Hot Rod Garage

The guys have fun as they install a 4L60-E overdrive transmission into a 1969 Chevy El Camino, drop a 700-horsepower blown small block into a 1974 Jaguar XJ12, get TIG welding lessons, and do smoky burnouts at every opportunity.

Finnegan blows up the stock clutch in a borrowed 2010 Camaro SS at the drag strip after installing an SLP supercharger kit and a pair of drag radials.

Mike Finnegan gets tips for strengthening sheet metal using a bead roller from world-famous fabricator, Jamey Jordan, owner of Handmade Seat Company.

Kirk Brown stops by the shop to school us on the art of sand casting traditional hot rod parts.

A revamp of the 1974 Chevrolet C10 Muscle Truck, adding fenders and a new bed floor. Functionality is added by covering the massive step notch in the rear frame rails with sheet metal.

A lowridin' 1965 Pontiac LeMans transforms into a corner-carving muscle car with a budget-minded suspension system, a quick-ratio steering box and disc brakes. Then, the guys work on a 1973 Chevy Ramp Truck.