Hot Rod Garage - Season 8

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Air Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020
Average Rating: ⭐ 10 (1 votes)
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3-Way Drag Racing! Hot Rod Garage Unfinished Business!
Season 8 - Episode 1
Three cars that desperately need redemption get out to the track. Tony and Lucky dig into a Cummins-swapped '70 El Camino, a Hemi-swapped '7...

Cheap Hot Muscle!! 2004 Mustang GT Hiding in Plain Sight!
Season 8 - Episode 2
Tony and Angelo pick up a complete running and driving 2004 Mustang GT on the cheap, with the goal of turning it into a really fun car. They...

AMC 401 V-8 Racing Engine Build! High Revs! Big Power! Trans-AM Killer!
Season 8 - Episode 3
The AMC V-8 has long been seen as a strong engine that isn't very durable. Tony and Lucky build up a 401ci power plant that will live to tak...

The Cheapest Turbo Buick in America! The $3,800 Grand Trashional!
Season 8 - Episode 4
The T-Type, Grand National and Turbo Regal were '80s monsters with their turbocharged V6 engines. Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa buy the absolu...

1971 Caddy Sedan DeVille Made Hard to Kill!!
Season 8 - Episode 5
When the HRG director picked up a '71 Sedan DeVille for himself, it was his first hot rod. Unaware how fast old parts can fail, it overheate...

Twinpala is Back! Shooting for 9s! 1000-hp, 16-cylinder, AWD!
Season 8 - Episode 6
Tony and Lucky fastest project ever is the 1,000 hp 2006 Chevy Impala SS, with an entire second V8 drivetrain crammed into the back. The fro...

Lucky’s Build! 1927-ish Ford
Season 8 - Episode 7
We call this show HOT ROD Garage, and we’ve never built a proper prewar hot rod. When we gave Lucky Costa the chance to decide what we were ...

Big-Block Bicoastal Swap! Our C10 gets a 454 upgrade!
Season 8 - Episode 8
Our C10 short-bed conversion truck has been in need of a serious power-up for years now, and it’s finally time to cram some big power into t...

Do-It-All Performance Machine, the C5 Corvette! Stage One: Power and Drag Racing!
Season 8 - Episode 9
Tony Angelo scoops a high-mileage 1999 six-speed manual transmission 'Vette for 7,000 bucks, and it was begging for upgrades. Lucky Costa te...

C5 Do-It-All Corvette Part 2! Drift AND Road-Race
Season 8 - Episode 10
On this episode of Hot Rod Garage we put our C5 through some new, sideways paces! The 2000 Corvette has already been pumped to around 500 hp...

$6 Grand Supercars! Coast to Coast Battle! Tony vs. Lucky!
Season 8 - Episode 11
Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa each get $6,000 dollars to buy and modify a car for a variety of speed, handling and braking contests! Tony Ange...

Dirt-Cheap Rear End DIY Build!! 5.7 Hemi Duster Gets a Ford 8.8 Out Back!
Season 8 - Episode 12
Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa put together a cheap rear-end package for our 1973 Gen-3 Hemi-swapped Plymouth Duster. Once the cheap rear is bu...

Coyote Engine Transplant Into Sleepy SN95 Mustang! SN95 Gets Coyotified!
Season 8 - Episode 13
Last season Tony bought a 170,000-mile, 260-hp, five-speed Ford Mustang GT for $3,000 as a great, affordable muscle car. After he and Lucky ...