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RATical ~ A Completely Hand-Built Dually Rat Rod Truck by Sean Puz
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RATical ~ A Completely Hand-Built Dually Rat Rod Truck

November 19, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Sean Puz’s very cool, completely fabricated, dually rat rod truck with 454 big-block bored 30 over and a 4L80e overdrive transmission… [More…]
DIY Budget Cylinder Head Rebuild
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DIY Budget Cylinder Head Rebuild

October 20, 2019 Roadkill Customs
These tips will work on SB or BB Chevy, Ford and Mopar engines – pulling valve stem seals, removing valve springs, lapping valves, checking valve seat seal, cleaning aluminum heads and more… [More…]
1948 Chevrolet COE Big Block Hauler Build
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1948 Chevrolet COE Big Block Hauler Build

September 25, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Hand Built Cars ~ This New Zealand built 1948 Chevrolet COE 454 Big Block Hauler was crafted by Wilpro Custom Auto & Engineering. [More…]
1000HP With No Turbo, No Blower and No Nitrous
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Mike Finnegan’s Recipe for 1,000HP with No Turbo, No Blower, No Nitrous

September 6, 2019 Roadkill Customs
How to install a new MSD slip collar distributor – this 582ci V8 engine is revved to over 7,000 rpm on Westech’s Superflow Engine Dyno… [More…]
1950 Willys Jeepster
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1950 Willys Jeepster Full Custom RestoMod Build

August 12, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Divers Street Rods built this very capable 1950 Willys Jeepster that packs Chevrolet 502ci big-block V-8 and 4L85E transmision for cruising the roads and back-country of Oregon… [More…]
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
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1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible 572 Big Block Build

June 24, 2019 Roadkill Customs
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible 572 Big Block built by the Roadster Shop of Mundelein, Illinois. [More…]
Supercharged Big Block 1968 Chevrolet C10
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Supercharged Big Block 1968 Chevrolet C10

April 9, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Want to know what it’s like to drive a Chevy C10 shortbed with a 640WHP supercharged 502 big block in it? So did we. [More…]
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Big Block Build
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1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Big Block Build

April 7, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Mike Walker invested 20 years into building his 1954 Chevy Bel Air. [More…]
How To Swap 454 Big Block Chevrolet Valve Springs
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How To Change 454 Big Block Chevrolet Valve Springs

December 16, 2018 Roadkill Customs
Richard Holdener shows step-by-step how to change the valve springs in a 454 Big Block Chevrolet yourself. [More…]
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How To Swap a 454 Big Block Chevrolet Cam

December 16, 2018 Roadkill Customs
Richard Holdener swaps a cam in a 454 BBC and shows you the step-by-step instructions so you can swap a Big Block Chevrolet cam yourself. [More…]
The Ultimate Race Camper ~ Big Block and Fridge Included
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The Ultimate Race Camper ~ Big Block and Fridge Included!

December 4, 2018 Roadkill Customs
While we have no idea what this beautiful Chevrolet C30 Pickup/Camper combo is capable of, but that doesn’t discredit the cool factor. [More…]

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