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Pete Has Made a TERRIBLE Decision Involving His Daily Driver!! Peer Pressure Is Real And Pete Can’t Avoid It!
Feb 19, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Pete Has Made a TERRIBLE Decision Involving His Daily Driver!! Peer Pressure Is Real And Pete Can’t Avoid It!
Officially, this is Polishing Turds Season 3. To review, the first two Polishing Turd seasons revolved around traditional small blocks and both saw big performance gains. This one here is going to be...
The Motor Oil Geek Says We Need To STOP Using Regular Oil – Here Are 4 Reasons Synthetic is BETTER And Should Be In Your Engine
Feb 18, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Motor Oil Geek Says We Need To STOP Using Regular Oil – Here Are 4 Reasons Synthetic is BETTER And Should Be In Your Engine
For a long time, folks seemed to think that there were particular scenarios when synthetic oil should be used in your engine and certain scenarios when conventional oil was more appropriate. If you...
Hot Rod Hoarder Feature Video: A Rare ELECTRIC Supercharger Powers this 1950’s Hot Rod SURVIVOR
Feb 18, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Hot Rod Hoarder Feature Video: A Rare ELECTRIC Supercharger Powers this 1950’s Hot Rod SURVIVOR
(Words and Video by Tommy Lee Byrd) This is the ULTIMATE SURVIVOR hot rod. The Hugger Orange paint was sprayed on this car in 1973, and many of its chassis and suspension components have been in...
Sheet Metal Fab: Willomet Motor And Fab Is Making a Custom Firewall For This Custom 1970 Dodge Charger
Feb 18, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Sheet Metal Fab: Willomet Motor And Fab Is Making a Custom Firewall For This Custom 1970 Dodge Charger
There are only a couple of common firewall modifications for most hot rodders, and yet full boogie race cars regularly get major changes made to their firewalls. Or they are completely removed and...
Do Cheap Off-Road Lights Really Perform? Harbor Freight vs Baja Designs vs Auxbeam – Off-Road LED Lights Comparison
Feb 17, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Do Cheap Off-Road Lights Really Perform? Harbor Freight vs Baja Designs vs Auxbeam – Off-Road LED Lights Comparison
I know that there is a difference between cheap parts and expensive ones sometimes, and in the LED light world that has been pretty obvious over the years. But there have been some serious...
Why Does This Help Your Flap Disc Grind Better? Tips And Tricks To Get More Life Out Of Glazed Up Flap Discs
Feb 17, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Why Does This Help Your Flap Disc Grind Better? Tips And Tricks To Get More Life Out Of Glazed Up Flap Discs
We recently ran a whole series on grinding discs where Fireball Tool tested more than 40 different ones to see who’s are actually best. Do the cheap ones compare? Do the high dollar ones really...
Truck Show Video: Dino’s Git Down 2024 – This Insane Event Has Turned Into One Of The Biggest Chevy Shows On Earth
Feb 17, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Truck Show Video: Dino’s Git Down 2024 – This Insane Event Has Turned Into One Of The Biggest Chevy Shows On Earth
Dino’s Git Down started out as a group of friends hanging out at Dino’s place and grew into a get together that outgrew the street, the neighborhood, and the first few real event venues...
LIVE Drag Racing From Brazil! SPID São Paulo Internacional Dragway – Itatiba-SP – Brasil
Feb 16, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on LIVE Drag Racing From Brazil! SPID São Paulo Internacional Dragway – Itatiba-SP – Brasil
I can’t understand a word they are saying on the livestream, but the drag racing is great and that’s all that matters! I’d sure love to be at the race track in Brazil,...
Dave Chappelle’s Butter Jeep Is Back In The Shop: Here’s What It Takes To LS Swap A Jeep Wrangler
Feb 16, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Dave Chappelle’s Butter Jeep Is Back In The Shop: Here’s What It Takes To LS Swap A Jeep Wrangler
Dave Chappelle’s Butter Jeep blew up an engine and so he’s got LS Swap fever. How hard is it to LS Swap a YJ Jeep? These Jeeps are old, cheap, and perfect for more power. But how hard is...
Goodwood Says These Are The Nine Most Beautiful German Cars Of All Time. What Do You Think Of Their Choices?
Feb 16, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Goodwood Says These Are The Nine Most Beautiful German Cars Of All Time. What Do You Think Of Their Choices?
Am I the only one that thinks the list of nine is funny? No? Anyway. So here are the 9 cars that our friends at Goodwood say are the best looking cars Germany ever produced. Do you think there is...
2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack vs Ford Mustang Dark Horse: The State of The Muscle Car
Feb 16, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack vs Ford Mustang Dark Horse: The State of The Muscle Car
I know there is no cool genuine V8 sound with the Charger Daytona, or any of the other insanely powerful electric cars and trucks available today, but sound aside do they keep up with today’s...
What Makes King of the Hammers so Much Fun?! Kelsie Heck And The Fun Haver Crew Show Us!
Feb 16, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on What Makes King of the Hammers so Much Fun?! Kelsie Heck And The Fun Haver Crew Show Us!
We keep talking about King of the Hammers and how much fun and excitement goes on out in the desert at this event each year, but what if we let some other folks tell you for a change. Watch Kelsie...
Featured Product: The Yost Sealed Back Mechanics Vice Has Big Clamping Power At An Affordable Price!
Feb 15, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Featured Product: The Yost Sealed Back Mechanics Vice Has Big Clamping Power At An Affordable Price!
Is the New YOST HD Mechanics Vise the tool your shop is missing! I’ve been casually looking for a vise for the shop, and have been thinking I’ll buy something used and clean it up, but a...
Sleeperdude Is Getting This RARE 1965 Econoline Truck Back On The Road After Years Parked!
Feb 15, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Sleeperdude Is Getting This RARE 1965 Econoline Truck Back On The Road After Years Parked!
There is something special about these Ford Econoline E100 pickups. The Econoline vans are super rad too, but there is something really special about the pickups. I’ve known several people that...






