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Dave Chappelle’s Off-Road Games Jeep Project: The Jalopy Jeep Is Going To Need A LOT Of Tough Love In The Form Of Fire
If there’s one thing I know, it’s that Dave Chappelle has no fear when it comes to cutting up Jeeps and the like in order to make them into real wheeling machines. I mean just look at...
This $700 1978 Ford F250 4X4 Is Getting A Budget Friendly Transformation! What Does Mortske Have In Store For This Thing?
Sometimes I wonder where Mortske finds some of these projects and cheap finds, but I always appreciate the fun stuff that he does with them after. This F250 4×4 is a great example of how cool a...
Dave Chappelle’s Off-Road Games Jeep Project Starts Right Here. @MattsOffRoadRecovery Off-Road Games Competition Starts Now!!
Dave was invited to compete in the Matt’s OffRoad Recovery Off-Road Games, where building a rig on the cheap and going up against a bunch of others who are doing the same will results in many...
The Grind Hard Giant Trike Project: Part 2 – Building a 3WD Trike with Two Motors! What Could Possibly Go Wrong Here?
We shared Part 1 of this build and everyone was talking about it. This is a full on project that is not for the weak of heart. This is going to be something truly special. Part 2 is below, and if you...
$500 Sequential Shifter: Does this Poor Man’s Hot Rod and Racing Upgrade Compete With A $22,000 Sequential Trans?
The ultimate race car transmission upgrade is to go with a full sequential transmission. If you aren’t familiar with a sequential transmission, they offer full throttle up and downshift without...
There Is Something Oddly Satisfying About Rescuing This Odd 1961 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88
A 1961 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 was a very futuristic looking car when it was new, and still has a Jetson’s vibe today. If you were a fan of Oldsmobile’s, you loved them. But for many they...
TIJUANA TO TACOMA! Will This BIG BLOCK Square Body RUN AND DRIVE After 20 Years? Derek Sure Hopes So! Part 1/3
Family road trips are what cars used to be about. In the days of our favorite cars and trucks, Americans did road trip family vacations. People don’t do that much anymore. But that’s...
Rebeldryver’s Garage Drivetrain Swap: 4.10 Gears For the 1965 Impala SS’s 12 Bolt Differential.
After doing a close ratio 6-speed Magnum swap from American Powertrain in his 1965 Impala, Scott Liggett decided that the car could use more rear gear since it’s got so much overdrive, and I...
Tony Angelo Gets After It With Paint and Body RESURRECTION on his Dad’s DREAM Car: The 1968 Camaro Convertible Project
I’m a Camaro convertible guy. Or at least a first-gen Camaro convertible guy. I own a 1969 Camaro convertible and my dad has a 1968 Camaro, so when I talked to Tony Angelo last year about his...
New Products: From Prototypes To Castings – These HammerHead® IRS 12 Bolt And 8.8 IRS Differential Housings Are A Game Changer For GM, Mopar, And More!
Jeff and Skip Lee were a couple of die hard racers, family men, and hot rodders who just happened to have a sickness that made them want to take on the hugely complicated task of making a better,...
The Hurst Competition Plus Shifter Is A Staple For 4-Speed Owners, But Here Are Some Powershifting Mods That Make It Better For BANGshifters.
Growing up in a stick shift racing family means I’ve got lots of experience with a Hurst Competition Plus shifter. Hurst shifters have been the go to upgrade for stick shift cars for decades,...
Vice Grip Garage BARNFIND: This FoxBody Mustang Has Been Parked For 23 YEARS! Will It RUN AND DRIVE Home For Derek?
Am I the only one who thinks it sounds weird to talk about a Fox Body being a barn find? I mean, when I think barn find I think old cars and I just don’t think of a Fox Body as being old yet...
Pete Has Made a TERRIBLE Decision Involving His Daily Driver!! Peer Pressure Is Real And Pete Can’t Avoid It!
Officially, this is Polishing Turds Season 3. To review, the first two Polishing Turd seasons revolved around traditional small blocks and both saw big performance gains. This one here is going to be...
Derek FINISHED Restoring this Dodge Polara After Being PARKED 32 YEARS! Mopar Project Greatness Right Here.
Derek is known for making old junk run, but he’s not stranger to building something nice either, and this cool Dodge Polara is one of those nice projects. When a project has been sitting for a...