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Get A Look At How Things Work Via A See-Through Catalytic Converter!

As the interior was being ripped out of the Catalina, the sawzall was broken out and two cuts were made, then a large lump that looked kind of like a muffler was chucked out to the side. A much...

Snowmaro: Adding Tracks And Skis To A Hot-Rodded Power Wheels Is Too Much!

You almost wonder if the guys behind Grind Hard Plumbing Co. just sit around dreaming up wilder and wilder ideas. You have to…look at what they’ve come up with in a short amount of time:...

Holley Releases New Accessory Drive Upgrades for LT Gen V Engines! LT Swaps Just Got Easier Thanks To Alternator And Power Steering Mods.

Swapping late model LS and LT engines into hot rods and muscle cars is easier now than ever, but sometimes factory components just can’t fit where we need them to in some of the older...

BangShift’s Question Of The Day: What’s The Weirdest Option You’ve Ever Heard Of?

While options were around well before it’s arrival, the 1965 Ford Mustang was the car that really clued in manufacturers to what options could do for their bottom line. Car customization was a...

Programmed To Slide: Stanford University’s Autonomous DeLorean Gets Sideways

A few years ago, a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 known as MARTY made headlines when it showcased autonomous drifting. “Big deal”, you mutter, “they got a remote-controlled car to drift....

Q-Ship: This 1978 Lincoln Is A Cream Puff With A 532ci, Dual Quad Equipped Big Block Ford

We have covered this subject matter before but Q-ships were a cool but relatively ineffective Naval weapon dating back more than 80 years. Basically they were merchant ships that were bristling with...

Listen Up Suckers: Stevie Fast Calls Out Every Pro Mod In the Country…And John Force?!

And we’re off! That’s exactly what I thought when I watched this video of Stevie Fast Jackson effectively calling out every pro mod racer in the country and the going the extra mile and...

Vintage Billet: These BAC MAN RAT Heads Are Complete, Cool, And A Look Back At Billet Head Evolution

We live in a world today where billet heads are so commonplace that they barely get people’s attention anymore. Seriously. The PRI show was filled with so many companies making billet cylinder...

Unhinged: Take Some Time And Get Your Mind Right

Hey, readers. I hope you had a good holiday season, whatever you celebrate, and I hope the hangover from New Year’s has finally subsided. Mercifully, the holiday season treated me lovely this...

Field-Bashing: A Low-Buck Race Beater And A Grass Field, It’s A Beautiful Thing!

I don’t know which adult in my life actually had the bright idea to cut me loose on a dirt road in a gutted and half-prepared Pontiac, but that decision sealed in some fates. Actually, not just...

The Fiero Revival: The Sum Of Many Months Of Detailed Labor

Watching how far Ronnie Finger has come with this Pontiac Fiero is amazing mainly because, in all seriousness, this guy isn’t a car guy. This isn’t somebody flexing knowledge and skill on...

Morning Symphony: Rear-Drive Rally Roar

Anybody else ready to puke if they hear “Auld Lang Syne” one more freaking time? Look, we’re all glad that 2019 is done and over with. At least, for sure, I am. The last twelve...

Miss Maverick: A Glowing Look At Ford’s Econo Car Turned Monster

We have a soft spot for the Ford Maverick and it’s fraternal twin, the Mercury Comet. You can look at it as a small Japanese fighter, yet another sporty re-skinning of the original Falcon, or...