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Category Archive: MISC, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

The Tiny Bathroom Is Going In The Car Hauler Trailer Rebuild Project. This Thing Is Going To Be Cool!

In this latest update on the trailer rebuild, Emily and Aaron are hard at work making the bathroom into a reality. They’ve put a ton of work and time into this project and have spent a fair...

Part 2: Tony Stewart’s 300 MPH Internship Continues… What Does His Report Card Say?

Tony Stewart and Leah Pruett are a super power couple, even if Tony never wanted to sit behind the butterfly wheel of a Top Fuel Dragster. But because he does, and because he’s serious about...

Rocky Mountain Race Week Is Just Three Weeks Away! Watch This To Get Answers To Questions! AND YES WE ARE LIVESTREAMING IT!

Last night Adam Dorey, the voice of Rocky Mountain Race Week, and I did a Countdown to Rocky Mountain Race Week livestream on Facebook to answer questions and talk about the event. We’re...

The Gambler: This 1950s Caterpillar Safety Video Pulls No Punches!

There are a million ways to teach a lesson, right? You can teach is as a parable, you can show examples, or you can really lay it on and go for maximum impact. The last strategy is apparently what...

Eat This, Nader: Waking Up A Dusty Corvair And Bringing It Out Into The Light

The Corvair, one of the precious few times a GM product did not truly deserve the skewering that it got in the press. The story is familiar enough to most, so here’s the short take: GM builds a...

MORE: ENGINES, Videos

The Mad Fabricators Are Recreating Tweedy Pie: It’s A Hot Rod, Not A T-Bucket!

Here it is, the history of Tweedy Pie, a Model T Ford roadster hot rod that would change the car world forever, and would inspire millions of hot rods that would come after it. Not only was this car...

$1,000 Build: This Inspiring, And Legit, F100 Build Is Close To Done And All For Less Than A Grand!

If you aren’t inspired by other folks projects, and especially those done with lots of ingenuity and creativity, then you are not our people. This is a project that definitely inspires us and...

Watch These Incredible Miniature Engines Drive Two Small Variable Pitch Props – BangShifty Zen!

There are few things more interesting to us than miniature engines. Why? For starters they are all handcrafted by their owners and there’s no “store” to get stuff. You want to make...

7.3L Godzilla Swap Solutions – Oil Pump, Pan, Front Cover & Accessories, Intake, And More!

The other day we showed you a Ford Godzilla engine on the dyno that was making big power in stock form and then really big power with nothing but a supercharger kit. We know several folks currently...

Awesome New Iron Showed Up At The Yard! Short Bed Dodge And More At Nobody Else’s Auto

When new stuff shows up at Nobody Else’s Auto, yard owner Chad Ehrlich lets everyone know. Through social media, YouTube videos, and more, he shows just what is on hand at his place and let me...

Throttle Body Dyno Fun: Check Out The Differences Between A 90mm LS Drive By Wire Vs A Holley 105mm Throttle Body

It is always interesting to us when we get to see some back to back dyno comparisons of different parts. That’s doubly true when the parts are factory vs aftermarket. In this case we are...

Reassembly Video: Check Out This Little Honda Trail 70 Engine Assembly – Cool Little Engine!

On a day where we highlighted a video featuring a 900hp naturally aspirated NASCAR small block based build, it makes total sense to also look into the rebuild of a Honda Trail 70 engine, right?...

Street Stomper: This NASCAR R07 Based Engine Makes 900+ Hp Naturally Aspirated With Less Than 400ci – Build Video

The Chevrolet R07 small block has been a NASCAR staple for years now. The engine is the winningest combo in the modern era of NASCAR racing and with the constant evolution of the sport, it’s on...

This Backwards F-150 Was The Best Thing At Cleetus And Cars Burnout Masters Indy. Period. It’s Been Pulled Over 22 Times!

While there may have been more capable machines at the Cleetus and Cars Burnout Masters event in Indy, there was nothing that got more attention and looks than this backwards F-150. Thankfully our...