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Lights Out 17 Testing Livestream And Video: It’s Time For Radial Revolution 2026 At South Georgia Motorsports Park

It’s time for Lights Out 17, Winter’s favorite radial race, and thanks to NC Promoder we can all watch testing and highlights as Monday and Tuesday had teams doing shakedown hits to see...

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Junkyard Crawl With Steve Magnante: Steve Found A 1 of 2,553 Barracuda Formula S Convertible At Backyard Auto In New Hampshire!

Steve Magnante is back at it, at Backyard Auto in New Hampshire to check out another great muscle car project or two. Today is a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S Convertible, of which only 2,553...

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Trailer Tech: Here Are Some Simple, But Effective, Trailer Upgrades That Save You Time, Money, and Aggravation When Hauling A Load

I’m a big fan of trailers, and I own a few different sizes. With that said, I am one of those people that is always contemplating another size to add to the fleet because they are just so...

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Auto Revolution’s Influence and Impact Podcast: 1990s Truck Scene, Retro Sport Trucks, Lowered Tahoes, Rare Billet Parts And More!

Ah the 1990’s, a time that changed the world of hot rodding, custom trucks, muscle cars, and so much more. There are too many big things that happened in the 1980s and 1990s that were impactful...

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SICK WEEK Part 1: THE ROTSUN AND BLASPHEMI RUN FASTER THAN EVER! Finnegan’s Garage Sick Week Adventures!

The Finnegan’s Garage crew had two cars at Sick Week 2026 in Florida and both of them ran quicker and faster than ever before, so that’s a win! The fact that Finnegan was also giving away...

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REPLAY the FREE Bathurst Livestream AND Watch In Car And Highlights Right Here From The Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour Endurance Race In Australia!

It’s time for the Bathurst 12 hour, LIVE! If you dig endurance road racing, at one of the most famous race tracks in road racing history to boot, then you are going to want to watch all the...

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5.3L LS VS 5.3L LT VS 5.3L LS/LT HYBRID-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER? 500+ HP 5.3L SHOOTOUT-WHO WINS?

We talked about putting LT heads on an LS to make a hybrid of the two, but how does that stack up to an LS or an LT? Which 5.3 is the best one to build? I mean there are more and more L83 LT engines...

How It’s Done: Dipping And Chemical Stripping A 1966 GTO Body Of Paint AND Rust Is A Neat Process.

Dipping cars to remove paint and filler isn’t new, but the process has changed over the years for sure. In fact it isn’t just to get rid of paint anymore, but also to get rid of rust....

Syracuse Nationals Bonus Photos: Here’s Jim Hrody’s Top 100 From The Show! Muscle Cars, Street Machines, Trucks, Hot Rods, And More!

(Photos by Jim Hrody) Last week we shared our last gallery of photos from the Syracuse Nationals, but then Jim Hrody sent us his Top 100! Mike Brooks shot all kinds of photos that we shared, and if...

Watch This Bitchin Front Engine Dragster Start Up On Methanol And Then Switch Over To Nitro! With Real Weedburner Headers!

When we used to cover the National Hot Rod Reunion, and the larger California Hot Rod Reunion, the Cacklefest was as popular as the racing was. With dozens of bitchin Nostalgia Dragsters and Altereds...

The 1320Video Crew Were Surrounded by Weird FWD European Cars At Santa Pod, And They Are Surprisingly QUICK!

We’re so ate up with racing in the United States, and so many of the other car cultures in the world love American car culture, that we often think that everyone is racing the same stuff we are...

Did CHEAP Parts Destroy The Engine In Mortske’s LS Swapped 1985 Chevrolet Crew Cab Dually?!?

There are lots of folks who never buy anything but high dollar factory parts, and then jillions who buy replacement parts from lots of sources. Many folks use price alone to decide which parts to buy...

HOW TO Make A SIMPLE Dash Panel With An Engine-Turned Insert For A 1929 ROADSTER

Engine-turned panels have been a hot-rodding staple since the earliest days. We’ve all seen them in anything and everything, from bitchin old-school rides like this 1929 Roadster to hot rods,...

Is Linus Tech Tips “Stubby” Ratcheting Screwdriver Best? Let’s Settle This! Testing Stubby Screwdrivers To See Who Makes The Best One Yet!

If you don’t have a ratcheting screwdriver in your toolbox you are missing out for sure. It is one of those tools that really makes a difference when working on your toys. In this Project Farm...

The StanceWorks 800hp 1931 Ford Model A Race Truck Is Back! It’s terrifyingly fast… and he’s eager to drive it again. But First It Needs A Rebuild

If you aren’t familiar with the Stanceworks 1931 Ford Model A, you should be. This little bastard is epic and yet there is something about it that makes you wonder if it is going to put the...

HOW TO: LT HEAD SWAP AN LS. GEN V L83 HEAD SWAP ON A GEN 4 5.3L L33. HOW MUCH HP ARE THEY WORTH?

GM’s LS engine may be the hottest internal combustion engine in the last two decades, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only thing GM built that is worth building. The LT engine, the...

CAPPS, BROWN AND GLENN ROLL TO WINS AT LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS – With Video Highlights!

BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 20, 2023) – Defending Funny Car world champion Ron Capps moved into the points lead and picked up his 75th career win on Sunday at Brainerd International Raceway, powering...

Will It Run? This 1965 Fargo LCF is “Lightly Seized” After Sitting 5 Years… But I Have Faith In The DEBOSS Garage Crew

What does “lightly seized” mean? It sounds like something I would say but at the same time something nobody SHOULD say. Of course, I would also be the guy that was interested in some...

The Alfarrari Project: Designing And Making Badges, Pulling The Engine AGAIN, And Trans Tunnel Mods

There is so much going on with the Alfarrari project, and this update has all kinds of stuff going on. First is the design of the new badges for this thing and then it’s more mechanical work as...

Finnegan Built A Plasma Cutter Table Out Of A Kitchen Sink And He’s Giving Away A MIG Welder!

If you don’t regularly watch Mike Finnegan’s YouTube channel, you might not realize that while he does have a building with his cars and trucks stored in it, the work he does on them all...