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Monster Truck Video: Watch The Full Monster Jam Freestyle Show #4, From Anaheim Stadium!

Monster trucks are cool. I don’t care how old you get, there is something about watching them fly through the air that makes everyone feel like a kid again. Which is why they are so popular...

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MAKING A Wood HAMMER Formed Firewall: Part 2 – DIY Hammer Forming Because BEADROLLING Can’t Do THIS!

Hammer forming is one of the oldest forms of precision sheet metal forming. It’s how many early car body panels were made, and is the process that led to stamping of sheet metal parts. But the...

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Car Feature Video: The “Ardun Killer” – Cody Walls 1932 Ford Coupe Al Slonaker Award Contender in Bare Metal

Damn, this is a hot rod! I’m in love with this thing and it’s only in bare metal for a pre-paint photo shoot right here. Thanks to John Jackson, for sharing this behind the scenes video,...

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Making Cheap Rust Coat Look Like Factory Paint – Insane Rustoleum Results That Will Surprise You!

Cheap DIY paint jobs totally intrigue me as our regular readers and viewers will know. I have never painted a car myself, but am planning for one this year, and have looked at just about every option...

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Dennis Taylor Gives Us A Rundown On How to RESTORE Aluminum Wheels With Crazy Before And After Results

Dennis is back at it in the shop, and since there aren’t many things Dennis doesn’t do on his own it should come as no surprise that he’s restoring a set of American Racing Wheels...

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How It’s Made: Take A Tour Of The Craftsman Toolbox Factory And See How Real USA Made Toolboxes Are Created

Toolboxes are awesome, and we all love them, but boy are there a lot of different options out there. You can buy them in every color in the rainbow, at just about any price point, and with any...

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Hey There 3/26! Let’s Take A Look At The Little Pontiac 326 Engine – A Small Bore Worker

Well we’re continuing to hit as many engine high points as we can over the course of the “muscle car” months this year. Today, being 3/26, we’re going to pay some homage to...

NHRA GatorNationals Photos Continue! We’ve Got More Great Action Pics Of Top Fuel, Funny Cars, Pro Mods, And More!

Here’s our fourth gallery from the Gators! Use the link below if you missed the first one! (Photos by David Whealon) – NHRA Drag Racing at the Gatornationals was off the hook yet again in...

LS ROLLER ROCKERS VS CAM SWAP-WHICH ONE ADDS MORE POWER? HOW MUCH HP ARE 1.85 ROLLER ROCKERS WORTH?

Rocker arms are considerable less work to replace than a camshaft, even on an LS engine which is a lot easier to cam swap, so if they are worth the same power as a camshaft then why not just do the...

Ultimate Street Cars at Thunderhill: Round Two of the Ultimate Street Car heads to Northern California

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) OPTIMA may be searching for the ultimate street cars, but they’re looking to amateurs (at least non-professional drivers) to deliver the goods and...

How Bad Is OEM Oil? Or Good? Honda vs Toyota vs AC Delco vs Motorcraft vs Mobil 1

Oil is one of those products that you can buy at a bunch of different price points, and that have insane marketing campaigns to tell you why their brand is best and why it all matters so much. And as...

When The Hemi Got Hurt, The Race Car Got Parked! But How Bad Was It Actually Hurt? Will the 41 Willys Project Live Again?

This one is going to be fun, not only because it is a cool car that Dennis and Deb put together years ago, but also because when Dennis and Alex started tearing into it to find out what the problems...

Mother Nature Is The Ultimate Winner At 64th NHRA Winternationals • On To Phoenix!

(Photos by Kim Fuller) • Due to extreme Southern California weather conditions, the final round of the 64th annual NHRA Winternationals was postponed on Sunday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip....

B. FORCE, HAGAN AND GLENN TAKE TOP SPOTS AT LUCAS OIL NHRA WINTERNATIONALS

POMONA, Calif. (March 22, 2024) – Brittany Force powered to the top spot to close out qualifying on Saturday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, earning her first No. 1 qualifier of the 2024 NHRA...

Will It RUN AND DRIVE 900 Miles Home? LEGENDARY 70’s Built Ford Drag Car – Vice Grip Garage With Tony Angelo!

When Derek Bieri finds a great ride he’s never one to hesitate in making it his. But usually they are cars that have been sitting forever and that need some love to run and drive again. This...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Division 2 Divisional Lucas Oil Sportsman Drag Racing At South Georgia Motorsports Park – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 2! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

Fabrication How-To: Building Custom Seat Brackets For An Old Truck With Dirthead Dave and Mom’s Spaghetti

When I see Dave wheeling Mom’s Spaghetti, his full-size Ford, it makes me smile. I mean I’m a Chevrolet guy so I’d probably choose some other body style, but this thing is dead...

DIY Wheel Cribs: How To Get Your Car In The Air, Without A Lift Or Big Money By Building Your Own Wheel Cribs At Home

I built cars for decades with nothing more than jackstands, floor jacks, and an old frame jack that was my Grandpa’s. It was about 10 years ago that I got a lift of my own, which is a game...

Our 2024 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Continue: Whealon Outdid Himself Getting Us All The Action Shots Right Here!

Here’s our third gallery from the Gators! Use the link below if you missed the first one! (Photos by David Whealon) – NHRA Drag Racing at the Gatornationals was off the hook yet again in...

REVIVING Dylan McCool’s 1969 Charger! How Bad Is This Thing Really? Floor Pans and Paint To The Rescue!

I’ve recently seen some cars that seemed impossible to bring back to life end up being beautiful rides. With the amount of restoration parts available, you can build a lot of muscle cars from...