Car Shows & Events
2018 Autorama Ridler Winner & Great 8 Cars
Once again Two-Lane Blacktop Productions brings to you the full story behind the Great 8 and Ridler winning cars and their owners. [More…]
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Month: March 2018
Builds and Examples
Chassis Swapping a ’66 Ford F-100 with a Crown Victoria Police Car
This is becoming a popular swap: putting 2003-and-newer Crown Victoria frames under older vehicles, especially pickups. [More…]
Automotive Basics
Understanding and Troubleshooting Torque Converters
Torque converters are a type of fluid coupling which transfers rotating power from a prime mover, like an internal combustion engine, to a rotating driven load. In a vehicle with an automatic transmission, the torque converter connects the power source from the load. [More…]
Products & Reviews
Will Vegetable Oil work as Engine Oil?
Project Farm tests to determine if Vegetable Oil is a suitable substitute for motor oil in a small engine. [More…]
Hot Rod Lifestyle
Wrench Wars Reality TV Car Show with Brother JD
Real backyard builders compete for cool prizes, bragging rights and cash for their chosen charities. A celebration of the Blue Collar Nation. [More…]
Builds and Examples
1959 Chevrolet Apache 4th Gen B-Body Chassis Swap Sleeper
A 125K mile 4th Gen GM B-Body Caprice Classic donor car and a 4 Wheel-Drive 1959 Chevrolet Apache truck get chassis swapped into a sleeper. [More…]
Rides & Roadkillers
Turbo Toyota 2JZ Powered 1931 Ford Model A
Brandon DeJesus rolls a ’31 Ford Model A rat rod that’s powered by Toyota’s 2JZ-GTE power plant that’s so ready to make staggering horsepower. [More…]
DIY Projects
1950 Chevrolet Styleline Gets Arizona Window Delete
Arizona. They don’t need no stinkin’ windows. At 300+ sunny days a year, windows are usually down in older and classic rides without air-conditioning. In the life with its current owner, this 1950 Chevrolet Styleline never saw its windows closed. The solution, an Arizona Window Delete. [More…]
Builds and Examples
1963 GMC Truck Cut Longbed to Shortbed and GM B-Body Chassis Swap
This 1963 GMC was brought in as an engine swap but quickly turned into a chassis swap after learning how the owner hoped to use the truck. [More…]
Products & Reviews
Name Brand Wrench Review ~ Craftsman, Mac, Matco, Snap-On
Eric offers his opinions on some of the most popular tool brands out there available for both the professional and the DIY or at-home user. [More…]