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2nd Gen Pontiac Firebird Meets C5 Corvette ~ Translammed by TredWear

July 29, 2021 Roadkill Customs

Lee and Michael from TredWear introduce Translammed, a second-generation 1977 Firebird Formula and C5 Corvette amalgamation. [More…]

How To Identify a Bad Engine ~ Teardown and Autopsy of a 461ci Pontiac

November 12, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Here are some easy tips for novice and backyard mechanics to avoid getting a worn-out or even destroyed engine instead of a good deal. [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…]

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…]

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…]

Bizarre Cars That Were Decades Ahead of Their Time

November 14, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Most people realize that technology you find in modern cars today has actually been around for several decades in older vehicles. [More…]

DeBoss Garage Blew Up My Firebird!

October 2, 2019 Mad Scientist Garage

On their road trip from California to Ontario Canada, Rich and Aaron from DeBoss Garage met up with Mad Scientist Garage for some junkyard exploring and Firebird bedlam. Rich’s heavy Canadian foot got the metric to bald eagle conversion wrong, and claimed another Pontiac victim! Check out the interview, the junkyard crawl, and F-body thrashing! [More…]

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