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LS Swap Tech: How To LS Swap A Jeep JK – The Complete Step By Step Guide With Ian From Big Tire Garage

For the last 65ish years, smart automotive enthusiasts have been V8 swapping cars, trucks, and off road rigs that never came with them. In the 1970s it became popular to throw small block Chevrolets...

This Video Of A 40,000HP B-36 Peacemaker Taking Off Is Way Cool

The Convair B-36 Peacemaker still stands as one of the most giant planes ever built. It still IS the largest piston driven airplane ever built as well as the largest combat aircraft ever. Packing six...

This Old Episode Of TNN Motor Mania Features 1980s Big Rig Racing, Unlimited Snowmobiles, and More – Totally Awesome

Now this is some awesome time machine action. We’re going to admit to being a little fuzzy on the details of this show called “Motor Mania” which aired on TNN. Supposedly this show...

This Cool Little Rig From Sweden Turns Anyone With An ATV Into The Head Of A Logging Operation – We Want This For Christmas

The math on gearhead maturity is pretty easy to comprehend. We may age  but the things we find fun and cool are largely the same as they were when we were six albeit larger. Case in point is this...

HELICOPTER RIDES AND FRESH IN-N-OUT ON THE RUBICON TRAIL: CASEY CURRIE’S JEEP JAMBOREE USA MIGHT NOT BE THE SAME AS YOURS

The Rubicon Trail is one of the most famous off-road treks on the planet, and there are tons of off-road enthusiasts who run up and down it each and every year and there are some really big events...

Vintage Hero Video: Watch Bigfoot 1 Attack Hill Climb Events All Over The Country In The 1970s and 1980s

This is GLORIOUS! You are about to watch a video depicting some of the hill climb exploits that Bob  Chandler and Bigfoot1 engaged in during the 1970s and 80s. From the famed Big Eliminator at...

The Hot Rod Hoarder Is Getting FACTORY EXPERIMENTAL! The F-100 XL Prototype Drag Truck Is Featured Right Here.

Check out this awesome find from our friend Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder! A unibody Ford B/FX pickup! This truck is super rad, has great history, and is legit. Read the description below and...

This Video About Mickey Thompson Founding SCORE Is Spectacular – Danny Thompson Tells Epic Story

I’ve been face first in some Mickey Thompson books lately that’s why I was feeling compelled to share this short video made by SCORE that talks about Mickey Thompson and how he grabbed...

This Caterpillar Challenger Tractor And Special Trailer Designed For Beach Launching Life Boats Are Totally Awesome

Right now I am doing a slow, dramatic clap for the guys and girls that work for the Habbeke Shipyard in the Netherlands. Why? Basically because they have developed one of the coolest specialized...

Make It Kustom And HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck: Building A Fuel Tank From Scratch For The 1971 GMC Cabover Ramp Truck!

It’s time for even more welding, but this time it’s on the new fuel tank for this beast. This thing needs a big tank and it has to fit in just the right spot, which makes it a bit of a...

The Right Combo: Watch This Supercharged Rolls Royce Meteor Powered Tractor Make A Full Pull

Once again we’re leering at a European pulling tractor with a freaking awesome engine combo and admiring the noise and the fury that it creates. In this case the tractor we are talking about is...

The Roar Of Power: This 1970s Allis-Chalmers Dealer Film Is All In On Killer Tractor Pulling Footage

This is some gold right here. Between the cool tractors, the basic and awesome old sleds, and the footage of them both working together, this is about 10-minutes of gearhead heaven. The name of this...

Wild Mud Video: A Wheelstand and Driving Job For the Gumbo Slinging Ages

To prove that we’re not going soft on you with stories about salmon and stuff, we direct your attention to this video from the world of mud bog racing. This is awesome video of a pretty...

Speed Thrash: Watch This Diesel Mechanic Rebuild An N14 Cummins Engine In Three Minutes!

We have all the respect in the world for those of you out there that make your living as professional mechanics. It is a hard job, an often thankless job, and one that far too few people understand...