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Author Archive: Chad Reynolds

This 1983 GMC C7000 4×4 Fire Engine Brush Truck Could Be The Ultimate Off-Road Machine

Every kid loves a fire truck. And everyone at some point has wished they could drive one. Well now is your chance, and this one could actually be turned into one hell of an off-road machine. We can...

From The Sublime To The Ridiculous: We’ve Got It All Going Down The Strip At LVMS

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Seeing a Fox body Mustang on the starting line of a drag strip sporting a 275 Drag Radial, 28-10.50 slick, or just about any other tire on earth isn’t weird. Either...

Project Binky Is Back! Watch The Boys Take Fabrication On This Little Beast To The Next Level!

Project Binky just does it for me. First off, it is a cool little Mini and who doesn’t like an old school Mini. But then you take the fact that these dudes are using CAD, Cardboard Aided...

As If Driving An Off-Road Race Truck Wasn’t Hard Enough, Brian Deegan Does It Will Taking Selfies!

We’re not making this up. Watch this latest video from the Deegan38 crew as they do some tire testing at Glen Helen here in SoCal. The majority of it is pretty much what you would expect, with...

Welding Thick Material To Thin Material Doesn’t Have To Be That Hard

The other day my son Cole asked me how you weld thick material to thin material. Of course the question was quite a bit wordier than that, and because I was welding something I didn’t want to...

Auto Club Dragway’s Wednesday Night Drags Are A Welcome Distraction From The Rest Of The Week

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Despite all the bitching and moaning that everyone does about not having dragstrips anymore, most places have more than ever. Here in Southern California everyone gripes...

Our LSFest West Coverage Continues With More Leroy, More Drags, More Autocross, And More Drifting

When an event is as big as Holley’s LSFest West you have TONS of photos from all over the place. And we don’t want you to miss out on any of the photos we’ve got so we just keep...

NHRA Heartland Nationals Friday Pro Qualifying Videos: Torrence, Force, And Enders Lead Them All

The NHRA Heartland Nationals at Topeka are on, and Friday’s qualifying sessions had everyone chomping at the bit to see who could make it down the famed track quickest. After a few years of up...

This Is One Special 1967 Chevelle Project, And You Will Marvel At Some Of The Details

(Words and Photos by Steve Chryssos/Ridetech) This is a special project for a couple of reasons, the most important being that it will belong to Ridetech Owner Sharon Voelkel. We’re all...

This 1972 AAR Gurney Eagle Indy Car Is Spectacular In Every Way And We Want It!

I don’t know what I can say about this car that can’t be seen in the photos. It’s amazing, and I’m not some particularly passionate Indy Car fan. But man this car is awesome....

Old Land Cruisers Rule, And This Guy Is Making Sure You Can Still Buy Them, Without Breaking The Bank

The Toyota Land Cruiser is an automotive icon. Whether you are talking about an FJ40, their bigger brother the FJ45, or the FJ55, they are all cool, capable, and fun. When the FJ60 came out in 1980...

Our Holley LSFest West Photos Just Won’t Stop. This 10 Ring Circus Had It All!

If you haven’t been to Holley’s LSFest in Bowling Green, then I’m not sure any amount of explaining can possibly have you understanding just how much is going on during Holley...

Watch This: Dirt Cinema Makes Us Want To Get Behind The Wheel Of An Off-Road Machine

Sometimes we see a video that just makes us want to do whatever is in the video. Like right now. Right now, right now! This is one of those videos. When the Dirt Cinema gang took to the dusty and...

This Welding Table Was Nice When Finished, But It’s Even Better With A Round Of Revisions!

I’m a freak for a good welding table. In fact, so much so that I haven’t built myself a new one yet because I want it to be perfect. Part of me loves that and the other part hates me for...

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