak International Raceway!
I’ve been to Pike’s Peak International Raceway a couple of times and can tell you that it is one hell of a facility. We dig the track, the staff, and everything about it. This is one...
This 1978 Bubble Deck Eliminator Jet Boat Is Summer Fun With Big Ford Power
I’ve always wanted to own a jet boat. After all, the jet and v-drive boats are THE hot rods of the water. Big blocks, headers, cool paint, they are street machines that put up big rooster tails...
These M3 Amphibious Bridge Vehicles Are Awesome! They Go Anywhere And Let Everyone Else Go Wherever Too!
We always think about war being guns and bombs and “warfare”, but the truth is that most of it is more about logistics and transportation. In 1942 The United States Naval Construction...
Ridetech’s Coil-Over Suspension System For 5th Gen Camaros Is A Simple Swap. Watch This.
No matter how much we like to romanticize our old rides, which I prefer over anything new, there is no denying that the crop of muscle cars available today are arguably the best in the history of the...
Jeremy McGrath Shreds Thing Valley Ranch With His Daughters In Their Lucas Oil Off-Road Trucks
Thing Valley Ranch is a 700 acre California oasis that is completely off-grid but totally self sufficient. Known for being a location that lots of motocross riders train and shoot videos at, thanks...
The BTE World Footbrake Challenge Is LIVE! Footbrake Wheels Up Drag Racing
If you like good old fashioned no electronics drag racing, then the BTW World Footbrake Challenge is your jam for this weekend. Held at the world famous Bristol Dragway, the World Footbrake Challenge...
Great Idea!!! This Quick Release Plate Makes Akward Tools Moveable In The Shop
The tubing bender, throatless shear, shrinker stretcher, and numerous other tools in the shop take up a lot of room because using them requires space. The tools themselves are not necessarily big,...
Millican And Todd Lead The Field In Top Fuel And Funny Car At The New England Nationals In Epping, New Hampshire
When the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) announced a few years ago that they were bringing NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing back to the northeast, the people of New England lost their minds at the...
Driveshafts, Driveshafts, And MORE Driveshafts! Look At All That Mark Williams Has To Offer!
We’ve seen our fair share of driveshaft failures at the track and on the street, and the majority of times they are a stock or replacement driveshaft instead of something appropriate for a race...
Wheelstands On The Street Pulling A Trailer!?! Yeah, It’s A Wilkey Thing…
We’re fans of doing funny stuff with a trailer behind you. Like trailer burnouts on Rocky Mountain Race Week or Drag Week. After all, who doesn’t like seeing burnouts on the street, and...
