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Our Final NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Sportsman, and Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

Heres our final gallery of photos from Richard Pasley’s coverage of the NHRA New England Nationals in Epping New Hampshire. If you missed any of the previous photos, use the link below to check...

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Lost Buckeye Skips Day THREE Drag and Drive Photos! Our Second Gallery of Day Three On Track Action and Checkpoints!

Here’s our second gallery of lost photos from Day 3 of Buckeye Skip’s Drag and Drive, and we’ve got plenty more where that came from! Plus, if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link...

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A Train Wreck! How DO THEY CLEAN ONE UP?! Watch Them Move These Locomotives On Site! Insane Lifting.

While we were on Rocky Mountain Race Week a couple of weeks ago, we passed a train derailment that had happened in the not too distant past. The tracks were repaired, and some of the train wreckage...

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The Dash COMES OUT! Vintage Air Installation – Installing Air Conditioning on this 1985 Mustang GT Build!

Vintage Air has been cooling hot rods, customs, and race cars for decades now and is continually reimagining and developing new systems. But that doesn’t mean they have forgotten their tried...

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The CHEAPEST Hemi Swap EVER Hits the Road! Will This Body Swapped Dodge Actually Survive The Drive?

He’s back at it, and because I’ve done a similar type of chassis swap myself, I can’t fault him for the idea or the execution. Would I do some stuff different, sure. But I guarantee...

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More NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Sportsman, and Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

(Photos by Richard Pasley) – When the NHRA brought National Event Drag Racing back to the northeast a few years ago, the crowds at the New England Nationals in Epping were off the hook. More...

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Awesome Parts: Meziere Billet Aluminum Transmission Pan With Built In Cooling, For TH400!

When Meziere announced the availability of an all new billet aluminum transmission pan, with built in cooling, for GM Powerglide applications it was  a natural fit for guys running fast paced big...

Junkyard LS Cam Test: Will The Same Camshaft Work With A Carb, EFI, Nitrous, Or Boost?

When it comes to camshafts there is never a shortage of opinions or available grinds. And one thing that I always find amusing is the “ideal conditions” world that so many hot rodders,...

Race Week 2.0 – Day Three – Tulsa, Oklahoma – Andy Doesn’t Get The Passes He Wants, But Still Leads!

Rocky Mountain Race Week is in the books, and we were traveling the route with all these folks so we could bring you the FREE livestream that we had going all week long. It was a week full of fun,...

Sheet Metal Fabrication How To: Filling Holes in Sheet Metal EASY with This Simple Tool YOU Can Make At Home!!

There are several ways to fill holes in sheet metal, and several ways to make the patches themselves. When the holes are perfectly round, filling them is certainly easier than if they are a weird...

Abandoned Race Track Project: 50 Years Of Junk Tires, Some Drifting, Tractor Repairs, Camaro Repairs, And More!

And you thought buying an old abandoned race track would just take some mowing and then all the racing in the world could start. HA HA HA. There is so much to do, but thankfully it is really getting...

Saved From The Crusher: This 1958 Pontiac Pathfinder Needs A New Lease On Life. Will It Run And Drive As Is Though?

Sometimes all the “It’s been abandoned for 15 years! Will it ever run again?!?!” videos drive me nuts because many of them will clearly run again with little work. It’s not...

Puddin Finds An Epic Old UHaul Mini Box Truck And Has Big Plans For It. Will It Run?

Puddin is finding all kinds of cool stuff lately, including this awesome mini truck based box truck. It’s an old U-Haul that was clearly designed for moving much smaller furniture than everyone...

RPM Nationals Photos: We’ve Got Even More Photos From This Killer Traditional Car Show And Drags

(Photos by Wes Allison) Here’s our sixth gallery of photos from the RPM Nationals, and you are going to love it. More traditional hot rods and customs at Santa Margarita Ranch. This event is...

FREE Livestreaming Drag Racing: Big Money Bracket Racing From The Fall Fling Right Here!

It’s on, the Fall Fling at Bristol’s Thunder Valley is happening all week long! Everyone is excited to get this party started, and the racers have a treat coming as the purse has...

Edd China Workshop Diaries Tech: Making Your Own Battery Pack For An EV Project

Edd China has been building all kinds of interesting “vehicles” for years. And while most are gasoline powered, he has become known for building impressive electric vehicles as well. In...

Does A Turbo Car Need A Different Gear Ratio Than Any Other Combo? How Do You Determine Which Ratio Is Right For You?

Gears are a magical thing. They can be used to transfer power in all kinds of ways and by combining gears of different sizes, you can make gear ratios that effectively manage, multiply, or divide...

LSFest 2021 Photos: Here Is Our Last LSFest Gallery From Bowling Green. See Every Photo Right Here!

(Photos by Wes Allison) This is it, our last photo gallery from LSFest 2021. It’s our final batch of photos from the show, where every single car is a potentially awesome LS Swap or...

RPM Nationals Photos: If This Isn’t Hot Rodding At It’s Core, We Don’t Know What Is… Check Out These Killer Rides

(Photos by Wes Allison) Here’s our fifth gallery of photos from the RPM Nationals, and you are going to love it. More traditional hot rods and customs at Santa Margarita Ranch. This event is...

Goliath Is Back! Daddy Dave Tests Goliath At Thunder Valley After Three Months With It!

The last three months have been hell since crashing Goliath in Georgia. A ton of the car has been rebuilt and it is ready for racing action again, but first, there were some test and tune passes...