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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...
The Motor Oil Geek Says We Need To STOP Using Regular Oil – Here Are 4 Reasons Synthetic is BETTER And Should Be In Your Engine
For a long time, folks seemed to think that there were particular scenarios when synthetic oil should be used in your engine and certain scenarios when conventional oil was more appropriate. If you...
Sheet Metal Fab: Willomet Motor And Fab Is Making a Custom Firewall For This Custom 1970 Dodge Charger
There are only a couple of common firewall modifications for most hot rodders, and yet full boogie race cars regularly get major changes made to their firewalls. Or they are completely removed and...
Do Cheap Off-Road Lights Really Perform? Harbor Freight vs Baja Designs vs Auxbeam – Off-Road LED Lights Comparison
I know that there is a difference between cheap parts and expensive ones sometimes, and in the LED light world that has been pretty obvious over the years. But there have been some serious...
Why Does This Help Your Flap Disc Grind Better? Tips And Tricks To Get More Life Out Of Glazed Up Flap Discs
We recently ran a whole series on grinding discs where Fireball Tool tested more than 40 different ones to see who’s are actually best. Do the cheap ones compare? Do the high dollar ones really...
Dave Chappelle’s Butter Jeep Is Back In The Shop: Here’s What It Takes To LS Swap A Jeep Wrangler
Dave Chappelle’s Butter Jeep blew up an engine and so he’s got LS Swap fever. How hard is it to LS Swap a YJ Jeep? These Jeeps are old, cheap, and perfect for more power. But how hard is...
Sleeperdude Is Getting This RARE 1965 Econoline Truck Back On The Road After Years Parked!
There is something special about these Ford Econoline E100 pickups. The Econoline vans are super rad too, but there is something really special about the pickups. I’ve known several people that...
JUNKYARD 6.0L LS INTAKE TORQUE TEST-TRUCK VS TBSS (WHO IS THE REAL TORQUE KING?) FULL DYNO RESULTS!
We love us some 6.0 junkyard LS dyno testing around here and where can you get more of it than from Richard Holdener? In this test he’s checking out the Trail Blazer SS intake vs the Early...
Cool Video: Chemically Dipping And Stripping And Rust Protecting A 1970 Chevy Camaro Z28
When I was 14 I started chemically stripping all the paint off of my 1969 Camaro convertible and it was a ton of work. I was young, and had no money, so it was the right way to go, but man it sucked....
Featured Product: BEST INVENTION of 2025? The New ANTI-RATTLE Hitch Invention from etrailer.com is Awesome, But Do You Need This?
There are a ton of anti-rattle trailer hitch products out there nowadays, and according to the folks at Big Truck and RV this is the best one yet. You’ll see why in the video below, but before...
1966 Crown Imperial Abandoned for 21 Years! Mopar Big Block! Will It Run?!? Demo Derby Greatness!
When I was a kid, I loved going to the Demolition Derby every year at San Jose Speedway. We had family friends who used to compete, and as I grew up I was intrigued by all the modifications that demo...
Checking Main Bearing Clearances: Big Block Building 101 – Squarebody Stuff Keeps Rolling On The 454 Big Block Chevy For Project Creampuff.
Chad from Squarebody Stuff has got a .060 over 454 block that he is planning to do a full rebuild on for a project, and the next step is checking bearing clearance for the mains. Check it out and let...
How to Make Custom Dies for Simple Body Lines | Fabricating Hemi Coupe Door Reveals Using A Technique That Will Work For Lots Of Stuff!
We humans are some pretty interesting creatures. We can screw some stuff up, that’s for sure, but we’re also pretty smart when it comes to figuring out creative ways to fabricate stuff....
WILL IT RUN?! Aaron And Emily Picked Up This 1984 Peterbilt 359 That Has Been Parked for 20+ years. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?!
Emily and Aaron are stepping it up big time with this one! They keep getting bigger and bigger projects, whether for on the road or on the water, but this one takes the cake. They got themselves a...