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Brent at Halfass Kustoms Is Building a 1951 Ford Rat Rod. And He’s Doing It With A Zero Dollar Budget! Can He Pull It Off?
We love Brent’s drive and determination, but it may be his resourcefulness and creativity with used parts that impresses me most. I remember when I first started watching his channel, and he...
In the Aisles Podcast With Vice Grip Garage’s Derek Bieri And Special Guest Jared Pink From The Questionable Garage
You may not realize that Derek Bieri from Vice Grip Garage does a Podcast for the O’Reilly Auto Parts YouTube channel, but he does and the guests have been pretty good so far. I’ve...
2 x 4 Riser Wheel Stands – Why Do Most Professional Builders Use Them In Their Shops? Why Not Something Else?
Whenever you walk into a fancy pro builder’s shop you’ll find cars and trucks sitting on wheel stands made of 2×4 lumber. Sometimes there are race ramp stands, sometimes other...
The BEST Professional Guide to Painting Wheels! There Are Simpler Ways, But If You Want To Paint Wheels Like A Pro, Then This Is How You Do It.
There are lots of ways to paint wheels, and you can do some really great stuff with rattle cans, but if you want to put the toughest and smoothest finish on a set of painted wheels, so they survive...
Vice Grip Garage Garbage Camaro Build: Kevin Tetz And Kiwi Collab – They Will Save This Camaro Whether It Likes It Or Not!
The Garbage Camaro is back with another update. Like we’ve said before, it’s fixable, but man is it going to take some work. Kevin keeps saying he loves this car even though it is a ton...
Does Loctite Thread Locker Work The Way You Think It Does? I Bet You Don’t Know THIS About Loctite! Real Testing Results
Blue and Red are the most common threadlockers that we all use on our hot rods and race cars. There are other colors, but the reality is that those are actually categorized as retaining compounds...
Check Out This Awesome, Ultra-Rare, Chevy Small Block 5-Cam, 4-Valve, Overhead Cam Beast From 1971!
There were plenty of overhead cam engines that existed in 1971, including some cool V8s like the SOHC Fords, but there were NOT overhead cam Small Block Chevrolets. Well, not from the factory that...
Video: This Freaky Straight Eight Is Blown And Beyond Comprehension On Some Level
We were looking for information and videos on a particularly old straight eight engine the other day and what we found was this! You are looking at a pretty old video by modern standards. This one...
Great Video: The Story Of The 1970s Superbikes – See Them Sitting and Ridden!
Muscle car fans have the 1960s to emotionally latch onto as their favorite decade of hot cars from “back in the day.” Motorcycling fans have the 1970s to love formally of the same...
There Once Were Giants: This 1950s Video Showing Off The New Caterpillar D9 Shows The Beginning Of Massive Earthmovers
People who like big equipment know that the Caterpillar D9 tractor is one of the most well known, well developed, and widely used machines around the world. In this day and age of mega-giant...
Tony Bought A BROKEN LS Swapped Nova, Fixed It For Almost Nothing, and Ripped it Across the Desert to DUCT TAPE DRAGS!
Why? Because that’s what Tony does! He’s nuts, which is why I love this guy. He does the same dumb stuff I would do so it is probably a good thing we don’t live closer to each...
The Fall Carlisle Swap Meet Was Almost A Rain Out, But Despite Being Soggy There Were Some Seriously Great Projects For Sale!!!
I need a project car like a hole in my head, but man do I love checking them out. Whenever I see a potential project the thoughts about what to do with it go through my head instantly. I can envision...
New Junkyard Inventory! Check Out This 1979 Dodge 1/2 Ton 4X4 Shortbed Power Wagon 150! 360 Powered! Solid Truck!
Chad’s got some new inventory at the wrecking yard, and if you are looking for a solid Power Wagon project to start, then this one might be the right choice for you. It’s a solid truck, is 360...
Dave Chappelle Dirthead Shed Tire Reviews: Mud Terrains? All Terrains? What Works Best For What Application?
I’ve owned way more lowered 2wd vehicles than lifted 4×4 off-road rigs, but when I have had an off-road truck I most often like an aggressive tire. My favorite tire on my lifted 1992 Chevy...