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The Alfarrari Project Continues: More Fabrication, More Metal Replacement, And Prepping For Power!
Sep 06, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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,...
5 Day KSR Burnout Car Build Part 4! Getting Closer??
Sep 05, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 5 Day KSR Burnout Car Build Part 4! Getting Closer??
Here’s the fourth video in the series as Kevin and the crew do everything they can to get this car done in 5 days for this weekend’s Cleetus and Cars in Bristol. We’re going to share the videos...
Meet The Alfarrari: I Just Found Out About This Project, But Man This Thing Is Cool! Try To Keep Up
Sep 05, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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...
Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 8: The Deadline Is Looming, Let The Thrash Begin
Sep 04, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 8: The Deadline Is Looming, Let The Thrash Begin
It’s crunch time and that means the thrash begins! Of course, it also tends to mean that corners are about to be cut, shortcuts are about to be created, and sleep is only a dream. Watch. If you...
5-Day Burnout Car Build: The Thrash Continues At KSR! Part 3
Sep 04, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 5-Day Burnout Car Build: The Thrash Continues At KSR! Part 3
Here’s the third video in the series as Kevin and the crew do everything they can to get this car done in 5 days for this weekend’s Cleetus and Cars in Bristol. We’re going to share...
Using Simple Aerodynamics to Beat High Gas Prices (Home Improvement Store Edition)
Sep 03, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Using Simple Aerodynamics to Beat High Gas Prices (Home Improvement Store Edition)
While I only own cars that were built before 1995, and I’d love to claim that all of them are V8 powered and make over 1,000 horsepower, the truth is I do own two cars that are NOT V8 powered....
5-Day Burnout Car Build: Kevin And The Gang From KSR Build A Burnout Car For This Weekend, In Just 5 Days!
Sep 03, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 5-Day Burnout Car Build: Kevin And The Gang From KSR Build A Burnout Car For This Weekend, In Just 5 Days!
Well, they are trying anyway! We’re going to share the videos with you this weekend as these guys decide to build a burnout car for Cleetus and Cars in Bristol at the last minute. This is going...
Classic Mini Cooper Race Car Build: Front Subframe Reinforcements And Other Custom Race Car Mods
Aug 30, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Classic Mini Cooper Race Car Build: Front Subframe Reinforcements And Other Custom Race Car Mods
This little Mini, no pun intended, is getting closer and closer to being a race car. The factory subframe and mounts are not strong enough or stiff enough to do the job under racing conditions, so in...
New Inventory In The Yard, Plus Old Cars In The New Wrecking Yard! Model A’s, A Chevy, A Ford, And An International IHC Travel-All!!
Aug 29, 2022Chad Reynolds2
We’ve got a new video showing new inventory in the yard, plus a bonus video from the old yard next door! Chad is back from Nobody Else’s Auto, the ultra bad ass vintage car parts wrecking...
Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 6: Building A Custom Intake From Scratch
Aug 21, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 6: Building A Custom Intake From Scratch
In this latest episode, Matt is designing and building a custom intake manifold, fuel rails, and more for his streamliner. It’s got to work with weird airflow, it has to work with high...
Classic Mini Cooper Race Car Build: Building A New Rear Subframe Mount Plus A Bonus Video!
Aug 09, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Classic Mini Cooper Race Car Build: Building A New Rear Subframe Mount Plus A Bonus Video!
Now that the cage and everything inside the Mini is where it is supposed to be, it is time to make sure the rear subframe will also be up to the task of holding on around corners. The factory...
Is A Classic Fiat 500 The Perfect In Town Car For An Electric Conversion?
Aug 09, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Is A Classic Fiat 500 The Perfect In Town Car For An Electric Conversion?
There are a lot of little European cars from the 1950s through 1970s, and even into the 1980s that are super small and featured engines that made WAY less than 100 horsepower. So while they are cool,...
Fab Rats Barn Find Road Trip: 1000 Miles From Home! Will This 55 Year Old Barn Find Drive That Far?
Feb 19, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Fab Rats Barn Find Road Trip: 1000 Miles From Home! Will This 55 Year Old Barn Find Drive That Far?
The Fab Rats crew was going to pick up a truck that they were going to finish up for a family who had recently lost the builder. What they ended up finding is a surprise the wife of the fabricator...
Accidental Barn Find Of The Century? The Fab Rats Find Something Special While Picking Up Another Rig
Feb 18, 2022Chad Reynolds2
There have been plenty of times that I’ve gone to look at a car or truck for sale only to end up finding something else cool that I’d love to have as well. Of course, I’m not...