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[ July 8, 2020 ] Budget Body Swap ~ 1962 Chevy C30 on a ’95 Dodge 4×4 Dually Chassis Builds and Examples
[ July 7, 2020 ] Dennis Collins Finds One-Owner ’59 Chevrolet Corvette Fuelie in Georgia Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ July 7, 2020 ] Is Richard Petty Era STP Oil Treatment Better than Today’s STP? Products & Reviews
[ July 6, 2020 ] Old Yeller ~ The Junkyard Racer that Inspired the Shelby Cobra Rides & Roadkillers
[ July 6, 2020 ] 1952 Chevrolet 3100 Widebody Stretch / Chevy SSR Chassis Swap Builds and Examples
[ July 5, 2020 ] Making Sand Cast Aluminum Car Club Plaques DIY Projects
[ July 5, 2020 ] Dodge 360 ~ The Other Small Block Technical Info
[ July 5, 2020 ] DD Speed Shop is Giving Away a 1957 Chevy Bel Air for FREE! Really. Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ July 2, 2020 ] Air Baggin’ ~ Understanding Instant Center Technical Info
[ July 2, 2020 ] How To Determine Engine/Pinion Angle Automotive Basics
[ July 2, 2020 ] Air Baggin’ ~ Should You Setup at Ride Height or Half-Travel? Technical Info
[ July 2, 2020 ] How To Properly Set Up A Panhard Bar How To & DIY
[ July 2, 2020 ] J.R Drake’s 1932 Ford North Carolina State Prison Bus Rides & Roadkillers
[ July 1, 2020 ] Soft vs Stiff Springs ~ What’s The Best Suspension? Technical Info
[ July 1, 2020 ] 3 DIY Driveway Cleaning Methods to Remove Oil Stains are Tested DIY Projects
[ July 1, 2020 ] Blown 4L60e Transmission ~ Disassembly and Inspection How To & DIY
[ July 1, 2020 ] How To Dial In Ignition Timing For Performance and Power How To & DIY
[ June 30, 2020 ] Fillmore Cruises 4th of July in Lieu of the Sespe Creek Car and Bike Show Car Shows & Events
[ June 30, 2020 ] Cheap Tricks To Increase Horsepower Low Budget Builds
[ June 29, 2020 ] What is the Best Cutting Oil for Drilling Metal? Products & Reviews
[ June 29, 2020 ] James Hetfield’s Car Collection at the Petersen Automotive Museum Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ June 28, 2020 ] How To Create Crazy Power on a Cheap 5.3L Vortec with Minor Upgrades How To & DIY
[ June 26, 2020 ] “The Foosenberg” ~ Chip Foose Redesigns a Period-Correct Duesenberg Concept Cars & Design
[ June 26, 2020 ] It’s Official: 522.783 MPH ~ Jessi Combs Guinness World Record Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ June 26, 2020 ] How To Blend Patch Panels Into Factory Body Lines How To & DIY
[ June 24, 2020 ] The First American to 400 MPH: Mickey Thompson Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ June 20, 2020 ] 7 Tips and Tricks To Make Your 110v Welder Perform Like 220v Welding Basics
[ June 18, 2020 ] How To Prepare and Paint Chrome Emblems and Trim How To & DIY
[ June 16, 2020 ] Debadging ~ How To Remove Automotive Emblems and Badges How To & DIY
[ June 15, 2020 ] Roadkill vs Mighty Car Mods ~ Who Does the Best Burnouts? Hot Rod Lifestyle

The Junkyard Racer that Inspired the Shelby Cobra ~ Old Yeller

Old Yeller ~ The Junkyard Racer that Inspired the Shelby Cobra

July 6, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Before sweeping LeMans with the GT40 or building the first Cobra, Carrol Shelby drove this car. You won’t find it in any museum, because it’s still being raced today. [More…]

DD Speed Shop is Giving Away a 1957 Chevy Bel Air for FREE

DD Speed Shop is Giving Away a 1957 Chevy Bel Air for FREE! Really.

July 5, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

DD Speed Shop’s Dan bought someone’s forgotten ’57 Chevrolet Bel Air hot rod out of a field — now he’s fixing it up to give it away for FREE! [More…]

A Weathered '65 Chevy Bel Air

Wedding Wagon ~ A Weathered ’65 Chevy Becomes Bel Air of the Ball

May 30, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

As a wedding surprise for a gearhead pal, Broken Gear’s Kevin and Karson ready a weathered ’65 Chevy station wagon to be Bel Air of the Ball. [More…]

Rough Cut ~ A Radical 1957 Chevy Bel Air Rat Rod

First Look: Radical ‘Rough Cut’ 1957 Chevy Bel Air from ITW Hot Rods

May 27, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

ITW’s Chris walker is breaking all the rules again and hacking up a ’57 Chevy Bel Air into bite-sized pieces for his latest creation dubbed ‘Rough Cut’. [More…]

Tearing Down a 461ci Pontiac Engine

April 30, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Jon tears down a recently found .030″ over-bored Pontiac 455 for his Trans Am tribute car, but finds a surprise inside the clapped-out block. [More…]

Scratch-Built Hot Rod Floor Pans

Scratch-Building Hot Rod Floor Pans

April 30, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Working with a hand crank bead roller, Dan churned out some top quality panels in a matter of minutes from paper templates. [More…]

1970-81 Firebird and Camaro Suspension

DIY 1970-81 Firebird and Camaro Suspension Rebuild

April 26, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Jon at Mad Scientist Garage demonstrates a complete rebuild of this ’75 Firebird suspension using simple hand tools in a single weekend. [More…]

Model T Door Patch Panels

Hand Forming Model T Door Patch Panels

April 24, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

With a little practice and careful hammering, even the most rotten doors can be saved on the cheap with patch panels in a few hours. [More…]

Budget Built Hot Rod Chassis

Building a Budget Hot Rod Chassis

April 9, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

The “T Wrecks” build by DD Speed Shop is turning out to be quite a visual guide for the ins-and-outs of building a hot rod from whatever’s around the shop. Owner and walking Canadian stereotype [More…]

Panel Forming and Chop Tops for Traditional Hot Rods

Panel Forming and Chop Tops for Traditional Hot Rods

April 5, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

It doesn’t take laser-guided machines or years of practice. With just a marker and press this hot rod rookie turns steel into a work of art. [More…]

HooptieX Racing Invades King of the Hammers

HooptieX Racing Invades King of the Hammers

April 5, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

With all the chaos in the world right now, 9 minutes of Craigslist cars getting beaten like dirty rugs is exactly what the doctor ordered. [More…]

Shortened C10 Longbed to Shortbed with No Frame Welding

How To Shorten a C10 Longbed to Shortbed with No Frame Welding

April 1, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Dan at DD Speed Shop has figured out how to shorten a longbed C10 to shortbed without any welding on the frame. [More…]

One Last Drive in a 1936 Dodge

One Last Drive in 88 Year Old’s First Car, a ’26 Dodge That Sat for Decades

March 29, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

The guys at Fat Fender Garage gave an 88-year-old man the greatest gift he could imagine: one last ride in his first car, a 1926 Dodge. [More…]

DIY Hot Rod Chop Top and Lake Pipes

DIY Hot Rod Chop Top and Lake Pipes

March 25, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

With the Model T on a rolling chassis, the build duo is shows how to do a chop top and scratch build a set of lake pipes. [More…]

Old School Model T Chassis

Old School Model T Chassis Build

March 25, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

In two short days a rolling chassis was crafted and this field-find Model T is supporting its own weight for the first time in decades. [More…]

Junked '27 Model T

Junked ’27 Model T Rescue Mission

March 24, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

DD Speed Shop is gathering yard art and forgotten parts to build the ultimate budget 1927 Model T Rat Rod. [More…]

Chevy C10 LS Swap On a Budget

Budget LS Swapping a Chevy C10 ~ Mounting and Wiring Made Easy

March 20, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Dan is here with another DIY for budget builders, this time all about LS engine swaps on the cheap. [More…]

Dukes of Hazzard Tribute Car

This Dukes of Hazzard Tribute Car is Just What We Need Right Now

March 18, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

This hand-built Plymouth Duster is an unholy marriage of Mopar, GM, and Nissan components carefully grafted into an image of a race car. [More…]

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