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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Method Race Wheels 58th SCORE BAJA 500 Qualifier—TT Spec, Class 1, 2WD, Legends, Unlimited

Desert off-road racing is some of my favorite off-road action, and having been to Ensenada for the BAJA 1000, the BAJA 500 is near and dear to my heart as well. If you dig desert off-road racing as...

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This Might Be The Most Insane JDM Wheel Collection Ever, And Larry Chen Found It By Accident. Check It Out!

I own just two vehicles that are not Chevrolets, and those two are both Japanese imports. They are my 1985 Mitsubishi Mighty Max and my 1994 Honda Civic Hatchback. And while my plan is to build the...

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How To Make New Wheels Look Like Old Steelies, With A Twist! A New Way Of Doing Things!

For several years there have been people using custom bolt on adapters to mount dog dish hubcaps onto Weld Draglite wheels, and while it sounds weird, it really does work. The dog dish caps cover the...

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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING VIDEO FROM ICELAND’S STANGARHYLUR 2026! COURSE 1 and 2 RACING ACTION

It’s time for the 2nd Formula Offroad race of the 2026 Season in Iceland and here’s the video coverage. If you haven’t watched this kind of racing before, you are in for a treat....

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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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Carlisle All Ford Nationals Photos: Street Machines, Trucks, Muscle Cars, Classics, And More!

We’ve got more Carlisle All Ford Nationals photos, but if you missed any of our previous galleries,  use the link below to see them as well. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo)  Here’s what...

Fast Fords At Dragway 42: More Bitchin Blue Ovals At The Track

Our next gallery of photos from Dragway 42 starts right here. And if you missed any of the photos from our first gallery, use the link below to see them all too. (Words by Joe Grippo, Photos by Dan...

Quarantine Cruise Photos: SoCal’s Custom Car Showcase Never Disappoints

Here’s our third gallery of photos from the SoCal Quarantine Cruise. We dig these events and you will too. Check out all the cool rides! (Photos by Wes Allison) Our coverage of the June 2022...

Quarantine Cruise Photos: More Muscle Cars, Customs, Hot Rods, And Trucks Cruising Through SoCal

Here’s our second gallery of photos from the SoCal Quarantine Cruise. We dig these events and you will too. Check out all the cool rides! (Photos by Wes Allison) Our coverage of the June 2022...

Car Feature Video: The Purple Kruzer | Bello Build

We love seeing car projects going together in videos on YouTube, but man there are some times that we just love seeing them being driven. One of our favorites to watch build and enjoy them is Mike...

Make It Kustom 1960 Cadillac Project: Front Fender Repair And Hammer Forming 14 Gauge Inner Structure with Simple Tools!!

The 1960 Cadillac Coupe De Ville is coming along with more and more progress. We’ve already seen lots of work going into the chassis with hydraulics, as well as lots of sheet metal work going...

Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: The 1929 Ford Roadster Pickup Gets A Chopped Windshield And A NEW Bed!

The Iron Trap shop truck is so close to being ready to run! Watch as they install some nice new parts this week and actually sit in it and make engine noises for the first time. I think this is going...

Corvettes With BILLET Diesel Cummins Engines? Now These Are Some Bad Ass Beasts!

As if a billet Cummins wasn’t enough to talk about, no matter what it’s in, these two are in a pair of badass C2 Corvettes! Just a couple of years ago it was almost unheard of to find a...

Looking For Suspension And Steering Parts Like Ball Joints, Tie Rods, And More? Check Out Proforged Severe Duty Chassis Parts

The sexy and fun parts of a build are always fun to shop for, whether it’s engine parts, drivetrain parts, or body parts, we’re always looking for the right parts that will make our cars...

Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Shortening The Driveshaft, Sorta First Drive, And More For The F1 Project

Here is Part 11 of the 1951 Ford Project. It’s nearly ready for the big unveil, and in this episode the driveshaft gets shortened, the radiator goes in, and the running boards get mounted so it...

U-8 Miss Tri-Cities Hydroplane Blows Turbine Engine Into A Pile Of Parts During The APBA Gold Cup Final Heat

I don’t know what it costs to replace a turbine engine in one of these APBA Off-Shore hydroplanes, but I can tell you that the Miss Tri-Cities team had to spend all of it after this big bang...

Fast Fords At Dragway 42! We Have Event Coverage Photos Starting Right Here

(Words by Joe Grippo, Photos by Dan Grippo) We just returned home from a fantastic weekend of blue oval greatness at the Fast Fords at Dragway 42 event held at where else but Dragway 42 in West...

Chevy Small-Block V-8 Time-Lapse Rebuild! RESTORED And IMPROVED | Redline Rebuild

Watching time-lapse videos is fun, but the ones that are done so that the parts and pieces in the video appear to be doing their own thing without tools, people, etc is something truly special. It is...

FORD 5.0L INTAKE SHOOT OUT-GT-40 vs 93 COBRA R vs SN95 COBRA vs EXPLORER-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER?

The GT-40 intake manifold is one of the most talked about and revered intake manifolds in small-block Ford history. And because it is so good, Ford enthusiasts were always looking for intakes that...