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Making Cheap Rust Coat Look Like Factory Paint – Insane Rustoleum Results That Will Surprise You!

Cheap DIY paint jobs totally intrigue me as our regular readers and viewers will know. I have never painted a car myself, but am planning for one this year, and have looked at just about every option...

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Dennis Taylor Gives Us A Rundown On How to RESTORE Aluminum Wheels With Crazy Before And After Results

Dennis is back at it in the shop, and since there aren’t many things Dennis doesn’t do on his own it should come as no surprise that he’s restoring a set of American Racing Wheels...

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How It’s Made: Take A Tour Of The Craftsman Toolbox Factory And See How Real USA Made Toolboxes Are Created

Toolboxes are awesome, and we all love them, but boy are there a lot of different options out there. You can buy them in every color in the rainbow, at just about any price point, and with any...

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DULCICH & FREIBURGER of ENGINE MASTERS Discuss Horsepower Myths – Dynos Don’t Lie, But The Internet Might

I can’t even begin to count the number of old wives tales, myths, and wacky theories I’ve heard about how to make horsepower during my life. I can tell you that some of the ones I...

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Our Dallas Autorama Photos Continue: Muscle Cars, Street Machines, Trucks, Customs, And More From One Of The Best Indoor Shows In Texas!

(Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) It is car show weekend in Dallas, which means there were hot rods, muscle cars, customs, and trucks on display at Dallas’ Market Hall for Dallas Autorama...

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Pete Has Made a TERRIBLE Decision Involving His Daily Driver!! Peer Pressure Is Real And Pete Can’t Avoid It!

Officially, this is Polishing Turds Season 3. To review, the first two Polishing Turd seasons revolved around traditional small blocks and both saw big performance gains. This one here is going to be...

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Wonder What To Do With A Biscayne That’s Been Sitting 46 Years? Answer: Blown Small Block And A 4-Speed!

I feel like if you went through life with the answer to all car questions being a blower and a 4-speed, you’d probably be a pretty happy camper. I mean I know it’s not cheap, but it sure...

HOW MUCH POWER IS AN INTAKE UPGRADE WORTH ON A LS? WE TEST A CROSS RAM, ADJUSTABLE RUNNERS & BOOST?

Just the other day we posted up one of Richard’s dyno testing videos where he tested aftermarket throttle bodies to see if a bigger throttle body was actually worth power. Today he’s...

Heavy Hitters, On The Streets, For Big Money: Pad Warz Did Not Disappoint!

Every time there is a big race at Da Pad, near New Orleans, I’m jealous as hell when the video comes out. I really want to make it out there for an event, but it always seems like I’m...

This Welding And Fab Table Project Is About As Heavy Duty As They Come! Build One For Yourself!

If you spend any time around here then you know I love welding and fab tables and am always sharing videos of guys and gals building their own. This one here is a big boy! With a top that is 5 feet...

The Vice Grip Garage GIVEAWAY Nova Gets DIY Custom Trunk Build & Interior Updates!

Over the past few weeks, we’ve shared the videos of the new Vice Grip Garage Giveaway Nova and this thing is pretty good. It’s not perfect, but man it is going to do someone right as a...

More Dutch Classic Drag Racing Photos: Wheels Up Action From Maple Grove’s Last National Open And Lucas Oil Race Of The Season.

I really need to go hang out with Joe Grippo at the Dutch Classic next year. This event has some of the most awesome wheels up Stock and Super Stock action on the planet and I just want to sit and...

What’s next with Project X? The Famed Magazine Project 1957 Chevy Bel Air Chevy Just Keeps Changing

A few years ago, they put an EV powerplant in Project X and the world lost it’s F’ing mind like a bunch of whiny kids. I was incredibly vocal at the time about how much it pissed me off...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The Great American GUARANTEED $20,000.00 No Prep Small Tire Clash At Gulfport Dragway

The Great American GUARANTEED $20,000.00 No Prep Small Tire Clash is on at Gulfport Dragway, and thanks to our pal Ticklefitz you can watch it all live right here. He’ll be following all the...

Nice Duda Is A Bad Bad Man! His 3000 Horsepower 23 Degree Headed Small Block Corvette Is The Fastest In The World

When Nick Duda shows up at a race, everyone pays attention. Not only because his Corvette is awesome looking, but also because he does things that nobody else does with a 23 degree headed small block...

Ever Seen A Car Get Chemically Dipped And Stripped? Watch This Pantera Get Stripped Down To Bare Metal

I stripped most of my 1969 Camaro convertible using aircraft stripper nearly 35 years ago, and it sucked. I mean it worked, but it was a lot of work. If I was doing a car from the ground up today,...

Dutch Classic Drag Racing Photos: Wheels Up Action From Maple Grove’s Last National Open And Lucas Oil Race Of The Season.

Joe Grippo killed it once again on the Dutch Classic photos! We shared a few galleries already, but have a bunch more coming. Plus we’ve got car show photos and more to share this week! Check...

Amazing Engine Video: This Awesome, Ultra-Rare, Chevy Small Block 5-Cam, 4-Valve, Overhead Cam Beast Runs!

There were plenty of overhead cam engines that existed in 1971, including some cool V8s like the SOHC Fords, but there were NOT overhead cam Small Block Chevrolets. Well, not from the factory that...

GASSERS GONE WILD – The Hot Rod Hoarder Shares 70 Minutes of INTENSE Vintage Drag Racing Video!

This is awesome stuff! If you like vintage drag cars, the nostalgia drag racing scene, and awesome hot rods, then this video is going to be one to watch. The gasser action happening here is amazing....

FREIBURGER’S HAD TONS OF CARS, WHAT ARE THE TOP 10 THAT GOT AWAY?

I’ve known Freiburger for almost 20 years, and can tell you that you have no clue on how many cars he’s owned. What you think is a lot in his current stable is a drop in the bucket...