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Vice Grip Garage NASCAR Truck: SO CLOSE To Firing Up The Race Truck (what a MESS) + Bonneville Updates!

Well, it got the big block, the turbo 400, some wiring, some body stuff, and more but it still needs a bit more love to get it up and running. and now it needs electrical, bumpers, and some kind of...

The Vice Grip Garage NASCAR Truck Gets Electrical, Bumpers, and a BODY! SO MUCH TUBING!

Well, it got the big block and the turbo 400, and now it needs electrical, bumpers, and some kind of body. Man this thing is ugly. I mean ugly. But it does have a big block in it. That’s not what...

The Vice Grip Garage NASCAR Truck Gets A Big Block! Will It Even Fit?

Now it’s getting a big block and turbo 400? That’s not what these were ever designed to hold, so will it fit, and will any of the other stuff needed to make it work actually fit?...

Derek At Vice Grip Garage Bought A WRECKED NASCAR Truck! Let the BUILD BEGIN!

With the Independence Chevelle being retired, what do you think about taking a NASCAR truck and making it into a burnout machine? I’ve certainly heard far worse ideas and think that Derek could...

Derek ALMOST Won 2.4hrs Of LeMullets + Chevelle’s FINAL Burnout! Wait, What?

Derek is back at it as usual and this dude never quits! After doing some “bodywork” with a forklift and a winch, he was off to the 2.4 Hours of LeMullets. But is this the last time...

Vice Grip Garage Competes In The Indy 800! – Wrecked at 3rd | Behind the Scenes | Independence Damage Update

Derek had a fun filled time in Indy. He tried to burn the Indpendence Chevelle to the ground in the burnout competition, and almost was a hero in the Indy 800 circle track race. I say almost because...

Vice Grip Garage: Abandoned Camaro Race Car – Will It RUN AND RACE again?

Derek is back at it folks, and somehow he’s found another American flag-themed race car to revive. Like the Chevelle, this one is as patriotic looking as possible and was a competitive circle...

Vice Grip Garage Does Sick Week: Day 4 – South Georgia Motorsports Park, Overheating, And Don Garlits Museum!

I swear these cars kind of don’t like Derek. Not a hate thing, but more a “I want you to make sure you understand you aren’t my favorite person and that I can do bad things to you...

Vice Grip Garage Does Sick Week: Day 3- And The Wheel Falls Off…It Fell The F*^&K OFF!

Dude, at some point you wonder if it might just be better to stay in bed one morning, cause ain’t this the poop. Oh well, it’s par for the course in this Day 3 adventure. Check it out below....

Vice Grip Garage Does Sick Week: Day 2 – Derek Flips His Trailer, Gets Wet, And More.

We’re not sure how he did it, but this boy can tear up a crowbar so it is no surprise that Derek somehow figured out how to flip his Sick Week trailer. Oh well, it’s par for the course in...

Seasoning The Floor Pan: Preparing The Interior Of The Independence Chevelle

No, it hasn’t just fallen apart and no, he hasn’t stopped working on it. Vice Grip Garage’s 1970 Malibu known as Independence is still coming together from it’s haggard,...

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Out Of Sight, Not Out Of Mind: Going Underneath Vice Grip Garage’s Big-Build Crew-Cab Square-Body

And here you were, thinking that Derek only played around with swamped Cadillacs, rusty Chevelles and a Monza Town Coupe so far gone that it was a miracle the car’s first noise wasn’t...

Independence Chevelle: Getting Started On Something Resembling Safety For The Build!

Okay…we’ve established that the 1972 Chevrolet Malibu that Vice Grip Garage has started calling “Independence” was sketchy…no, it was “Holy f*ck, man, are you...

Patching Up: Putting Some Much-Needed Structural Integrity Back Into A Chevelle’s Rotted Frame!

Ever since Derek from Vice Grip Garage got ahold of this 1972 Chevelle, the story has been about how completely and utterly effed the poor car was. Driving it seemed to be a situation that would test...