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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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The New Ford Maverick Is A Truck – It Is A Front Wheel Drive Three-Cylinder Truck, This Is Weird Right

(By Tom Lohnes) – Have you ever looked at a Honda Ridgeline and thought “this is too big”? Well, Ford thinks you have, so they are reviving the dead segment of the compact pickup truck...

Lights Out 12: The Action Photos From Small Tire Drag Racing’s Super Bowl Continues

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We know, we know, the race got over like a week ago, but who cares?! We still have photos to show you that no on has sen from Lights Out 12 and we plan on sharing...

Finnegan And Newbern Are Road Tripping The C10! Well, After They Thrash On It For 5 Days Straight With Cotten And Two Other Dudes

Mike Finnegan is an entertaining cat, and a dude that is super fun to be around. He’s also pretty talented, although he’d deny that. Like me, he’s always down for a thrash and wants...

How Much Are Headers Worth On A Low Buck Blown LS Combo?

Headers have always been one of the go to performance upgrades that everyone wants on their high performance car or truck. And back in the day they were one of the first performance mods people would...

Holley’s New Compact Fuel Rail Or Throttle Body Mountable Fuel Pressure Regulators Are A Real Space And Money Saver!

Sometimes fuel pressure regulators can be a pain. Speaking from experience, sometimes finding a place to mount one can be a challenge no matter how big your engine compartment is. And then there is...

You Name It, We Got It, At The Lone Star Throwdown In Texas! Custom Trucks Abound!

If you like custom trucks, like to party, and would like to enjoy both in one place, then the Lone Star Throwdown is an event you are not going to want to miss next year. This year’s event was...

Whoops Video: Watch This Barracuda Plow Into The Chicane At The Goodwood Revival

The Goodwood Revival is an awesome event because it is a real race with a load of classes and hundreds of historic and awesome cars on the property. From old full-on race cars to machines like the...

How Does A Top Tier Drag Radial Car Cost To Race? In The Hot Seat: Justin Martin’s LDR Twin Turbo Nova!

Racing isn’t cheap. Sure, the average guy can totally build a car at home and go racing and have a lot of fun without breaking the bank. But the cost of racing is proportional to how quick and...

Finnegan Built A Paint Booth In His Driveway And Painted His C10! I’M SO JEALOUS!!!

I’ve been wanting to build my own paint booth and paint a car for years, and I have a car that is in serious need of a color change and some fresh paint so when I saw this latest video from...

The Full Revival: What It Takes To Put This 1965 Ford Back On The Road For Daily Service

For the last few years, I’ve enjoyed a wide array of revival videos. It warms my heart to see the excitement and motivation that has struck many into digging some old vehicle out of the...

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Rough Start Fox Body: Transmission Work, New Quarter Windows…AND IT RUNS!

My last update on the Rough Start Fox Body Mustang was on January 20th, 2021. In that update, I highlighted that I painted the driver’s side fender because I was bored, plonked in new one-piece...

More TIG Welding How To For Beginners: Fillet Joint Welding, Tips, And Tricks

This TIG Welding For Beginners series has been really great so far, with lots of easy to digest information and practical advice that can have you TIG welding in no time. Sure it is going to take...

Nothing But Fords, Dodges, And Rams From The Lone Star Throwdown! Blue Oval And Mopar Freaks Rejoice!

After leaving the Lone Star Throwdown, I was absolutely sure that way more people customize GM trucks than they do Dodge or Fords, with the exception being the lifted big tire world. Not that there...

CADDY LS BLOWER VS EBAY GT45 TURBO-WHO DOES LOW BUCK BOOST BEST?

Since GM came out with the LS engine, the cheap horsepower craze has grown exponentially. The LS platform isn’t magic, it just has really good cylinder heads. In truth, that’s 90% of the...