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Our Final NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Sportsman, and Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

Heres our final gallery of photos from Richard Pasley’s coverage of the NHRA New England Nationals in Epping New Hampshire. If you missed any of the previous photos, use the link below to check...

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Lost Buckeye Skips Day THREE Drag and Drive Photos! Our Second Gallery of Day Three On Track Action and Checkpoints!

Here’s our second gallery of lost photos from Day 3 of Buckeye Skip’s Drag and Drive, and we’ve got plenty more where that came from! Plus, if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link...

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A Train Wreck! How DO THEY CLEAN ONE UP?! Watch Them Move These Locomotives On Site! Insane Lifting.

While we were on Rocky Mountain Race Week a couple of weeks ago, we passed a train derailment that had happened in the not too distant past. The tracks were repaired, and some of the train wreckage...

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The Dash COMES OUT! Vintage Air Installation – Installing Air Conditioning on this 1985 Mustang GT Build!

Vintage Air has been cooling hot rods, customs, and race cars for decades now and is continually reimagining and developing new systems. But that doesn’t mean they have forgotten their tried...

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The CHEAPEST Hemi Swap EVER Hits the Road! Will This Body Swapped Dodge Actually Survive The Drive?

He’s back at it, and because I’ve done a similar type of chassis swap myself, I can’t fault him for the idea or the execution. Would I do some stuff different, sure. But I guarantee...

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More NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Sportsman, and Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

(Photos by Richard Pasley) – When the NHRA brought National Event Drag Racing back to the northeast a few years ago, the crowds at the New England Nationals in Epping were off the hook. More...

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Today Is 3/27 Let’s Celebrate The Little 327 Small Block With Some Dyno Video Action

Since today is 3/27  we thought it was only right that we honor the diligent little 327 small block Chevy. The 327 arrived on the scene in 1962 and over the years there were a bunch of different...

WILD Heads Up GASSER Drag Racing Video From The Hot Rod Hoarder – Southeast Gassers Return to Brainerd

If you haven’t seen Southeast Gassers drag racing before, you are missing out in a big big way. This is some of the most fun drag racing you can find, and that’s because it is all heads...

Kyle And Fred And The Boys From 1320 Video Are Back: Returning to the ONLY 1/4 Drag Strip In Alaska!

Every time the 1320Video crew heads to Alaska they have an awesome time. They are always going on and on about how awesome the view is and how great the people are, so we’re sure this time will...

FINNEGAN BOUGHT A MINT 1998 GMC WITH ONLY 12,300 MILES ON IT AND DROVE IT HOME FROM TEXAS!

Whenever I hear people talking about how hard it is to find C10s, Squarebodies, and OBS trucks, it makes me shake my head because they are out there and plentiful. You have to remember, GM built...

Featured Products: Ridetech Late Model Mopar Coilovers & Air Suspension Now Available!

Ridetech is pleased to announce their adjustable coilover and air suspension systems are now available for the Dodge Charger, Challlenger, Magnum and Chrysler 300C. Both coilover and air suspension...

Make It Kustom Is Trading A Widened 1973 GMC G35 For A Chopped 1949 Pontiac Torpedo Back. Wait, A What? Was It A Deal?

Trading cars can be one of the most fun things, because when two people come together who are ready to get rid of a ride but who like what the other has it’s a pretty cool for both. I have a...

Great Video: Here’s The Inside Story On How The Legendary GMC Syclone Came To Exist And Fly!

Some cars and trucks will just be forever cool, right? We think that the GMC Syclone is among that group. The looks, the performance, the drivetrain used for its era. All of these things set the...

Old School Cool Video: This 1974 Film From Perfect Circle Piston Rings Showcases Indy, Manufacturing, Lloyd Ruby

This is a gem of a video. Made by the Perfect Circle Piston Ring Company in 1974 it takes us through the world of manufacturing rings from conception to actual quality control tasing. It also takes...

Amazing Video: Watch These Raw Crankshafts Get Finish Machined By Hand The Old School Way

We’ve showed some pretty amazing videos from “The Mechanic” channel on YouTube before but this one may take the cake. Why? You are about to enter a factory where raw cast cranks are...

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...