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LEGENDARY VICE GRIP GARAGE 777 Race Car Is BACK! Derek Is Wrenching Live At Iola! | The Thrash Continues! Part 2 of 3
Jul 23, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on LEGENDARY VICE GRIP GARAGE 777 Race Car Is BACK! Derek Is Wrenching Live At Iola! | The Thrash Continues! Part 2 of 3
The 777 is back! Derek is back at the Iola car show, putting together another project LIVE in front of the fans and we love him for it. We shared the first video in the series a couple of days ago....
LEGENDARY VICE GRIP GARAGE 777 Race Car Is BACK! Wrenching Live At Iola! | Ignition Wiring & MORE | Part 1 of 3
Jul 21, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on LEGENDARY VICE GRIP GARAGE 777 Race Car Is BACK! Wrenching Live At Iola! | Ignition Wiring & MORE | Part 1 of 3
The 777 is back! Derek is back at the Iola car show, putting together another project LIVE in front of the fans and we love him for it. There is a lot of work to do and so this isn’t going to...
1955 Chevy COE Truck Build! This Is Wally’s Rad, Relatable, And Real Backyard Build COE. It Won’t Fit In The Garage!
Jul 20, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 1955 Chevy COE Truck Build! This Is Wally’s Rad, Relatable, And Real Backyard Build COE. It Won’t Fit In The Garage!
Sometimes I find myself watching a build or something on YouTube and realize that I should really be sharing it with all of you. I regularly watch videos about metal shaping and complicated builds,...
New Wrecking Yard Inventory! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Sport Sedan 4 Door Hardtop! Copper & Yellow! Cool Body Style!
Jul 19, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on New Wrecking Yard Inventory! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Sport Sedan 4 Door Hardtop! Copper & Yellow! Cool Body Style!
Oooooh, I like it! This 1956 Chevy Bel Air 4 door has great patina and is just begging for some fun. I used to be a really big snob about two doors vs four doors, but always dug wagons. In my older...
The Grind Hard Giant Trike Project: Part 6 – Building the World’s Biggest Big Wheel Continues! The 3×3 Monster Trike Gets More Custom Fab
Jul 16, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Grind Hard Giant Trike Project: Part 6 – Building the World’s Biggest Big Wheel Continues! The 3×3 Monster Trike Gets More Custom Fab
We’ve shared the first five parts of this build and can’t get over everything that is going on here! This is a full on project that is not for the weak of heart. This is going to be something...
What Happened To All 68 Of The CARS OF ROADKILL GARAGE? Freiburger Talks About Where They All Went And Why!
Jul 08, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on What Happened To All 68 Of The CARS OF ROADKILL GARAGE? Freiburger Talks About Where They All Went And Why!
Hot Rod’s Roadkill Garage was the show that had Freiburger and Dulcich working on some pretty epic, some pretty strange, and some pretty awful muscle cars, hot rods, and more. Love them or hate...
It’s Really Happening! Finnegan’s Lexus LC500 Supercar and Cadillac Coupe DeVille Project Car Updates.
Jul 01, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on It’s Really Happening! Finnegan’s Lexus LC500 Supercar and Cadillac Coupe DeVille Project Car Updates.
Finnegan is back at it with an update on the Lexus AND the Cadillac! I know he gets more requests for updates on these two than just about anything else, especially since the Caddy has been going on...
Diggin’ Through An Old, Closed, Salvage Yard! Check Out The 1960 Desoto, 1962 Comet Wagon, A Skybird, & tons more!
Jun 27, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Diggin’ Through An Old, Closed, Salvage Yard! Check Out The 1960 Desoto, 1962 Comet Wagon, A Skybird, & tons more!
Chad is back at it folks! This time with another cool yard to go through that belongs to a friend of his. Being as I love walking through old junkyards and salvage yards, I feel his excitement for...
Get Shafted: How to Measure, Order, and Install a Driveshaft Without Screwing It Up
Jun 27, 2025Tim KingComments Off on Get Shafted: How to Measure, Order, and Install a Driveshaft Without Screwing It Up
Get Shafted Like a Pro: The Ultimate Driveshaft Guide for Custom Builds There’s only a few things that most at-home mechanics can’t or won’t tackle. For some it’s paint and...
Why Would Derek Drive 330 Miles Home in a Modified Race Car IN THE RAIN! Spoiler Alert: It Makes For Good Video But Was Miserable
Jun 17, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Why Would Derek Drive 330 Miles Home in a Modified Race Car IN THE RAIN! Spoiler Alert: It Makes For Good Video But Was Miserable
Sometimes I worry about my friends, and then I remember all the times that they have the same worries about me. That’s because we all do the same kind of questionable things when it comes to...
Breaking Stuff And Fixing Stuff: It’s The Freiburger Way – This Big Block, 4-Speed, 1973 El Camino TV Car Gets Some Love
Jun 17, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Breaking Stuff And Fixing Stuff: It’s The Freiburger Way – This Big Block, 4-Speed, 1973 El Camino TV Car Gets Some Love
Freiburger is saving another Motortrend TV car, and I dig this one. This real deal big block El Camino SS is a 4-speed car as well and that makes me smile. I’m a stickshiftman, and love driving...
4×4 AMC Pacer: The Dirt Everyday Motortrend Trar Build That Dave Ultimately Gave Away And That We LOVE!
Jun 16, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 4×4 AMC Pacer: The Dirt Everyday Motortrend Trar Build That Dave Ultimately Gave Away And That We LOVE!
Boggers rule! If that two word statement doesn’t evoke a strong emotion to agree or disagree, then you don’t know what a Super Swamper Bogger tire is. Arguably the most aggressive mud...
Newbern Got The 1955 Chevrolet Family Cruiser Done For Power Tour! Check Out The Finishing Touches As It Hits The Road
Jun 16, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Newbern Got The 1955 Chevrolet Family Cruiser Done For Power Tour! Check Out The Finishing Touches As It Hits The Road
The Power Tour thrash is real, as I can personally attest. On more than one occasion we’ve been in mad thrash mode to get a car done for Power Tour. In fact, 20 years ago I was in a made thrash to...
The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 13 – Building Custom Stainless Window Frames To Hardtop The Chopped Merc!
Jun 16, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 13 – Building Custom Stainless Window Frames To Hardtop The Chopped Merc!
The Mangled Mercury Project is jamming along! And in the videos below, yes multiple, you’ll see all the the customs window frames go together on this now chopped Merc. But it isn’t like...






