While celebrating the radio station's landslide win at the IBS Media Awards, Ray & Chris break the news that some car shows are coming back for the upcoming show season. The talk turns to Hi-Po Chevy intake manifolds, the rain patterns in Florida, and an update of Chassis John's Firebird projects. Chris finds out he has a new admirer when the guys from the U.D. call-in to talk shop and inflate his ego a little bit.

Ray & Chris talk with their longtime friend & author Ryan Brutt, who you'll know from Hot Rod magazine and his social media platforms as "The Auto Archeologist". The boys ask Ryan how he spots the barn finds he writes about as well as the upcoming restoration of his own 71 Challenger. The sad passing's of industry icons Mr. Norm of Grand Spaulding Dodge and Bruce Meyers of Meyers Manx fame are remembered as well.

The boys have the pleasure of interviewing Eddie from Lisle tools, who talks about the company history, and their "Idea Program" where people can send in a new tool idea and Lisle will consider putting it into production. To get the real "man in the trenches" report, MatcoMan Brian calls in and shares his tool truck stories about selling this iconic tool brand.

Chris talks about how at times a car guy has to work in tight spaces to position their cars, a caller tells a story about a nurse & propofol use followed by the merits of using the dishwasher to clean car parts. A Volvo with cooling system issues and Ray's daughter's RAV4 suspension maladies round out this hour.

Ray proves that he's his own worst enemy where snowblowers are concerned, & Chris talks about temperature related car noises, which leads us into a weird service problem that Ray found on an SUV. An old show bit "Quiz the Swiz" makes its return this week, and Ray talks about snow play in his FJ, followed by how to best sell his beloved Mazda.

The boys catch up with their grass roots Mopar contact from the West Coast, Elana Scherr. We cover Ray's admitted tool envy of Elana's home shop, the Opel project that's a hit onYouTube, and weird Chrysler parts oddities Elana shares with Chris. We also talk about Elana's Turbo T/A project car and her involvement with a few iconic Scott Harvey Rallye cars.

Shop practices are called to order & discussed this week when Ray talks about following a redneck YouTube mechanic's service advice when replacing his Mazda A/C clutch. Dealing with "stretch belt" and Sansabelt technology gets discussed in depth along with antenna signal issues and Camaro leaf spring replacement with high performance parts.

Ray & Chris get a break from the rigors of carrying the show this week when A-List guest Steve Magnante is on. Steve covers his Junkyard Gold show on MotorTrend TV, and even gave us some insight as to how he pitches those shows to network executives. Steve also clues us in on his current Podcast & the upcoming Barret-Jackson auction coverage.

The boys talk about those weird habits car guys typically have and share with others, including the finer points of driving a car with a clutch & stick shift. A callers concern was addressed about using high mileage motor oil in her car, the new GM logo gets discussed, and 2+2 Gum Cutter use is explored. Ray's interest is piqued when a caller asks about selling his gently used Snap-On tools.

The MotorMouth's kick off the new year with talk about compromised driving positions, Ray's 2AM car repair and Chris' naggingly problematic power antenna installation. Ray's Christmas wish list of Matco tools came in handy, but HeyMatcoMan Brian didn't have as good of a tool experience when removing a replacement brake banjo bolt.