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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Factory Hemi Superbird Feature Video: This 1,500-Mile HEMI Superbird Has SERIOUS Drag Racing History!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it and in this video below you are going to get a look at an awesome 1970 Plymouth Superbird that came from the factory with the famed 426 Hemi under...

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This 700HP, LS7 Powered 3rd Gen Camaro Restomod Is Something Special! What A Beast!

I’m a Camaro guy. I know people know me for wagons and mini trucks and whatever but I grew up in a Camaro family, my first car was a Camaro, and I love them. My favorites are first Gens like my...

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Street Car Takeover Atlanta: They Turned a NASCAR Speedway into a NO PREP Track And The Action Was Awesome!

Street Car Takeover in Atlanta was a huge event and the racing action on pit lane of the Super Speedway was hot and heavy. We’ve been doing the same thing at LSFest Texas for the last few...

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Wrong Motions: What Was the Issue With Three-Wheelers That Made Them Safety Targets?

I didn’t understand the drama with three-wheelers when I started reading into the story. I had several Honda ATCs back in the day, years before I could come close to even driving around in a...

Goldbrick: Ringing The New Year In By Nuking Tires Off In A Chrysler Cordoba

How quickly were you ready to put last year into the rear view mirror? Well…let’s just say this: If we weren’t already in the middle of one gigantic headache over the last few...

Revival Gone Wrong: This Bronco Did Not Want To Wake Up For Anybody!

For years now I’ve followed the exploits of Kevin and his fascination with bringing abandoned, unloved vehicles to life. For the most part, every one of his rigs has ended with some kind of...

This DIY Rotary Welding Table Is Cool And Inspiring. It Would Be Fun To Have One In The Shop

You don’t always need a rotary welding table, but when you do there is nothing like it to make welding all around a part easier or cleaner. You can buy them for a lot of money or a little, but...

How To Build Your Own Carbon Fiber Roof Part 2: Removing The Steel Roof And Installing The New Carbon Roof

When we saw the Speed Academy gang building a carbon fiber roof for their classic 1977 Celica, we were intrigued. And the process was cool as hell. If you missed it, CLICK HERE TO SEE THEM MOLD IT...

How Strong Is It Really? Will This Giant Press Be Able To Smash This Steel Hammer?

I don’t know why we have such an infatuation with seeing stuff getting smashed, but there is something cool as hell about putting something in a press and then squashing it to see what will...

The Currie Garage Gang Gets To Hop A 1964 Impala Lowrider! I’m So Jealous!

I grew up in Northern California, in an area where Latino and Chicano culture was big and their car scene was all about lowriders and bombs. I grew up as a drag racer and muscle car guy but always...

Here’s How To Build Your Own Custom Plate Bumper Without Too Many Fancy Tools

Building customs bumpers can be a daunting task if you want something that fits nice, looks like it belongs, and is built tough enough to be useful. If you just want to cut a piece of pipe and weld...

The New Year Nationals Are LIVE! The Final Race Of 2020 And The First Bracket Race Of The 2021 Season All In One!

2020 can suck it, but we are welcoming 2021 with open arms with hope that it will be everything 2020 wasn’t. But we can’t think of a better way to send 2020 packing and welcome 2021, than...

This Killer 1955 Chevy Truck Is Mounted On A 4-Ton 4×4 Military Truck Chassis That Can Haul Anything You Want

Classic trucks are cool. Military trucks are cool. But when you mix the two together, something magic happens, and this right here is the magic. The seller says it is an eye catcher, and that’s...

Bolt A Snow Plow To The Front Of A ’55 Chevy And Throw Some Chains On It And Who Knows What Will Happen

DD Speed Shop is known for doing some fun stuff with a Tri-Five Chevy, but this one takes the cake and makes plowing snow cool. In this video you’ll see that a snow plow and chains does in fact...

Mrs. Murder Nova’s K5 Blazer Project Is Coming Along! Paint, Body, And More. Watch It Going Back Together.

A couple weeks ago we showed you the “new to the Murder family” K5 Blazer as it was introduced and taken apart for a fresh paint job before some other updates and upgrades. This is a...

This 1970 Chevelle Pro Mod Could Be Yours! Moran Hemi Power In A Bickel Chassis Sounds Fun To Us!

This is one bitchin ride, and in 2013 when it first debuted there were not a bunch of Chevelle bodied Pro Mods running around. Now you see them on occasion, but back then this was not the case. This...

Finnegan’s 1961 Caddy Is Back For A Tight Fitting Cage And An Awesome Rearend!

This 1961 Cadillac project that Finnegan is working on really turns our crank. With the goal being Caddy comfort with 8 second drag strip ETs and the potential for 200 mph in the standing mile, this...