About MuscleCar

MuscleCar is a how-to series on sourcing, restoring, painting and modifying original V8 American muscle cars.

MuscleCar Season 2 Episodes

Project Old Blue Hair 'Sleeper' Wakes Up
Project "Blue Hair" gets an LS364 crate motor, new gas tank and fuel system.
Season 2  Episode 1
Project Old Blue Hair 'Sleeper' Wakes Up
Old Blue Hair Gets in Gear Wth a Beefed Up Rear End
We enhance a '70 Nova with improved springs, stronger rear end, and stealthy exhaust for serious performance.
Season 2  Episode 2
Old Blue Hair Gets in Gear Wth a Beefed Up Rear End
Final Day for Old Blue Hair
Project "Blue Hair" gets a major upgrades and we fabricate a transmission tunnel for a Rockland T-6 trans.
Season 2  Episode 3
Final Day for Old Blue Hair
Budget Front End Mods
We explore how to mod a Chevy front end for powerful engine options and cover a historic muscle car auction.
Season 2  Episode 4
Budget Front End Mods
Road Race Mustang Build Up Part 1
We embark on transforming a '65 Mustang into a modern road race monster with a custom frame and engine build.
Season 2  Episode 5
Road Race Mustang Build Up Part 1
Road Race Mustang Build Up Part 2
The "Outlaw Racer"' is metal blasted. Lou fabricates the front end and mounts a mustang body to the frame.
Season 2  Episode 6
Road Race Mustang Build Up Part 2
Painter Special - Flames
We follow Rick Bacon as he transforms a 63 Impala into a flaming masterpiece for Cars for Kids.
Season 2  Episode 7
Painter Special - Flames
Road Race Mustang Build Up Part 3
Lou gets back to the "Outlaw Racer" frame and starts the rollcage. Then a flashback to the Shelby GT 500!
Season 2  Episode 8
Road Race Mustang Build Up Part 3
Mustang Outlaw Road Racer
We finalize the safety checks on our Mustang "Outlaw Racer" and prepare to make it street legal.
Season 2  Episode 9
Mustang Outlaw Road Racer
'70 Challenger Body Work
The 2 Fast 2 Furious Challenger, now known as, "Project Overkill" gets much needed bodywork.
Season 2  Episode 10
'70 Challenger Body Work
Superbird, EPA Turn Coat
It's a tough restoration of a 1967 LeMans while uncovering the history of Ray Nichols' Super Bird.
Season 2  Episode 11
Superbird, EPA Turn Coat
Pontiac LeMans-Refurbishing the Frame
Turning a pressure sprayer into a sandblaster to remove weathering and straighten a frame on a Pontiac LeMans.
Season 2  Episode 12
Pontiac LeMans-Refurbishing the Frame
Pontiac LeMans-Stroker Build-Up
The LeMans frame is finished up and it's time to take a tired stock motor and turn it into a powerful stroker.
Season 2  Episode 13
Pontiac LeMans-Stroker Build-Up
Mustang Road Racer
We continue the 289 fastback Mustang Outlaw road racer, installing a advanced fuel and steering systems.
Season 2  Episode 14
Mustang Road Racer
Mustang Road Racer Continues
We are installing crucial safety and custom components in our Mustang Outlaw Road Racer.
Season 2  Episode 15
Mustang Road Racer Continues
Pontiac LeMans Complete Body Work
We start over on the '67 Lemans, tackling rust and reassembly with media blasting and sheet metal work.
Season 2  Episode 16
Pontiac LeMans Complete Body Work
Project '67 LeMans Body Fabrication & Repair
We tackle major rust repairs on a 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A, embracing the challenges of bodywork.
Season 2  Episode 17
Project '67 LeMans Body Fabrication & Repair
Project Over Kill Paint and Reassembly
We restore a vintage 70 Challenger, revitalizing it with detailed bodywork and a Vitamin C orange finish.
Season 2  Episode 18
Project Over Kill Paint and Reassembly
Automatic Transmission Rebuilding
We navigate through rebuilding and modifying a Turbo 350 automatic transmission for performance upgrades.
Season 2  Episode 19
Automatic Transmission Rebuilding
Rear Suspension Options
We explore various rear suspension setups, highlighting the pros and cons for project cars.
Season 2  Episode 20
Rear Suspension Options
Mustang Road Racer - Fiber Glass
We construct custom fiberglass flares for our Mustang while setting up the exterior and interior for racing.
Season 2  Episode 21
Mustang Road Racer - Fiber Glass
Mustang Road Racer - All Night with Lou
Lou's working overnight to assemble our Mustang road racing machine and troubleshoot some last-minute issues.
Season 2  Episode 22
Mustang Road Racer - All Night with Lou
Manual Transmission Re-build
We go over the evolution of muscle cars and rebuild a manual transmission, highlighting the Highland J Hawk.
Season 2  Episode 23
Manual Transmission Re-build

MuscleCar Builds

MuscleCar teams up with Chevrolet Performance to build a tribute to one of the most legendary muscle cars ever made: a 1969 ZL1 COPO Camaro.
9 Episodes
'69 ZL1 COPO Camaro
MuscleCar takes a 1974 Dodge Dart and builds an Earth-shattering, drag-strip monster!
11 Episodes
'74 Dodge Dart "Pro-Street Dodge"
MuscleCar picks up an 1986 Ford Mustang and adds some serious upgrades to the wounded pony.
6 Episodes
'86 Ford Mustang "Dark Horse"
A new MuscleCar project is started: transforming a 1970 Camaro RS into a stock-style RS/SS 396.
9 Episodes
'70 Chevy Camaro RS "Limelight"
A 1969 Oldsmobile Hurst Tribute Restomod
9 Episodes
Hurst Olds
With a restoration budget of $10K, MuscleCar has practical performance plans for its 1973 Buick Century, Project "Blue Collar Buick".
11 Episodes
'73 Buick Century "Blue Collar Buick"
MuscleCar clones a Pontiac GTO from a 1967 LeMans.
9 Episodes
'67 Pontiac LeMans
A low-mileage 1970 Chevy Nova gets a 440hp GM crate engine upgrade!
7 Episodes
'70 Chevy Nova "Old Blue Hair"
Project "Blue Hair" gets an LS364 crate motor, new gas tank and fuel system. Once completed, Lou installs frame connectors to stiffen up the body and wires up the ignition system. Flashback segment covers the 1967 Chevy Camaro Indy 500 official pace car!
6 Episodes
Project Blue Hair