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The Crew Cab Died, So Vice Grip Garage Bought This Ford F100 Sight Unseen! Will It RUN And DRIVE 640 Miles Home?

After the crew cab square body decided it wasn’t happy anymore, the prospects for Derek and the gang to make it to the next three days of Power Tour were looking pretty slim. So in typical Vice...

Is Walmart’s ATF Better Than GM’s? Let’s find out! ACDelco vs SuperTech, Mobil & Red Line

Project Farm is back at it, and this time the test is to find out which automatic transmission fluid really is worth buying and to cover a wide range of offerings, he’s testing Walmart’s...

FINNEGAN BOUGHT A $15,000 CHEVY SQUARE BODY LIMO THAT’S FIT FOR A KING!

Cause why wouldn’t you right? Anytime that Finnegan buys a new truck, especially a square body, I laugh just a little. I’m never surprised, because this has become a regular occurrence,...

American Powertrain Introduces: 4×2 TR-4050™ 5-Speed Pro-Fit HD Manual Transmission Kit for RWD 1988-98 Chevy/GMC OBS Trucks

If you are looking for a legit heavy duty overdrive manual transmission for your truck, then this one here from American Powertrain is the way to go. It uses the Tremec TR-4050 and makes a great...

Featured Product: Hi-Tek Deep Transmission Pans For Ram Trucks From B&M

Parts Description: Outfit your 2013-2023 1500 or 2019-2023 2500/3500 Ram Truck’s ZF 8HP-series transmission with a bigger and better transmission pan from B&M. A Hi-Tek deep transmission...

FINDING OUT WHY FINNEGAN’S LT4-SWAPPED ’67 CHEVY C10 BROKE AND HOW HE’S GETTING IT READY TO RACE FREIBURGER.

In a recent video Finnegan was out doing 6th gear burnouts in his sequentially shifted C10 truck and unfortunately he killed the clutch. Now he’s got to have it up and running for a showdown...

The Vice Grip Garage NASCAR Truck Gets A Big Block! Will It Even Fit?

Now it’s getting a big block and turbo 400? That’s not what these were ever designed to hold, so will it fit, and will any of the other stuff needed to make it work actually fit?...

The 1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: Our 6.8 LS3 Stroker Goes to California… Will it Fit?

It’s time to take this built LS3 and send it to its home! But will this thing fit inside this project truck the way they want it to? This is going to be tight. This project is way bigger than you...

This C10 Has Been Mothballed For Years, Can Junkyard Digs Make It A Runner?

Luckily this 1969 C10 has been sitting inside, in a pretty good location, for who knows how many years. That doesn’t mean it wants to roll, or turn over, or start anytime soon, but at least it...

Derek Finally FINISHED The HEMI Swapped C10 Truck And It’s AMAZING!

Here is Part 8 of the Gen III HEMI C10 build that Derek has dubbed the HemiHalf. It’s back from Moparty and ready to get buttoned up and ready to rock so the burnouts can commence! The thought...

Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Gets A Rear Four Link And Air Ride.

In this video from the collaboration Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig, you’ll see the rear get...

Dirt Lifestyle’s Ultimate Suzuki Samurai Buggy Build: Episode 1 Unimog Axles, Wheels And Tires.

It’s hard to find someone that doesn’t like a Suzuki Samurai. Okay, so some folks might not like the stock ones much, but everyone can appreciate these little beasts when they are turned...

CASEY’S CUSTOMS NEW PROJECT: CRAZY NEW BUILD! TRUCK CONVERSION TO BLAZER!

Yep, he’s going for it! Recently I’ve seen a couple builds where someone took a 67-72 Chevrolet pickup and cut it up and made it into a Blazer. This has got to be a lot of work, but I...

1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: Reviving An Abandoned 1955 Chevy Truck To Drive 5000 Miles Home. Is He Crazy?

The latest DEBOSS Garage project is this cool 1955 Chevy truck that has been sitting for far too long and is in need of some love before being driven cross-country home. And not only are they going...