Dirthead Shed Tire Testing: Putting Avix Trailtek R/T Tires To The Test As Butter Jeep Takes On Tough Moab Trails

Dirthead Dave is back at it, with the newly LS Swapped and running Butter Jeep out on the trails in Moab for a bit of tire testing. Dave has been wheeling Jeeps and everything else under the sun for...

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AS SEEN ON TV Tools that Beat Yours: Are As Seen on TV Tools Better Than We’ve Been Giving Them Credit For?

AS SEEN ON TV! We’ve all fallen for the trap at some point or another and bought some kitchen gadget, tool, or “performance” part that had huge claims as to how wonderful it was....

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Here Are All The American Powertrain Shifter Fitment Options On TREMEC 5 & 6 Speed Transmissions For Your Project

Wondering if there is a way to get your Tremec transmission’s shifter to line up in your application? Have a weird one and want to move the shifter forward or back to make it just right? In the...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: How To Build A Custom Roll Cage For An FJ40 Land Cruiser

Shannon and Jess are back at it on the FJ40 this week and this thing is coming along nicely. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might...

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HOW TO READ A TURBO COMPRESSOR MAP. WHAT IS THE MAX EFFICIENCY ISLAND? HOW MUCH BOOST & POWER?

Richard Holdener is back at it with even more fun turbo tech. While turbo sizes are pretty simple, compressor maps are not necessarily as easy to understand. If you have an engine that can use a 76...

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Will This 40 Year Old RV That Derek Bought SIGHT UNSEEN, RUN, DRIVE And CAMP 850 Miles Home?

Derek from Vice Grip Garage has had some pretty interesting adventures on the road behind the wheel and underneath some pretty interesting rides. He is the king of taking the gamble, but he nearly...

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Funny Video: It’s Going To Be A Long Day At The Loading Dock – Where’s That Ratchet Strap Again?

(By Greg Rourke) – Here’s a little lesson on load securement. Take notes, there may be a quiz later. What we have here is a van trailer full of shopping carts. Shopping carts have...

Send It Flying: The Mud Pit At Virginia Motor Speedway Brought Out The Best!

Pure, unadulterated horsepower in full action. That, folks, is why we dig mud bogging. Every last truck needs every last bit of power to not only not get stuck, but to come out of the slop looking...

VIDEO: Destruction Denied As Pontiac Silverdome Does Not Give In To Botched Implosion Attempt

The Pontiac Silverdome is still there. It has been neglected, given up for dead, its parking lot used as a drag strip, a parking lot for condemned VW diesels, and now its a place that has survived a...

Better Stopping By Design – Mark Williams Disc Brakes Can Stop Your Fast Ride

Mark Williams builds some of the best drivetrain components on the planet. Axles, housings, ends, gears, yokes, driveshafts, and so much more. Whether you are building a hot rod, a race car, a truck,...

This 80 Horsepower Case Steam Tractor Drags A Truck Pull Sled The Old Fashioned Way: With Fire Out Of The Funnel And Steam!

Have you ever listened to an elder pine for the way things were and thought to yourself just how full of it they are? Have you ever considered that they might actually have merit to their argument?...

Wanderlust Wagon: This 2007 Ford E-350 Quigley Conversion Van Is Perfect To Get Away From The Holiday Noise

Holiday music, shopping, relatives, more holiday music, and more shopping. It’s the beginning of the end of the year, and chances are good that your blood pressure is climbing and if you hear...

This Solid Beater Square Body Chevy Could Be Hot Rod Sleeper Greatness

(Words and Photos By Greg Rourke) I agree with Chad…I love me some square body GM pickups. I’ve owned several, but not because they were cool. They were rusted out beat up shitboxes that...

Chasin’ Waterfalls: The Waterfall At Busted Knuckle Off-Road Park Gets Challenged!

If you don’t know who or what Busted Knuckle is, and you’re into off-roading at all, you need to get that fixed. These are the guys behind a lot of the rockbouncer videos we have shown...

The Cleaned-Up Blue Collar Worker: This 1986 Ford F-350 Wrecker Is Day One Fresh!

I cannot wait for Lohnes to see this gem of a find. I can’t. We all know how Brian loves his trucks: big, stripped down, work-ready and utilitarian. That’s why he owns Brutus the wrecker,...

Holy Crap!!! This Engine Explosion On The Dyno Leaves Only The Crankshaft Spinnin0

We’ve seen some pretty impressive engine failures over the years, but this one, taken from two angles, is one of the most amazing things we’ve ever seen in our life. And it happens so...

Watching This Crew Remove And Replace A 7.5 Ton Cruise Ship Engine Crankshaft Is Amazing

Every gear head likes seeing pictures of giant connecting rods, pistons, and crankshafts from trains and ships and all kinds of huge equipment. But one thing that always seems to come up when...

8-Door Dually Donuts Are More Impressive Than You Might Think!

Doing donuts in anything big is kinda weird and fun. Everything seems to happen in slow motion, until things go wrong and then they can’t seem to stop quick enough. Such is life when dealing...

Classic YouTube: Jeep CJ For 1983 – Bring In The Buffalo?!

By the time you are reading this in the morning, the Jeep Wrangler JL will debut at the LA Auto Show. We showed you the same teaser that FCA showed us at SEMA (which you can see HERE) but for the...

A 1939 Ford COE Truck And Matching Curtiss Aerocar Land Yacht Make A Bitchin Pair

The vintage RV’s we normally see around are 1960’s and 1970’s models, with the rare 1950’s sighting, but you almost never see 1940’s or 1930’s RVs except on those...