Story & Photos by: JT I pray this finds all of my fellow gearheads happy, healthy, and enjoying the holiday season with family and friends. As promised, we attended the PRI Show once again this year and it did not disappoint! My business partner and dear friend Shawn met me in Indianapolis so we could complete all of our goals for the 2023 show.   As I’ve mentioned in previous PRI reviews, we like to stay at the JW Marriot which is connected to the convention center in the heart of the excitement. I arrived early afternoon on a Wednesday and after checking in to our room, went to the ..read more

We just installed the new Aerospace Components Billet Racing Hubs on Big Red. Not only do they look amazing, they offer a significant difference in rotational drag. Our old hubs took a little over 12 inch pounds to rotate. The new Aerospace Components hubs take less than one inch pound! Do yourself a favor and visit their website to check all of the products they make. http://www.aerospacecomponents.com Intended For Drag Race Use For Cars Under 3700lbs Hubs: Billet Aluminum Hubs (2) Has the Stock 4 3/4 5 Lug Pattern Includes all hardware 1/2-20 X 2" Wheel Studs Low Drag Bearings Does not com ..read more

KnKut USA Made 1/2" Reduced Shank Step Point drill bits combine a split tip point with a step drill design for accurate starting without the need of a center punch. This distinctive design reduces heat to increase the tool life of the drill bit and can be used to enlarge existing holes without damaging the drill bit point. These drill bits are Jobber Length with 3-Flats on the shank to help eliminate slippage in your chuck. Our KnKut Step Point Drill Bit is great for hard steel, brass, sheet metal and acrylics. https://knkut.com/knkut-4-piece-step-point-1-2-reduced-shank-drill-bit-set ..read more

Special Note: There will be a Part 2 of this feature that will cover helmet and suit safety. Hello my fellow gearheads. With winter finally behind us, you should be fully enjoying whatever your passion is with horsepower. The term “upgrade” implies to improve or to better something. In my Shop Talk column, it usually has to do with making more power, making something stronger, or finding a way to save some weight. This month please allow me to talk about making things safer. I have heard people say this, and I not only say it, but believe it – “If I die racing my car, at least I went out doin ..read more

We set Big Red and our hauler up for all to enjoy. Be sure to watch the time lapse video of the process. At this point in my writing career, it is no secret that I love drag racing. I built Big Red with the sole intention of racing her and spending quality time with my family at the race track. Due to my obsessive / compulsive and anal attention to detail, not only was she ready for the track, she was also quite the looker from nose to tail. I enjoyed taking her to large outdoor car shows and sharing my passion for cars with everyone who stopped by to take a closer look. A few years ago, I wa ..read more

Published: June 8, 2018 It's hard to believe that the original Street Outlaws television show is already in its 11th season of filming. In my opinion, that show not only resurrected drag racing, but introduced it to a whole new generation of gearheads and future gearheads. The show had so much success that it spawned other cities to form their own teams and some of them even got their own shows like New Orleans and Memphis. As with all forms of motorsports, it attracts gearheads from many different cultures, lifestyles, and income brackets. It doesn’t care who it infects, its sole intention is ..read more

Meet Dan Fletcher the most winning driver in NHRA history preparing to give a sample of fuel to a tech inspector after a round win. Dan is a great example of a true icon of the sport that will never become an iconic household name. Every sport has its superstars. Some of those super stars transcend beyond their sport and weave their way into mainstream life as we know it. I do not play golf, nor do I follow it, but I’ve heard of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Tiger Woods to name a few. But what about that one golfer who is out there winning everything and is still unknown to the masses? Sw ..read more

This amazing and beautiful machine was created by two brothers. They went completely over the top making everything imaginable as detailed as possible. It is truly a work of art and worthy of its own feature story. They too were victims of the “it’s just a pickup truck” numerous times during their build. Nothing stopped them from creating this masterpiece. If no-one else appreciated the level of detail and design that was put into this truck, well at least I do! The custom mud truck I am building for my brother has taken on a life of its own. Just like water finds its way into tiny cracks, th ..read more

This is how this whole project began. I had everything laid out and was ready to enter my happy place called wiring. I’m pretty certain that everyone has that one project on their To Do List they’ve been wanting to start, but for some reason have had a failure to launch it. Allow me to share with you one of those projects I have delayed, and the many valid reasons why. That is until recently………… High temperatures have a way of hurting expensive parts here on Planet Gearhead. I have gone through both extensive research and expensive purchases all in the pursuit of being cool. As a matter of fa ..read more

,WARNING, this feature car article is about to take us down a highly opinionated and philosophical journey on the future of Pro Street cars. It is hard to argue that the gearheads of my generation got turned onto the Pro Street movement by Rick Dobbertin’s blue Nova and Rod Saboury’s 69 Camaro. They were a huge hit in the 80’s and were a staple at all of the major shows. To describe this movement in a nutshell, a backhalved and tubbed trunk made room for a massive set of steam rollers. A trunk mounted fuel cell, rollcage, and lastly a behemoth engine that was most likely protruding from the h ..read more