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Single Seat Race Car Build Part 9: SHAPING THE REAR BOAT TAIL AND COWL
It is time to do more sheet metal work and that means making the cowl and the rear boat tail so that this thing really is a race car. Bennett’s Customs is an Australian traditional hot rod builder...
This Not-Quite-Right Ford Taurus Slipped Past NASCAR’s Inspectors And Got Approved For Homologation
The Ford Taurus has many good things to be proud of. The initial Taurus/Sable launch got Ford out of a rut that they had been stuck in since the mid-1970s and got them to evolve their design...
The Alfarrari Project Continues: When Will The Rust Stop!? Plus Bonus Engine Build Video.
There has been so much new metal going into this build, which has been awesome, but there never seems to be an end to the rust either. In this episode, it looks like there has to be an end in sight,...
HISTORIC Drag Cars & Wild Action from the Holley MoParty With The Hot Rod Hoarder
If anyone is cut out for finding the fun at Moparty, it’s Tommy Lee Byrd. Like me, he’s a Chevrolet guy by birth, but he’s also someone that gets super excited about killer historic...
The Alfarrari Project Continues: Sheet Metal Work, Structure, And More.
The next batch of videos from the Alfarrari project starts right here. This thing is coming along like a champ, even though it has some pretty serious work that needs to be done. In fact, all the...
How To: Measure For A Simpson Hybrid Frontal Head Restraint
We’re all about safety around here, and I’m a HUGE fan of head restraint systems like the NecksGen, HANS, and Simpson’s Hybrid system, just to name a few. It doesn’t matter...
Finnegan’s Garage: Finnegan Just Had The Worst Crash Of His Life
Video Description: In Episode 206 of Mike Finnegan’s Garage, myself, David Newbern, and our friend Brandon Wise travelled from Georgia to Tennessee to party with 30 other Youtubers at Cletus...
Single Seat Race Car Build Part 8: SPLIT WISHBONES and REAR TORQUE TUBE SHORTENING
Bennett’s Customs is an Australian traditional hot rod builder that does some pretty cool car and motorcycle projects, and they have embarked on a new project that must be done by September in...
The Alfarrari Project Continues: Engine Adapter Plate, And Moving Decades Of Sheetmetal Damage Around.
Here are the next 5 videos in the series on this one and it just keeps getting better. I’m feeding you multiple videos at a time so you can make some real headway, and get hooked really easily,...
Watch This Big Block Powered 1968 Camaro Hang With Can Am Cars And Sports Cars and More
This is a video that shouldn’t happen on paper. A big block 1968 Camaro road racing car should not be hanging with GT40s, Lolas, and other Can Am cars, right? Well that’s exactly what hot...
The Alfarrari Project Continues: More Fabrication, More Metal Replacement, And Prepping For Power!
Here are the next 5 videos in the series on this one and it just keeps getting better. I’m feeding you multiple videos at a time so you can make some real headway, and get hooked really easily,...
Meet The Alfarrari: I Just Found Out About This Project, But Man This Thing Is Cool! Try To Keep Up
I’m about to ruin a couple of hours of your holiday, and by ruin I mean you should get a drink and a snack and sit down because for the next hour you are going to be glued to the screen...
CRUDE is an Understatement – This 1955 Chevy Dirt Track Car Was Last Raced In 1971
Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it folks! This time he’s got a great video about an old dirt track racecar and I’m telling you it is worth watching. This car is a time...
Ride Along On The Helmet Of A Lawnmower Racer At The Grand Rapids Deltaplex -This Guy Is Fast!
Since we have showed you some cool indoor racing from the former Pontiac Silverdome the comments about other cool indoor racing venues have come flowing in. Phil Pakiela commented on an item and...