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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING FROM THE 20TH STREET CAR SUPER NATIONALS IN LAS VEGAS RIGHT HERE!

We’re back baby! We’ve been gone from Street Car Super Nationals for a couple years, but we’re back! BANGshift Chad Reynolds will be on the mic all weekend long and our crack team...

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Featured Product: New 4-Link Kit For GM F-Body And 1968-1974 X-Body From QA1 With Simple Installation And Tons Of Features!

QA1’s triangulated 4-link system is a performance-driven upgrade for F-body and X- body owners seeking to replace their outdated leaf springs and deliver modern, refined handling and comfort. By...

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DZ302 CHEVY-HOW TO ADD 200 HP TO YOUR SBC WITHOUT BOOST OR NITROUS! HEADS, CAM, INTAKE & OILING!

Can you really add 200 horsepower to a naturally aspirated small block with heads, cam, and intake? When it’s only 302 cubic inches? This sounds too good to be true, but Richard is testing one...

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Our Final Gallery Of Car Show Photos From The AACA Fall Regional Meet at Hershey: The Last Of The Muscle Cars, Classics, Hot Rods, Customs, And More!

Here’s our final gallery from the car show at Hershey, thanks to Joe Grippo who was there shooting it all. And if you missed any of the other car show, swap meet, or auction photos, use the...

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5 Cool Paint Techniques You Can Do Yourself At Home! Use Them On Helmets, Valve Covers, The Shop Fridge, Or Whatever You Want!

(Words by Charles Wickam) With winter coming not everyone has the luxury of being in a heated garage working on their hot rod project. When cabin fever is setting in waiting for the days to be warmer...

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Happy Holleydays Is Back! Save Big On All Their Brands Going Into The Holiday Season!

Happy Holley Days are here! The sale has started and you can save up to 20% off on the parts and accessories you want and need! Or buy your favorite hot rodder, racer, or off-roader the best...

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400 FORD VS 400 CHEVY-THE OTHER GUYS STROKER BATTLE. HOW TO: 600+ HP 400-INCH SMALL BLOCKS!

It’s the classic Ford vs Chevrolet battle, but this time it is with 400 cubic inch stroker small blocks! If you’ve wondered what a bigger cubic inch small block battle would look like,...

Metal Fabrication How-To: Build Your Own Lower Control Arms From Scratch At Home!

You can do it! I know that building your own control arms might be an even more daunting task than the average chassiswork, and that already intimidates a lot of folks, but if you do think right you...

Wisconsin Outlaw Stick Shift Challenge: Record Holding Stick Shift Cars Race for $15,000 CASH At Great Lakes Dragaway In Wisconsin!

Growing up in a stick shift racing family, and daily driving a stick car, means that stick cars hold a special place in my heart. I love anything with a clutch pedal, and while my current drag cars...

This Is Pure V8 Perfection! The Cadillac DPi-V.R Running Laps Around Daytona, At Night, Is Something Special For Sure.

I’ve been around the track that the 24 Hours of Daytona are run on and can tell you that it is fun, fast, and a bit scary depending on what you are driving and how fast. But to watch this video...

Ford VS Chevy EV Truck Battle! Chevy Had Two Years to Best Ford’s Lightning With The New Silverado EV. Did They Do It?

I know a ton of you out there hate the thought of an EV pickup truck, but the reality is that the vast majority of people who own trucks don’t actually use them as trucks in the traditional...

Fabrication How-To: #1 – Flaring Intricate Holes In Tubing For Both Function And Sexiness!

If you’ve ever looked at holes in a tube on a chassis where wiring or cables run out of the hole, you’ve probably seen one of two things. Either the hole was just drilled and cleaned up,...

The Best Jump Starter Ever Tested? Project Farm Puts A Whole Batch Of Jump Starters To The Test!

With the insane battery technology that has become available in the past few years, jump starters have become smaller and smaller and yet are more powerful than ever. I remember the first time I used...

Stock Eliminator Greatness: Running 10s in a 1968 Mustang Coupe with NA Power Using Mostly 1968 Parts!

Stock Eliminator is a class of NHRA Drag Racing that is near and dear to my heart, because that is what I grew up with my dad racing. He ran his 1968 Z28 Camaro in F/Stock. When you see the class...

SLEEPERDUDE TRIED EVERYTHING!! THIS COMPLETELY STUCK ENGINE GAVE THEM FITS! What Finally Worked?

I’ve unstuck a few engines in my day, and have had them that are barely stuck, some that seemed pretty stuck, and a couple that seemed to have zero chance of ever turning over again. Some of...

Gallery #5 From The Swap Meet And Car Corral At The AACA Fall Regional Meet at Hershey! Our Last Swap Meet Gallery. Car Show Coming!

We’ve talked about how big the Hershey swap meet and car show events are, and how much we want to attend, but for those of you who didn’t go at least we have photos to share so you can...

Newbern And The Gang Visit Famoso Raceway In Bakersfield For Hot Rod Garage Day, And Race Against Fans!

This past weekend was a crazy one. While most of the people I know in the automotive aftermarket were in Las Vegas for the 2024 SEMA Show last week, there were a bunch of us that had to leave the...

Will Derek Even Fit In This FREE, Forgotten, Honda CRX That Has Been Parked For 16 Years! Will It RUN AND DRIVE 700 Miles?

I only own two vehicles that are not Chevrolets. One is a 1985 Mitsubishi Mighty Max that I bought to build into the mini truck I wish I could have built in the 1990’s, and the other is a 1994...

Tool Review: Weird Or Cool? The Ascend Tools Easy Wheel Ratchet Spins Nuts And Bolts Like A Fishing Reel!

This one is interesting. I can’t tell if it is genius, weird, cool, or what, but it is certainly something I’ve never heard of on a ratchet. Have you? There are certainly interesting and...

2024 SEMA Show Coverage: If You Missed The SEMA Show This Year, Don’t Worry Because I Shot A Jillion Photos To Share

Well folks, it was a heck of a SEMA Show in Las Vegas, and although I’m back in Texas recovering from Texas Radial Roundup, I’ve still got tons of photos to share. I mean tons. I’ve...