Category Archive: CHEVY, DRIVETRAIN, ENGINE, ENGINES, Hack of the Week, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Derek At Vice Grip Garage Bought A WRECKED NASCAR Truck! Let the BUILD BEGIN!
With the Independence Chevelle being retired, what do you think about taking a NASCAR truck and making it into a burnout machine? I’ve certainly heard far worse ideas and think that Derek could...
Dirthead Dave’s 1956 Mercury Is Amazing! But neglected…
If you have watched any of Dirthead Dave’s videos on his channel Dirthead Shed, then you have probably seen two of his oldest projects. One is his bagged and bodied Nissan hardbody truck and...
Iron Trap Ardun Headed 1933 3-Window Ford Project Gets A Trick Custom Dash
This project car has gotten all kinds of reinforcement, trunk and door alignment and so much more. But there is still a lot to do to make it a finished car. In this episode, the dash gets some pretty...
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...
We FOUND A Goldmine Of ABANDONED MOPARS, AUSTRALIAN Hot Rods, And More!
DUDE!!!! Have you ever answered an ad on Marketplace or Craigslist, only to show up and find out that what you thought was going to be some dude’s side yard with the parts car you wanted is...
Investment Grade? Own The Fast 4 Imperial Today!
Do you know what vetted movie cars go for nowadays? Between the fact that most movie cars get beat on worse than a rental Charger that had the “walk-away” insurance purchased, movie...
How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 14: Building A Windshield Header And Rolling It Outside For Its First Time!
Well, the Model A hot rod just keeps coming along, and while we know this thing is rough and was supposed to just become a roller, it sure is turning into something cooler than we expected....
Stock To Lowrider: This Beautiful 1959 Buick Electra Goes From Classic To Lowrider In Just Three Days
There are a lot of different styles of low riders, and growing up on the West Coast, in both NorCal and SoCal I have seen them all. Some require serious customization to become lowriders and other...
Vice Grip Garage’s 1980s Built Chevelle Drag Car Goes On The Dyno – Results Are NOT What We Expected!
This is one badass OG drag car and we love it. As McTaggart wrote about when Derek first got this ride and added it to the Vice Grip Garage fleet, this Chevelle couldn’t have come along at a...
ABANDONED 1955 Chevy Nomad Update: ENOUGH INFLATED PARTS PRICING! Back To Butchering My 1955 Chevy Nomad
Wow, just wow. This one might set a whole new bar. Tell us what you think. Is it good? Is it bad? Is he really just ruining a ’55 Chevrolet Nomad? Well, the forgotten project Nomad is moving right...
Barn Find Chevrolet El Camino Sitting For Years Will The Tunnel Ram Small Block Run?
This 1970 El Camino is barn find greatness! It’s got a tunnel ram! Sure it’s dated, sure it will need love, but this thing has some serious period perfect vibes going on....
Vice Grip Garage Prepares The Vanishing Paint Challenger For A 1,000 Mile Road Trip On Sick Week.
Derek and the gang just got back from an awesome week in Florida and Georgia for Sick Week, and man it was drama filled. What you didn’t get to see, was all the prep work that went into making...
How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 13 – Building The Transmission Crossmember
Here’s installment number 13 in the channeled Model A Build. This episode is all about getting the structure ready and building a transmission crossmember. This is a super important piece because...
