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 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.

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.

The project build show from Hot Rod magazine with Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa.

The project build show from Hot Rod magazine with Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa.

Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa revive one of the most popular HRG builds ever, the Crown Hick; the do-everything shop truck is really a 2007 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor dressed up as a 1966 F-100.

The project build show from Hot Rod magazine with Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa.

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.

The project build show from Hot Rod magazine with Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa.

Tony and Lucky take on the legendary Aussie engine, the beastly 4.0L turbocharged inline six Ford Barra; the guys think Chevrolet might have just built something better in the similar-sized Vortec 4200.

The project build show from Hot Rod magazine with Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa.

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 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.

The project build show from Hot Rod magazine with Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa.

Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa try to stuff a V-8 engine into a tiny British car.

The project build show from Hot Rod magazine with Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa.

Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa swap in a junkyard-fresh 5.3L on a low-buck drag project, the Bonemaro; they perform some critical upgrades along the way.

The Drift 'Cuda is back; Project Fishtail, Tony Angelo's dream drift muscle car build, gets some suspension upgrades and sees some track time.

The project build show from Hot Rod magazine with Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa.

Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa decide to go with the wind in their hair in this 1965 Pontiac Lemans convertible; the only problem is that it's half rust and half dirt, and in need of sheet metal repair.