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Dave Chappelle’s Body Dropped Nissan Project: The Hardbody Gets The Roll Pan, Some Body Work, Seams Sealed, And More On A Race Toward The Finish!
It’s time for the Nissan to get done! Dave has decided he’s going to push to get this thing ready to drive and show, so he’s setting himself some goals and deadlines. We already shared the...
Stanceworks Real Ferrari F40: Part 6 – It’s Time For The Suspension To Start Coming Together With Parts From Ferrari And H&R
It’s time for another build episode of the Ferrari F40 over at Stanceworks, and that means it is time to start talking about suspension components. The chassis has been coming together in the last...
What Is Axle Wrap, And How Do You Eliminate It In Your Leaf Sprung Truck? Ian Johnson Shows Us How!
Axle wrap is nothing new. From the time that parallel leaf springs started showing up on cars and trucks, and the horsepower wars began, so did axle wrap. And axle wrap can lead to axle hop, and that...
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...
There’s Nothing Wrong With Leaf Springs! Leaf Spring Tech Talk With Ron Rhodes: Learn How They Work And Work Well.
I grew up racing leaf spring cars. We raced first gen Camaros in NHRA Stock and Super Stock and never changed rear suspension. In fact, we always ran Lakewood j-hook traction bars and the cars left...
Beater Bomb’s Butthurt Bar – It’s Made Him A Jillion, And It’s Fun And Exciting To Watch! How Does It Work?
The Beater Bomb ButtHurt bar is something special, and it’s cool how it works, but what is funny is that my experience with one came way before he started designing his. In fact, the ones that...
Bump Steer: What Is It? How Do You Measure It? Can You Fix It? The Basics Are Right Here, So Watch.
We’re going to be sharing a lot more tech around here in 2025, including a bunch on suspension systems, but we figured that sharing this short video on Bump Steer from the guys at TRZ would be...
Full Build: Taking This 1984 Caprice Wagon From Family Cruiser to Muscle Wagon Makes It The Ultimate Power Tour Machine
The Power Nation guys built this cool Caprice wagon and if you didn’t see all the episodes and instead want to see it all go together in just one go, here’s your chance. This thing is...
Crashed LS Turbo Drag And Drive Car Gets Rebuilt: The Maliboom Gets New Rear Anti-Roll Bar
In the last episode the rear suspension started going back together and the new coil overs found a home! Now it’s time for a major upgrade, because the anti-roll bar is going to find it’s...
Custom Land Rover Discovery Feature Video: Ian Johnson Builds A Land Rover Like You’d Never Expect
Ian Johnson is one of those guys that you almost never find behind the wheel of anything “average”. He’s more likely to be driving something with some rock rash and personality. So...
Crashed LS Turbo Drag And Drive Car Gets Rebuilt: The Maliboom Rear Suspension Is Coming Together, And We Have QA1 Shocks!
Building cars takes a lot of work, and when you are building a race car that amount of work often becomes next level. The reason is because the fancier the chassis setup the more welding and...
Dropped Cross Member On A Tube Chassis? Why Is The Latest Suspension Trend Making This Necessary?
Drag racing, like most forms of motorsports, is always evolving. In an effort to go quicker and faster, there is a constant back and forth between the engine, drivetrain, and chassis of the car....
Bello’s Is Working On A 1950 Chevy Pickup Truck: Part 3 Means It Is Time For A Custom 4-Link!
It’s time for an update on this cool 1950 Chevy pickup project they have recently started over at Bello’s Kustoms. It’s time fo the custom 4-link, which Mike keeps simple and effective, but...
This Old Hot Rod Traditional Style Drag Car Project Part 8: The Vintage Dragster Gets Front Shock Mounts In Preparation For Some Speed!
It’s getting exciting!!! In this video update on the Vintage Dragster project, it gets front shock mounts and more after coming off the chassis table to sit on the ground for the first time in the...