Mad Scientist Garage, Author at Roadkill Customs

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

September 13, 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…]

Pikes Peak Record Run Plus 360 Degree Interactive Ride-Along

Experience a Pikes Peak Record Run Plus 360° Interactive Ride-Along

September 13, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Grab some popcorn and enjoy 11 minutes at an average speed over 100mph, plus a roof-mount 360° Interactive Ride-Along View. [More…]

Don’t Talk To Strangers, Unless He Drives a ’67 Camaro RS/SS, of Course

August 21, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Meeting a stranger with a passion for hot rods in common and checking out his impressive classic car collection. [More…]

Zip-Tie Drags 2020 In a Borrowed Race Truck

Racing the 2020 Roadkill Zip-Tie Drags in a Borrowed Turbo Race Truck

August 14, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

This is a BTS tale of two total strangers and one seriously mashed up race truck having a blast at the 2020 Zip-Tie Drags in Tucson, Arizona. [More…]

The 1957 Chevy Bel Air Gets an FiTech EFI Conversion

FiTech Makes EFI Conversion Easy with Kit and Force Fuel System

July 29, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

DD Speed Shop shows how easy an EFI conversion can be with a kit from FiTech on their Giveaway ’57 Chevy Belair. [More…]

1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Field Find Revival

July 9, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Putting a ’71 Cutlass on the road after sitting in a field for more than 35 years isn’t exactly a recipe for success, but common sense has never been a driving force for most hot rodders. [More…]

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…]

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-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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]