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Life Advice For Young Car Guys — Win At Home In Your Own Garage

May 16, 2022 Roadkill Customs
If you’re a young guy and just cutting your teeth and want to get the biggest bang you can out of life, you want to watch this video. [More…]
1970 Pontiac GTO Burnout
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The Holey Goat 1970 Pontiac GTO Gets Legal Goes Into The Wild!

May 13, 2022 Roadkill Customs
Ride along with Dalton and JD as they venture out into the wild, fuel the GTO at the pump and grab some chow at a drive-in diner. [More…]
1959 Ford Custom Sedan
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Father Helps Son Build His First Hot Rod ~ 1959 Ford Custom Sedan

May 11, 2022 Roadkill Customs
Dalton at Pole Barn Garage is guiding his son JD through the trials and tribulations of building a 1959 Ford Custom Sedan hot rod. [More…]
Derelict 1967 Pontiac GTO
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Reversing Gears ~ Rescuing One’s Own Derelict 1967 Pontiac GTO

May 11, 2022 Roadkill Customs
Kerry Pierno has manufactured for himself a story of vehicular misfortune but is reversing gears by reviving his 1967 Pontiac GTO. [More…]
Ford 300 Inline 6 Hybrid with a 5.3 Liter Chevy LS Cylinder Head
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Making a Ford 300 Inline 6 Hybrid with a 5.3 Liter Chevy LS Cylinder Head

May 8, 2022 Roadkill Customs
Ken Hutchinson from Tall Garage is crafting a cylinder head for his Ford 300 Inline 6 from a pair of Chevrolet 5.3 Liter LS cylinder heads! [More…]
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2022 Roadkill Customs No Name 500 Channel and Vehicle Introductions

May 7, 2022 Roadkill Customs
Here’s a round-up of some of the Channels that are racing to get the required 500 Subscribers for the 2022 No Name Nationals. [More…]
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Hot Rod and Car Culture Podcasts We Listen To

May 3, 2022 Roadkill Customs
When we’re on the road or we find spare time on our hands, we’re probably listening to a favorite Hot Rod or Car Culture podcast. [More…]
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2022 No Name Nationals Call-Out Round-Up

May 3, 2022 Roadkill Customs
What makes an YouTube Content Creator event like the 2022 AHRA No Name Nationals Great? Call-Outs and Challenges — Let the Smack-Talk Begin! [More…]
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New Vortec 4200 Project ~ Twin Turbo Inline 6 Datsun Drag Car

May 2, 2022 Roadkill Customs
YouTube channel nivlac57 introduces a new more extreme Turbo Vortec 4200 DOHC VVT Inline 6 project car for the 2022 No Name Nationals. [More…]
1974 Chevy Nova 8 Second Destroked LS Drag Car
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$50 Chevy Nova Becomes 8 Second Destroked LS Drag Car on the Cheap

May 2, 2022 Roadkill Customs
YouTube Channel Nivlac57 does a build breakdown on their Twin Turbo Destroked LS swapped 1974 Chevrolet Nova that was a $50 Craigslist find! [More…]

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