Season 4

2016-02-11

On this episode of Hot Rod Garage presented by Lincoln Tech we set out to build some dirt-cheap speed! With a modest budget in-hand we set off to find a suitable project car, and once we find the #bonemaro in the California Desert, things start rolling. Watch Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa use all their knowledge and resources to pick the perfect low-buck engine program, with tons of money-saving tips and tweaks along the way. After the this full-length episode, stay tuned for a Q and A session!

2016-03-11

In this episode of Hot Rod Garage presented by Lincoln Tech, we take our low-buck drag project, #bonemaro, upgrade the engine for boost, and build a turbo system using the best ebay has to offer! Using a CX racing turbo kit designed for a truck, some parts from Craigslist, and a ton of elbow grease, Tony and Lucky work to get the Camaro boosted and ready for action. Once on the dyno, the #bonemaro makes over more than 500WHP 500 hp on mild boost, -- more than enough to propel this thing to some wicked fast times on the track!

2016-04-07

In this episode of HOT ROD Garage presented by Lincoln Tech, we set out to build a good old-fashioned sleeper! We found a very innocent-looking and long-forgotten 1965 Plymouth Fury III wagon and began to revive the old Mopar 400 big-block from Rollsmokey. Watch Tony and Lucky take that shaky, low-compression 400, strip it to the block, and rebuild it into a 512ci stroked beast! After the new 512 big-block gets stuffed into the #furyroadmaster, it’s time to hit the streets for some fun!

2016-05-05

In this episode of Hot Rod Garage presented by Lincoln Tech, we finally see what kind of times we can hit with our dirt-cheap 1979 Turbo Camaro, #bonemaro! First we spend the rest of our 10k USD budget to get all 530 whp to the pavement. Tony and Lucky install subframe connectors, drag shocks, slapper bars, and a mini-spool on the car before hitting the track!

2016-06-02

In this episode of Hot Rod Garage presented by Lincoln Tech, we get our hands on a hot-rodding icon, Project X! In 1965, Popular Hot Rodding purchased an unremarkable 1957 Chevy 210 and began a 50-build legacy using it as a testbed for every hot, new part. It’s been sitting for years with a Pro Touring look and fuel-injected big-block, so we decided it was time to take it back to its roots! Watch Project X get a nasty LSX 376 GM Performance crate engine with a Weiand blower and two proper Holley carburetors!

2016-06-30

In this episode of Hot Rod Garage presented by Lincoln Tech, it’s time for the Crusher Camaro to get a serious powerplant upgrade! The old, borrowed, tunnel-ram LS engine has to be returned to its rightful owner, so we’re using this opportunity to cram some big power into it! Watch Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa install a monstrous Magnuson supercharged Blueprint Engines–built 427 LS in the Crusher. The new setup makes 708 whp and 770 whtq, which Tony tries to wrangle at the Famoso Raceway dragstrip!

2016-07-28

In this episode of HOT ROD Garage presented by Lincoln Tech, watch Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa perform a complete suspension upgrade on the most iconic 1957 Chevy of all time— Project X! The guys also execute an exterior transformation to make X look like it did in the ’80s!

2016-08-25

In this episode of Hot Rod Garage presented by Lincoln Tech, we decide to upgrade all the necessary things to make our 1966 Fury Wagon (which is housing a 512ci V-8) safe. Watch Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa install 4 Piston disc brakes, an upgraded transmission, and axles to handle the power of our big-block Mopar. Once that’s sorted and she’s a reliable driver, we turn the power way up with cylinder heads, an intake manifold, a header, and a big, new Holley carburetor—just to make sure this car is still way out of control! Once we’re done, watch Tony literally tear the tires off the #furyroadmaster in our most epic testdrive ever!

2016-09-29

In this episode of Hot Rod Garage presented by Lincoln Tech, our hosts Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa take the HRG project cars from last season and drag race them against each other! We’ve got the Bonemaro, Project X, Rollsmokey, Furyroadmaster, Lucky’s Chevelle, and Tony’s Demon 340! First, we’ve got to get them all track ready, and that means fitting new brakes and 15-inch wheels and tires on the Project X—and the Bonemaro and Lucky’s Chevelle each get drivetrain upgrades! See which is the fastest!

2016-10-27

In this episode of Hot Rod Garage presented by Lincoln Tech, host Tony Angelo unveils a new passion project. Coming from a Hot Rod upbringing that turned into a career as a professional drift racer, Tony is building a 1972 `Cuda, dubbed “Fishtail,” into a Drift Muscle car to be featured at the 2016 SEMA show. This first FishTail episode covers the design and fabrication of a completely custom suspension system using a full inventory of QA1 parts and supplies. Watch Tony and cohost Lucky Costa turn this `Cuda into a sideways-handling monster!

2016-11-24

In this episode of Hot Rod Garage presented by Lincoln Tech, our Drift Project, a 1972 Plymouth `Cuda, gets a serious drivetrain for the kind of sideways action we want out of this car! Watch Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa install the brand-new Mopar Performance 392 Crate Hemi kit and a Tremec T56 Magnum six-speed into project FishTail. As part of a six-week build to unveil the car for SEMA, the guys are hustling to turn this barn find into a track monster!

2016-12-22

On this episode of HOT ROD Garage presented by Lincoln Tech, watch hosts Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa complete the hustle of all hustles to get the 1972 ’Cuda drift car, Fishtail ’Cuda, to the SEMA show on time! With less than a month before the event, there’s still paint and bodywork to be done—and a complete rebuild of the car. Building a custom car from a barn-find in six weeks is hard enough. Watch as limited shop time, parts mix-ups, and even a flood in Los Angeles try to keep the guys down! Will it make it?! Watch and find out! After the SEMA show, Tony takes the ’Cuda to his home track, Englishtown Raceway Park for a little tire-burning testing!