Category Archive: MOPAR, Project Cars
The Challenger Revival, Part 20: Engine And Transmission Work, Finally!
Jul 22, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
It’s about time. After watching Dylan McCool go through every last part of his 1973 Dodge Challenger revival project, we are finally to the meat and potatoes of what this car needs to...
Rough Start Fox Mustang: Radiator, Fan, And Some Electrical Tidbits
Jul 20, 2020Bryan McTaggart3
Oooh, would you look at that…there’s an engine sitting in the bay of the Rough Start Fox! It is a hollow victory as there is no transmission, no way to fire the engine off at the moment,...
Independence Chevelle: Getting The Front Clip Back Into Useable Shape
Jul 18, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Independence Chevelle: Getting The Front Clip Back Into Useable Shape
When Derek drove this 1970 Chevelle from Indiana home, he had a solid complaint the whole time: the front end didn’t care anything about what he was asking it to do. Now, it’s not...
BangShift Power Laggin’ Project Truck Update: Fixing Even More Hackery And Installing Some Accessories!
Jul 08, 2020Tony Sestito9
Cover photo by Rob Hentschel Welcome back to our coverage of Project Power Laggin’! Follow along as we take a tired 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon we found in Central Maine and transform it from a...
Out Of Sight, Not Out Of Mind: Going Underneath Vice Grip Garage’s Big-Build Crew-Cab Square-Body
Jun 27, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Out Of Sight, Not Out Of Mind: Going Underneath Vice Grip Garage’s Big-Build Crew-Cab Square-Body
And here you were, thinking that Derek only played around with swamped Cadillacs, rusty Chevelles and a Monza Town Coupe so far gone that it was a miracle the car’s first noise wasn’t...
Rough Start “Tour Of Temptation”: 1969 Ford Falcon Futura
Jun 23, 2020Bryan McTaggart2
Okay, as of today it’s Rocky Mountain Race Week for your guide to low-buck classified hunting, and I’ve decided to try something a bit different today. From today until I’m back...
Want To Win A Field-Fresh 1957 Chevy Sedan That Does Burnouts? This One Is Being Given Away!
Jun 23, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
It is damn hard to look at a 1957 Chevrolet and say, “No, I don’t want that.” If you are a GM guy or a classic car nut, you know the appeal. And even if you’re die-hard...
This V8 Pinto Is A Great Example Of Not Needing Huge Power Numbers To Have Fun (VIDEO)
Jun 22, 2020Bryan McTaggart2
Keep your “kaboom!” jokes to yourself with this particular 1979 Ford Pinto, because this snotty little bastard is proof that you don’t need to be making Hellcat-territory power...
Cleaning Out The Caddy: How Bad Does Vice Grip Garage’s Field-Find DeVille Look Under The Carpets?
Jun 21, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
Dragging out a 1970 Cadillac sedan from a field in Minnesota where it’d been sinking into the earth under the weight of it’s bulk is a fairly easy concept to understand. Cadillacs from...
The Challenger Revival, Part 18: We Finally Have The Powertrain!
Jun 20, 2020Bryan McTaggart2
You can rebuild the suspension, you can wet sand the body until the original paint come shining through, you can even completely restore the interior. But all of that is for not if you have no...
Project Phantom, Part 2: One Step Forward, Three Steps Back
Jun 17, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
Note: if you haven’t read the first installment of Joe Grippo’s Project Phantom, check it out by CLICKING HERE. (Words and photos by Joe Grippo) The last installment of Project Phantom...
The Beginning Of The Endtimes: How The Pursuit Special Came To Be
Jun 14, 2020Bryan McTaggart5
I knew about the Mad Max film franchise when I was little. One of the Nintendo games that my mother had enjoyed was Mad Max (it came out in 1990) and all I could tell you about that game is that it...
Rough Start Fox Body: So Much For The Budget! We’ve Got Plenty Of Parts For Our Forlorn Fox!
Jun 08, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
I don’t care how good you are at scrapping things together, sooner or later you’re going to have to invest some money into a cheap car project. And that time for investment has come for...
The Challenger Revival, Part 17: Cutting Through The Layers To The Inner Good
Jun 07, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
To date, most of McCool’s work on his 1973 Dodge Challenger has involved restoration: rust and rot repair, cleaning up the appearances, interior rebuilding, and so on and so forth. We’re...





