Hot Rod Garage

Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa turn a 2005 Dodge Magnum into a "Dad-Rod," the ultimate ride for a new dad.

Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa hop up the LS-based Chevy V-8, Toyota turbo six-cylinder 2JZ and the beastly 5.9L Cummins Turbodiesel and put them to the test.

Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa take a standard 1979 four-door Chevy Malibu and rebuild it for speed.

Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa turn a very plain-Jane S-10 into a car that any kid would be stoked to own; for around $3,500, the guys do a complete color change, lower the car, and make it handle.

Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa take a 500hp 1979 Malibu sleeper and turn it into an actual getaway car.

Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa take a mostly stock 1985 Ford Mustang 5.0 to a drag strip; they set up shop at the track for two days to install a ton of go-fast parts to see just how much faster the car will go after each upgrade.

Lucky Costa and Alex Taylor join forces to build hot rods in every shape imaginable. From American RWD V-8s to oddball and niche performers, they build them fast, build them cool, and build them right.

Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa shoehorn the 5.9L Diesel Turbo Cummins engine into a 1970 El Camino.

Getting a 1956 Chevy back into racing shape.

After a trip to a local SoCal auto auction, the guys get a 1991 Mercedes-Benz SL500 back into driving shape, and then cram in a 575-horsepower Toyota 2JZ-GTE turbocharged, six-cylinder in place of the tired German V-8.

Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa revive an old lightweight runabout 5.0 MG; they previously crammed a 5.0 Ford V-8 into the 64 MGB roadster.

Tony and Lucky drag out a 1985 Ford Mustang 5.0 GT that was a total failure, investigate what went wrong, and come up with a proper plan to make things right; after rebuilding the 5.0, they hit the drag strip and totally redeem themselves.

Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa put together a killer street Big Block Chevy engine on the cheap.