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Category Archive: BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Car Features, CAR FEATURES, ENGINE, Hack of the Week, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

FORGOTTEN 1968 Pontiac Bonneville – Will It RUN AND DRIVE After A Decade?

Well, he’s back at it folks, taking cars that have been sitting forever and seeing if they will run and drive. In some cases there isn’t much to making some of this old stuff run, but...

LS Corvair Project: First Fire Up! Turning All This Money Into Noise! And First Test Drive!

It’s alive! Like most new builds it isn’t perfect the first time it starts, and there are kinks to work out, but this bad boy is alive and John is taking it out on the road for his first...

How To Rebuild A Holley Carb, Part 2: Reassembly. Let’s Put This Thing Back Together!

Here is Part 2 on how to rebuild your Holley carburetor at home for cheap! While EFI is the hot topic nowadays, and we’re fans of some of the cool stuff it can do for us, there are jillions of cars...

The Vice Grip Garage NASCAR Race Truck Gets Electrical, Bumpers, and a BODY! SO MUCH TUBING!

Well, it got the big block and the turbo 400, and now it needs electrical, bumpers, and some kind of body. Man this thing is ugly. I mean ugly. But it does have a big block in it. That’s not what...

Aeromotive Combines Fuel Filter And Adjustable Pressure Regulator Into One Unit

At the recent SEMA/MPMC meetings in Los Angeles, we spotted a new product from Aeromotive Fuel Systems that you gotta see, one of those fuel system parts we’re going to use! Aeromotive has...

Happy 3/20! Let’s Take A Look At The 320ci Buick Straight Eight – Fireball Power!

From 1931 through 1953 the Buick straight eight really made its mark in the American automotive landscape. They were made in varying displacements and even varying block sizes but the one most people...

FORGOTTEN 42 Years! Will This Flathead V8 Ford RUN and DRIVE?

Dylan is back at it again, with another long-forgotten and neglected ride. This shoebox Ford hasn’t been registered in decades and is in serious need of a good bath. But how much more than a...

Our Buddy Jefferson Lost $2k Buying A Car From A Tweaker On Facebook Marketplace!

So because of the standards on YouTube, lol I know that’s funny right, you can’t say meth or stuff like that without the algorithm thinking you are talking about drugs in your video and...

Vice Grip Garage’s 1980s Built Chevelle Drag Car: First Passes In 35 Years Are INCREDIBLE!

This Chevelle is OG cool and although it was built in the 1980s and has been off the road for decades, it recently hit the dyno and made some noise. If you missed that video or the one where Derek...

The Hot Rod Hoarder Is TRYING To UnStick 3 Locked Up Engines – Will They Ever Run Again?

You ever try to get an old car or truck running for absolutely no reason at all? Yeah, we’ve all been there. You buy a truck or car that you are absolutely going to swap the engine out of and...

How To Rebuild A Holley Carb, Part 1. Keeping It Simple. Anyone Can Do This!

While EFI is the hot topic nowadays, and we’re fans of some of the cool stuff it can do for us, there are jillions of cars and trucks still running around with carburetors on them. I own a...

Brent Is Attempting To Get This 1930 Model A Sedan To Run And Drive Again

Oh my god I’m in love with this car! It’s so damn cool, and people would hate me because I’d want to cut it up. Yes, I would want to chop this car a few inches. It is so straight...

One Owner 1967 Chevrolet C10 Farm Truck! Abandoned for 16 Years! Will It Run?!?

Mortske is back at it with another one family owned truck that he has somehow picked up and is ready to see if the darn thing will run. It’s been sitting since 2007, so who knows. This truck is...

The Vice Grip Garage NASCAR Truck Gets A Big Block! Will It Even Fit?

Now it’s getting a big block and turbo 400? That’s not what these were ever designed to hold, so will it fit, and will any of the other stuff needed to make it work actually fit?...