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This Chevrolet R3500 Is Missing It’s Engine…What Would You Stuff Into The Engine Bay?

The other day I posted up a square-body GMC that had no bed that I had dreams of turning into a big-block flatbed howler. That didn’t seem to go too well, so I’m gonna send up another...

Your Moment Of Zen: A Traxxas Remote-Controlled Ford Bronco Romping On The Beach

The world is going by fast, a cacophony of noise, stress, and events that seem to flash by before you even knew they were happening. Every day, same thing: eat three meals, work, sleep. Over and...

Powercruise USA: Aussie Tutelage, American Hearbeat, And Smokeshows For All!

Seeing Powercruise in Australia is a bucket-list item for me. Without question, without any reasoning needing to be given, at some point, somehow, I will find myself at one of the four locations...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: “My Camel Is Stuck In The Wreck…”

School buses are roaming once again, the fruits of my garden have been harvested, and I can tell that the days are starting to get shorter. We’re still in summer, but we are getting close to...

Fully Legal And Fully Wild: The Coffeyville Street Drags Still Hits Hard And Is Still On Public Roads!

It’s one of the happier stories to come out of the whole street racing popularity wave that came about from Street Outlaws: the Coffeyville Street Drags. If you seriously haven’t heard of...

We Just Want To Go Desert Racing! Is That So Wrong?

Anytime I see footage of SCORE or Best in the Desert racing, all I want to do is go race across the desert. Seriously, there is something about desert racing that just draws me to it like a moth to a...

Rough Start: This 1972 Pontiac LeMans Is A Perfect Template For An Entry-Level Project!

GTO it ain’t, but when you’ve only got five stacks to make a fun second ride happen, you don’t get the luxury of being choosy. That’s what makes this 1972 Pontiac LeMans so...

133 MPH On The Highway, And It Is Perfectly Legal! Sign Us Up!

This video is not only cool because it has awesome cars and car guy stuff in it, but also because of just how giddy Kyle and the 1320 Video crew are during this trip to Germany. They run down the...

Caption This: Well…Hell With Mudding In The Jeep, We’ll Go Tubing Instead.

I have a question: If you are piloting a mega truck, wouldn’t you notice if one of the massive wheel and tire assemblies just quit being part of the program, up and left the scene, and just...

Hooker Introduces New BlackHeart Stainless Shorty Headers For 2005-2009 Mustang GT

Hooker’s BlackHeart brand of headers and exhaust systems is taking the hot rodding world by storm with some seriously nice looking and high performing products. The latest in the BlackHeart...

Our Bonneville Speed Week 2018 Coverage Is Nowhere Near Over. Check This Out!

(Photos by Chad Reynolds) I’ll admit that the car count at this year’s Bonneville Speed Week was lower than usual, but there were still hundreds of hot rods making big power and big speed...

The Necropsy: Find Out What Actually Killed The Engine In The Mighty Car Mods’ Mitsubishi!

When the smoke clears, you’ve determined that you are alright and that the car is not longer on fire, the next question is almost always, “Well…what the f**k happened?!” It...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Part Or Parts Are You Currently Lusting After But Cannot Afford?

Like virtually all hot rodders, we have champagne tastes and a beer budget. Ok, let’s be honest here. We have box wine tastes and a prison toilet hooch budget, but you get the idea. Every day...

Fly High And Free: Open Class Tough Truck Racing From The Pacific Northwest!

Occasionally, we get our kicks watching someone as they take a mildly prepared rig like a Jeep Grand Cherokee onto a Tough Truck course and prove just how durable they truly are. That’s the...