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Barn Find Chrysler Clean up – This Weird Mopar Is Getting Its First Wash And Buff In 22 YEARS At The Vice Grip Garage!

I’m not a Mopar guy, but I’m a muscle car fan and there are lots of cool Mopar muscle cars and cruisers that were built in the 1960s and 1970s. With that said, everyone knows that Mopar...

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Check Out This MASSIVE Model A Parts Stash In A Barn In New England – These Barns Are Packed With An Insane Number Of Parts!

The Iron Trap Garage crew is back at it with another insane find. This time they are up in New England going through a barn FULL of Model A Ford parts, and more. At this point they keep finding stuff...

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LS Swap Tech: How To LS Swap A Jeep JK – The Complete Step By Step Guide With Ian From Big Tire Garage

For the last 65ish years, smart automotive enthusiasts have been V8 swapping cars, trucks, and off road rigs that never came with them. In the 1970s it became popular to throw small block Chevrolets...

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Engine Tech: Here’s How To Install A Distributor The Right Way, The First Time, Every Time. Here Are The Common Mistakes To Avoid

Installing a distributor is not hard. It just isn’t. But everything that makes it simple also makes it easy to do wrong. The good news is that most of the things you can do wrong when...

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HELICOPTER RIDES AND FRESH IN-N-OUT ON THE RUBICON TRAIL: CASEY CURRIE’S JEEP JAMBOREE USA MIGHT NOT BE THE SAME AS YOURS

The Rubicon Trail is one of the most famous off-road treks on the planet, and there are tons of off-road enthusiasts who run up and down it each and every year and there are some really big events...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: No-Prep Warz LIVE Drag Racing From Ozark Raceway Park In Missouri. Small Tire, Big Tire, And More!

It’s time for race number two of the No Prep Warz series and this weekend they are visiting Ozark Raceway Park for great small tire, big tire, and index racing, plus big money grudge action as...

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Halfass Kustoms Shop Fire Part 2: Cleanup Day – Finally Getting To See What They Can Salvage

If you missed it the other day, we posted a video from Brent and Esther’s home shop, Halfass Kustoms, after a fired ripped through the building destroying everything. They were on the road, on...

The Race Truck Started On FIRE And Racing Door To Door With Cleetus McFarland!

In this newest video from Vice Grip Garage, you are going to see Derek beating the burnout truck like it owes him money. It catches on fire too, but that’s just so it can put on the best show...

NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Pro Stock Photos: NHRA’s Gear Jamming Door Cars And Motorcycles From Charlotte

Our next gallery of photos from David Whealon are all Pro Stock Cars and Motorcycles. We started off the week with nothing but Nitro action, moved to Pro Mods, and now we’re moving into these...

Laguna Seca Hosts The Ultimate Street Cars – We Get To The Points On OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Series

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) There are seven events that make up OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car presented by Advance Auto Parts. Once those events are run, the top contenders are...

In It For The Long Run: This Dragster In Uruguay Runs Forever On Alcohol Before Making A Run

We have taken you to many places on Earth where people drag race but we’re not sure we have taken you to Uruguay yet. This South American country, like every other one down there has a drag...

ABANDONED AMC GREMLIN: Part 3 – Road Trip! Will It Make The 800 Mile Trip?

Will it survive the trip? It’s up and running, after being abandoned for 32 years, but will it actually live long enough to make the nearly 800 mile trip back home? This is going to be an...

Video: Hot Rod Nostalgia – Exploring The Race of Gentlemen

We shared a ton of awesome photos from this epic event a few weeks ago, and if you missed them there is a link below. But here is a video from Ben Kahan who captured the action and spirit of this...

Alex Taylor Racing: “I Literally BLEW My Own Doors Off the ’55 at 212 MPH!”

Video Description: WOAH! Talk about a wild ride! I literally BLEW the doors off the 55… plus a lot of other pieces 😅 On the bright side, we figured a lot out in testing. And I feel good...

JUNKYARD 460 BIG BLOCK FORD PERFORMANCE. HOW TO MAKE MORE POWER FROM YOUR BBF. RESULTS-300-600 HP

You can make big power with a Big Block Ford? With people always talking about LS engines and Big Block Chevrolets, sometimes you might forget there are other platforms that are capable of real...

NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Pro Mod Photos: NHRA’s Biggest And Baddest Door Slammers

Here’s our next gallery of photos from David Whealon. We started off the week with nothing but Nitro action and now we’re moving into these bitchin door cars. Check them out below and if...

NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Nitro Photos: More Header Flames Up And Hammer Down In Charlotte!

Here’s our next gallery of photos from David Whealon. We’ve got even more coming this week, so stay tuned and if you missed any of them we have a link below to check them out too. (Photos...

Rebeldryver’s Ford 428 FE Project Part 5: Installing The Heads And Cam!

In Part 5 of the build, we’re going to be seeing the camshaft installed and also the cylinder heads. This engine is getting closer and closer to being ready to install and fire! After getting...

Featured Product: Give Your Ride The Iconic Hilborn Look With The Control Of Modern EFI Technology

Hilborn mechanical fuel injection was one of the iconic hot rod parts that shaped hot rodding and racing culture way back when. And it is still one of those parts that can support big power....

Great Video: Watch This Massive Diesel Powered Portable Air Compressor Restoration (Part 1)

Portable may be a little bit of a stretch here, but hey, the thing is on wheels and the restorer rolls it into position. Yeah, we know. You could consider the compressors on a trailer and other as...