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The Anatomy of a Win: Ultimate Street Cars attack Willow Springs and We’ve Got Photos and Results Right Here!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) The third stop of the 2026 season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series took competitors to their first West coast event at historic Willow Springs...

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RJ Fab Tech Talk: Custom Headers Explained – Rob Lindsay Goes Over Tips, Tricks, And Proven Methods For Custom Header Fabrication.

You may not have heard of RJ Fab, but you’ve probably seen something they have built. When Rob Lindsay started RJ Fab a few decades ago I doubt he thought he’d build a brand that covered...

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The Last LIL GANGSTA standing get’s $30,000 Cash! – Biggest Payout EVER! Here Is Street Car Bragging Rights at Rockingham Dragway

Lil Gangstas just keeps on keeping on, and at Street Car Bragging Rights at Rockingham Dragway they not only put on a hell of a show, but also put up the biggest payout in LG history at $30,000 for...

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Here are 16 of the COOLEST GASSER Combinations from the Southeast Gassers Association. It’s the 1960s All Over Again!

Every Southeast Gassers Association race is a flashback to the 1960’s, which is why everyone loves going to their races so much. These races are all about the showmanship and the fun and...

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Can You Really Paint A Car For Less Than $250 And Make It Look Halfway Decent? Tony Says, Yes… Err Maybe. Watch.

Cheap car and truck paint jobs have always been popular, whether in DIY stories in magazines, on the internet, or with companies like Earl Sheib and Maaco. Hell, Earl Sheib would paint any car for...

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Taking Slow Junk Off The Jumps At The Ramp Contest at Hudson Speedway Memorial Day Thrill Show 2026

Going fast in slow cars, thrashing on junk, and jumping things that shouldn’t be jumped are always a good time and the folks at Hudson Speedway sure know it. For their Memorial Day Thrill Show...

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THE BEST BBC CAM EVER MADE? 1 CAM WORKS WITH LOW COMPRESSION, TUNNEL RAMS, NOS AND BOOST? BUT HOW?

Can one cam really rule them all? How can one camshaft be great in all different scenarios? Well, Richard Holdener is about to show us how good it really is in all these combos. But remember, it...

1320Video: Cleetus & Mullet Go DOMINATION MODE At WCF 2022!!

When Cleetus called up tuner extraordinaire Peter Harrell to see if he could help them turn their newly installed performance improvements into a well-oiled machine, he did what he did and made that...

Here Are Project Farm’s Top 10 Tools To Get From All Their 2022 Testing!

We love Project Farm tool reviews and testing, and have featured lots of their tool comparisons. When you take 10 or more brands of a specific kind of tool, then you find out the real quick which...

FINNEGAN IS FIXING A GIANT HOLE INSIDE THE RUBBER DUCK: 1,000HP SUPERCHARGED ’67 PONTIAC FIREBIRD!

The Rubber Duck Firebird is a super cool car, and Finnegan has had a lot of fun with it, but it was an old drag car that needed some love to work like a new race car or to be really nice for drag and...

New Product: KBS Coatings Ultimate Frame Coater Kit for Inside-Out Rust Protection

KBS Coatings specializes in DIY coating systems that are perfect for hot rodders and truck enthusiasts. I’m going to be using one of their All-In-One Chassis Paint Kits to repaint my recently...

Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: First Start! It’s ALIVE!!!

In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is working on the fuel system and finally starting it up for the first time! If you have missed any of the previous installments on this...

ANATOMY OF A 5.0L TURBO CAM, BLOWER CAM, NITROUS CAM, STROKER CAM AND NA CAM-THEY ARE ALL THE SAME!

Every cam is a blower cam! Wait, what? Is every cam a turbo cam? How about a nitrous cam? But what if I’m running a stroker. Richard is going to show you how the exact same cam runs in all...

AACA Hershey Fall Swap Meet Car Show: Grippo Has Outdone Himself Shooting Photos Of Everything At The Show

Grippo’s visit to Hershey was awesome, and the photos just keep coming. His write-up is below, along with the latest gallery of photos. If you missed any of the previous galleries, use the link...

FORGOTTEN Dodge Police Car – Will A Turbo Make It All Better? Or Is A Rebuild Already In Order?

We’ve been sharing the videos from this forgotten cop car video series, and some of them are pretty funny. This one here is going to be interesting because it’s TURBO TIME! Turbos make...

FAIL! Iron Trap Bought A Ford Model A And Trailer At Auction And Tried To Tow Them Home

We’ve all been somewhere buying a car, truck, bike, or trailer and thought that we could get it all home without bringing in very much of our own gear. I say this because to me it is totally...

The Most Powerful Impact Wrenches on Amazon vs Milwaukee: Not Bad!

Ever look at those Amazon tool listings and wonder if one of those weirdly named brands could possibly be worth having? Yeah, us too, so when we saw this latest video from the Torque Test channel,...

Newbern And Crew Cruise To The Clay County Car Show And Swap Meet.

Newbern is certainly having fun with his stick shift ’57 Chevrolet, cruising it from event to even with his buddies at home. This latest video has him and the crew rolling out in all their hot...

How It’s Made: Steve Morris Racing Engines 4500HP SMX Head Gets Machined to Life!

Machining stuff out of billet aluminum is cool, and this right here is extra cool. When you are talking about a billet aluminum head for a 4500 horsepower racing engine, it’s something to see...

Part 1: The Backyard Builds 1936 Ford Goes From 5 Windows To 3 Windows. Chopping It Up For A Cooler Look.

Chopping up 1930’s hot rods makes some people cringe, but to me there is nothing finer than a properly done chop top. With the right lowering of the lid, you can really see a hot rod come...