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Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Is Getting A Custom Build DIY Rear Swaybar

In this video from the Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig, you’ll see the rear suspension get some...

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MiniTruckin Nationals Photos From Maggie Valley North Carolina – Old School, New School, Mini’s And More!

I didn’t make it out to the 2024 Mini Truckin Nationals in Maggie Valley, but boy I can’t wait for next year. That’s because our friend Damon Steinke from E3Extreme hit the show and...

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Mud And Dirt Racing Photos: The Lee County Darryl Jones Memorial Race Was Epic And We’ve Got The Photos!

(Words and Photos by David Whealon) With the unfortunate passing from a courageous battle with cancer back in 2021 of famed and beloved mud racer Darryl Jones, pilot of the legendary “Scooby Doo”...

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BIG TIRES & BLOWERS – The Hot Rod Hoarder Hits Up The Spring Pigeon Forge Rod Run 2024 And Man There Were Cool Cars On Parade.

Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination, and home to several awesome car and truck events, in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. It’s a cool town full of restaurants, shops, hotels, Dollywood,...

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Our Final Gallery Of 2024 PDRA East Coast Nationals Action Photos: Check Them All Out Here, Along With A Link To Any You Might Have Missed!

We’ve got our fifth, and final, photo gallery from the PDRA East Coast Nationals below, but if you missed the previous galleries from the race, you can use the link we’ve included as...

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Newbern Helped His Neighbor Get This SS Chevelle Up And Running For Burnouts After Sitting For 40 Years And A Seized Small Block

There are lots of will it run videos out there of engines being started after sitting for years and years and years. But when an engine is actually stuck, or seized, the success rate goes down...

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Influence & Impact Episode 19 – Jason and Marcel Talk About Obscure Muscle Cars: Buick Grand National, Ford Torino, CTSV, And Muscle Trucks

Remember when a Buick Grand National first came out? Do you remember how they were weird because we were in desperate need of some speed and fun but couldn’t quite wrap our heads around why it...

Finnegan’s Mystery Drag And Drive Project Car Is Here and So Is The Engine! Can You Guess What It Is? We All Want To Know!

Finnegan has a jillion cool projects going, but he’s been trying to keep this one a bit of a secret while tickling us all with posts on his new engine build over at ACE. He’s going to...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division 7 Regional #3 From The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 7! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Verge Motorsports Quick Outlaw Series – Beech Bend Raceway Park – Sunday Race

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING is going on at Beech Bend Raceway Park this weekend and it is going to be a hell of a busy one. With the Quick Outlaw Series running both 4.70 door cars and 4.50 dragsters,...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division 4 From Thunder Valley in Noble Oklahoma – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

Show Video From The 21st Annual Lonestar Roundup Presented by the Kontinentals In Austin Texas! Traditional Hot Rods Galore.

LoneStar Roundup is one of the biggest and baddest shows of the year, and regardless of where you are from in the world you probably know about it. Even folks that aren’t traditional hot...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Shaving Door Handles? Fixing Dents And Doing Other Door Work, Plus Welding Fenders!

In the last video, Brent finished up the tail lights and finalized the rear look of this thing. It turned out awesome, and now he’s moving back towards the front to get some work done on the...

Street Freak – Part 5: The Chassis Now Has A 25.2 6.0 Cert! This Thing Is Nuts! All Wheel Drive Swap And Lambo Power!

Here’s the fifth video in the series, and the tube work is done! The chassis in this bad boy is now certified to 6.0 which means it is going to be legal to haul ass! In the last episode some of the...

Show Video: John Jackson’s Not Stock Photo Visits The 3rd Annual Harvester Night – Internationals at Austin Speed Shop

John is back at it, hitting more cool shows and grabbing all kinds of cool rides in the process. I never would have thought I’d see a video from him after going to see an event that only draws...

GM Transmission Guide: Here’s How All 15 V8 GM Automatic Transmissions Stack Up Against Each Other From Powerglides To 10 Speeds!

There are tons of hot rodders out there who would love to swap their original GM automatic transmission for something more modern, or who are setting up their classic for more power and just want a...

Cool Movie Car History: Here Are 10 Cool Facts About Kenny’s 1973 Custom Vette From The Movie Corvette Summer

There was a time when I couldn’t stand the Corvette from Corvette Summer. I don’t know why, but back when flares were a thing, I couldn’t stand them. Now I kinda dig them actually....

Ultra Aggressive Wheel To Wheel Desert Racing Video: “Most AGGRESSIVE Racing I’ve Done!” Zack Conner’s Battle at Primm – Day 1

Desert off-road racing is amazing stuff to watch and I love it. So any chance I get to see in truck video, or killer helicopter and drone footage, I’m all over it. These trucks, even at the...

Classic Truck Drag Feature: “Uncle Jessie” This 1969 Ford Pickup is equipped with a MASSIVE Twin Turbo Big Block setup and it HAULS ASS!

Classic trucks are cool, and no stranger to the dragstrip, but something like this isn’t what you normally see at a No Prep race. They are either nice and clean S10 trucks, the occasional late...

Steve Magnante Wagon Week Continues! Junkyard Find Metro Bread Van Greatness! These Little Delivery Vans Make The Coolest Hot Rods.

Every hot rodder on the planet gets excited when they see one of these Metro vans all fixed up at a show. Along with Divco and a few others, these art deco inspired utilitarian vehicles have a look...