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Derek is Taking A 1,600 Mile Journey To Trade One Of Vice Grip Garages More Popular Trucks For The Ride He Sold And Instantly Regretted It
Apr 06, 2026Chad Reynolds0
We’ve all traded or sold a car or truck and then regretted it. Sometimes that regret is as soon as the deal is done and sometimes it takes a week or month or year to realize that you just...
FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: How To Build A Custom Roll Cage For An FJ40 Land Cruiser
Apr 02, 2026Chad Reynolds0
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...
OG Mini Truck Customizing: Jendro’s Chop Shop Putting Maxima Headlights in this Clean Nissan 720!!
Mar 11, 2026Chad Reynolds0
In the 1980s and 1990s, there were a ton of custom truck mods involving head lights and tail lights. A couple of the more well known were using Nissan Maxima lights in Nissan 720 pickups and Ford...
FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Body Chop, Rock Sliders & Cage Plates As Fabrication Continues
Mar 11, 2026Chad Reynolds0
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...
Vice Grip Garage PROCHARGED LS Dually Squarebody GIVE AWAY Project Part 2: Intake, Fuel System, And More, Coming Together For Big Towing Power!
Mar 10, 2026Chad Reynolds0
Here’s Part 2 of the Vice Grip Garage dually, Corvette, and Trailer giveaway! This just might be one of the coolest giveaways in recent memory, and that is saying something since there are so...
FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: More Build Updates, Including Axle Prep, Four-Link Mounts & Major Floor Replacement.
Mar 05, 2026Chad Reynolds0
If you missed this FJ40 project that Shannon Campbell is working on, we’ve got a link below, but if you are back for the next installment in this build series you are in luck as well. In this new...
You Could Win This Tire Smoking Machine! How Much Power Does The ProCharged KSR Giveaway Tahoe Actually Put Down To The Tires?
Mar 02, 2026Chad Reynolds0
I hope you bought your merch so you got entries to win this beast, because this ProCharged Tahoe is something special. I mean who wouldn’t want to own a Tahoe that’s got a ProCharger...
Derek At Vice Grip Garage Is PROCHARGING His LS Dually Squarebody To GIVE AWAY! Plus, A Trailer, A Corvette, And CASH MONEY!
Feb 26, 2026Chad Reynolds0
This just might be one of the coolest giveaways in recent memory, and that is saying something since there are so many nowadays. But this giveaway isn’t just for one vehicle, or even two, but...
Perfect Shop Truck? Newberns Got A New C30 Flatbed Shop Truck and He’s Fixing The 1963 Biscayne Project!
Feb 25, 2026Chad Reynolds0
A good shop truck is invaluable, but it depends on the kind of work you do at your shop as to what would make the best shop truck. In the case of someone building hot rods and stuff, having a good...
FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Chassis Fabrication: Body Notch, Fender Trim, Spring Hangers And More
Feb 24, 2026Chad Reynolds0
If you missed this FJ40 project that Shannon Campbell is working on, we’ve got a link below, but if you are back for the next installment in this build series you are in luck as well. In this...
FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Chassis Fabrication: Back In The Shop With Shannon Campbell For A New Build
Feb 19, 2026Chad Reynolds0
Shannon Campbell is back at it after King of the Hammers in California, and despite breaking some stuff during the Race of Kings, he’s ready to get back at it with some new projects at the...
Newbern’s Ramp Truck Project Begins Now! Saving A Ramp Truck And A C50 Means This Is Going To Be Awesome!
Feb 16, 2026Chad Reynolds0
If you don’t pay attention, or haven’t watched Newbern’s channel much, you might not know that he’s gotten a few important projects in recent years that are now going to come...
1967 Chevy C10 Transformation! New Interior, Rust Repair and MORE To Make This Cool Old Chevy Better Than It’s Been In A Long Time!
Feb 12, 2026Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 1967 Chevy C10 Transformation! New Interior, Rust Repair and MORE To Make This Cool Old Chevy Better Than It’s Been In A Long Time!
Mortske is back at it, this time with more upgrades to his 1967 C10 project. In a previous video we saw him make some fun mods after getting this long abandoned truck running again. It was originally...
FORGOTTEN BIG BLOCK BRONCO! Will This Fire Damaged Locked Up Ford RUN AGAIN For Derek?
Feb 10, 2026Chad ReynoldsComments Off on FORGOTTEN BIG BLOCK BRONCO! Will This Fire Damaged Locked Up Ford RUN AGAIN For Derek?
How do so many cool cars and trucks get forgotten and left to return back to the earth? It always makes me wonder, and then I look at the pile of cars and trucks I have sitting around at the shop and...






