How many times have you been working on your mini bike, go cart, motorcycle, or whatever and you find that you have a broken cable end. You know, the kind of cable that actuates the clutch, choke, or whatever. Or the throttle cable for your hot rod or race car! So you realize you need one, start trying to find one, and then ultimately realize that your dirt cheap mini bike needs a $50 cable to work again and you’re like WTF? But if you save some old cables, or buy a universal cable on the cheap, you can make your own ends for this sucker with just a couple of tools and some thought. In this vi ..read more

In this video from the Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig, you’ll see the rear suspension get some more love like the front just did. The custom air ride and steering are already done, and Karl designed and installed dual shocks on each corner to make this thing ride just right. But it needs some sway bar love too because otherwise this thing might lean over onto its side around a freeway on ramp. The front got custom mounts for the stock GM swaybar that came with the Topkick Chassis. In the rear it ..read more

When you look at the history of iconic cars, there are always stories about design elements, the names, and sometimes the ideas behind the car in the first place. The automotive world is full of fun stories, but some of them you never really know whether to believe or not. That’s why getting the info directly from folks who did the design can be great, and sometimes those are even more fun than the ones you heard through the grapevine. So what’s the scoop on the famed hood bird that surrounds the shaker scoop on a Trans Am? Watch the video below and you’ll get the scoop. Video Description: The ..read more

With electronic fuel injection becoming so readily available, more and more hot rodders are asking themselves whether or not an EFI conversion is right for their hot rod, muscle car, or classic truck. And the truth is that this isn’t just a yes or no question. I say this because it really depends on what you are trying to achieve and how you drive your car. But let’s assume you have good reason to want to make the conversion, now you have to decide on which kind of system to use. I know, it sounds like it is about to get confusing. But it really isn’t, it just requires you to put a little thou ..read more

(Words and Photos by David Whealon) With the unfortunate passing from a courageous battle with cancer back in 2021 of famed and beloved mud racer Darryl Jones, pilot of the legendary “Scooby Doo” Blown Ford Ranger Hill n’ Hole mudtruck and owner of the Lee County Mud Motorsports Complex in Sanford, NC, a legacy was left that will remain in many people’s hearts and minds forever. Darryl passed shortly after the annual running of the 2021 “Blown Alcohol Madness” and the “Fastest of the Fast” race. The race format consisted of a 160’ of freshly groomed Carolina red clay for some of the most badas ..read more

You see folks posting all over social media about blowouts on their race trailers each week, and asking for advice on which tires everyone else uses. I can tell you that the majority of trailer tire issues come from people overloading their trailers, or running cheap car tires that are just not rated for what their trailer is. Either one is bad, but if you have the right tires on your trailer you can be set and be good to go. I have personally been running a Trailer King tire I got from Walmart on our open trailers for the past 10 years now and have never had an issue. They are speed rated, fo ..read more

Everyone is always talking about EFI nowadays, and for an entire generation of racers and hot rodders there seems to be a lack of knowledge on how to tell what your engine wants if you don’t have an O2 sensor reading to go off of. You don’t have to have an electronically fuel injected engine to have an O2 sensor of course, and I would argue that it is a great tool even on carbureted cars, but it’s also a great idea to check out your spark plugs on occasional. If you run nitrous or boost, it is a smart plan to pull the plugs and check them after a run or dyno pull or whatever just so you can co ..read more

Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination, and home to several awesome car and truck events, in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. It’s a cool town full of restaurants, shops, hotels, Dollywood, and so much more. There are beautiful roads in the mountain surrounding it and too many cool places to stay than we can count. It is a great family fun destination and if you are a car nut like us, then there are plenty of events you should look into for a visit. This video below comes from our pal Tommy Lee Byrd who hit up the Spring Pigeon Forge Rod Run so he could cruise his old Corvette, spend some tim ..read more

I didn’t make it out to the 2024 Mini Truckin Nationals in Maggie Valley, but boy I can’t wait for next year. That’s because our friend Damon Steinke from E3Extreme hit the show and shared some photos with us. Everyone that attends this show talks about how great it is, with a very nice show grounds, great community in Maggie Valley, and cruising that is what custom trucks are all about. The common theme with this show is fun and family and no drama. The stores, gas stations, motels, and restaurants in Maggie Valley are all super welcoming and love having this event in their town. The Police a ..read more

Hydraulic brakes aren’t a complicated system in the grand scheme of things, but little things can make them work way less than ideal. And unfortunately tons of folks “upgrade” their brakes only to find that they don’t actually work better than the stock stuff 95+% of the time. If you upgrade brakes so that they are better at the extremes, but never drive your car to those extremes, then there isn’t much point. And, unfortunately, if you don’t get all the components in the system right then you’ll likely have new brakes that also don’t work as well as the factory stuff in the everyday environme ..read more