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Category Archive: CHEVY, RACING & ACTION, TECH, Videos

Track Time For Hot Rod Garage’s “Bonemaro” Budget Turbo LS Build! Will The Ragged F-body Run 10s?

Take a $10,000 budget, buy one royally clapped out $800 1979 Chevrolet Camaro, one junkyard 5.3L LS V8, an eBay turbo kit meant for a Chevrolet Silverado, and then proceed to hack, weld, bodge and...

Hang Out With Finnegan In His Garage As He Rebuilds The Wood Floor On Roadkill’s Chevy Ramp Truck!

We’re fans of Roadkill, Hot Rod Garage, Roadkill Garage (yes, one of us is buying someone at TEN a snack a month) and all of the fun that they have. But we know that there are days that you...

Is The “Aeroscreen” The Answer To Formula 1’s Safety Issue? Check Out The Testing Footage For Yourself!

After the deaths of IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon (2011), Justin Wilson (2015), Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi (2015) and the injury sustained by Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa when he was hit by a...

The Most Insane Brit Engineer Has Now Created A Hoverbike! Check Out Colin Furze’s Latest Creation!

Colin Furze is no stranger to BangShift. He’s made some of the most creative vehicles on a whim, from a pulse-jet go kart to a Tuk-Tuk bristling with weaponry, and he attacks each and every...

MORE: TECH, Videos

Which Is Better, Dual Quads Or Three Two Barrels? Engine Masters Slaps Both On A 383 Stroker To Find Out!

There is just something sinister about knowing that the monster under your hood is packing more than one carburetor. The terms are now legendary: Dual quads. Tri-Power. Six Pack. Say those phrases,...

MORE: TECH, Videos

Freiburger And Dulcich Rip Apart A Mercury Cougar’s 351 In The Pilot Episode For “Roadkill Garage”!

Can you rip out an engine after work on Friday, rebuild it in over the course of the weekend, and dump it back into the car so that you can drive the car to work on Monday morning? That’s the...

MORE: FORD, TECH, Videos

How Does A Dodge Charger Hellcat’s Aerodynamics Stack Up To A 1969 Charger Daytona’s Radical Shape? Check This Wind Tunnel Test Out!

The story of the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona is well-known: Ford and Dodge were at each other’s throats in NASCAR racing and had resorted to aerodynamic tricks in order to gain an edge on the...

MORE: MOPAR, TECH, Videos

Hot Rod Garage Kicks Off A Budget Buildup Of An $800 Camaro On The Cheap – Meet The “Bonemaro”!

Yep, this looks familiar. Apparently, I have some sort of magnetic draw for beaten and thrashed rubber-bumper second-generation Chevrolet Camaros. When they are clean and nice, they are alright. But...

MORE: CHEVY, TECH, Videos

Think Your Project Car Is Finished? Hot Rod Garage Is Willing To Bet It Isn’t! Watch As They Show You Where To Pick Up Extra Horsepower With Some Tuning!

Are you getting the most out of your build? Are you sure about that? It’s kind of a loaded question to ask someone who has been busting their ass, getting their car together, but it’s a...

MORE: TECH, Videos

Hot Rod Garage Mini-Tubs A Chevelle! Check Out The Process From Start To Finish, With The Body Off Of The Frame!

See the man whose face is the epitome of fear? That’s Lucky. You’ve seen Lucky in previous episodes of Hot Rod Garage, but not like this. You see, Lucky has had a problem with his...

MORE: TECH, Videos

Can You Make Hellcat Power From A Chrysler 5.7? Engine Masters Slaps A Paxton Blower On One To Find Out!

When it debuted in the early 2000s, Chrysler’s 5.7L Hemi was a stomper. Rated at 345 horsepower in trucks and 340 horsepower in the cars early on, it was a good volley into the horsepower wars....

Does Bashing In Your Headers Really Hurt Power? Engine Masters Tests Out The Theory!

When I got around to putting headers on my Project SuperBeater Dodge Mirada a few years ago, I got lucky in the fact that none of the tubes needed a tap to fit anywhere. They were still an absolute...

Hot Rod Garage’s 12-Valve Swapped Dodge Gets Some Suspension Rehab And Gets Rid Of The Peg Leg!

Just dumping in an engine powerful enough to stall the Earth’s rotation is not the final answer to a project car…in fact, on it’s own, just adding power without addressing such...

Wheels And Tires, A Disc Brake Conversion, And An Engine That Won’t Self-Destruct Go Into Hot Rod Garage’s Demon 340!

We’ve gotten to see the full transformation of Tony Angelo’s 1971 Dodge Demon 340, from a non-runner that had been in storage for a long time to the moment where the 340 itself decided to...

MORE: MOPAR, TECH, Videos