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Off Road Endo Does Not Endo Well!
Well, we didn’t expect that. Ace photographer Mike Morgan caught this endo at the 2017 LS Fest West happenings this past weekend at the Las Vegas Speedway. Part of the festivities was this jump course...
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Tire Frying From Both Sides of LS Fest
Drag Racing and Drifting Create Huge Plumes of Smoke Over Vegas Speedway Tire smoking action came from both sides of LS Fest at the Vegas Motorsports Speedway. At the drag strip smoky burnouts were the...
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Imports and Non-GM LS-Powered Mods, Rods and Haulers
If you think that LS-platform performance is all the rage in Chevys, Pontiacs and Caddys, you’d be right. But there are plenty of Mustangs, Mopars and imports plying the byways and highways under the...
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Bel Air Beauty on the Race Track
It hasn’t become a trend yet, but many Sportsman and Street Stock classes around the country are starting to see an infusion of replicated old bodies. We ran into another creation on Sunday when we...
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How To Remove the OE Crankshaft Bushing on a 6.1L Hemi
If you’ve seen our Junkyard Dog series, you’ll remember that one of the engines was a 5.7L Hemi with a 6.1L crank swap that we assembled over at Joe Jill’s Superior Automotive in Placentia, California....
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Turn Back Tuesday: Jim Lytle’s Allison-Powered 1934 Ford Sedan
Jim Lytle’s Allison engine-powered 1934 Ford sedan from 1963. One of its last showings with its original Ford body, Lytle was working on a lift-off fiberglass body to replace it. Reaching speeds of...
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Patina Doesn’t Begin to Describe the Finish on this Barn-Find 1932 Ford...
Buried Treasure. Some say both patience and persistence are virtues. That must make me a really virtuous person, since plenty of both were needed to acquire this ’32 Ford from Sam Gonzales. I first met...
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GALLERY: Clanton Holds off Sheppard at Cherokee
Gaffney, SC- Former World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Champion Shane Clanton would not be denied in front of a capacity crowd at Cherokee Speedway last Friday. Clanton led all 50 laps on...
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Want to see a 60-ton tank crush some junk?
Tank Demolition with Bulletproof Diesel: If you record it, it’s science. When Freiburger and Finnegan needed to finish off their busted Prius in the 17th episode of Roadkill, they turned to Bulletproof...
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Cobras, Cobras, And Cool Kit Cars, Factory Five’s Surfside Car Show
Factory Five’s 10th annual cruise-in brought out a generous mix of performance kit cars a mere block from the sand in Huntington Beach, California. Over 100 hand-built cars were in attendance,...
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What Happens When You Run an Engine Out of Oil? It explodes!
See it happen on the Wheel of Death. May 15 on the HOT ROD Network! Ever looked down and noticed the oil pressure pointer was on the peg? Like zero oil pressure? What would happen if you just kept on...
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GALLERY: Rusty Dixon Memorial
The stands at East Bay Raceway Park were packed as fans, family and friends gathered to honor local racer Rusty Dixon. Rusty passed away on April 29, 2007 in a motorcycle accident. The Rusty Dixon...
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What’s an Autocar? We Look at This Example From Vanderhall
Most things built to eat up mile markers are meant to be more than a conveyance to get us down the road with urgent promptitude. They are built for the rapid pursuit of pure joy. For upstart American...
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Tailgate: Crusty Stude
This 1947 Studebaker 1/2-ton had just been dragged out from behind the big red barn. It’s packed at the edge of the road in rural S. W. Michigan. If someone is looking for a challenging project, this...
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Professor Hammer’s Metalworking Tips
If you’re looking for a way to make your engine compartment stand out, a unique fabricated cover for the radiator core support might be something to consider. Q. I’m completely reworking my C10 truck...
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Barn Find 1932 Ford Roadster Becomes a 1940s Hot Rod with Perfect Patina
Dreamer. Ever since it appeared as a bimonthly magazine in 2008, HOT ROD Deluxe has strived to keep the past alive. Barn finds understandably play an essential role in this scheme due to their...
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Pit Stop: Automatic Trans Kickdown Cables—Are They Really Needed?
QUESTION I recently bought a T-bucket with a 350 Chevy and TH350 tranny. I replaced it with a new 350 crate motor and a TCI TH350 Street Rodder trans (PN 311098). Does this trans need a kickdown cable...
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What Separates the Professional Racer from the Hobbyist?
What makes the professional racer different from the Hobby or Saturday night racer? Is it a greater level of resources, read money? Is it a team of people with highly valued and learned skill sets? Is...
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Car Craft’s 20 Favorite Things From the Mopars at the Rock Show
The roar of horsepower is fairly constant during Rockingham Dragway’s annual season, with promoter Steve Earwood providing plenty of eighth- and quarter-mile action in the scrub-laden pinelands of the...
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A Tale of Two Cars
If you were one of the thousands of people who watched Gear Vendor’s HOT ROD Drag Week, powered by Dodge, in 2015 or 2016, you may remember the slowest car of the entire event: a 1969 Rambler American....
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