An unfinished Tahoe gets a second chance on POWERNATION

Black Top Speed Shop pairs a turbocharged small-block plan with budget-minded repairs to hard-to-find factory trim.

Channel: POWERNATION Story of October 19, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

OBS Overkill: Reviving an Unfinished 2-Door Tahoe Build

POWERNATION has another truck to rescue, and this one needs its interior saved as well as its horsepower ambitions fulfilled. The unfinished two-door Tahoe in "OBS Overkill: Reviving an Unfinished 2-Door Tahoe Build" gave the channel its most-watched new upload, reaching roughly 37,000 views.

The Black Top Speed Shop project starts with a 1996 Chevy and a proposed turbocharged small-block engine described as making 650 horsepower. But the useful contrast is in the less glamorous work: rather than discard scarce original interior pieces, the team dyes trim, applies fresh vinyl and uses plastic welding to repair what is already there. The body then comes off the frame for chassis preparation.

That combination has given viewers plenty to discuss. One recalls a friend's purple two-door Tahoe from high school; others talk about these trucks' hot-rod potential. There are practical questions, too, including how vinyl dye holds up over time, plus appreciation for choosing something other than an LS engine.

Across nine uploads, the channel also tackled factory roof-rack removal, leaky hydraulic motor mounts and more work on the Dragalanche, the Avalanche project introduced in our earlier note. The Tahoe currently carries the strongest daily momentum, followed by the motor-mount upload and the foam-earplug brake-line tip.

Subscribers stayed unchanged over the week, while daily viewing is running above its usual level. Among nearby motoring channels, Gas Monkey Garage had a substantially larger viewing week; EricTheCarGuy had a smaller one. POWERNATION's own week belongs to a familiar workshop proposition: save the original pieces where possible, then make room for considerably more engine.

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More from POWERNATIONThis week on the channel 2 videos this weekThe Dragalanche: PowerNation drag-builds the Chevy Avalanche everyone loves to hateA gutted interior, a trip to the scales and a 6.2-liter V8 pulled for a rebuild open the project, while a Cadillac wagon towing a racing simulator keeps drawin…Channel: POWERNATION · Story of October 1, 2026 Also in Cars and motoringA video worth knowingMat Watson tells limo buyers to choose BMW's reworked 7 Series over the S-ClassHis review takes in remote-closing doors, a 31-inch rear theatre screen and Californian mountain roads before he names a verdict, and a long-running S-Class ar…Channel: carwow · Story of October 24, 2026 A different discovery todayVideo people are talking about 11x its usual commentsZelenskyy tells Steven Bartlett why he needed "ammunition, not a ride"In a nearly two-hour conversation, Ukraine's president moves from sleepless nights and grieving parents to Bucha, Paddington Bear and the morning the invasion …Channel: The Diary Of A CEO · Story of October 24, 2026

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The videos drawing views on POWERNATION right now

Turning an Unfinished ’96 Tahoe Into a 650HP Street Machine17,350 views · 2026-10-16 How To Remove a Factory Roof Rack12,904 views · 2026-10-13 Tearing Down Our Dragalanche with @flexpowertoolsnorthamerica7,045 views · 2026-10-12 Upgrading Leaky Hydraulic Motor Mounts on a Drag Truck4,100 views · 2026-10-18 Quick Brake Line Leak Stop: Using a Foam Earplug3,733 views · 2026-10-17

The numbers

Here is how POWERNATION's uploads and audience moved over the week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Gas Monkey Garage

3,669,560

WhistlinDiesel 1000

2,530,343

Rich Rebuilds

2,282,263

TheStraightPipes

1,657,782

Hoovies Garage

794,883

Samcrac

614,845

POWERNATION

593,863

EricTheCarGuy

402,146

That Racing Channel

293,618

subscribers

1,780,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

437,882,186

views per day

107,974

typical day: 81,986

first-day views of each video posted this week

OBS Overkill: Reviving an Unfinished 2-…

20,737

Turning an Unfinished ’96 Tahoe Into a …

11,084

How To Remove a Factory Roof Rack

8,771

Tearing Down Our Dragalanche with @flex…

1,838

Quick Brake Line Leak Stop: Using a Foa…

1,901

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Rich Rebuilds

1,910,000

EricTheCarGuy

1,860,000

TheStraightPipes

1,810,000

Gas Monkey Garage

1,810,000

POWERNATION

1,780,000

That Racing Channel

1,700,000

WhistlinDiesel 1000

1,680,000

Hoovies Garage

1,660,000

Samcrac

1,660,000

As of October 19, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.