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Tools
Hercules Bandsaw and Stand – Is This The Most Versatile Bandsaw Setup?
Hercules Portable Bandsaw and Benchtop Stand: A Workshop Game-Changer Today, we're diving into one of Harbor Freight's more recent offerings - the Hercules Portable Bandsaw and its Universal Portable Band Saw Benchtop Stand. .Here's links to the things I've mentioned...
Gear List
Whether you're just starting out in the classic car hobby or looking to upgrade your toolkit, here's a list of basic hand tools to get you started: Wrenches Metric: 8mm to 19mm SAE: 1/4" to 1" Finding a set that goes to 1¼” can be nice to have for the larger...
I Stopped Bad Vibrations with the WavWatch and Frequency Therapy – You Can Too!
I know that we’ve experienced vibrations in our race cars and hot rods. Some of those vibrations can be genuinely hard on parts. As an example, driveshaft vibrations can lead to catastrophic failures at the transmission and differential if allowed to continue too...
Drag Racing
How I won The Race… and Lost it in 12 Seconds!
Tonight was a make-or-break moment for my El Camino—a classic redemption story at the drag strip. After weeks battling a stubborn high RPM miss and a persistent transmission leak, it was time to see if my hard work had finally paid off. Bracket racing, after all,...
Compressed Air Supercharging is BACK in Drag Racing!
When it comes to innovation in drag racing, nothing is ever truly new—only rediscovered. The concept of using compressed air for forced induction isn’t just the latest trend in no prep racing; it has roots stretching all the way back to World War I. What began as a...
Bracket Racing EXPLAINED: How You Can Drag Race Your Car and WIN (Even If It’s Not the Fastest!)
So, you want to go drag racing but don’t have a 7-second monster in your garage? Good news—bracket racing is made for you! Whether you drive a classic Chevy El Camino or a straight-six Mustang, bracket racing levels the playing field and puts the focus on skill,...
Why This 12-Bolt Swap Almost Failed!
Swapping an A-body 12-bolt into a G-body sounds simple on paper—until you’re under the car wondering why the suspension binds, the pinion angle is weird, and the car feels “almost” right but never truly happy. That’s exactly where my El Camino started: it worked, but...
Your Drag Racing Losses Aren’t What You Think They Are!
Racers love shiny parts—but parts don’t fix bad habits or inconsistent cars. If you’re buying upgrades every winter and still losing the same way every season, it’s time to stop guessing and start doing a loss autopsy. Instead of blaming luck or “bad air,” you can dig...
Gen Z Doesn’t Care About Perfect Cars Anymore!
Gen Z doesn’t want perfect cars anymore—and that might be the best thing that’s happened to the hobby in decades. Instead of chasing flawless show cars and 10-second time slips, a new wave of builders is choosing rough-around-the-edges project cars, V6 beaters, drift...