Torchmate CEO Bill Kunz joins Courtney on the first weekend of January with his LS-1 powered 550 horsepower rock crawler. Working with Shaeffer’s Off Road in Carson City, Nevada they built this all chromoly chassis using the Torchmate CNC plasma cutter to cut 100% of the plate work. Bill also is the driver and you can catch his off road adventures on The PowerBlock January 3 & 4. Plus all new episodes of MuscleCar & Xtreme 4×4 begin! For more on Torchmate go to www.Torchmate.com

Check out the 1958 Corvette we borrowed for Courtney’s shop. This gorgeous red Vette was restored to mint condition in every detail by Harold Trawick. Harold painted it Boyd Coddington Red with Calm Beige inserts. It’s a 283 powered 4 speed ragtop with a beautiful custom leather interior. And we’ll visit the Muscle Car shop for a preview of their 2009 season plus Courtney announces a new big cash contest. Check it out on The PowerBlock December 27 & 28.

Mike Martin and his family take possession of our Wyotech G-2 Hot Bike you saw built up on HorsePower. Graduate students and instructors from Wyotech along with our HorsePower team were under the direction of NHRA world champion crew chief George Bryce in building this custom street bike. Mike, his wife Eileen and daughter Susan were in The PowerBlock shop to accept the keys from Wyotech Daytona Campus president Steve Whitson. See their priceless reaction on The PowerBlock just in time for Christmas December 20 & 21.
Plus Courtney visits Xtreme 4×4 for a preview of their all new 5th season… and on behalf of all of us at The PowerBlock, Happy Holidays!!!

This ’23 Ford T-Bucket is named “Nas-T” by owner John Webb. It was a seven year reproduction project with a glass body. The small block is bored 60 over with Edelbrock heads and a 3 deuce intake that puts out 375 horses. John painted it Purple Rhapsody and you can see it on The PowerBlock December 14th only. Also now you can bid on several of our project cars and trucks at EBay. Click HERE for details!

Check out Daniel Dechert’s 12 year restoration project; a 1974 GMC ½ ton pickup.

After his truck broke a crankshaft on the highway Daniel was faced with a decision; crush it or build his dream truck. He wanted a modern looking street truck with big wheels but no lift. It’s got 46” tires, a 582 big block Chevy engine with a Kobelco 14-71 blower that makes over 1500 horsepower, but has be de-tuned to run on the street at @500 HP.  The cab was moved back 8” from the front tires, the hood stretched 16” and weighs 100 lbs., the original 8 foot bed was chopped down to 6 ½ feet, the cab was stretched 22” with no extended cab windows, the frame was stretched 8” and 4” fender flares were made. This is an all steel truck you have to see on The PowerBlock December 6 & 7. Plus you can now bid on several of our project cars on EBay. Go to the main web page for details.

Courtney has Xtreme 4×4’s Jeep TJ in her shop, plus she snoops around The Tech Center and finds an all new project Ian and Chris will build up for 2009! Two viewer’s rides are also highlighted in this weekend’s PowerBlock November 29 & 30.

You have to see this car to believe it. It’s a rare 1950 Buick Sedanet that Courtney shows off on November 22 & 23. Owner Roy Paxton found parts of it in a field, parts in a barn and other parts under other cars. He took it back home to his old Indiana garage and with the help of friend and mentor Mike Norton, they restored it back to what you see today.  It has a 502 Ram Jet, it’s bagged on all four corners, the doors and deck lid have been shaved, it has a gorgeous leather interior and all original gauges. This is one sharp classic custom.

This is the latest for serious haulers who want to tow their race car, RV, boat, or horse trailer…and do it in style! To say the least, these are the BMW’s of the truck world. Also called , these Sport Chassis trucks are designed for the guy who drives long distances and wants total comfort with leather interior, GPS navigation, DVD and beefy Bilstein shocks for a smooth ride. They start at $140,000 and come with a 350 horse Cummin’s 8.3 liter power plant that makes 1000 foot pounds of torque. An upgraded model has a Mercedes 450 horse engine that makes 1,550 foot pounds of torque and can tow 26,000lbs!  Salesman David Tenpenny from Sundowner Trailer Centers In Kingston Springs, TN joins Courtney to explain all the benefits. You can check out all their models at www.sundownertrailercenters.com.

Congratulations to Mike Martin!
Mike is the lucky winner of HorsePower’s Project Hot Bike!