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Cummins Swapped Classic: Dodge-Powered 1951 Ford F-5

Fullhook Performance’s Mopar-Powered ’51 Ford F-5 There comes a time when you see something so cool and unique that it just gets ingrained into your […]

Amit Kumar
January 10, 2024

Craig Grisolia's '64 F-100 Powerstroke Project

No Spark Innovations’ F-100 Powerstroke Diesel Swap Losing a beloved vehicle in a wreck is never an easy thing to process. As long as there […]

Amit Kumar
November 30, 2023

The Unconventional Journey of a '68 International Loadstar Build

’68 International Loadstar With Heavy-Duty Street Styling Some truck builders are very brand specific when it comes to choosing their projects. Dyed-in-the-wool Chevy and Ford […]

Amit Kumar
November 24, 2023

Upgrading F-250 Brakes: Installing Wilwood Disc Brake Kit for Superior Performance

ADDING WILWOOD DISC BRAKES TO AN F-250 When it comes to driving a big truck or pulling a trailer down the road, ensuring that you […]

Amit Kumar
November 23, 2023

Redefining Classic: The 300HP Cummins Heartbeat of a '72 K5 Blazer

An Excellent Cummins Swap in a Vintage Classic We’ve all heard the expression that something is so clean you could “eat off it,” but it’s […]

Amit Kumar
November 22, 2023

The Strangest Almost-Diesel You’ve Never Heard Of

Special thanks to Lyle Cummins, Mike Murphy and Randy Watts In past Vintage Smoke we’ve talked about the vaporizing fuel oil engines of the 1895-1930 […]

Amit Kumar
November 15, 2023

Sheppard Six-Cylinder Prototype Replica

R.H. Sheppard Company, of Hannover, Pennsylvania, began manufacturing diesel engines in 1937, carving out a small chunk of the diesel engine market. As with many […]

Hritik Godara
November 15, 2023

Aaron Brose's 900hp ShortBed Drag Truck: A Three-Year Project Unleashed

Aaron Brose Goes Light With a 900hp ShortBed There’s something to be said for building a truck just the way you want it and just […]

Amit Kumar
November 15, 2023

Revving Up Excitement: Highlights from the First iDrive Throwdown Diesel Truck Show

First Annual Diesel Truck Show Buckle up for an adrenaline-fueled ride into the heart of the first-ever iDrive Throwdown Truck Show! Dezerland Park in Orlando, […]

Amit Kumar
November 14, 2023

Chris Voorheis: Adventurer, Off-Road Enthusiast, and the Shell Rotella Truck of the Month Winner

Voorheis’ Ground Pounder This month your online votes have selected Chris Voorheis as the Shell Rotella Truck of the Month winner. We congratulate Chris and […]

Michael Eckerson
November 10, 2023

MORE VINTAGE DIESEL ENGINES YOU MAY NOT KNOW

Flying Diesels Whether you’ve seen them in person or not, you know there are diesel in ships and boats, road vehicles of all types, off […]

Hritik Godara
November 09, 2023

Ultimate Callout Challenge 2023 Highlights

The Ultimate Callout Challenge 2023 Did Not Disappoint! Held in Brownsburg, Indiana, June 2-4, 2023, the Ultimate Callout Challenge diesel truck event delivered an explosive […]

Amit Kumar
November 09, 2023

Legendary Diesel Engines | The International/Navistar DT466

Legend! That’s a powerful word that might be used a little to too often these days. When it comes to the DT466 diesel, though, it […]

Hemant Tiwari
November 07, 2023

Upgrading a Ford 6.7L Power Stroke with a '15 Turbo and CP4.2 Disaster Prevention Kit

’15 Turbo Install & Preventing All-Out Fuel System Failure From the 5.9L and 6.7L in the Cummins camp to every RPO code Duramax ever produced, […]

Hritik Godara
November 07, 2023

SEMA Show Aftermath: Off-Roading with the Hottest Builds

Here’s a sneak peak into what’s to come. Every year after The SEMA Show we invite 15-30 of the hottest SEMA builds out to a […]

Hritik Godara
November 06, 2023