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Lone Star Throwdown 2026 Truck Show Pics: Big Crowds, Great Weather, And Awesome Trucks at LST 2026 in Conroe, Texas

We’ve got more fresh photos from the Lone Star Throwdown, a Texas sized show that never disappoints! If you missed our previous galleries, don’t worry because we’ve got a link below...

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All The World Series of Pro Mod Testing Highlights From Bradenton Motorsports Park Right Here!

The World Series of Pro Mod is this weekend, in Bradenton Florida, and we can’t wait. But before all the racing coverage starts in a few days, there is some testing going on for the teams that...

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Derek At Vice Grip Garage Is PROCHARGING His LS Dually Squarebody To GIVE AWAY! Plus, A Trailer, A Corvette, And CASH MONEY!

This just might be one of the coolest giveaways in recent memory, and that is saying something since there are so many nowadays. But this giveaway isn’t just for one vehicle, or even two, but...

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Mr. Hemi Found in a Living Room!?!? This Cool Old Mopar Drag Racing Machine Has Been Hiding In A Weird Spot

Living room find? Is this a thing now? I mean we’ve just gotten used to barn finds, junkyard finds, and garage finds, I’m not sure we really need to add another one into the mix. Sure,...

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The Boys At Centurial Are At It Again, But This Time Their DIY Engine DYNO Got Them Banned!

The crew over at Centurial march to the beat of a different drummer and it’s awesome. If you aren’t familiar, these guys took 3D printed fabrication tools to a whole new level. They have...

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Perfect Shop Truck? Newberns Got A New C30 Flatbed Shop Truck and He’s Fixing The 1963 Biscayne Project!

A good shop truck is invaluable, but it depends on the kind of work you do at your shop as to what would make the best shop truck. In the case of someone building hot rods and stuff, having a good...

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How To Measure For Pushrod Length In Your LS Engine: Not Hard, But Really Important

On a pushrod engine like an LS, and  every other American V8 that doesn’t have overhead camshafts, the length and width of them is pretty critical to insure performance and longevity....

Lone Star Throwdown 2021: Square Bodies And More Square Bodies! Custom Trucks Everywhere!

LST Baby! The Lone Star State was showing off their hospitality to the truck world this past weekend where Lone Star Throwdown took over Conroe Texas in a big way. I have to say, traffic was handled...

Our First Gallery Of Photos From Lone Star Throwdown 2021 Is Here And Is Nothing But OBS 1988-1998 GM Trucks!

Lone Star Throwdown, or LST as it’s referred to, is one of the premier custom truck shows in the country. It also happens to be one of a few of those that happen in the state of Texas. This...

2021 February Southern California Quarantine Cruise: The Last Blast Of Images From The Sun Drenched Event

We’re back with our last installment of killer photos from the 2021 February SoCal Quarantine Cruise. As we have been saying, this event brought out some of the coolest cars in the southern...

Lights Out 12 Drag Racing Photo Coverage: Pit Photos Of People, Cars, Engines, and Thrashing!

We’re back with more coverage from Lights Out 12, the baddest small tire drag race in the world. This time we’re not looking at the track but the action in the pits. The cars that compete...

Fabrication Spotlight: Dennis Taylor Knows How To Get Down With Some Dual Fuel Tanks

I’ve said it plenty of times, Hot Rods by Dennis Taylor is one of the coolest hot rod shops in the country. Besides the fact that it is a full family affair, Dennis himself is arguably one of...

Eight-Car Shootouts in Modified Pro Compact and ‘Old School’ Import Classes Added to CTECH World Doorslammer Nationals Presented by JEGS

As if the CTECH World Doorslammer Nationals weren’t going to be big enough, they just keep adding classes! This time it is some of the worlds quickest and fastest sport compact and import...

NHRA News: GunSkins Named Associate Sponsor for 4-Time Pro Stock Champ Erica Enders

2021 is proving to be a strange year for race sponsorships because nobody trusts that the schedules being put out won’t change. We are already seeing changes in schedules for many sanctioning...

TAMING THE HOT & LOUD UNIMOG! CAB RENOVATION BEGINS – Ultimate DIY Expedition Vehicle Build #4

Chris and Ange are plugging away on their Unimog Expedition vehicle build, and in this week’s episode they take major steps toward keeping the heat and noise out of the cab of their Unimog....

These Russian Dudes In T-Shirts Are Taking Off In An Antonov 12 Military Plane

Well, you do see some strange stuff happening in Russian videos, but this one will make you laugh. I’m not sure what the whole story is, because who the hell speaks Russian, but I’m sure...

Finnegan Shares 5 Must-Do Hacks For Building Headers At Home, So Watch!

Building headers at home is fun! Okay, so you’ve probably not heard that statement very often when talking about building headers, but the truth is that there are tips and tricks that can...

This LT Swapped CJ7 Renegade Is A bad Ass That Is Period Correct Everywhere But Under The Hood

If you look at an old Jeep like this LT Swap CJ7, next to a new Jeep, it’s amazing how small they are. New cars and trucks are just huge. I was at a show earlier in the year, standing next to a...

Would You Ever Consider Swapping A Classic American Car To Electric Power? Here’s A Couple We’d Do It To.

I’m a die hard GM car guy, love my gasoline burning engines, and think horsepower is a right of passage. With that said, I have zero issues with electric cars and trucks as long as they...

Lights Out 12 Action Photo Coverage: Wheels Up, Header Flaming Images From The Baddest Radial Race On Earth

Oh yes, it’s Lights Out 12 week here at South Georgia Motorsports Park and that means the baddest small tire cars in the country have all converged on this fabled drag strip just north of the...