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[ April 24, 2022 ] 2022 AHRA No Name Nationals at Jeffers Motorsports Park, Sikeston, MO Car Shows & Events
[ August 8, 2022 ] How To Be Prepared For A Dyno Session And Not Waste Your Money How To & DIY
[ August 5, 2022 ] Are You Killing The Hot Rod Community? Don’t Be “That Guy” Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ July 26, 2022 ] Reversing Gears ~ Rescuing One’s Own Derelict 1967 Pontiac GTO Builds and Examples
[ July 24, 2022 ] How To Paint a Lace Roof on the Cheap Using Grandma’s Curtains How To & DIY
[ July 20, 2022 ] Exploring an Antique Junkyard in the Hills of West Virginia Projects & Parts For Sale
[ July 19, 2022 ] How To Cut Glass Mirror to Fix Broken Side View Wing Mirrors How To & DIY
[ July 19, 2022 ] The Rusty Truck Hillbilly Hauler and Fifth Wheel Camper ~ Full Tour Rides & Roadkillers
[ July 15, 2022 ] Tips for Buying a Used Car or Truck in Today’s Crazy Market Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ July 13, 2022 ] Best Stripped Thread Repair? Heli Coil vs TIME-SERT, JB Weld, Loctite Products & Reviews
[ July 11, 2022 ] 1,300HP Mercury Comet BRAKE FAILURE CRASH – Mistakes Were Made Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ July 3, 2022 ] How To Swap 1st Gen Dodge Truck Rotors from 5×5.5 to 5×4.5 How To & DIY
[ June 27, 2022 ] Amazing Chevrolet Small Block 283 Engine Rebuild Time-Lapse Builds and Examples
[ June 22, 2022 ] Hot Rod Power Tour EXPOSED — The TRUE Experience Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ June 20, 2022 ] DD Speed Shop Conquers The 2022 Hot Rod Power Tour Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ June 17, 2022 ] Bracket Drag Racing 101 ~ Understand the Essentials and How To Win Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ June 16, 2022 ] Repairing A Damaged and Dented Classic Truck Grill in 10 Minutes How To & DIY
[ June 15, 2022 ] Twin Turbo 1963 Divco Milk Truck Goes 114mph Rides & Roadkillers
[ June 10, 2022 ] How To Pass Drag Racing Tech Inspections for the No Name Nationals Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ June 5, 2022 ] 1927 Cadillac Series 314 Barn Find with Period Air Brake Conversion Builds and Examples
[ June 5, 2022 ] Swapping Holley Electric Choke to Manual Choke for Total Control How To & DIY
[ May 31, 2022 ] Will DD Speed Shop Survive the 2022 Power Tour In A 65 Year Old Chevy? Builds and Examples
[ May 24, 2022 ] How To Set Up a Ford 9 Inch Third Member for High-Performance Use How To & DIY
[ May 20, 2022 ] RolledRunner: Wrecked and Rolled 1969 Plymouth Road Runner Revival Builds and Examples
[ May 19, 2022 ] Product Review: Testing JEGS Engine Sling and Engine Cradle Products & Reviews
[ May 16, 2022 ] Life Advice For Young Car Guys — Win At Home In Your Own Garage Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ May 13, 2022 ] The Holey Goat 1970 Pontiac GTO Gets Legal and Goes Into The Wild! Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ May 11, 2022 ] Father Helps Son Build His First Hot Rod ~ 1959 Ford Custom Sedan Builds and Examples
[ May 9, 2022 ] 1954 Studebaker Straight Axle Conversion ~ IT’S NOT A GASSER Builds and Examples
[ May 8, 2022 ] Making a Ford 300 Inline 6 Hybrid with a 5.3 Liter Chevy LS Cylinder Head Builds and Examples
[ May 7, 2022 ] 2022 Roadkill Customs No Name 500 Channel and Vehicle Introductions Car Shows & Events

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…]

Velvet Cherry ~ Jerry Dunbar’s Volksrod

May 16, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Jerry Dunbar’s 1954 Volkswagen oval window beetle turned radical volksrod dubbed “Velvet Cherry”. [More…]

Watch Classic Volkswagen’s Become Electric Cars

May 15, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Zelectric Motors specializes in 1958-1967 Beetle, Split-Window VW Microbus, 1960s Karmann Ghia, 1973-74 VW Thing, and early Porsches. [More…]

Home-Built Hot Rod VW Shear Heart Attack

This Hot Rod VW Doesn’t Follow the Rules

January 10, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Jamie Lathwell tells the story behind his home-built Hot Rod VW and where his inspiration came from for “Shear Heart Attack”. [More…]

1963 Volkswagen 23 Window Bus Body-Off Restoration

December 21, 2018 Roadkill Customs

1963 Volkswagen 23 Window Type 2 Kombi Bus Body-Off Restoration Project by Cooker’s in Williamsport, MD [More…]

Garage 87’s Slammed Baywindow Volkswagen Bus

December 10, 2018 Roadkill Customs

The guys from UK’s “Garage 87” have built one of the lowest and coolest Volkswagen Baywindow Buses that we’ve ever seen — this is easily one of the deepest drops we’ve seen on a Type 2. [More…]

Subaru Twin Turbo Powered 1965 Volkswagen T1 Single Cab Build

November 16, 2018 Roadkill Customs

This beautiful blue 1965 VW T1 Single Cab is a beast that features a full custom frame, mid-mounted Subaru flat 6 Twin Turbo engine, independent suspension and big brakes all round. [More…]