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Category Archive: FUNNY STUFF, TECH, TRUCKS, Videos

I Now Pronounce You Bronco And Cadillac: Junkyard Digs’ First Trar Revival!

Both Chad and I don’t have the greatest relationships with 1980s era Cadillacs. The short, sweet story? We both understand that for all the fluff and gingerbread, Cadillacs were one part...

Iron Trap’s 1934 Ford Coupe “Beautiful” Has A New Engine And Is Ready To Drive!!

Video 1 Description: In the last update on “Beautiful” we found out the 59ab we had planned on putting in as a replacement had a cracked block. The engine appeared to be totally rebuilt...

Getting Lucky! MYSTERY Small Block Chevy Engine Identified

(Words and Video by Tommy Lee Byrd aka The Hot Rod Hoarder) This Mystery engine intrigued me from the moment I realized it was part of a package deal with my $500 Nova. Decoding an old engine is...

Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: First Fire Of The LS, Trans Tunnel Fab, And More! Part 10

Here is Part 10 of the 1951 Ford Project. Finishing up the wiring, making this thing actually run, and then filling the giant hole in the floor that needs to cover the transmission. Plus all kinds of...

Flying Sparks Power Tour Prep Continues: Day 3 Bronco Prep Is Right Here!

Emily and Aaron are continuing to work on the Bronco to get it ready for Power Tour and that means a new video every day for all of us to enjoy. Here is Part 2. The good news is that they drive the...

Will This Pontiac GTO RUN AND DRIVE After 40 YEARS? (Buried in Garage)

Derek from Vice Grip Garage has been working hard on cars and trucks of all kinds this year, but this one here is pretty special for a variety of reasons. First off, it’s a 1967 GTO that has...

The Abandoned $500 Chevy Nova: FIRST WASH in 24 Years – INSANE Transformation + BURNOUTS!

In the last video we saw Tommy getting this thing running with surprisingly little work. Now it’s running better and better and it gets a bath like none you have ever seen. It is a miracle...

Flying Sparks Garage Is Road Tripping! Aaron and Emily Are Prepping The Bronco For Power Tour Part 2.

Emily and Aaron are continuing to work on the Bronco to get it ready for Power Tour and that means a new video every day for all of us to enjoy. Here is Part 2. The good news is that they drive the...

Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap: KUSTOM HOT RAT ROD MODERN BUILD!

It’s Part 4 of the 1965 Mustang chassis swap, and the front sheetmetal is starting to go together. Of course, this is where things are going to get more difficult because the old and the new...

Jackstand Jimmy Installs and Talks Through the Wastegate Merge – How To Twin Turbo, Gate, Merge

The best aftermarket companies are the ones whose products solve problems with great solutions. There are a lot of those kinds of products at Motion Raceworks and in this video you are going to see...

Flying Sparks Garage Is Road Tripping! Aaron and Emily Are Doing Power Tour In The Bronco

The good news is that they drive the Bronco a lot now, but they have never taken it on any long trips like the cross country trip that is Hot Rod’s Power Tour. So if they want to go next week,...

Video: When You De-Winterize An Old Boat, Don’t You Just Wonder If It Will Actually Start Sometimes?

If you live somewhere that freezes, which means a lot of the country, you need to make sure you winterize your boat so that the thing won’t freeze up and ruin stuff. If you leave the boat...

MORE: TECH, Videos

Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Wiring Up The LS Swap And Trying To Make A Column Shifter Work

Here is Part 9 of the 1951 Ford Project. There is a bunch of wiring cleanup to do when swapping an LS using the factory harness and ECU. Because this engine is staying stock, the factory ECU will do...

DOES A SMALLER LS CAM MAKE MORE TORQUE THAN A BIGGER LS CAM? AFR LS3 CAM TEST-STAGE 1 vs 2 vs 3!

Small cams are torque cams, bit cams are horsepower cams. Everyone knows that, so why is it that Richard Holdener is doing a Stage 1 vs 2 vs 3 AFR Cam test? Because testing is knowledge and makes it...