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Category Archive: CAR FEATURES, ENGINE, FUNNY STUFF, Hack of the Week, MISC, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

ABANDONED Barn Find Camaro will it RUN AND DRIVE after 23 years?

Is 20 years too long for a Camaro to sit in a pole barn? Sure it’s restorable, but is will it run and drive as is? I’ve had really good luck with cars that have sat for a long time as...

Investigation Video: Watch Uncle Tony and Mopar Al Tear Open A Mystery 440ci Chrysler Big Block

It has been said that curiosity killed the cat and while that may be true, it never killed anyone to go the extra mile and inspect an engine they just bought. On this episode of the continuing...

Totally 1970s: This 1974 TV Commercial For the Jeep CJ-5 Is Awesome

When it comes to the “list of stuff I want to own” right now an old Jeep is close to the top. I have looked at and even occasionally bid on WWII era Jeeps, have drooled on and debated...

Classic Toy Ad: This Tyco Stick Shift Racing Set Looks Like It Would Have Been Huge Fun In The Day!

Before the rise of video games, toys involving cars were tactile. You touched them, you used them, you put them together and you took them apart, right? I’m not knocking video games because...

Pit Trike Top Speed Runs: Tracks Or Wheels, Which Ones Are Faster On The White Stuff?

The Pit Trike got a skid and tracks and now people are asking if it is actually faster with that setup compared to the wheels. So which ones are the best for top speed? Watch the video and...

Famously Fast: This Video Profiles Seven Celebrities That Took Their Love Of Racing To The Next Level

The “famous car guy” club tends to create more cringe these days than it does admiration of adoration, right? We see some of the stuff that these guys do and facepalm pretty hard most of...

Heavy D Tears Up His New HET Wrecker On This Insane Recovery In The Great Salt Lake

If you’ve never been to the Great Salt Lake, the namesake of Salt Lake City Utah, or any of the surrounding salt flats like Bonneville, you can’t fathom just how foreign the landscape is...

FIRE!!!! How To Build Flame Thrower Exhaust!!! (Stand Alone Ignition System)

I’ve never owned a vehicle with flame throwers, and never really cared to, but they sure are fun to watch! The principle behind them is actually pretty simple, but the ways they have been done...

Pit Trike Build Part 6: A Few Tweaks And Then The Wife Takes It Out For A Top Speed Run!

Tracks on the pit trike! Oh yeah, this is some fun stuff right here and since the pit trike isn’t as good in the snow as it could be, it needs some tracks! Keep in mind that this thing is supposed...

Pit Trike Build Part 4: Gas Tank, Chain, Brakes, And Testing In The Snow!!!

Here is the latest episode in the pit trike build, so watch, laugh, and enjoy cause this thing is fun. If you missed any of the previous videos, use the link below to watch. Having a pit vehicle at a...

The Chainsaw: Early RX-7 Plus Snowmobile Engine Equals Fun…And Tinnitus!

“Well, that was a dumb idea, wasn’t it?” Forget trying to make me feel better after I botched a jump, separated from my dirt bike and augured into the ground like a 160-pound lawn...

Vice Grip Garage Does Sick Week: Day 4 – South Georgia Motorsports Park, Overheating, And Don Garlits Museum!

I swear these cars kind of don’t like Derek. Not a hate thing, but more a “I want you to make sure you understand you aren’t my favorite person and that I can do bad things to you...

Great Video: This 1979 GM Promotional Film Shows Off The Blazer, Medium Duty Trucks, and Vans, Man!

With the launch of the new Ford Bronco, one has to look at GM and wonder just what the hell happened? The company has absolutely nothing for either Jeep or Ford, the current Blazer is a weird...

Vice Grip Garage Does Sick Week: Day 3- And The Wheel Falls Off…It Fell The F*^&K OFF!

Dude, at some point you wonder if it might just be better to stay in bed one morning, cause ain’t this the poop. Oh well, it’s par for the course in this Day 3 adventure. Check it out below....