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Big Truck Frame Repair: This Scania Truck Is Totaled. Can This Frame Be Straightened Out And The Truck Repaired?

Big truck frame repair is kind of mezmorizing sometimes. Whether it’s the guys in eastern Europe that take a completely pretzeled chassis and straighten it out so they can weld it all back...

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Solar Battery Chargers: Are They Worth Having? Can They Do Real Charging, Or Are They Just A Battery Tender?

When I got my gooseneck trailer, I installed a 17,000 lb Anvil winch and a couple of batteries and thought about getting one of those solar powered battery chargers to keep the batteries charged up...

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Desert Racing Tech: The SCIENCE Behind BAJA 1000 Support Vehicles! Check Out The Optima Batteries, Ford, Steel-It, Polvoorde Racing Support Rig.

Having just finished watching all the racing action from the Dakar Rally, and their famed trucks, it’s cool to see what a BAJA 1000 support rig looks like. They aren’t the same, as the...

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How to Chop An All-Original 1932 Ford Tudor: Chopping a True Survivor – Fitting and Welding It Back Together Are The Most Crucial Steps!

Now that the top has been cut off, the real critical stuff has to happen. We’re talking about fitting and welding this original roof back in place, just a few inches lower. This isn’t...

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Unsafe At Any Speed! Is the Rotsun Too Rusty? The Answer Is Yes, Definitely Yes. Watch To See Just How Bad It Is!

The Rotsun is, well, rotten. Hence the name. But how much rust is too much? Is this thing structurally okay, is it a total loss, or does it just need a little love. I once drove from Dallas, TX to...

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Huge Money Auction Purchase! This One-of-One Ferrari 250 GTO Sells for $38.5 Million at the Mecum Kissimmee!

Auctions are amazing because you can get insane deals on some stuff, and other stuff goes for insane money. And sometimes the things that go for big money aren’t worth it. On numerous occasions...

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One Bad Launch: Watch This Motorcycle Drag Racer In Bolivia Take Out The Scoreboard, The Tree, and Nearly The Starter! DOH!

We have seen some rough launches at the drag strip before but when a guy on a motorcycle can take out the tree, the scoreboards, and nearly kill the starter all in one fell swoop, that’s a new...

Good Ol’ Charlie Brown: Watch Mike Boyles’ 283ci 4-speed 1957 Chevy Wagon Clean House In IHRA Super Stock

There are cars in drag racing that just seem to lead charmed lives. They are lovingly cared for by their owners, they win races all the time, and they just seem completely timeless. Such is the case...

Watch This Twin Turbo, Small-Block Opala Haul Tail And Nearly Jump All Four Off The Ground In Brazil

If your local drag strip has a bump in it, you’re best not to mention that fact to drag racers from South America, Brazil specifically. Why? Watch this video and see a car, a beautiful car, put...

Happy 4/25! Today We’ve Got A Three-fer! Buick, Olds, and Cadillac Engine Inside

We have plenty of days with two engines but there are very few with three engines to highlight during the months of March and April. This is one of them and we’re talking Buick, Olds and...

Trailer Tire Tech: Here Are Five Things You Should Know About Trailer Tires, Because They Really Do Matter!

You see folks posting all over social media about blowouts on their race trailers each week, and asking for advice on which tires everyone else uses. I can tell you that the majority of trailer tire...

Swap Meet Scores! Banjo Steering Wheels & Crazy Rare Speed Parts From Spring Carlisle 2024. The IronTrap Gang Got Lots Of Stuff!

The Iron Trap Garage crew recently share their video from the Spring Carlisle Swap Meet, and it was full of really cool stuff. But now they are home, after selling at the show they were also BUYING...

MiniTruckin Nationals Photos From Maggie Valley North Carolina – Old School, New School, Mini’s And More!

I didn’t make it out to the 2024 Mini Truckin Nationals in Maggie Valley, but boy I can’t wait for next year. That’s because our friend Damon Steinke from E3Extreme hit the show and...

Mud And Dirt Racing Photos: The Lee County Darryl Jones Memorial Race Was Epic And We’ve Got The Photos!

(Words and Photos by David Whealon) With the unfortunate passing from a courageous battle with cancer back in 2021 of famed and beloved mud racer Darryl Jones, pilot of the legendary “Scooby Doo”...

Tuning 101: How To Read Spark Plugs, And What They Are Trying To Tell You. Powell Machine Is Sharing Knowledge.

Everyone is always talking about EFI nowadays, and for an entire generation of racers and hot rodders there seems to be a lack of knowledge on how to tell what your engine wants if you don’t...

BIG TIRES & BLOWERS – The Hot Rod Hoarder Hits Up The Spring Pigeon Forge Rod Run 2024 And Man There Were Cool Cars On Parade.

Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination, and home to several awesome car and truck events, in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. It’s a cool town full of restaurants, shops, hotels, Dollywood,...

Drag Racing Time Machine: IHRA Top Fuel Action From Norwalk Circa 1990 – An All-Rookie Final!

Ahhhh, memories. That’s what this video brought back for me and it also brought back some smiles as well. You are about to watch some 1990 IHRA top fuel action from the then smallish Norwalk...

Crazy Historic Video: Crashing Planes On Purpose To Study Fire With The NACA Research Council

NACA is known to most hot rodders because of the “NACA duct” that was adopted and used by many race cars over the years for various purposes. NACA itself was the National Advisory Council...

Video: Watch Aussie Legend Peter Brock Drive Bathurst With One Hand At Full Bore – Transmission Trouble!

We have talked a lot over the years about Australian racing legend Peter Brock. The guy dominated races at Bathurst and was one of the most famous people in the country for decades before his...

Heavy History: This 1950s Clark-Michigan Wheel Dozer Video Is Awesome And Showed A New Breed Of Muscle Machine

I think my love of heavy equipment mirrors my love of drag racing because both genres of machines were developed with pretty well reasoned purposes. Of course on the drag strip it is getting to the...