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OPGI Is Having A Restoparts Premium Brand Sale And You Best Hustle To Take Advantage Of The Deals!
We’re always telling you about why you need to visit OPGI for the restoration parts your project wants and needs. Whether it is the massive selection, the high quality, or the competitive...
A Mercedes With ‘Roid Rage: The Mercedes GT37e May Be Heavy But Boy Is It Going To Fly!
(By Tom Lohnes) – With BMW’s recent announcement of the M5 CS which is a normal M5 turned up to about 15, Mercedes-Benz has to step in with a rival and they’re taking a way different...
Blackwing Bombs: Cadillac Releases CT-4 Blackwing and CT-5 Blackwing – Huge Power, Great Looks
(By Tom Lohnes) – The new Cadillac Blackwing cars are out, and they’re as fast as they are good-looking. Starting with the lesser of the two, the compact CT4-V Blackwing, which makes 472...
Cadillac Teardown Time: Watch This Vintage 1957 Cadillac 365 V8 Get Torn Down To The Block
There’s nothing more fun than tearing an engine down, right? No matter if it is your lawn mower or your race car, there’s stuff to be seen, stuff to be learned, and stuff to potentially...
Future Swap Rod: Little Did Nissan Know In The 1990s But Their 240SX Was Destined For Modern Greatness
Little did the engineers in Japan know back in the 1990s, but they were creating a modern rockstar of a machine with the Nissan 240SX. Sure, at the time it was a 155hp sports car that was designed to...
Ron Covell’s Rollation Lessons Part 2: Yes, You Can Use The Rollation Method To Make Complicated Rectangular Patters Too!
Yesterday we shared the first in a video series by famed sheet metal shaper Ron Covell, where he teaches a pattern making method he calls Rollation. The process is simple, absolutely makes sense once...
Building Twin Turbo LS Headers From Scratch For The Extreme Blazer Project!
The Motion Raceworks Extreme Blazer build is on! In this video you’ll see how they design and fabricate the custom turbo headers for this thing, from scratch! And while that does sound like a...
Junkyard Stock Bottom End LS T4 VS T6 S480 Turbo Test. Which Makes More Power And Where?
Bigger, bigger, biggest, biggestest, and biggerestest. That’s been the mentality on turbos the past few years, especially in the drag racing world where twin turbo setups often feature turbos...
The B&M Pro Gate Shifter Is Precision Shifting Goodness For GM 3 and 4-Speed Automatic Transmissions
There is nothing worse than driving something with a janky shifter. It is annoying as hell, and makes the entire driving experience a pain the butt. Throw in time at the track and not only can it be...
Edelbrock Isn’t Dead!!! WTF People?! Their Move From Torrance Headquarters Is No Surprise. Their Foundries Are Staying In California!
I’m sorry, but the rampant misinformation, ignorance, and flagrant absurdities that have been flying since Edelbrock informed the Employment Development Department of their plans to layoff 270...
Road Tour Episode 5: Screw 1,500 Miles, They Went 2,400 In These Bad Ass Hot Rods, Including This Rad Mercury Racing Powered ’67 Camaro
Episode 5 of the Road Tour is pretty darn cool! When you get to run a Mercury Racing powered boat, that makes 3,100 horsepower, flat out next to a Mercury Racing powered 1967 Camaro, it makes for...
The Mongrel Project Finally Hits The Chassis Dyno! Time To Tune This Little Beast And See How Much Power It Makes!
When Matt from Urchfab started the Mongrel project I was hoping it would be something like Project Binky, which I absolutely love. It has some similarities for sure, but I am actually glad that the...
First Wash In 12 Years! The $400,000 Ferrari That Sat Outside Is Getting Fixed Up, Here Comes The Suds.
When someone says that they have a Ferrari that has been sitting outside, for 12 years, without being driven you think they have to be crazy, or their “Ferrari” is based on a Fiero...
Project Binky: Finally In Color! Painting The All-Wheel Drive Swapped Mini Cooper Project That Has Been Seven Years In The Making!
I love Project Binky, and I have since the very first episode I ever watched which was probably a handful into the build. These guys are some of the most inspiring builders you’ll find, not...