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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 9 Racing Action! The Dunes, The Rocks, And The Mountains Try To Knock Them All Out!

It’s Stage 9, and after running hundreds of miles through the desert on Stages 7 AND 8, there’s a few hundred more in store for all these racers as they get into Day 3 of the 2nd Week of Dakar....

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Are These The Weirdest Monster Trucks Ever Produced: Taking A Look At Monster Jam Trucks, Big Foot Trucks, And More!

I’m old enough to remember when Monster Trucks just ran over parked cars, and didn’t fly through the air. Hell, back then nobody would have ever imagined they would be doing backflips and...

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The Best Rolex 24 at Daytona Finishes of All Time! IMSA Shares Their Favorite Finishes Of All Time!

IMSA’s Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is coming up in just over a week, with the Roar Before the 24 coming this weekend. If you aren’t familiar with everything that goes on during the month of...

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Larry Chen’s 240Z Final Gets Much Needed Suspension and Interior Upgrades, Plus Other Cool Stuff!

Larry Chen has some fun rides, but his 240z is “the one”. What I mean by that is that this is his forever car, the one that will never get sold and sent on its way to a new home. Larry...

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! Watch Hammertown Come Together With This Streaming Camera From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 8 Racing Action! Why Not Add A Few Hundred More Miles Through The Dunes!

It’s Stage 8, and after running hundreds of miles through the desert on Stage 7, there’s a few hundred more in store for all these racers as they get into Day 2 of the 2nd Week of Dakar. This...

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Aging Cast Aluminum At Home Using SIMPLE Household Products Gives Killer Results

When building cars it is curious that sometimes we are restoring parts so they look as good, or better, than new, and other times we are trying to make new parts look old and weathered. Usually, this...

This Stout 1970 Monte Carlo Is Big Block Powered, Makes 700 Horsepower, And Has All The Right Attitude.

(Words by Danny Rusev) For decades, the 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo has been a favorite among hot rodders. The combination of distinctive styling, spacious interior with vinyl upholstery and bucket...

How To Build A Suqare Tubing Bender For $20 In 20 Minutes In Your Garage.

This is a pretty cool tool, that you can build in a matter of minutes with some scrap, a couple bearings, and one item you have to pick up at Walmart or the nearest sporting goods store. It’s a...

HORSEPOWER FROM AN OIL PAN? CHEAP AND STOCK SBF PANS VS MILODON OIL PAN UPGRADES. RESULTS FOR A 347 & 427 ON THE DYNO!

Can an oil pan make horsepower? Hell yes it can! Controlling oil is key in keeping a high-performance engine alive, and to making maximum power. There are multiple ways to control oil, but the two...

Zephyr Chop Part 1: How To CHOP & WELD A- PILLARS On A 1939 Lincoln ZEPHYR Coupe Conversion From 4 Door

Karl from Make It Kustom is working on his awesome Lincoln Zephyr project again and we love it. We’ve shared several videos on metal shaping that have to do with this project, but in this one...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: U.S. 13 Dragway In Delaware Is Celebrating It’s 60th Anniversary This Weekend!

It’s time for more live drag racing this weekend, with this one coming to you from the 60th Anniversary Celebration at U.S. 13 Dragway in Delmar, Delaware. It may not be on the most famous...

More Free Live Drag Racing: 2nd Annual Moser Engineering Door Car Duel – Sunday

Last year’s inaugural Door Car Duel was an awesome race and this weekend’s second annual event is shaping up to be just as good! Watch all the action starting right here thanks to our...

DD SPEED SHOP GOT A 2 DOOR! Ugly 4 Door Be Gone! – Tri 5 Chevy 4 Door To 2 Door Conversion Finished!

A few days ago we showed how DD Speed Shop does a Tri-Five 4-door to 2-door conversion in 30 minutes, and it really is a huge difference in that short of a time, but to really finish it off...

Why Would Mike At StanceWorks Turn Down $400k For His Honda-Swapped Ferrari? Q&A – Your Questions Answered Right Here!

Why would someone turn down $400,000 for a K-Swapped Ferrari? This is a question that I think MOST people would ask when they heard about someone doing so. I mean I sure as hell would. But what other...

Cooler Than Rubber! Fabricating Hard Lines For Radiator Hoses Is Simple. You Can Do Them At Home!

Sometimes radiator hoses can be a pain in the butt, especially when you are doing an engine swap. It is getting harder and harder to find some of the older radiator hoses, even for stock...

Chained Fury: Watch This Injected Hemi Gasser Roar On The Dyno – What Type Of Horsepower Do These Cars Make? Watch This

We all know and love the Quan Stott formed and operated Southeast Gassers Association. The cars, the period accuracy, the manual transmissions, and the RPM. All of that stuff is killer and the side...

Swap Meet Stroll And Scores: Springfield, MO. Swap Meet 2023! Ozark Empire Fair Grounds – Lots of Goodies and Friends, old & new!

Our buddy Chad Ehrlich is back on the hunt for parts and that means it is SWAP MEET TIME!!! I love swap meets, in fact it is one of the things I miss a lot about California since there aren’t...

Influence and Impact E3 C-10 Truck History, 73-87 Squarebody, Resto-Mod Trucks For Days!

This new series from the guys at Auto Revolution is pretty darn cool! If you ever wondered how the C10 trucks you know and love came to be so influential in the custom truck and hot rod scene, and...

WILL THIS 5.0L FORD MAKE 535 HP? HOW TO: 535-HP 347 FORD STROKER POWER BUILD! SOLID ROLLER CAM SWAP AND MORE!

Stroker small-blocks are good, we all know that, but making 535 horsepower from just 347 cubic inches seems like a bit of a stretch to a lot of folks, especially when you are talking about a...