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New Product: Introducing Ridetech’s Momentum Chassis – Ridetech’s New Full Chassis For GM A-Body!

Ridetech has been one of the premier bolt on suspension system companies for muscle cars, street machines, hot rods, classic and modern trucks, and more for decades. They have always focused on bolt...

How To: Dual Bolt Pattern Valve Covers – Fixing Leaks On BluePrint Engine’s, And Other Dual Pattern, Small Block Chevy Heads

If you have ever owned a pair of small block Chevrolet cylinder heads that have both the perimeter and center bolt valve cover bolt patterns, then you have probably ran into this problem before at...

Is A Complicated Rust Repair Intimidating You? Break It Down To The Small Jobs To Make It More Straight Forward.

Rust repair is one of the things that can be really intimidating when it comes to your hot rod, muscle car, or truck project, but they don’t need to be. I think one of the reasons some people...

Clean The Shop, Dry The Car, Scare Your Kids, And Start Your Firepit Faster With One Of These Insane Blowers

We’ve shown tests of cordless mini blowers before, and laughed at some of their insane claims, but some of those suckers really performed! So when Project Farm put out another video, this time...

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...

LEGENDARY VICE GRIP GARAGE 777 Race Car Is BACK! Derek Is Wrenching Live At Iola But He Really Is Out Of Time! Part 3 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....

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...

A Budget Muscle Car, Wrenching, Adventuring, and a Little Steve Dulcich! Let’s See What Freiburger Is Up To

Well, Freiburger is back at it and this time it’s with a Duster. You know it as the Red Duster, which makes me laugh not because the name isn’t appropriate, but because when David and I...

The Hot Rod Hoarder Gasser Henry J Project Is On! It’s Time To See What This Thing Is Really Made Of Before Bringing It Back To Life.

It’s time to start sharing this awesome new Henry J Gasser project that Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is building for a pretty special match race. I love this thing, just like most of...

This Is An 1800s Impact Wrench! Slug Wrench: the ORIGINAL Impact Wrench. But How Effective Were They Really?

Impact guns, or impact wrenches, have been around for a very long time so we are completely spoiled by them. Whether air operated, corded electric, or cordless, we’ve been around them for a...

Dirt Daily With Fred Williams: How to Replace and Stretch your Synthetic Winch Rope. Steel Cable Is A Thing Of The Past

A few years ago I sent a winch to a friend that I owed so he could install it on his trailer. I didn’t hear anything about it for a few weeks and then asked him if he had gotten it. He said he...

This 1958 Chevrolet Brookwood Station Wagon Has Been Abandoned for 53 Years! So Rad And You Can Own It For Cheap

I have always loved 1958 Chevrolets. Since I’m a wagon freak, I of course love a 1958 Chevy wagon, but I realized years ago that I just dig 1958 Chevrolets in general. Cars, trucks,...

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....

A Billion Lumens For Just $20? Putting The Most Powerful Flashlights To The Test! Big Power, Little Package

We’ve talked about all the insane lumen claims on pen lights before, Video Description: OLIGHT, ACEBEAM, Fenix, WINDFIRE, LK360, NEXTORCH, SKYFIRE, ADDplus, Streamlight, Nitecore, PHIXTON,...