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It's the start of our all new MuscleTrux series and to kick it off, it's the oldest matchup in the book- Ford versus Chevy. Ryan's taking a 1990 454 SS Chevy while Kevin's picking a '94 Ford Lightning. Today, we're gonna find out just how much these two trucks will put out in their stock form so each guy can formulate a secret plan to push both of these trucks towards the 400 horsepower mark! Then later in the season, we'll pit them head to head to see which one comes out on top.
Bowtie boy Ryan has got a big play for using big displacement to make big power for his entry in our first MuscleTrux series matchup. Kevin is not allowed in the shop as Ryan adds new heads, a new valve train, a pro-flo EFI throttle body, and intake to his 454 to wake up the potential in this big V-8!
It's Blue Oval boy Kevin's turn to take over the shop and kick Ryan out as he takes a radical approach to more power by turbocharging his V-8! Hidden under the bed, a tailpipe turbo spins up the boost while bigger fuel injectors and a new fuel management system pump up the power on this big red Ford.
We're taking a wrecked 1988 Jeep Cherokee and fixing it for as little money as possible! We'll show you how to inspect the damage and how to pull the frame back into shape the right way. Then, we'll give it a face lift with some updated sheet metal. In fact, we're spending so little on this project we're calling it our Cheep Cherokee.
Today it's back to work on our Hot Rod Truck... Project HRT. First our frame will be turned into a work of art by one our favorite custom shops and then back in the shop, we'll start planning out the right interior for this awesome '37 Ford.
It's the return of our cherry 1966 Chevy C-10 and we'll show you not only how to fix those nasty rust spots with patch panels, we're even going to show you some metal shaping tips so you can make your own panels. The the team will show you a cheap, effective and very environmentally safe way to blast off old paint.
We're back to working on our project Cheap Cherokee and we're making our own bumpers with one of the coolest tools we've ever had in our shop. Then, we're off to Orlando Florida for Matco's Tool Expo and we're taking our Cherokee with us. We're not only going to get some great help on our Cherokee but, we'll also be checking out some of the newest tools on the market. And after all that, we'll start a real world test on a system that promises to give your more miles per gallon.
Today we're painting Project HRT! First, we'll plan out what makes for a great looking and timeless paint job and then it's off to the booth to spray more than a dozen different layers of paint. And after that, we'll put all the pieces back together to make metal, fiberglass and paint become Project HRT and it's wearing the coolest paint job to ever roll out of the Trucks! shop.
We're getting our Project Cheep Cherokee ready for the trails and since it needs some better legs to stand on, we're adding a lift kit and swapping in our new junk yard 8.8 inch rear axle. Then up front, we'll upgrade our differential and get our XJ riding on much bigger wheels and tires.
Our Project Haulin' S-10 started out to be a street & strip truck but, somewhere along the way, our machine became much more strip than street. So today, we're dumping the rest of the slow parts and adding a looser torque convertor, steeper rear end gears and a trans-brake so we can go back to the track and really turn up the wick on our full blown drag truck!
It's been one of our least expensive projects ever and now that it's done, we're taking our Project Cheep Cherokee out to Kentucky's beautiful Land Between the Lakes Recreation Area for some off-road fun and challenge! We'll roll over everything from the highway to get there to the roughest dirt trails and even take on the boulder strewn Rock Garden to see just how far our budget XJ will take us.
It's another shot in our MuscleTrux series as Kevin's 1994 Ford Lightning prepares for battle by getting a suspension overhaul with a lowering kit, new brakes, and much better tires. It's a new found stance and new found handling to let Kevin take advantage of all his new found power from his tailpipe turbo setup.
Ryan returns fire as his 1990 Chevy 454 SS also gets dropped down into the weeds with its very own lowering kit, new brakes, wheels and tires. Matching stance for stance with Kevin's Lightning, Ryan's getting his big block Chevy ready to go head to head with the Ford in our MuscleTrux series. Also, we'll show you how to breathe new life into your worn out GMC or Chevrolet truck by doing a simple, hand tools only engine swap and it's easier than you think!
Project Cheep Cherokee was a big hit this season so, we're taking it up a notch with our 5 Grand Cherokee project. We're taking a 1998 Grand Cherokee out of its mundane grocery getter life and jacking it skyward with a 5.5-inch long travel lift kit, some cool junk yard upgrades and bigger wheels and tires that are better suited to this Grand Cherokee happily living out it's life on trails in the great outdoors!
In this show, we've got more MuscleTrux wars! It's a chassis dyno shootout to see what kind of power our sport trucks are making. Then, we'll check out what's hot and what's cool at the Nashville Goodguys show and finally, it's sanding and buffing tech that'll give your truck a mirror finish.
In this show, it's back to work on our Project 5 Grand Cherokee. First we're cutting out room for our new suspension flex and showing you how to keep the factory look for cheap and we're adding some heavy duty rocker skids, homemade bumpers and a tire rack. And then, it's a new trucks project inspired by a demolition derby!
In this show, we're going to a truck demolition derby and you won't believe just how much abuse a truck can take! Then, it's back to the shop to show you all the secrets that make these derby trucks so tough!
In this show, it's payday for our Project 5 Grand Cherokee. We're taking our '98 ZJ out of the mall parking lot and going to some of the roughest trails this upscale Jeep has ever scene!
In this show, it's finally time to lay it on the line as we put the first two trucks in our MuscleTrux series up against each other in head to head competition. We're scoring this Ford vs. Chevy battle on everything from flat out performance to road manner and even to good looks.
In this show, Import trucks are hot and today we're taking a new Toyota Tundra and turning it into one mean daily driver that can also take on the trails!
In this show, we're back on our 1966 C-10 - Project Daily Driver and we're painting it with an all new environmentally friendly painting system that's a Greener way to paint no matter what color you're using.
This week, Trucks! explores the use of alternative fuels to ease the pain at the pump. Kevin and Ryan take a brand new Ford F-150 and with the help of Roush Performance and convert it to run on liquid propane. They'll be using the same clean burning fuel that cooks your hamburgers and hot dogs and most importantly, costs less than gasoline! They will also show you how and where you can fuel up if you make the switch to LP.
We'll get you caught up on all the work we've done to Project HRT since you saw it last and we're getting it ready for one of you lucky PowerBlock viewers to win our Hot Rod Truck! Then one of the very best metal crafters ever, Ron Covell, stops by the shop to teach us how to make our own handmade and very unique air intake for HRT.
