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Chevrolet 396 Big Block Engine Rebuild Time-Lapse
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Chevrolet 396 Big Block Engine Rebuild Time-Lapse

November 15, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Hagerty’s 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396 engine is a perfect candidate for their world-famous Redline Rebuild treatment. [More…]
Dodge 360 LA V8 Engine
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Dodge 360 ~ The Other Small Block

July 5, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Richard Holdener puts a Dodge 360 (LA) small-block V8 engine through the paces with full results from bolt-ons, heads, cams, intakes and more. [More…]
Inventor Builds Steampunk Hot Rod From Scratch
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Inventor Builds Steampunk Hot Rod From Scratch

October 1, 2019 Roadkill Customs
The Automatron is a horse-drawn carriage inspired hot rod, boasting a 3.5L supercharged V8 engine with an estimated top speed of up to 110mph. [More…]
LQ4 LS Engine
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LS Engine Rebuild ~ Full Time-Lapse from Tear-down to Assembly

August 13, 2019 Roadkill Customs
YouTuber Street Rod Jim provides a full time-lapse of his LQ4 LS engine rebuild from tear-down to assembly. [More…]
Ford Flathead V8 Engine Rebuild Time-Lapse
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Ford Flathead V8 Engine Rebuild Time-Lapse

August 6, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Six days. More than 40,000 photos. One fully rebuilt Ford Flathead V8. All boiled down to an intense 6-minute video. [More…]
Resurrecting a Rusty Buick Nailhead V-8
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Resurrecting a Rusty Buick Nailhead V-8 Engine ~ Time-Lapse

July 24, 2019 Roadkill Customs
There were many trials and tribulations along the way with this 401 Buick Nailhead engine rebuild, but it’s finally done. [More…]
1952 Volkswagen Beetle
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700hp 6.6 liter V8 1952 Volkswagen Beetle

July 12, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Austria’s Hotrod Hangar built this 1952 Volkswagen Beetle equipped with a V8 6.6 liter Chevrolet racing engine with 700 hp. [More…]
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Simple Ford Flathead V8 Engine Mounts

July 2, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Matt centers the engine in the chassis and welds in Ford style biscuit mounts for a Ford Flathead V8 Engine. [More…]
1964 Ford Falcon
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1964 Ford Falcon $100 At a Time

May 13, 2019 Roadkill Customs
The car was a shell when he got it, now a running classic car with a Ford 302 V8 and a 5-speed manual transmission out of a Mustang 5.0. [More…]
Bonnie and Clyde's Flathead Ford V8
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Bonnie and Clyde’s Flathead Ford V8

April 10, 2019 Roadkill Customs
A documentary about Bonnie and Clyde and their favored getaway car, the ‘flathead’ Ford V8. [More…]
The Berlin Buick ~ A V8 Volkswagen Beetle
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Building The Berlin Buick ~ A V8 Volkswagen Beetle

March 8, 2019 Roadkill Customs
The motor is a 1961 Buick 215 cubic inch aluminum block, fuel injected V-8 engine mounted where the rear seat would have been located. [More…]
Crossplane vs Flatplane V8 Engines
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Crossplane vs Flatplane V8 Engines ~ Which Is Best?

February 17, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Flatplane vs Crossplane V8 Engines ~ Foreign vs. Domestic ~ What is a flatplane crankshaft? What is a crossplane crankshaft? [More…]
1932 Ford Deuce Coupe
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Ford Deuce Coupe ~ Everything You Need To Know

October 26, 2018 Roadkill Customs
The 1932 Ford Deuce Coupe is America’s first tuner car! Born from Henry Ford’s obsession with V8 engines. [More…]

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