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Budget Built Hot Rod Chassis
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Hot Rod Lifestyle

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
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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
Rides & Roadkillers

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…]
Bringing an Abandoned C10 Project Back from the Dead
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Bringing an Abandoned C10 Project Back from the Dead

March 16, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage
Dan is proving a dream truck can be built from a rusted out and stripped shell with a few hundred dollars and some simple tools. [More…]
Father-Son Road Trip ~ Retrieving a GTO Project with a Buick Wagon
Hot Rod Lifestyle

Father-Son Road Trip ~ Retrieving a GTO Project with a Buick Wagon

March 6, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage
Anyone who’s into cars remembers the firsts: first burnout, start-up, speeding ticket — and the first road trip to get a project car with dad. [More…]
What is the Gambler 500?
Hood Rides & Hoopties

The Gambler 500 Rally is Cheap, Bucket List Quality Fun

January 2, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage
The Gambler 500 Rally is a mostly off-road rally-style navigational adventure using cheap, impractical or fun vehicles. [More…]
Emily on the Hot Rod Power Tour
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Thinking About Driving The Hot Rod Power Tour?

December 7, 2019 Mad Scientist Garage
The 26th HOT ROD Power Tour will continue in 2020 with exciting new features ~ Here’s what it’s like and why you should do it. [More…]
DIY Projects

How To Install A ($25) Shift Kit And Wake Up Your TH350

December 1, 2019 Mad Scientist Garage
Working through a $100 Craigslist TH350 find and turning it into a stout shifting transmission for a ’75 Pontiac Firebird. [More…]
Wild Rides from Photographer John Schultz
Rides & Roadkillers

Built For Speed ~ A Photo Gallery by John Schultz

December 1, 2019 Mad Scientist Garage
Every hot rodder knows that going fast IS looking good. Here’s a gallery of cars from John Schultz that were Built For Speed. [More…]
1970 Buick Estate Wagon
Rides & Roadkillers

The Ultimate Shop Truck ~ A 1970 Buick Estate Wagon?

November 21, 2019 Mad Scientist Garage
In need of a truck to move his family and project car collection across the country, a rare 1 year only 1970 Buick Estate Wagon was selected. [More…]
LS Swapped 1967 Ford Mustang Punishstang Goes to SEMA
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The Most Meaningful Mustang at The SEMA Show 2019

November 4, 2019 Mad Scientist Garage
Whether you’re a fan of the iconic pony car or not, this is the most meaningful Mustang you’ll ever see at The SEMA Show… [More…]

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