Engine Tech: How To Check Piston To Valve Clearance Two Different Ways – Using Clay or Using A Dial Indicator
It’s kind of funny. Lots of our lives are spent in a rush, right? Trying to make time for the stuff we want to do after finishing the stuff we have to do. If there is one thing we know...
Mark Williams Enterprises Off-Road Brake Kits Reduce Unsprung Weight, Deliver Precise Braking Control
We know Mark Williams Enterprises makes driveline parts that are used in many different racing applications but did you know that the company has a line off-road brake kits for hardcore off-road...
Truck Talk: This Look At The Off-Road Themed Models From Ford, GM, Toyota, and Ram Shows The Range Of Off-Road Prowess Available
(Tom Lohnes) – As quarantine progresses, I end up on more manufacturer websites making more expensive vehicles. Today, for round two of our configurator battles, we will be comparing off-road...
MAHLE Motorsport Expands Big Block Chevy Line Up – Introducing the Big Block Chevy 632 Forged PowerPak Piston Kit
The 632ci big block Chevy engine is a stable in the world of drag racing, pulling, mud racing, and virtually anywhere else that big cubic inches are available. These engines because of the available...
Project Escargot, The Ultimate RV And Race Car Hauler, Gets A New Rear End And Some Serious Floor Removal
When the guys at Bad Obsession Motorsport started building Project Binky, their all-wheel drive turbocharged Mini, I was immediately a fan. And when they decided they needed something cool to haul...
How To Build A Basic Chassis Jig, And How To Use It. The Fabrication Series Is Building Something Cool!
I’ve dreamed of having a big fancy chassis table for many years. You know, the kind you see in full blown chassis shops? Yeah, I want one of those, with all the fixtures and all the clamps and...
The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Eight Speeds, Two Sticks, and Fun – This Guy Walks Us Through This Cool Setup In His F-150
This week’s American Powertrain Parting Shift is cool because it is not only different, it’s educational! You are going to see a dude diving and explaining the custom transmission setup...
Insane Video: Watch A Container Ship Wipe Out A Gantry Crane And More At A South Korean Port
The good news is that your bad day ain’t got nothing on this one. In some of the most stunning video we have seen in a while, you are about to see a massive container ship take out a large by...
The Blackbirds Are Flying: This Promotional Film For The SR-71 Blackbird Is Absolutely Awesome
We’re still of the strong opinion that the SR-71 Blackbird was one of the most bad ass airborne hot rods ever. The speeds, altitudes, and accomplishments of these planes are so impressive...
Don’t Like Getting Shot At? The New Armored 2020 Lincoln Navigator L Built by INKAS Is Your Solution!
(By Tom Lohnes) – If you want to haul your five kids around and still have enough room in the back for their bikes an extended-wheelbase full-size, truck-based SUV is basically your only...
Straight Pipes and Olive Drab: This Early 1980s AM General Built M-915 A1 Rig Is Awesome And We Want It
I have owned some cool old trucks but I have never owned a semi-tractor and that will be a thing someday. I have been letting my mind wander a little bit like all of us have over the last few weeks...
Engine Tech Video: Watch This Little 302 Receive A Trick Flow 11R Top End Kit – Installing The Upper End Of The Valevtrain
One of the neatest things to happen for people who love making horsepower over the last ten years has been the emergence, explosion, and acceptance of the “top end kit”. It was a...
No, Canada: This 1982 S10 Has Been Stretched, Mid-Engined, Blown, and Given Dually Fenders
There’s that major underlying question that always comes up with any purchase. We’re talking anything from a new hat to a new hot rod. “It is worth it?” That’s a loaded...
