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King Of The Hammers Livestream 2025: DAY 7 The Every Man Challenge Is LIVE Right Here! The Baddest Of The Bad Attacking Johnson Valley!

It’s Hammers Day 7 and that means we’re racing! It’s time for the Every Man Challenge and it starts now. Like we said during EMC qualifying, these guys are arguably some of the most...

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Daily Driver Muscle Car: Performing A Compression And Leak Down Test On This 1976 El Camino’s Engine To See If It Is Daily Driver Worthy

Daily driving an old car is a great thing. The newest car I have is 31 years old, and is my daily driver. It’s got 438,000 miles on it and runs like a champ. But not all old cars do. So even if...

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A Close Look America’s Most Beautiful Roadster, AMBR Winner 2025 At The Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California

I have missed the Grand National Roadster Show the past two years, and I’m not happy about it. Because of a media trade conference that we attend, and scheduling changes, it just hasn’t...

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FREE AUCTION LIVESTREAM: Bonhams Auction In Paris! Cars Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris Auction Coverage Is Right Here

If you have never been to an auction, you are missing out and should. And I’m not just talking about car auctions. Seriously, go to ANY auction you can find so that you can experience it. It’s a...

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MAKING A Wood HAMMER Formed Firewall: Part 1 – BEADROLLING Can’t Do THIS! But You Can At Home!

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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Garage Organization: Check Out One Guys Small Parts Storage Options In A Small Workshop.

Storage is a key in any workshop or garage, and while we think about totes and the bigger stuff, sometimes the small parts storage becomes some drawers, a magic bolt bin, or coffee cans. And if you...

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This Body Dropped Nissan Hardbody Project Isn’t Going To Finish Itself! The Dave Chappelle Thrash Begins Right Here!

It’s time for the Nissan to get done! Dave has decided he’s going to push to get this thing ready to drive and show, so he’s setting himself some goals and deadlines. Check it out....

Junkyard Crawl Video: Exploring the LARGEST CLASSIC-CAR JUNKYARD In America with Freiburger! Muscle Cars, Classics, Trucks, And More!

We love walking through junkyards, and while it really doesn’t matter whether the cars and trucks in them are newer or older, we do get another level of enjoyment out of classic car and truck...

Bump Steer: What Is It? How Do You Measure It? Can You Fix It? The Basics Are Right Here, So Watch.

We’re going to be sharing a lot more tech around here in 2025, including a bunch on suspension systems, but we figured that sharing this short video on Bump Steer from the guys at TRZ would be...

This Slammed AE86 From Northern California Wowed The Crowd At Tokyo Auto Salon 2025

When this Toyota Corolla was new, it was just a little econobox car. There was nothing special about it, and it definitely wouldn’t be described as sexy. Like most economy cars of the mid...

The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 4 – Stretching and Reshaping The Roof Gutters On The 1939 Mangled Mercury To Make The Chop Top Perfect

We introduced the Mangled Mercury Project recently and shared the first cuts, plans, etc. for this soon to be cooler ride. We continued with more videos in the series, and if you missed those then...

This Old Hot Rod Traditional Style Drag Car Project Part 12 and 13: The Vintage Dragster Isn’t Done Yet! More Steering Parts Going In!

Like we said in the last two update videos, you need steering to drive a dragster. And the steering box and a custom pitman arm were built in those videos. In the next two you’ll see more of...

THE BEST HOT ROD ENGINE EVER? How To Make & Install Custom Motor Mounts – Make It Kustom’s 1931 Model A Roadster!

The Make It Kustom Model A Roadster project has been a staple in the background of the shop since they started the channel, and there have been plenty of episodes involving metal shaping and...

Bonhams Auction LIVE: The Cars At The Scottsdale Auction Selling In Real Time! FREE Live stream

If you have never been to an auction, you are missing out and should. And I’m not just talking about car auctions. Seriously, go to ANY auction you can find so that you can experience it....

Personalized Plate Drama: The Texas DMV Says This Houston Man’s Incredibly Creative License Plate Is Offensive.

We’ve all spent time admiring personalized, or vanity, plates on different cars and trucks at show, events, or around town. If you are like me, you have spent even more time trying to figure...

Influence and Impact Episode 33 – Marcel And Jason Talk About Hot Rod Inspired Classic C-10 Trucks, OBS Sport Trucks, Metal Fabrication, And More!

Different truck models and eras might come and go as the hottest and latest thing, but trucks always have and always will be popular. And one of the greatest things about custom trucks is the fact...

2025 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge at Daytona International Speedway | Race 1 In Florida Was Special

The races that revolve around the Rolex 24 in Daytona are something special. Endurance racing events are awesome. Whether it is a scrambler for motorcycle racers, or a desert off-road race, or a...

Check Out This Really Nice Welding Cart Build! Nobody Sells One Like This, But You’ll Want To Build Your Own Right Now!

I’m a freak for welding carts, tables, tools, and accessories. There are a lot of good tools, carts, and tables available at a variety of price points, but the reality is that with rare...

Derek At Vice Grip Garage Drove 1,000 Miles In Snow With A 40 Year Old Corvette – But He Got To See The White House, Biltmore, And MORE!

I always thought that more people who live in snowy weather, where they salt the roads and all that, should drive Corvettes. Depending on the year, the only things that can rust on them are the...

Can Team Murder Nova Get This Promod To Go Down The Track?! Day 1 Testing at US Street Nationals In Bradenton Is Here.!

When Shawn Ellington, aka Murder Nova, got the chance to drive a real deal, ultra bad ass, twin turbo Pro Mod car at US Street Nationals in Bradenton, he jumped at it. And why wouldn’t he? When...