Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, CHEVY, ENGINE, ENGINES, FUNNY STUFF, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, TRUCKS, Videos, XL Spotlight
Will This Supercharged El Camino RUN AND DRIVE 800 Miles To Virginia And Back? DISASTER!
Aug 16, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Will This Supercharged El Camino RUN AND DRIVE 800 Miles To Virginia And Back? DISASTER!
Derek isn’t usually rescuing supercharged hot rods for his road trips home, but we’re down if he is! You have to see the whole series behind this El Camino, because it is a big one! Only...
DIRT CHEAP Turbo Power! $250 Junkyard Engine and $125 Turbo DOUBLED The Power of Tony Angelo’s Square Body C10
Aug 15, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on DIRT CHEAP Turbo Power! $250 Junkyard Engine and $125 Turbo DOUBLED The Power of Tony Angelo’s Square Body C10
Tony is back at it, fixing the 250 cubic inch 6 cylinder in his cool C10 Square Body they call Cherry. And to be fair, fixing it makes it sound like they are taking this engine apart, but the reality...
Will Finnegan’s 1953 Chevy Truck Make It 300 Miles Home For Derek From Vice Grip Garage? Traded SIGHT UNSEEN!
Aug 04, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Will Finnegan’s 1953 Chevy Truck Make It 300 Miles Home For Derek From Vice Grip Garage? Traded SIGHT UNSEEN!
Have you ever made a deal to buy or trade for a car or truck that you’ve never even seen? I’ve traded some stuff sight unseen, but never one car for another like Derek and Finnegan just...
The Morgan Clarke Design War Wagon Willys Part 2: Sheet Metal Or Composites? There Is A TON Of Body Mods To Do To It!
Jul 29, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Morgan Clarke Design War Wagon Willys Part 2: Sheet Metal Or Composites? There Is A TON Of Body Mods To Do To It!
We told you we’d be following along with the new War Wagon project from Morgan Clarke Design, and it is time for Part 2 of the series. If you missed Part 1, we’ve got a link below so you...
Cheap 4X4 Fun For Mortske! Building An LS Swapped 1956 Pontiac 3/4 ton Mud Truck In Just One Week!
Jul 28, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Cheap 4X4 Fun For Mortske! Building An LS Swapped 1956 Pontiac 3/4 ton Mud Truck In Just One Week!
Now here’s a fun project! First off, it’s a one week thrash which I soooo love as you know. And second it is a TRAR! I love this thing. Take one mediocre 1956 Pontiac 4-door, and throw it...
From Junker to Jewel. Rescuing A Mazda Mini Truck And Fixing It Up Like Some High School Kid In The 1990s!
Jul 27, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on From Junker to Jewel. Rescuing A Mazda Mini Truck And Fixing It Up Like Some High School Kid In The 1990s!
What a score! This is a $500 find which we know isn’t the norm, but with a goal of making this thing run and drive reliably and look cool enough to want to drive, there is some work to do for...
Introducing The War Wagon Willys: Morgan Clarke Design Is Building One Ultra Bad Ass Off-Road Rig You Have To See
Jul 25, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Introducing The War Wagon Willys: Morgan Clarke Design Is Building One Ultra Bad Ass Off-Road Rig You Have To See
If you aren’t familiar with Morgan Clarke Design, you have been missing out. Morgan has put together a team of passionate craftspeople who want the most in both form and function in anything...
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...
Dirthead Dave Chappelle Squarebody GMC Rock Crawler Project! A Three Day Transformation Starts Here. Episode 1.
Jun 11, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Dirthead Dave Chappelle Squarebody GMC Rock Crawler Project! A Three Day Transformation Starts Here. Episode 1.
Dave is back at it with another awesome project, but this time it is for his buddy Mark who deserves a little payback for all the help he’s given Dave over the years. According to Dave it is...
Dave Chappelle’s Off-Road Games Jeep Project: Competing In The Cheapest Jeep On Marketplace At The Matt’s Off-Road Games!
May 19, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Dave Chappelle’s Off-Road Games Jeep Project: Competing In The Cheapest Jeep On Marketplace At The Matt’s Off-Road Games!
He’s been cutting, hacking, and building on this thing in preparation for the Matt’s Off-Road Recovery games, and now here he is! It’s going to be epic, or an epic fail, but...
WHATS HAPPENING THIS WEEK ON MIKE COTTEN’S BAGGED AND BAD ECONOLINE VAN? This Weeks Jobs Are Exhausting!
May 12, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on WHATS HAPPENING THIS WEEK ON MIKE COTTEN’S BAGGED AND BAD ECONOLINE VAN? This Weeks Jobs Are Exhausting!
After getting the engine fix going in the last video, its time to pay attention to the exhaust which is going to include awesome zoomies and more. Check it out below. Mike Cotten is one of the...
Sounds Like Roadkill! Freiburger Overpaid, EVERYTHING Needed Fixing On This Jeep Cherokee And The Road Trip Did NOT Go As Planned!
May 05, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Sounds Like Roadkill! Freiburger Overpaid, EVERYTHING Needed Fixing On This Jeep Cherokee And The Road Trip Did NOT Go As Planned!
It’s not like Freiburger hasn’t been down this road before, but he really seemed to think this Jeep was going to be a fun and simple project to get on the road for some adventures....
A Kids Dream Comes True! – 4 Years Of Working, Saving & Building His First Truck And It Finally Makes Noise!
May 02, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on A Kids Dream Comes True! – 4 Years Of Working, Saving & Building His First Truck And It Finally Makes Noise!
Ryan Wing, co-host of my Beards, Burnouts, and Beer podcast, has been slowly working with his son Jake as he’s saved, studied, hustled and worked until he could get the truck he always wanted,...
LETS GET THIS VAN RUNNNNINNNGGGG! Cotten’s Econoline Van Is Something Truly Special, But Needs Some Love To Get This Broken Engine Running.
Apr 29, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on LETS GET THIS VAN RUNNNNINNNGGGG! Cotten’s Econoline Van Is Something Truly Special, But Needs Some Love To Get This Broken Engine Running.
Mike Cotten is one of the coolest car guys we know, and he’s got an awesome project going on right now that makes us smile. It’s a 1967 Econoline Ford van that he’s swapped C4...






