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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...

Can You Reuse Rod And Main Bolts? Torque To Angle And Torque To Yield, Everything You Need To Know About Fasteners On Gen V GM Engines

I remember building some of my first engines, using parts we had in the garage, which included used rod bolts, main bolts, and head bolts. We weren’t building big power combos, or things under...

How To Build A Chassis Table That Will Fit In Any Garage!

Every hot rodder that does any kind of fabrication has at some point drooled over a killer welding fixture table or chassis table. We all have, even when most of us have no room for that kind of...

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...

Million Dollar Barn Garage Find!! 1931 Duesenberg Model J!! 1 of 25 Built! Here’s What Powers This Thing.

Here is video number three of this incredible story, and you won’t believe it. If you missed the first two videos, then go ahead and click the link below that will get you there. You aren’t going...

Do Stop Leak Products Work? Do They Damage Engine Seals? Will They Destroy an Engine? Let’s Find Out

It seems like every single problem-solver product at the parts store has some group of folks who say they will ruin stuff, don’t work, etc. And yet they sell jillions of bottles of this stuff...

Classic Car Interiors: How To Build A Custom Headliner For A Classic Car

In this video from one of our favorite DIY auto upholstery instructors, you are going to learn how to create a custom headliner for a finished look inside your classic car. This video is one of a few...

Easy Weekend Welding Project: How To Make A Wall Mounted, Metalworking File Tool Rack.

I love making tools and equipment for the shop, because while you can often buy whatever it is, these projects give you a different sense of accomplishment, and more importantly a chance to get some...

ABANDONED 1955 Chevy Nomad Update: ENOUGH INFLATED PARTS PRICING! Back To Butchering My 1955 Chevy Nomad

Wow, just wow. This one might set a whole new bar. Tell us what you think. Is it good? Is it bad? Is he really just ruining a ’55 Chevrolet Nomad? Well, the forgotten project Nomad is moving right...

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....

The Fab Forums Fox Body Project: Doing A Factory Mini Tub Build Part 2

Watch Part 2 of the mini tub install now. In the previous installments, Kyle put together a cool tube front end that replaces all the inner bumper and chassis structures, and then he built a bad ass...

Vice Grip Garage Prepares The Vanishing Paint Challenger For A 1,000 Mile Road Trip On Sick Week.

Derek and the gang just got back from an awesome week in Florida and Georgia for Sick Week, and man it was drama filled. What you didn’t get to see, was all the prep work that went into making...

How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 13 – Building The Transmission Crossmember

Here’s installment number 13 in the channeled Model A Build. This episode is all about getting the structure ready and building a transmission crossmember. This is a super important piece because...

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...