Category Archive: Videos
The Second Draft: The Cyan-Built Volvo P1800 Is What Happens When The OEMs Try Restomodding
At the age of 13, I saw my first Volvo P1800. And for two weeks, I swore up and down that somebody had slapped “VOLVO” on the back of some kind of sports car I’d never seen before...
Maybe 8.5 Lives: A Quick Look At Zero-G Training Involving One Unappreciative Kitten
If you weren’t aware, I have animal magnetism. No, not the same kind Chad swears up an down he has as he does his sexy walk up to the starting line in his flip-flops. What I mean is that cats...
Classic YouTube: A Day On The Dunes At Silver Lake In 2013 – Paddle-Tire Fun In The Sand!
One thing that I have not done, ever, is go play in the dunes. I didn’t do it when I rode bikes, I didn’t do it when I had three-wheelers and quads, I didn’t get to go when I owned...
The Fear You Crave: Regular Car Reviews Takes On A 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda
Since when did a car need to be a security blanket in order to be enjoyed? We can appreciate a nice cruiser as much as the next guy. Button-tufted leather couches, a ride supple enough to keep the...
Messing With The Meter Maid 101: Park A 1977 Evel Knievel Indycar At An Expired Meter!
The parking meter, oh how we loathe thee. Paying for the privilege of parking the car is an annoyance…it used to be that if you didn’t have change, that you were plumb out of luck, but...
How To Convert A 4-Door Tri-Five Chevy Into A 2 Door In Your Garage.
I didn’t grow up as a Tri-Five Chevrolet guy. I always thought they were cool, but they were never “Me” until I stumbled upon a ’56 Wagon a jillion years ago now and ended up...
Cheap Turbo Combos! Is This Ebay GT45 Clone The Best Turbo Ever?
If a $163 turbocharger sounds awesome to some of you, and scary as hell to others, that’s okay. You are our people. On the one hand getting something like this that cheap just makes you giggle...
Rename, Stat: Watch As The Nissan NP300 Hardbody Folds Up Like Origami In A Crash Test
Outside of the United States market, the Middle Eastern market is my next best-understood level for cars. Spend 26 months in one place where the only other things to look at involve sand, port-a-john...
That Odd Bark: The Blown V6 Holden Berlina Barks To Life For The First Time!
We were moments away from sending Scotty at Street Machine a message inquiring as to the whereabouts of the Holden Berlina that he had started to build into a supercharged V6-powered sweeper. To...
The Floor Seems Colder All Of A Sudden: Uncle Tony Bought A Miata!
Is it fair to say that the Mazda Miata has a seriously screwed up reputation? Absolutely. Mazda looked back to the heyday of British roadsters and managed to engineer some reliability back into it....
This Is A Floppy Fiberglass Hood Repair Kit! It Also Ads Hundreds Of Horsepower And Makes It Better At Hauling Christmas Trees
This may be my favorite episode of Finnegan’s Garage. Not only is it full of the fun and power that we all know and love, but the dose of humor that runs through this whole thing is exactly...
Double Dyno Fun: Watch Two Engines Destined For Aussie Burnout Contest Action Get Dyno Tested, One Little Holden, One Frankenstein LS
When it comes to dyno testing, you never really know what you’re gonna get the first time your engine hits the pump. This video is cool because we get to see two engines both get dyno tested...
Hammering Away: Biting The Bullet And Doing Rod Bearings With The Engine In The Truck!
The only noise that sounds worse to the gearhead than the implosion that happens when your significant other finds out that you bought your own Christmas gifts this year and they all are going to go...
