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Monster Truck Video: Watch The Full Monster Jam Freestyle Show #4, From Anaheim Stadium!

Monster trucks are cool. I don’t care how old you get, there is something about watching them fly through the air that makes everyone feel like a kid again. Which is why they are so popular...

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MAKING A Wood HAMMER Formed Firewall: Part 2 – DIY Hammer Forming Because BEADROLLING Can’t Do THIS!

Hammer forming is one of the oldest forms of precision sheet metal forming. It’s how many early car body panels were made, and is the process that led to stamping of sheet metal parts. But the...

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Car Feature Video: The “Ardun Killer” – Cody Walls 1932 Ford Coupe Al Slonaker Award Contender in Bare Metal

Damn, this is a hot rod! I’m in love with this thing and it’s only in bare metal for a pre-paint photo shoot right here. Thanks to John Jackson, for sharing this behind the scenes video,...

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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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9,000 RPM FE Big Block | 1964 427 Thunderbolt 4-Speed Super Stocker – Secrets Explained

You know that Stock and Super Stock NHRA drag cars are some of our favorite things around here, and when you watch this video about Kurt Neighbor and his awesome Ford you’ll understand why....

Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap Part 15: Hood Scoop, Rear Spoiler, And More! It’s Starting To Come Together!

In this update video from the Mustang Chassis Swap build, this car is really starting to look like something. The hood scoop and rear spoiler have finally came in, plus the wireless for the air ride...

Who Makes The Best Ratchet? ICON vs Snap On, GearWrench, SK Tools, Mac Tools, Wera, Zero Degree, Milwaukee, Kobalt

While at Holley’s LSFest this past weekend, we were sitting and talking about tools. Never before have you been able to purchase more tools than you can today and never before at such a wide...

1320Video’s Race Week Recap Video: Day 4 FASTEST Stick Car EVER On A Drag & Drive, LIVING In Racecar Trailer + MORE!

Day 4 was different from any other Race Week in history, because it started and ended in the same place. After driving from Ennis Texas to Tulsa on Day 3, and then racing late into the night, racers...

LS Fest East 2022 Photo Coverage: Our LSFest Off-Road Coverage Starts With Camaros Flying!

We told you we were going to have a jillion photos from Holley’s LS Fest in Bowling Green Kentucky, and we weren’t kidding. Here we’ve got our second gallery, all from the off-road...

Single Seat Race Car Build Part 8: SPLIT WISHBONES and REAR TORQUE TUBE SHORTENING

Bennett’s Customs is an Australian traditional hot rod builder that does some pretty cool car and motorcycle projects, and they have embarked on a new project that must be done by September in...

Watch Don Gay Jr’s Awful Funny Car Fire At The 1989 NHRA Mile High Nationals

It is a story of nightmares, of heroes, and of forces beyond any man’s control. It is a story of pushing just a little too hard and finding one’s self in a little too deep. It is a story...

The Alfarrari Project Continues: Engine Adapter Plate, And Moving Decades Of Sheetmetal Damage Around.

Here are the next 5 videos in the series on this one and it just keeps getting better. I’m feeding you multiple videos at a time so you can make some real headway, and get hooked really easily,...

5 Day KSR Burnout Car Build Part 6: Finishing It Up, Testing, And Burnouts At Cleetus And Cars Bristol!

Here’s the seventh video in the series as Kevin and the crew do everything they can to get this car done in 5 days for Cleetus and Cars in Bristol, plus the actual burnout competition where they...

1320Video’s Race Week Recap Videos: 3000hp Camaro goes 198mph, CHROME Milk Truck + More!

RaceWeek hit Tulsa Oklahoma on Day Three, after a long 360 mile trip that had some folks suffering well into the evening. There is no short way to get to Tulsa from Dallas so they all knew it was...

LS Fest East 2022 Photo Coverage: Car Show, Drags, Autocross, Off-Road, And More!

Holley’s LS Fest events are now spread across the country, but the one that started it all is held in Bowling Green Kentucky and has been going on for 13 years. I’ve been the voice of...

Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 9: The Engine Is Running, And Spraying Oil Everywhere

When you get into crunch time and finally get your newest project started, having oil spray everywhere is NOT ideal. With that said, it isn’t anything new, at least not for me. Check out the...

Barn Find 1958 Plymouth Project: Paint And Performance Parts!

As we’ve said before, the old engine from this Plymouth is JUNK so a new engine was found to come live under the hood. The engine is okay, but it needs some paint and it also needs a few...

Tri Five Nationals Photo Coverage: Nothing But 1955, 1956, And 1957 Chevrolets!

We’re almost out of Tri-Five Nationals photos! This is Tim’s 14th gallery from this huge event and we’ve got one more left. So check out all the photos and if you have missed any so...