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Nitro Time Machine: Watch Bob Gilbertson Collect An Awesome and Improbable Texas Funny Car Win!

The stock and trade of drag racing is surprise. The fact that it is a sport so heavy on momentary performance means that there are things that can happen in the blink of an eye that wouldn’t...

A Short Strange Trip: Watch The Hagerty Buick Straight Eight Go From The Engine Stand To The Run Stand – Not Easy

Some jobs are quicker and easier than others, right? In this case the job of moving the fully built and dressed Buick Straight Eight that we have been following on the Hagerty YouTube Channel from...

Money No Object: 1971 Plymouth GTX Hemi, Triple Black

There was a running joke regarding my father’s sense of fashion: black or white shirt, blue jeans. Robert was colorblind, and he knew that for 90% of the time, that’s all he needed to...

Halfway To China: This Louisiana Bounty Mud Hole Just Swallows Up The Trucks!

“I can make that, no problem.” Second only to, “Watch this…”, that phrase has seen more after-incident action than I can bear to remember. I don’t know what,...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Bring Back One Unloved Design And Make It Cool

In 2017 I penned a little April Fool’s piece about FCA jamming the Hellcat Hemi into everything within the portfolio at the time. And since then…well, see for yourself: Ram Trucks: Rebel...

FTI Performance Introduces Gen 3 XPM Billet Bolt Together Torque Converter

FTI Performance expands their product line with the introduction of the Gen 3 XPM billet bolt together torque converters. This line is revolutionary to the converter market as each piece is...

Icelandic Formula Off-Road Might Just Be The Coolest Way To Launch A Truck Into The Air

I’ve loved watching Icelandic Formula Off-Road for years. This is one of the most insane styles of off-road racing and surely one of the most interesting ways of launching a truck into the air....

This Welding Table Project Is Great For A Small Shop, And Allows It To Multitask Too

I’ve been welding for decades, and whether you weld for fun, for work, or as part of your other hobbies, there is nothing more useful than good tools and machines. But no matter how good your...

Testing The Borg Warner S480 Turbo On Three Different LS Combos And One Man Motor Big Block Chevrolet

The Borg Warner S480 is one hell of a turbocharger, capable of supporting big power and doing so with incredible reliability. We’ve made way over 1,000 horsepower with them on all kinds of...

If I Build Another OBS 4×4 Truck, I’m Gonna Solid Axle Swap It Like This

I’ve owned lifted OBS Chevy trucks before and can tell you that the steering joints, factory suspension joints and just about everything else get seriously pissed off if you really start...

Build Your Turbo Kit Like A Pro: Turbo Piping Fit Up Tips!

Prior to YouTube, learning to fabricate parts and pieces for your hot rod usually required you to learn from your dad, a friend, your grandpa, or in some cases a trade school. But fabrication for...

Luke McMillin Conquers The 2020 BAJA 1000. Watch This Trophy Truck Haul Serious Ass And Fly Through The Air.

The McMillin family is no stranger to BAJA, with fathers and grandfathers and uncles all winning big south of the border over the years. But history alone doesn’t make the younger McMillins...

Classic YouTube: The Day A C-17 Globemaster III Pilot Landed At A Regional Airport In Florida- OOPS!

With the last C-17 Globemaster III left the former headquarters of McDonnell Douglas in 2015, a chapter was closed in aviation history, but what a way to end it. The C-17 deserves plenty of respect:...

Classic YouTube: 1993 Toyota Camry SE – The Ultimate Automotive Cockroach

There’s a meme that exists regarding the third-gen Toyota Camry that The Onion created: “Toyota Recalls 1993 Camry Due To Fact That Owners Really Should Have Bought Something New By...