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Author Archive: Chad Reynolds

Heavy Duty Wishbones Are A Staple In Today’s High Horsepower Big Tire, Small Tire, and Radial Race Cars.

Drag racing suspension systems have come a long way over the years, and some of the simplest parts of those systems have seen exponential growth and development as a result of the insane horsepower...

Ever Dream Of Using An English Wheel? Well Here’s Your Shot At Learning Just How To Use It.

An English Wheel is one of those awesome shop tools that most people want, but that most of them have no clue about is the actual art of using one. And art is the right term, as the English wheel...

Moving Big Stuff, Like This Giant Demethanizer Tower, Takes Big Ass Trucks

If you drive cross country as much as we do, you see some weird stuff. Sometimes you look at some big ass tower and wonder how in the hell they put that thing together on site, or if they actually...

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Need To Make Simple Custom Floor Pans For Your Project Like We Do? Watch This

As we prepare to finally get started on the custom chassis for Cole’s Pro Touring LUV Truck, we found that it was probably going to be easier to remove the floor pans than to notch and cut and...

This Ford COE Car Hauler Is Chevrolet Powered, Cheap, And Could Be Amazing!

COE, or Cab Over Engine, Trucks are bad asses. They are some of the coolest medium duty rigs you’ll find anywhere and we love them. Now I’m a Chevrolet guy, but these old flat nosed Fords...

The Mongrel Continues To Come Along. This Little Ford Project Is Going To Be A Bad Ass!

I don’t know what it is about the Mongrel project that i love so much, but there is something about this crazy little Ford that I love. And that is saying something for me, since I’m such...

FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO: The Spring Fling Million Dollar Race Coverage Is LIVE Right Here!

It’s time for the biggest payout in bracket racing history folks and that means SPRING FLING MILLION IN LAS VEGAS!!! And the live video all starts Tuesday afternoon thanks to Jegs and Hoosier!...

This Original Owner 1987 Firebird Formula 350 Is Begging For An LS Swap To Go With The Retro Vibe

1980’s and early 1990’s GM F-Bodies are cool as hell. They always have been, even when they made no horsepower. They are gaining value and popularity like mad right now and one like this...

Project Binky Is Getting A Hauler! Meet Project Escargo… It Ain’t Pretty And It Never Will Be. But It Should Do Some Hauling.

Unique car haulers are cool. We’ve all seen and admired them at one point or another, but many of them have not just been built on a whim, but rather out of necessity. That necessity could be...

Ken Block’s New Boosted Ford Raptor Is A Mid Travel, Street Driven, Bitchin Ride.

When Ken Block decides he wants a cool Ford Raptor to drive on the street, you know it is going to be something cool even if it is more mellow than his typical race rigs. With that said, he is Ken...

Shines Like A Mirror? WTF Kind Of Crack Is This Craigslist Seller Smoking. COPO C10 454 Truck… Ugh

WTF is wrong with people? There are two things going on here that annoy the hell out of me. The second one is minor in the grand scheme of things because it is technically correct. The first however...

Watch Bryce Menzies Running His Bad Ass Red Bull Ford In The SCORE San Felipe 250

Man this makes us want to haul ass across the desert! This cool video of Bryce Menzies, running in the SCORE San Felipe 250, looks like a whole lot of fun. The team was hauling ass in the San Felipe...

5 Ways To Improve The Consistency Of Your Race Car. This Could Be What Moves You Into The Winner’s Circle

Consistency is the key to winning races. It doesn’t matter whether you are bracket racing or heads up racing, having a car that will go down the track consistently is key to turning on win...

Man Finds 1970 LS6 SS454 Chevelle In Barn After Being Parked For 35 Years! Starts And Runs Smooth!

This one is barn find gold! When you find a 1970 SS454 Chevelle in a barn in Virginia, which has been owned by the same guy since 1970, you have found a gem. The fact that it appears to be the...