Metal Fab In Minutes: How to Use a Shrinker & Stretcher, Panel Beater Bag & MORE
A motorcycle fender may not be what you need to make for your project, but it is a great part to make in order to show just what each of these sheet metal tools can do. Starting off with a Panel...
LSFest Photos: Carnage And Fun At The Powerwheels Downhill Challenge During LSFest!
(Photos by Wes Allison) Holley’s LSFest East is in the books, and we got a ton of cool photos from the show, drag racing, autocross, dyno, drifting, and more. There is so much going on at this...
Listen Up: This Episode Of The NHRA Insider Has Steve Johnson and Edmond Richardson Talking Shop!
Steve Johnson and Edmond Richardson join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast. Johnson after a stunning triumph at the Countdown Opening event at Maple Grove Raceway and...
Drag Strip Time Machine Video: A Day At Great Lakes Dragaway Circa 1977 – Top Fuel, Pro Stock, More!
There are few tracks in the world of drag racing that have the history, the feel, and the outright awesomeness of Great Lakes Dragway in Union Grove, Wisconsin. Sure the place may be a little rough...
Retro Review: The 1990 VW Corrado G60 Was An Oddly Supercharged Zinger That Led The Company’s Resurgence
We hate when we forget about cars, but thankfully there’s the internet to remind us of their existence. While we remembered the VW Corrado (mainly because we knew a guy in college who owned...
Epic Read: Let There Be Steam – The 1969 Sports Illustrated Story About Bill Lear’s Steam Powered Indy Car and Business
Yesterday we told you about Bill Lear’s crazy late 1960s dream of building steam powered passenger cars and a steam powered race car for the Indy 500. We told you about how the whole thing...
Watch Hot Rod Drag Week 2021 HERE! Live Streaming Coverage – THE LAST DAY!
Oh yes, Hot Rod Drag Week is back! With nearly 400 entries starting the crazy week of drag n’ drive competition, the first day had its fair share of oil downs and delays. Day two is when that...
Keep Yer Head On: ARP® Head Std Kit For Highly Boosted 6.7L Powerstroke V8
We don’t know much around here but we do know that boost is awesome, that diesel engines are stupidly strong these days, and that ARP makes the best fasteners in the automotive world. The...
Awesome Video: This 1967 Piece By Coca Cola Called “Pit Stop” Highlights Every Major Form Of Racing
Back in the late 1960s the United States was absolutely gaga for motorsports of all kinds. Stock car racing, drag racing, sports car racing, open wheel racing, and motorcycle competition were all...
Canadian Largess: This 1988 Peterbilt 379 Has A 4,000hp Compound Turbocharged C15 Caterpillar In It!
We love the old saying that, “there’s a fine line between hobby and mental illness,” because it kind of defines hot rodding and hot rodders in general. Take Mario Monette from...
Laughing Legends: Listen To Bobby Unser and Parnelli Jones Tell Stories About Andy Granatelli
When it comes to American racing legends, they don’t come a whole bunch bigger than the late Bobby Unser and Parnelli Jones. These are two guys who won in all the stuff that they ever drove and...
4-Stroke, 4-cylinder, 3.2 Hp And It All Fits In The Palm Of Your Hand – Check Out The Toyan FS-V400
The Toyan Engine company is a name that we had never heard before until, well, today. That’s when we stumbled upon a large group of videos showing off various miniature engines. We did some...
The Parting Shift: Ride Along In A 1955 Chevy Powered By A Rev Happy 283 Small Block
So we’re at St. Louis and then heading to No Mercy shortly after that. Boy there are some HUGE engines and HUGE power on display here. Whether we’re talking the monster motors in top...
