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Author Archive: Chad Reynolds

Newbern Is Building A 1955 Chevrolet Sedan To Be The Ultimate Family Daily Driver Cruiser

I’m an old car freak. I don’t own anything that is newer than 30 years old, which seems weird but cool all at the same time. I’ve had a bunch of different daily drivers over the...

Watch This Video To See Powell Machine Grinding A Model A Ford Camshaft For Full Race Power

We’re not talking about some 3/4 Race cam here, we’re talking about a full race grind. But how do you actually grind a Model A Ford camshaft to get it to full race specs? Watch this video...

Stanceworks Is Building A Real Ferrari F40: Part 4 – Chassis And Roll Cage Improvements Beyond What Ferrari Designed For This V12 Beast

It’s time for another build episode of the Ferrari F40 over at Stanceworks, and that means it is tubing time! The chassis started coming together in the last episode, but there is going to be some...

Cool Or Not? Rebodied Challenger Hellcat Becomes A 1968 Dodge Charger. It’s Clean, And Took A Lot Of Work, But Do You Approve?

(Words by Scott Liggett) While sipping our morning caffeine, we came across the daily notification from Bring A Trailer. One of the auctions that came up yesterday was this heavily modified 2023...

DIY Tube Bumpers & Rock Sliders Build: On This Dream 4Runner, Or Your Ride, These Clean Tube Sliders and Bumper Work!

Tube Bumpers have been commonplace on off-road rigs for a long time, and for good reason. They work, they are clean, and they offer a much lower profile that makes them harder to hang up on rocks...

This Body Dropped Nissan Hardbody Project Isn’t Going To Finish Itself! The Dave Chappelle Thrash Begins Right Here!

It’s time for the Nissan to get done! Dave has decided he’s going to push to get this thing ready to drive and show, so he’s setting himself some goals and deadlines. Check it out....

Junkyard Crawl Video: Exploring the LARGEST CLASSIC-CAR JUNKYARD In America with Freiburger! Muscle Cars, Classics, Trucks, And More!

We love walking through junkyards, and while it really doesn’t matter whether the cars and trucks in them are newer or older, we do get another level of enjoyment out of classic car and truck...

Bump Steer: What Is It? How Do You Measure It? Can You Fix It? The Basics Are Right Here, So Watch.

We’re going to be sharing a lot more tech around here in 2025, including a bunch on suspension systems, but we figured that sharing this short video on Bump Steer from the guys at TRZ would be...

This Slammed AE86 From Northern California Wowed The Crowd At Tokyo Auto Salon 2025

When this Toyota Corolla was new, it was just a little econobox car. There was nothing special about it, and it definitely wouldn’t be described as sexy. Like most economy cars of the mid...

The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 4 – Stretching and Reshaping The Roof Gutters On The 1939 Mangled Mercury To Make The Chop Top Perfect

We introduced the Mangled Mercury Project recently and shared the first cuts, plans, etc. for this soon to be cooler ride. We continued with more videos in the series, and if you missed those then...

This Old Hot Rod Traditional Style Drag Car Project Part 12 and 13: The Vintage Dragster Isn’t Done Yet! More Steering Parts Going In!

Like we said in the last two update videos, you need steering to drive a dragster. And the steering box and a custom pitman arm were built in those videos. In the next two you’ll see more of...

THE BEST HOT ROD ENGINE EVER? How To Make & Install Custom Motor Mounts – Make It Kustom’s 1931 Model A Roadster!

The Make It Kustom Model A Roadster project has been a staple in the background of the shop since they started the channel, and there have been plenty of episodes involving metal shaping and...

Bonhams Auction LIVE: The Cars At The Scottsdale Auction Selling In Real Time! FREE Live stream

If you have never been to an auction, you are missing out and should. And I’m not just talking about car auctions. Seriously, go to ANY auction you can find so that you can experience it....

Personalized Plate Drama: The Texas DMV Says This Houston Man’s Incredibly Creative License Plate Is Offensive.

We’ve all spent time admiring personalized, or vanity, plates on different cars and trucks at show, events, or around town. If you are like me, you have spent even more time trying to figure...