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FREE LIVE DRAG AND DRIVE COVERAGE! Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Starts Today And Will Hit The Mountains Once Again!!

It’s go time for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 and we’ll be live each race day afternoon and into the night so you can follow all the great racing action. We’ll start LIVE at SRCA Dragstrip...

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Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Day Two Video | Great Bend, KS to Kearney, NE | Kearney Raceway Park

Here’s the Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Day Two video and boy is it a fun one. We’re talking on the road, on the track and more! It’s go time for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 and...

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The $5,000 LS Swap Challenge: Is a Budget LS swap Still Possible? We’ll Find Out, as Hagerty is Building the Ultimate Sleeper Barn Find!

The $250 LS engine. It sparked a movement that has out paced even the experts biggest expectations, and has created an entire group of new companies in the automotive aftermarket. On top of that, it...

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Touring Car Icons Reunited for the Heritage Touring Cup Round 1 at the Spa Classic by Peter Auto Le Mans Classic

Every spring, the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit becomes what they call “a living theater of automotive history.”Classic cars, classic engines, and some of the finest historic and vintage car...

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Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness Part 3!

It’s alive! Here’s the Part 3 video in the series, and that means actual driving! Yes, this thing is going down the road in this one and showing off all the bits underneath. I love donor...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Sheet Metal Madness – The FJ Gets A Glove Box, Floor Mods And Doghouse Fab

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the roof and dash coming along, as well as the pedals and steering in a second video. There is a lot more going on as well, but that’s the fab...

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Check Out This Epic Lathe Restoration! This Video Will Inspire You To Find And Restore Some Old Tools!

A couple of months ago we shared a lathe restoration video that had us drooling, so when we saw this new one come up we decided we had to share it as well. Old tools and equipment are awesome, but...

Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Gets The Rear Of The Cab Sorted And Engine In!

Here is the second video in the series about mounting the cab and making it tilt. It features Brent from Halfass Kustoms over at Karl’s place from Make It Kustom. Together they are going to thrash...

Single Seat Race Car Build Part 18: It’s DONE!!! Introducing The Midnight Special. Watch It Run!

This episode of the Single Seat Race Car build is awesome because it’s done! Yes, the Midnight Special is going for its maiden voyage and is off and running! We’ll show you the video from...

DO EXPENSIVE SPARK PLUGS REALLY ADD POWER? E3 VS LASER PLATINUM VS CHEAP COPPER

When it comes to spark plugs, there are all kinds of claims as to which ones make more power, get better mileage, and make your engine run cleaner. And while Richard can’t test if they make a...

ABANDONED For DECADES! Puddin’s Fab Shop 1961 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon Rescue!

Puddin has been acquiring some particularly cool rides in the past few months, and this one is no different. This 1961 Bel Air Wagon has been sitting for a very long time and wasn’t ready to...

Motion Raceworks Tech Tip Tuesday: Unpack Your Parachutes!

Unpack your chutes? Wait, what? Yep, unpack them. If you have a car that is going 150 mph or more on the dragstrip you are required to have a parachute on the car. You are not required to use it, but...

DeWALT VS Milwaukee On The Cordless Drill Dyno Brake… Which One Will Survive The Lie Detector

We’ve shown plenty of tool testing videos between the Torque Test Channel and Project Farm, because there is a cordless tool battle going on that rivals the diesel wars between Ford, GM, and...

Truck Porn: The Ghe-O – A Romanian Built Rescue Truck That’s One Of The Most Capable 4x4s on Earth! (Video)

Who would have thunk that one of the most capable and overall awesome trucks in the world would hail from Romania! We sure didn’t but it sure is the truth and the video below bears it out. What...

Barra Bomb: Watch This Mustang Make 1,200hp On A Hub Dyno And Then Hit The Streets – Aussie Hot Rod!

Now this thing is nasty. You are about to see one of the cleanest Mustangs we’ve ever laid eyes on hammer out 1,200hp on the hub dyno using a Ford Barra straight six which still has its stock...

Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: This 1932 Ford Roadster Is Starting For The First Time Since 1953!!

This week’s video has Matt and the gang working toward the first start of the DeLorean roadster and we are getting excited about how far this car is coming along. It’s not run since 1953! How...

Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Installing Seats And A Front Bumper!

In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is working on the cooling system, then making sure everything is buttoned up under the hood. At that point, this thing is a runner and Brent...

Hot Rod Hoarder Marketplace Find: SUPER RARE Halibrand Magnesium Wheels

Video Description: Sometimes you get lucky on Marketplace…this time, my score is a pair of magnesium Halibrand wheels, which were only offered for a short time in 1964. This was part of...

Race Coverage: Drag Race Photos From The ATCO Dragway Halloween Bash!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) This post is coming in around Christmas and New Year’s Day, but the subject matter happened earlier this year at Halloween. This was the last race of the 2022...

Making Six Out Of Four: Watch England’s Allen Millyard Create A Set Of Kawasaki Z1 Six Cylinder Jugs!

We have been showing you some cool videos recently shot by a guy named Allen Millyard in England. This dude creates wild, factory-looking custom motorcycles in his little garage and shed and he does...