Diving In Deep: The First Installment Of Converting An Old School Bus Into A Luxurious Car Hauler!
May 19, 2019Bryan McTaggart3
I’ve always wanted to do something with a school bus. I think it’d be cool…a rolling RV conversion project, BangShift Mobile Command Center, my bug-out project vehicle, all easily...
This LS Swapped Jeep Wagoneer Is Off-Road Family Fun In A Plain Tan Wrapper…And We Love It
May 18, 2019Chad Reynolds4
This is my kind of 4×4. Or one of my kind anyway. This 1977 Jeep Wagoneer, aka Cherokee Chief, is a two door SUV that oozes Jeep cool. If it were a 4-Door it might be even more family truckster...
The 2019 SouthEast Minitruckin’ Nationals Was Epic And Makes Me Want A Mini Truck Again!
May 18, 2019Chad Reynolds1
I was a minitrucker growing up. I also had a Camaro and was a hot rodder and street racer. All are/were cool, and I’m not embarrassed at all to call myself a minitrucker. I suppose that...
Check Out This 1935 Video Of The US Army Testing Chevrolet Trucks
May 17, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Check Out This 1935 Video Of The US Army Testing Chevrolet Trucks
This video is really interesting for about a 100 different reasons. For the obvious, we get to see 1935 vintage Chevy trucks being put through their paces in the muck and mire. The deeper reasons are...
Hooker Blackheart Unleashes Torrent Of New Parts: Exhaust Systems, Headers, LT Swap Mounts
May 16, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Hooker Blackheart Unleashes Torrent Of New Parts: Exhaust Systems, Headers, LT Swap Mounts
There are new product releases and then there are NEW PRODUCT RELEASES. This time we’re talking about the Hooker Blackheart brand and the torrent of new parts they have released. Heck, they...
Big Carnage: Repairing The Snapped Pinion Shaft On A Classic Bus
May 16, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Big Carnage: Repairing The Snapped Pinion Shaft On A Classic Bus
When you see a garbage truck, or a flatbed hauling lumber, or maybe even a school bus, what would you expect to fail? Electrical systems? Eh, not a bad start…major fleet production...
Mud Chuckin’ Action Photos: Blown Alcohol Madness and The Fastest of The Fast At Lee County Mud Motorsports Complex!
May 15, 2019Brian Lohnes1
(Words and photos by David Whealon) – If you like massive horsepower coupled with flyin’ dirt or tenacious sloppy mud you’re gonna dig this. The Lee County Mud Motorsports Complex had the...
Watch Jesse Warren Make A 1,910hp Dyno Pull In His 6.0L Ford At UCC
May 15, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch Jesse Warren Make A 1,910hp Dyno Pull In His 6.0L Ford At UCC
When it comes to engines that wear their reputation around their next like a 50b weight, the 6.0L Power Stroke diesel is one of them. The early versions of the engines were flawed and suffered many...
Take The Trailer With You: Street And Hot Rod Semi Tractors Pulling In Virginia!
May 15, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Take The Trailer With You: Street And Hot Rod Semi Tractors Pulling In Virginia!
When my dad was hauling cross-country, he loved to imply that whatever car of the week I was obsessed over was peanuts compared to the Kenworth he was wheeling around. I’m not going to say he...
This Monster Truck Jumping Seven Other Monster Trucks Is Mental – High Flyer For Sure!
May 14, 2019Brian Lohnes1
Back in 1989 the world of monster truck racing had a new thing…a world championship. There was a points fund, prize money, TV, the world. David Morris in the Equalizer won that first world...
Cool Video: Diagnosing And Dyno Testing A 1,000hp Big Rig – Solving Fuel System Problems
May 14, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Cool Video: Diagnosing And Dyno Testing A 1,000hp Big Rig – Solving Fuel System Problems
There’s just something about seeing a hot rodded big rig on the dyno that gets our dander up. In this case it is a Peterbilt at the famed Pittsburgh Power company in Pennsylvania. The truck has...
Check Out The Sand Drag Strip At The Busco Beach Off-Road Park In North Carolina
May 13, 2019Brian Lohnes2
No, this is not the first time that we have seen ATVs drag racing. No this is not the first time we have seen people drag racing on sand. Yes, this IS the first time we have seen the drag strip at...
Why’d They Do It? This Popular Mechanics Story About The New 7.3L Ford Gas Engine Is Great
May 13, 2019Brian Lohnes12
It was probably the biggest automotive surprise of the last calendar year. It’s probably the last big block gas V8 any company is going to build, and it’s probably going to be a pretty...
Holley Releases EFI Pump Modules For Jeep CJ, GM G-Body (78-87) and C/K Trucks (73-87) – Neat Stuff
May 13, 2019Brian Lohnes1
One of the things that people need to figure out when they convert a carbureted engine over to EFI is the fuel pump. many solutions have been created for this over the last few years. Some people...