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How To: Installing a McLeod RXT Street Twin Clutch on RebelDryver’s BluePrint Engines 400 Small Block!
Feb 19, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How To: Installing a McLeod RXT Street Twin Clutch on RebelDryver’s BluePrint Engines 400 Small Block!
It is incredibly rare to find anyone that daily drives a stick shift car anymore. It’s also rare to find folks that drive classic cars daily. Both in one is almost unheard of, but Scott Liggett...
Murder Nova Burnout Truck – Build Series Part 1: Tearing Down This ’81 C10 and Seeing What’s Hiding And Making Game Plan
Feb 19, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Murder Nova Burnout Truck – Build Series Part 1: Tearing Down This ’81 C10 and Seeing What’s Hiding And Making Game Plan
It sure ain’t pretty! But that’s okay, because Shawn and the gang are going to blow this thing all apart to make it a little bit prettier before turning their attention to making this the...
Rough Project: Pole Barn Garage’s Budget-Savvy $2,250 Grand Prix Rebuild!
Feb 19, 2024Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Rough Project: Pole Barn Garage’s Budget-Savvy $2,250 Grand Prix Rebuild!
You may remember my “Rough Start” posts from a while back. The basic sentiment was that for $5,000, you could find an interesting, worthy project that would run, drive and had the...
Draggin’ Ass: Can This Squarebody Tow Truck Live Once More?
Feb 19, 2024Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Draggin’ Ass: Can This Squarebody Tow Truck Live Once More?
At the corner of Hancock Avenue and Fillmore Street in Colorado Springs, there used to be a Conoco gas station of the old-school variety: four pumps and a service center that would do oil changes,...
Morning Symphony: Banging Gears In A Stick-Shifted Ford LTD II
Feb 19, 2024Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Morning Symphony: Banging Gears In A Stick-Shifted Ford LTD II
The Ford LTD II was a strange duck. It only ran for three years (1977-1979), was effectively a 1972 Ford Torino with razor-lined styling and a park bench for a front bumper, and had all of...
Cool Tool Spotlight: You Need This! A Wheel Lug Pattern Caliper Slide Ruler. No More Red Plastic Rings!
Feb 18, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Cool Tool Spotlight: You Need This! A Wheel Lug Pattern Caliper Slide Ruler. No More Red Plastic Rings!
Every hot rodder either has one of those red plastic rings that has multiple wheel lug patterns in it, or wishes they did. I’ve got several, as I’ve bought them at the swap meet for a few...
You’ve Been Lied To! The Truth About Welding Sheetmetal Panels! Change Your Ways To Get Straight, Smooth Panels Easier.
Feb 18, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on You’ve Been Lied To! The Truth About Welding Sheetmetal Panels! Change Your Ways To Get Straight, Smooth Panels Easier.
Low heat and small tacks. This is what so many of us have been told for decades about welding sheet metal panels to avoid distortion. But the truth is that in the past year or so I’ve seen tons...
The Engine Builder Hall of Fame Class of 2024 – The Pioneer of Performance Parts: Ed Winfield
Feb 18, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Engine Builder Hall of Fame Class of 2024 – The Pioneer of Performance Parts: Ed Winfield
The Engine Builder Hall of Fame is meant to recognize and memorialize the individuals that played a significant role in the development of internal combustion engines for competition. From the...
Steve Magnante Is Back And Truck Week Continues. Truck Week Feature #13 Heavy Duty “Corn Binders” International Harvester Trucks!
Feb 18, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Steve Magnante Is Back And Truck Week Continues. Truck Week Feature #13 Heavy Duty “Corn Binders” International Harvester Trucks!
Here’s the thirteenth video of Steve’s Truck series! This time it’s all about the venerable “Corn Binders”, which is just one of the nicknames given to International Harvester...
The Iron Trap Garage Crew Is Unloading A MASSIVE Truckload Of Speed Equipment & Early Ford Parts From A Recent Score!
Feb 18, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Iron Trap Garage Crew Is Unloading A MASSIVE Truckload Of Speed Equipment & Early Ford Parts From A Recent Score!
Matt and the crew are back at it and that means unloading a literal ton of parts from a recent collection they discovered. These guys bring more parts to the world than you might imagine, and when...
Finnegan Is Road Tripping His Rusty Dodge “Daytona” Wing Car to An Abandoned Dragstrip!
Feb 18, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Finnegan Is Road Tripping His Rusty Dodge “Daytona” Wing Car to An Abandoned Dragstrip!
Finnegan is back at it with more shenanigans in this video and that means bringing out the Rusty Dodge Daytona for some fun. In this case we’re talking about road tripping this thing to the...
Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Replacing The Sketchy Rear End & Slamming The 1938 Ford Like A Real Hot Rod
Feb 17, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Replacing The Sketchy Rear End & Slamming The 1938 Ford Like A Real Hot Rod
In a previous video we shared the 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod that the guys at Iron Trap Garage found stashed away in an old garage, gave a first wash, and discovered had a seized engine. But lucky...
Has Team Teal Given Up On Mechanics? What In The Fresh Hell Is THIS, Makita?
Feb 17, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Has Team Teal Given Up On Mechanics? What In The Fresh Hell Is THIS, Makita?
We love tools around here and are always waiting for the latest and greatest tool tests from our friends at the Torque Test Channel, but this one here is a disappointment that really does deserve the...
Hot Rod Jen Is Painting And Pinstriping A Skateboard Deck For The Great Texas Panel Jam At Dallas Autorama
Feb 17, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Hot Rod Jen Is Painting And Pinstriping A Skateboard Deck For The Great Texas Panel Jam At Dallas Autorama
Hot Rod Jen is back at it and we’re super excited that she’s starting up a new video series! I love checking out custom painting and pinstriping, and we’re going to get a taste of...






