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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 4 of 5 – Putting All This Freshly Installed Suspension To The Test On The Track!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In this video...

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Our Final NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Sportsman, and Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

Heres our final gallery of photos from Richard Pasley’s coverage of the NHRA New England Nationals in Epping New Hampshire. If you missed any of the previous photos, use the link below to check...

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Lost Buckeye Skips Day THREE Drag and Drive Photos! Our Second Gallery of Day Three On Track Action and Checkpoints!

Here’s our second gallery of lost photos from Day 3 of Buckeye Skip’s Drag and Drive, and we’ve got plenty more where that came from! Plus, if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link...

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A Train Wreck! How DO THEY CLEAN ONE UP?! Watch Them Move These Locomotives On Site! Insane Lifting.

While we were on Rocky Mountain Race Week a couple of weeks ago, we passed a train derailment that had happened in the not too distant past. The tracks were repaired, and some of the train wreckage...

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The Dash COMES OUT! Vintage Air Installation – Installing Air Conditioning on this 1985 Mustang GT Build!

Vintage Air has been cooling hot rods, customs, and race cars for decades now and is continually reimagining and developing new systems. But that doesn’t mean they have forgotten their tried...

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The CHEAPEST Hemi Swap EVER Hits the Road! Will This Body Swapped Dodge Actually Survive The Drive?

He’s back at it, and because I’ve done a similar type of chassis swap myself, I can’t fault him for the idea or the execution. Would I do some stuff different, sure. But I guarantee...

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Rebeldryver’s Ford 428 FE Project Part 4: Pistons And Rods Are Going In!

It’s back for Part 4! The pistons and rods are ready to be installed, and in this part of the build series that is exactly what is going to happen! Watch this 428 Ford engine build as it gets a lot...

Street Machine Nationals Photo Coverage: Our Final Gallery With One Bad Ass Ride After Another. Real People And Real Hot Rods.

Here’s our tenth, and final, gallery from the Street Machine Nationals, and if you missed our previous photos we’ve got a link for you down below. (Words and Photos by Jim Hrody) If...

Grand National Roadster Show 2023: More Killer Hot Rods, Customs, And Street Machines In Pomona!

Here’s another awesome gallery of photos from the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona! (Photos by Wes Allison) We’ve shared some of our photos from America’s Most Beautiful Roadster...

Aussie Drag Challenge Coverage: Day 4 Means Things Are Getting Real!

Here’s Day 4 racing action from Drag Challenge in Australia. After multiple Aussies became regulars on Hot Rod Drag Week years and years ago there was an incredibly smart contingent that decided to...

When The Trucks Were Trucks! Big Tow and Knight Stalker ON Byron Dragway!

Much like Grumpy Jenkins’ 1974 Pro Stocker set the course for the tube framed, nothing stock about them anymore world of that class, the first tube chassis monster trucks set the stage for the...

Classic Car Interiors: How To Cover Inner Fenders In A Classic Car

In this video from one of our favorite DIY auto upholstery instructors, you are going to learn how to cover the inner fenders for a finished look inside your classic car. This video is one of a few...

Jack Chisenhall’s Champ Deuce 1932 Ford Wins America’s Most Beautiful Roadster At The Grand Nationals Roadster Show!

Jack Chisenhall and the entire Chisenhall family deserve sincere congratulations for their beautiful 1932 Ford Roadster being awarded ARP’s America’s Most Beautiful Roadster 2023. This...

Grand National Roadster Show 2023: Check Out All The Killer Hot Rods, Customs, And Street Machines In Pomona!

(Photos by Wes Allison) We’ve shared some of our photos from the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster competition at the Grand National Roadster Show, but that’s not even close to all the cool...

OH, NO! FINNEGAN MILKSHAKED THE 632CI BIG-BLOCK CHEVY AGAIN! PART:1

If you didn’t know, Finnegan bought a new drag boat last year and was planning on racing the hell out of it in California and the western states. On the first outing, after the boat had been...

$150 Honda Clone vs $600 Honda Engine: Which One Is Best? Fuel Efficiency, Horsepower, Durability, Starting

When overhead valve “Honda clone” engines started showing up on the market 15 years ago most people said they were crap and couldn’t possibly compete with the old faithful Honda....

Street Machine Nationals Photo Coverage: The Hot Rods, Customs, Trucks, Muscle Cars, And More Just Keep Coming

Here’s our ninth gallery from the Street Machine Nationals, and if you missed our previous photos we’ve got a link for you down below. (Words and Photos by Jim Hrody) If you’re a...

The Monday Shift: Running 11s With A 1963 Pontiac Tempest Powered By A 4-Cylinder Super Duty Half A 389 Screamer!

When I was a kid, car magazines were life. I chewed them up and spit them out as fast as they showed up. My dad’s a Pontiac guy so we got some Pontiac magazines and while I cannot remember the...

Manifold Explosion Video: Watch This Mustang Barf The Whole Hood!

Boy, this is about as violent as an intake manifold explosion comes outside of the world of professional level drag racing. You are going to see a nasty sounding little Mustang at English Mountain...

The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 8: More Progress, Including Mounting The Fuel Tank!

Here’s the eighth installment in the channeled Model A Build. This sucker is getting a 6″ channel job and that means lots of stuff needs to be moved around and mounted slightly differently than...