Not Rod Shop

Musclecar or bust! Two friends, Ryan and Brandon, begin an epic journey into the automotive racing world by taking an $1800 1972 Nova missing most of it's parts and put it back together in Not Rod fashion with a 350 Small block down 2 cylinders and a hodgepodge of rusty parts - Then Ryan goes drag racing for the first time in his life using this newly built car.

Drag race or die trying! The conclusion of Not Rod Shop's premiere episode brings you burn-outs, drag racing, and of course, some epic fail. Follow along as Ryan discovers for the first time in the 1972 Nova from episode 1 how to drag race and what NOT to do...

The boys return with an old forgotten relic of the 80's with this Honda Gyro that's been sitting for 10 plus years and resurrect it with a carburetor rebuild, fresh gas and a bunch of run time. Then follow it up with attempted jumps, wheelies and offroading.

The guys get started working on a 1950 bullet nose Studebaker soon to be a full fledged Drag Race Car! First and foremost was to see if the original 6 cylinder would run. After encountering fail on that front it was time to get to work on cutting, grinding, welding and a whole lot of dirt diving to make this thing resemble an authentic 60's gasser.

Follow along as the guys get this 1972 Chevy C10 running with a 5.3l LS engine out of a 2001 Silverado. Starting with new spark plugs, wires, injectors and a Suburban gas tank retrofit with a Silverado fuel pump then go on their very first Not Rod Road Trip to the Riverdale Raceway in Toutle, WA!

The Super Sketch Nova gets 4.10 gears finally. This adventure starts with swapping a 2.73 gear set out of an 8.5" GM 10 bolt axle with a 4.10 gear set then fabricating some spring mounts to make a multi-leaf axle work on a mono-leaf spring. But there's a twist at the end, after overcoming a few obstacles as usual there's one surprise that for the first time in Not Rod the guys just can't get past.

That's Right, the Stude is back! And it's not covered in dirt this time as we start putting things together that won't be coming back apart starting with a hinged front clip, ladder bars, fender lips, and finishing it off with seats.