Category Archive: CHEVY, DRIVETRAIN, ENGINE, ENGINES, Hack of the Week, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Derek At Vice Grip Garage Bought A WRECKED NASCAR Truck! Let the BUILD BEGIN!
With the Independence Chevelle being retired, what do you think about taking a NASCAR truck and making it into a burnout machine? I’ve certainly heard far worse ideas and think that Derek could...
On 3/06 We Honor The 306ci Ford – A Small Block Made Better by Hot Rodders
There are certain engine combinations that are so prevalent in the world of hot rodding we’re wondering why the original equipment manufacturer did not just build them itself to start with. One...
The 1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: Our 6.8 LS3 Stroker Goes to California… Will it Fit?
It’s time to take this built LS3 and send it to its home! But will this thing fit inside this project truck the way they want it to? This is going to be tight. This project is way bigger than you...
This C10 Has Been Mothballed For Years, Can Junkyard Digs Make It A Runner?
Luckily this 1969 C10 has been sitting inside, in a pretty good location, for who knows how many years. That doesn’t mean it wants to roll, or turn over, or start anytime soon, but at least it...
Good Gravy: Ride On This GSXR600 Hill Climb Bike Running 100% Nitromethane! Insanity!
The demonic combustion properties of nitromethane fuel are mostly shown off in the world of drag racing but there are other motorsports that tip the can and tip the can hard. Motorcycle hill-climbing...
Will It Run? This 1977 Country Squire Motorhome Was Abandoned for 15 Years! What Kind Of Crazy Is About To Happen Here?
If you are a regular around here you know that I seriously dig motorhomes and rvs and that old class C’s are some of my favorites. This one here is a squarebody era Country Squire that has seen...
Vice Grip Garage’s 1980s Built Chevelle Drag Car Goes On The Dyno – Results Are NOT What We Expected!
This is one badass OG drag car and we love it. As McTaggart wrote about when Derek first got this ride and added it to the Vice Grip Garage fleet, this Chevelle couldn’t have come along at a...
It’s A Tuning Circus! HED’s Peter Harrell Was Tuning A Ton Of Cars At Lights Out In Georgia
Peter Harrell is no stranger to tuning multiple cars per weekend at events, but it is getting to be like a tuning circus with all the running around he’s doing. The good news is that his brain...
Barn Find Chevrolet El Camino Sitting For Years Will The Tunnel Ram Small Block Run?
This 1970 El Camino is barn find greatness! It’s got a tunnel ram! Sure it’s dated, sure it will need love, but this thing has some serious period perfect vibes going on....
Engine Tech: How To Install Cam Bearings In Your LS Engine At Home
Our friend Jefferson has started up a new YouTube channel to show off what he’s got going on over at his shop Red Dirt Rodz, and one of the first things he’s sharing is a full-build series for an...
Sick Week 2023 Finals! Peter Harrell At HED Is Tuning Up Some Race Cars!!!
With Eric Yost and Stefan Gustaffson are both good at winning at Drag and Drive events, not only separately but also together. This year’s Sick Week had both of them in the hunt for wins in...
Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: The Exhaust Is Too Loud! Building Baffles At Home From Scrap.
The first drive on a new project is always nerve-racking and super exciting! It doesn’t need to go perfect to be awesome, but when things go right it certainly can be the thing you need to pull all...
Hookin’ and Bookin’: Watch the Legendary Ken Veney Make A Picturesque Full Pull In His Mini-Rod Tractor
If Ken Veney had decided to retire from drag racing all those years ago and whittle sticks on the front porch, he’d have left an amazing legacy in the sport and in motorsports. His...
