The RIGHT WAY To Strap Down Your Bagged Truck On Your Trailer….And Let The Debate Begin…

When our friend Brandon from Lower Class Fab posted this video yesterday we knew it was going to cause a stir. The subject of tying down cars to trailers is always one that gets debated and can get...

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Newbern’s Ramp Truck Project Continues: Tearing Into Two Builds! C50 Cab Off Plus A Fox Body Engine Gets Pulled!

Newbern is back at it with another installment on the C50 ramp truck build. He’s taking a couple of donor vehicles and putting them together to make his dream ramp truck and we can’t wait...

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Big Power, Small Engine: Double Or TRIPLE The Power Of Your Predator Engine For Go Kart And Mini Bike Fun!

I don’t know any car guys and gals who don’t like mini bikes and go karts, and in recent years there is no better engine than a Predator from Harbor Freight. Freiburger and I built mini...

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This Crew Cab Dually Trade Road Trip Goes South For Mortske! Did He Get TAKEN Or Is This Just Lowered Dually Life?

When you make enough trades, there is no doubt that occasionally you won’t end up making out exactly as planned. Doesn’t mean the car or truck you trade for sucks, but maybe it just...

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Tool Testing: Mustard vs Ketchup DeWALT says their 1st Right Angle Die Grinder is 1.5X As Powerful As Milwaukee!

We love tool tests around here, and while we know many of you out there are super loyal to mustard or ketchup, aka DeWalt or Milwaukee, we’re not really that particular. Yes I understand why...

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Vice Grip Garage Annual Father Son Trip! ATTEMPTING 3,000 Miles In A VINTAGE BIG BLOCK RV! Cooking, Fishing, Museums and more!

A couple of weeks ago we shared the video of Derek picking up this machine and getting it ready to drive 850 miles home. Seemed like a pretty stout trip in an unknown RV, but that was nothing when...

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Bolt Up Your LS Or Gen V LT Engine To A T-56 Or T-56 Magnum Transmission With Lakewood’s Bellhousing

If you have an LS or LT and want to bolt a T-56 to it, this new aluminum Lakewood bellhousing is just what the doctor ordered. These brand new parts make this installation a breeze! Watch the video...

Show Photos From The 24th Annual Brothers Truck Show Presented by Holley

(Photos by Tim King) It’s awesome to see that dedicated truck shows are on the rise once again. With a resurgence in the minitruck and custom truck scene, it is amazing to see just how many...

Glorious Noise: Watch This 20V149 Detroit Diesel Fire Up And Then Get Run At “High” RPM!

There will come a time in human history where people will look back at the era of internal combustion as curiously as we look back at the era of steam. We employ internal combustion engines to do so...

Tough Mudder Footage: Watch The M422 Mighty Mite Get Put Through The Paces In 1953

The M422 Mighty Mite was a vehicle that was seriously considered as a replacement to the venerable Jeep in the early 1950s. The aim of the project was to construct a truck that would be able to do...

Rocky Review: Take A Look Back To What People Thought Of The 1993 Hummer H1

The Hummer H1 still has a presence about it. Even all these years after the civilian model of the Army truck hit the streets, they still draw attention wherever they go. Why? They are huge, they are...

ARP Expands Harmonic Balancer Bolt Offerings – You Can’t Afford Not To Have One!

I’ve seen too many stock harmonic balancer bolts fail to count, whether just by breaking off in the crank, or by failing to hold the balancer on in the first place. And forget about using a...

BangShifty Video: Watch A Guy Build A Mini-Nitro Motor Powered Generator From Scratch!

Ok, now this is awesome. Yes, many of our readers are going to be asking stuff like, “Why?!” and “What’s the point of this?!” The reality is that the point is trying to...

The 1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: Putting The Truck To The Ultimate Test!

In the last episode this bad boy actually got out on the road to prove it could run and drive, but now it is time for the real test. The real test is 4,000 miles of road tripping this thing around...

Featured Product: KBS Coatings Rust Converter – Cleaning Up Rusty Parts Has Never Been Easier

When you are working on a project and have rusty metal that needs replacing, you know what you are in for. But when you have sheet metal or frame rails that are structurally sound, but have a coat of...

HEAD TO HEAD SHOOTOUT-LS1 VS LS2 WHICH ONE MAKES MORE HP NA & BOOSTED WITH A VORTECH SUPERCHARGER?

There have been a few generations of LS engines and each one has gotten better and better, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t good deals to be had on older-generation models like the LS1...

Win An American Powertrain Complete Overdrive Transmission Swap Kit On Power Tour And Check Out Papaw’s Dually!

American Powertrain is hitting the road for Hot Rod Power Tour 2023 again and you can win big! Plus they are giving away stuff at their booth, will be providing tech support for any of your trans...

DO LS ROLLER ROCKERS MAKE POWER? LS1 CAM VS ROLLER ROCKER TEST. FULL DYNO RESULTS. WHICH ONE WORKS?

Do roller rockers really make power? Sure they do. But how about on an LS engine that already has an ultra-efficient valvetrain? Is a trunion upgrade enough? Richard is testing not only roller...

Restoring And Protecting Cast Iron Exhaust Manifolds From Rust AT HOME With Spray Graphite

Spray Graphite is magic! I had no idea how easy it was to apply until I watched this video from Jefferson, but it is a completely DIY process that you can do at home on any of the typical exhaust...

HOW TO MAKE MORE LOW-SPEED TORQUE! 408 LS STROKER CAM TEST-IS MORE PEAK TORQUE REALLY BETTER?

Under the curve. This is a term you hear a lot if you spend time on the dyno, whether it is the engine or the chassis dyno. Once you see two tests overlapped so you can see the differences,...