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Budget Shop Truck: Squarebody Long Bed To Short Bed Conversion – Gas Tank, Brakes, Driveshaft, And MORE!

In this latest video there are lots of other details getting handled, like a driveshaft, brakes, fuel system, and more. In the first video we shared the shortening of the bed and chassis to convert...

From Sniper EFI and NOS Nitrous to Entire Build – Ryan Jones’ 1966 Gulf Livery Mustang Feature From Ford Fest

Video Description: A standout car this year at Holley Ford Fest was Ryan Jones’ 1966 Gulf livery-inspired Mustang. This classic beauty, a family project with help from friends, was transformed...

Will The Iron Trap Garage Barn Find 1939 Ford Convertible Run After Sitting Abandoned For Years??

Well, the ultra rare 1939 Ford Convertible may be in better shape than the boys even thought, so they are thinking it might be worth seeing if this sucker will run and drive. Because they...

FREE LIVE Drag Racing! Fall FootBrake Frenzy #15 – Saturday

If you are looking for great side-by-side drag racing all weekend long, and you love door car drag cars, then we’ve got a race for you! Here’s the Fall Footbrake Frenzy, brought to you by our...

Old Tech: This 1940 Video About WWII Piston Aircraft Engines Is Awesome – Internal Engine Tech, History, More!

Warning, you have to be a hardcore dork to love this. Warning, you have to love engines to love this. Warning, you will love it. This video is a study in the typical types of aircraft engines seen by...

Extreme Engineering: Take A Ride Across The 120 Year Old, 800ft Tall Gokteik Viaduct Railroad Trestle

Our first reaction upon seeing the Goteik Viaduct train crossing was “no thank you” and then we read more about it and became enamored with its history so we’re kind of wanting to...

Blowing Up The K24 Swapped StanceWorks Ferrari During A Test Session. Look At The Rods Flying Out Of It On Video!

The K24 Swapped Ferrari has been one of the most talked about projects in recent years and people either love it or hate it. Regardless of your opinion on the car, everyone can agree that the build...

455 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser! Muscle Car Station Wagon! Will It Run?!? Abandoned for Decades!

Everyone knows I’m a station wagon freak, but what might surprise people is that always have been. And on the list of cool station wagons were always the Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser. These Cutlass...

Here Are The 10 Best Products Tested By Project Farm in 2023? Let’s Find Out Which Things Are Worth Using!

We follow Project Farm around here and often share videos when the tested products are things we think you will dig. He tests lots of tools and automotive repair products as well as equipment...

SINGLE PLANE VS DUAL PLANE, WHICH INTAKE OFFERS THE BEST AIR FUEL DISTRIBUTION? FULL DYNO RESULTS!

Years ago Freiburger and I spent the day on the dyno at Westech to see how nitrous worked with a single plane vs dual plane intake manifold. To test it we sprayed the same shot on the same engine...

Good Sounds: This Video Features The Best Sounding Straight Eight Engines In The World

We always key in on the sounds of engines, right? Whether something is running good or bad, whether we have ever heard one run before, or when we know it is an engine that just makes that sweet noise...

Wild Mechanical History Video: The Best Footage We Have Ever Seen Of The 1960s GE Walking Truck – Neat!

It is huge, slow, seemingly unstable, and ultimately it was a failure…so why are we so obsessed with this footage of the GE Walking Truck experiment from the 1960s. Developed over the span of...

Sales Job: This 1975 Promotional Video For the Lincoln Town Car and Town Coupe Is Awesome

Your salesmen will show you such options as “four wheel power brakes,” and the “extended range fuel tank.” There’s a lot of great stuff in this video but the...

The Hot Rod Hoarder Shares The HIDDEN HISTORY of 411 Dragway – Racing And More From 1969-2014

Tommy Lee Byrd is our dude of dudes when it comes to drag racing history and is an absolute bloodhound when it comes to finding old drag cars and hot rods as well. So check out the video below for a...