B Squad Hotrod
Education & Explainer
About
We're just a bunch of guys restoring and repairing real cars for our enjoyment and, hopefully, for the education and enjoyment of our listeners.... because educating us, well that's impossible.Join Steve (Woodchuck), Brad (Hollywood), Colt (Train), and Nick (Lefty) for amateur hour working on cars.
Episodes
- 0335 - What Are We Doing If We Are Not Getting Projects Done
Epsode 0335 - What Are We Doing If We Are Not Getting Projects Done B Squad talks about why we work on cars even though we have such difficulty getting projects "done." No Show Notes this week. Thanks for listening, downloading and subscri…
- 0334 - What Everyone Should Know About Cars
Episode 0334 - What Everyone Should Know About Cars We talk things everyone should know how to do if you own a car. Also we touch on the difficulties changing an oil pump with the engine installed, rather than on an engine stand. No Show N…
- 0333 - New Year Goals 2026
Episode 0333 - New Year Goals 2026 It's time for new year's goals again. We recap last years, make fun of each other and decied who won the bets on them. Then we make the goals for this year with almost the whole crew. Show Notes: Last yea…
- 0332 - Return of the World of Redneck
Episode 0332 - Return of the World of Redneck Tony, once again, joins us to talk racing like a redneck and B Squad's involvment in the Pissed-in-cup race run bu the World of Redneck. Show Notes: World of Redneck website: https://www.worldo…
- SEMA Bonsai Run 2025
SEMA Bonsai Run 2025 This is all about our Cruise to SEMA that we call the B Squad Bonsai Run. Come join B Squad in supporting a great cause. - St. Jude Research to battle childhood cancer.
- 0331 - Sketchy Hot Rods in the Sky adn Big Jeeps for Little People
Episode 0331 - Sketchy Hot Rods in the Sky adn Big Jeeps for Little People We're talking home built whrily-birds, A jeep for someone who won't be driving this side of 2030 and even fixing headliners. Also the Bonsai Run is coming up in Nov…
- 0330 - Is it a project or a daily driver?
Episode 0330 - Is it a project or a daily driver? Is it a project or is it a daily driver? Or maybe both. Muddy joins us for the debate. No Show Notes Not even the Craigslist add that was promised. Sorry! Thanks for listening, downloading…
- 0329 - Suspension on the '40 Chevy
Episode 0329 - Suspension on the '40 Chevy Catch up with Colt and Steve as they make progress on the '40 Chevy and Steve's "projects." No Show Notes this Week Thanks for listening, downloading and subscribing. For questions, comments or co…
- 0328 - New Wrenchers
Episode 0328 - New Wrenchers We talk about new wrenchers and how working on cars need to be their idea. Also interesting finds in a wet jeep and ford trucks lasting or not lasting forever. No Show Notes this week. Thanks for listening, dow…
- 0327 - Motormia founder Isaac
Episode 0327 - Motormia founder Isaac B Squad gets schooled on AI and how it's changing classic car hot rodding with Motormia founder Isaac. Show Notes: Where to find Motormia: Website: www.Motormia.co App store - https://play.google.com/s…
- 0326 - Don and his 49 Plymouth
Episode 0326 - Don and his 49 Plymouth Don joins us to talk about his projects including his 1949 Plymouth. Show Notes: Viva las Vegas car show: https://www.vivalasvegas.net/car-show/ Lonestar round-up https://lonestarroundup.com/ Thanks f…
- 0325 - Jason Engel with Trick Rides
Episode 0325 - Jason Engel with Trick Rides B squads gets to sit down with Jason Engel from Trick Rides. He's making carbon fiber Mustangs designed completely in CAD. This is a Pre-SEMA interview and we will catch up with him and his busin…
- SEMA 2024 - MALCO products
SEMA 2024 - MALCO products Seth sits down with us to talk Malco products to keep your car looking great. Thanks to Seth and Malco Products for the interview and a thank you to John Kochever for filming. Show Notes: Malco Products Homepage:…
- 0324 - New Years 2025 Projects and Goals
Episode 0324 - New Years 2025 Projects and Goals B Squad Extra Special New Years Program this year...Extra B Squad! Show Notes: Happy 2025 Everyone! Thanks for listening, downloading and subscribing. For questions, comments or complaints p…
- 2024 SEMA Special - The Ring Brothers
2024 SEMA Special - The Ring Brothers B Squad sits down to talk with the Ring Brothers at SEMA. Show Notes: Ring Brothers website: https://www.ringbrothers.com/ Gentex website: https://www.gentex.com/products-technology/automotive/ Thanks…
- 0323 - Frustations in the Shop and Dealing with Them
Episode 0323 - Frustations in the Shop and Dealing with Them Frustrations in the shop and what to do about them. We talk about the small block Chevy engine, the Bus and general ideas on how not to turn a bad decision into a weekend of redo…
- 0322 - The Bus
Episode 0322 - The Bus Today is all about the Bonsai Bus. No Show Notes This Week Thanks for listening, downloading and subscribing. For questions, comments or complaints please e-mail us at: Hosts@BsquadHotrod.com Watch more B Squad Here:…
- 2024 BONSAI SEMA RUN Details
2024 BONSAI RUN Details St. Judes fundraiser: https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=8184832&fr_id=146930&pg=personal©_link_share Starting Loaction: https://landcruiserhm.com/ SEMA website: https://www.semashow.com/ https://fundraising.…
- 0321 - Shop Space, Painting Booths and Motor Sports Rant
Episode 0321 - Shop Space, Painting Booths and Motor Sports Rant We talk about shop layout and organization then roll into painting an engine block and the ins and outs of that. Then we talk paint booths and end with a rant on zoning for m…
- CLASSIC EPISODE 0083 - Show Quality Vs Daily Driver
CLASSIC EPISODE 0083 - Show Quality Vs Daily Driver Originally Aired: 31 May 2018 So...the editor's computer crashed. New episodes are in the pipeline, but this one is fun and we thought we might like to send it out again to give Steve som…
- 0320 - Retro Gauges and Painting Engines
Episode 0320 - Retro Gauges and Painting Engines We're talking about gauges, painting engines and even some automotive toys for the little ones. Show Notes: Tachometer: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/BGS-FST-7901 Throttle linkage: http…
- 0319 - The Return of David and his updates
0319 - The Return of David and his updates David joins us again and brings his friend Jason to talk about almost his Desoto, other projects, and good memories with cars. His first episode is 261 if you want to check that one out too. Show…
- 0318 - Paint Stripping, Racing and Ending Jokes
Episode 0318 - Paint Stripping, Racing and Ending Jokes We're talking racing in the World of Redneck - Pissed In Cup, Taking paint off and even a bit about the debated on the "because of A Squad" vs jokes at the end. Show Notes: World of R…
- 0317 - Engines, Chrome and Driving Lessons
Episode 0317 - Engines, Chrome and Driving Lessons We're talking teaching little ones to drive, further discussion on engines and what a budget engine is and options for chrome. All recorded on St. Patrick's Day. Show Notes: B Squad YouTub…
- 0316 - Jack Carr - Red Sky Mourning
Episode 0316 - Jack Carr - Red Sky Mourning B Squad talks with Jack Carr about book 7 in the Terminal List Series - Red Sky Mourning. We talk spies, land cruisers, other cars and even some planes and AI. Jack is one of our favorite guests…
- 0315 - Chevy Small Block in a Ford Thunderbird
Episode 0315 - Chevy Small Block in a Ford Thunderbird We're talking about putting a 305 SB Chevy in Woodchuck's 1960 Ford Thunderbird This week. Hate mail goes to Train@bsquadhotrod.com Show notes: Disc Brakes for 1940 Chevy: https://hotr…
- 0314 - The Engine Mothra and Train's garage gridlock
Episode 0314 - The Engine Mothra and Train's garage gridlock Work is done on the Ford 460 motors and a moth is found in the cylinder, Train talks about the his project and the lack of space. And the return of the product review on a harbor…
- 0313 - B Squad goes racing with World of Redneck
Episode 0313 - B Squad goes racing with World of Redneck We're talking with Tony about the World of Redneck and the Pissed In Cup Racing series that we are going to be at later this month. This is racing for those who want to do it on the…
- SEMA Special #10 - Dennis Taylor
SEMA Special #10 - Dennis Taylor Jim from B Squad talks with Dennis Taylor about raising Alex Taylor with a love for cars and how he got into cars at a very young age in Orange County, CA. Thanks to Steve, Brad, Colt, Nick, Jim, Gail, John…
- SEMA Special #9 - Alex Taylor
SEMA Special #9 - Alex Taylor In this SEMA special Alex Taylor joins us. She is an accomplished drag racer, TV show hostess and generally just an awesome and inspiring person. A big thank you to Alex for spending some time with us at SEMA…
- 0312 - The Invasion of the Engines
Episode 0312 - The Invasion of the Engines Daniel joins Woodchuck for machining engines, engine parts and how to do it right at home and when to take it to the machine shop. (Also a great section on stuck bolts) Show Notes: DPP Manufacturi…
- SEMA Special #8 - Rick Love with Vintage Air
SEMA Special #8 - Rick Love with Vintage Air In this SEMA Special we have Rick Love joining us from Vintage Air. Vintage Air is the gold standard for heating and cooling in hot rods and many other aftermarket applications. A big thank you…
- 0311 - Lefty's new shop and Big Block Ford IVs
Episode 0311 - Lefty's new shop and Big Block Ford IVs Lefty does some sketchy stuff to drop his lathe/milling machine in his tiny shop, Woodchuck thinks he's going to run a Big Block off of an IV and Train is caught singing(stay tuned at…
- SEMA Special #7 - Chris Jacobs with Finale Speed
SEMA Special #7 - Chris Jacobs with Finale Speed Chris Jacobs, actor and die-hard Mopar guy, joins B Squad at SEMA to talk about Finale Speed and their carbon fiber cars. A big thank you to Chris for hanging out with us at SEMA and talking…
- 0310 - Interview with Carlos Segura
Episode 0310 - Interview with Carlos Segura Today we talk with Carlos Segura, Author of: the ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ of the Automotive Industry. No kidding, he put the whole alphabet in the title. Check that out and the other awesome th…
- SEMA Special #6 - Melanie Hellwig-White from Hellwig Suspension
SEMA Special #6 - Melanie Hellwig-White from Hellwig Suspension Products Melanie Hellwig-White joins us from SEMA at her booth - Hellwig Suspension Products. She not only is the CEO of Hellwig, but also the Chair-Elect for SEMA. We talk a…
- SEMA Special #5 - Jared Pink from Questionable Garage
SEMA Special #5 - Jared Pink from Questionable Garage Brett "Muddy Grimes" from Muddy's Garage is helping B Squad pull off all the interviews we have lined up this year. A big thank you to Jared for hanging out with us for a bit a SEMA. Al…
- 0309 - New Years 2024
Episode 0309 - New Years 2024, Selling the Bug and That Guy at SEMA. We talk about Lefty selling his VW Bug, "That Guy" at SEMA (You know, the one with an ego and power trip the size of the convention center) and, of course, the goals from…
- 0308 - Quick Updates and Paint Colors
Episode 0308 - Quick Updates and Paint Colors Train and Woodchuck talk about recent progress, Thing that at SEMA at paint colors in this quick update. More SEMA interviews to come shortly! Show Notes: Video on Test Engine Stand: https://ww…
- Sema Special #4 - Trent with Centerforce Clutches
Sema Special #4 - Trent with Centerforce Clutches Steve talks with Trent from Centerforce Clutches about ...you guessed it clutches. Brought to from the floor of SEMA. Thank you to all of B Squad - Brad, Colt, Nick, Jim, Gale Brett and Joh…
- SEMA Special #3 - A conversation with Kevdogg
SEMA Special #3 - A conversation with Kevdogg Kevdogg from MotorTrend's Bitchin' Rides and Kindigit Design joins Steve from B Squad for an interview at the 2023 SEMA Show. A Big thank you to Kevin for spending some time with us. Also thank…
- SEMA Special #2 - Wrap-up
SEMA Special #2 - Wrap-up Steve, Jim, Gail, John and Brett all sit down and discuss the results of the Bonsai Run, the SEMA experience and other thoughts on the event. Interviews will be coming shortly after this episode. Thank you to Brad…
- SEMA Special #1 - Pre Show Plans
SEMA Special #1 - Pre Show Plans Pre-SEMA coverage plans with the whole gang. We have so much to cover this year we needed to bring Jim, Gail Brett, John and Brett to make sure we could make all this happen. Show Notes: SEMA Show: https://…
- 0307 - Atomic Annie the Wasteland Rig with Travis
Episode 0307 - Atomic Annie the Wasteland Rig with Travis We're talking with the builder of Atomic Annie, a Wasteland Weekend Rig. Travis take us on a deep dive into how and why such a cool rig now exists. Show Notes: Original Atomic Annie…
- Bonsai Run Rig Episode 3 - Angry Eyebrows
Bonsai Run Rig Episode 3 - Angry Eyebrows This its the 3rd episode for Bonasi run rigs - Angry Eyebrows. We're talking about the returning champion (Okay winner by default) of the B Squad Bonsai Run to SEMA. Also there is a couple of quick…
- [Classic} Episode 0097 - 10 Things not to DIY
[Classic] Episode Episode 0097 - 10 Things not to DIY We discuss 10 things that not every DIYer should do in at home with his or her car. This is the promised follow up to the episode of 25 things you can DIY to save money. Thanks for list…
- 0306 - SEMA Bonsai Rig Episode 2 - Jim and Gail's Square Body
Epsiode 0306 - SEMA Bonsai Rig Episode 2 - Jim and Gail's Square Body Bonsai Rig Episode #2. Jim and Gail talk about their entry into the B Squad Bonsai run. And their back up. And some other projects. And some B Squad moves. As we've talk…
- 0305 - Seats, Sandblasting and Hit by Your Own Trailer
Episode 0305 - Seats, Sandblasting and Hit by Your Own Trailer An epic B Squad move by the one and only Woodchuck. We then talk some 40 Chevy action with seat repair and sand blasting. We also talk the SEMA trip. Show Notes: Ford Anti-cavi…
- [BONUS] Bonus Episode 15 - Taken down
[BONUS] Bonus Episode 15 - Taken Down Show Notes: It was asked that this episode to be taken down. A Short will replace this soon. But you can still visit our shirt sponser for the Bonsai run below Sticker Mule custom stickers: Custom Stic…
- 0304 - Bonsai Run Rig Episode #1
Episode 0304 - Bonsai Run Rig Episode #1 For the first of the B Squad Bonsai run rig episodes we have Brett "Muddy Grimes" Miller with his 77 Cordoba. This run to SEMA will be a lot of fun. Show Notes: We're no Angels: https://www.imdb.com…