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Finnegan’s Garage: FIXING THE BENT RAMP TRUCK FRAME, SMUGGLING BEER, AND RIDING A HOVERCRAFT IN THE SHOP

It’s time for another update from Finnegan and the boys and this one is a good one. There is a ton going on, including the fact that they are moving into a new warehouse to store all their...

Craigslist Pinto Road Trip: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Buying A V8 Swapped Pinto Off Craigslist And Driving It 3,000 Miles Home!

This is totally our jam! This is the kind of stuff we love to see and hear about. This is the kind of trip I’m all about and can’t wait to get back into. The gang at Fuzzy Dice Projects...

Grand National Roadster Show 2022: Our Car Show Coverage Continues With More Rad Photos!

We’re going to have more and more photos all week long folks so here is your Monday installment from our awesome Grand National Roadster Show coverage. If you missed any of them so far, click...

LS Corvair Project: The Fab Work Continues! No Bolt-Ons Here.

In this episode of the LS Swapped Corvair build, where the engine is still going to be in the rear as Chevrolet intended, the custom fabrication continues. It’s awesome to watch and we...

Project Hay Hauler: The Rust Repair Continues, And Boy Is This Project Snowballing! Is It Getting Too Nice?

Sometimes you start in on an already driving project, with the best intentions of just doing some minor stuff and getting it back on the road, only to end up falling down a rabbit hole of repairs...

FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: IT’S ALIVE!! The FJ45 Ultimate Rock Crawler STARTS UP, But Not Without A Few Hiccups!

Why should it surprise us that the first startup on the FJ45 Rock Crawler project would be a little more exciting than it should be? I mean, everyone is excited when their new project starts for the...

Are Old Forgotten Race Cars Like This Monza Worth Saving? Can It Live Another Day?

Our friend, and BANGshift contributor, Tommy Lee Byrd is a car hunting machine. I mean seriously, he’s got two car related talents that separate him from the norm. First, he’s got an eye...

Does Coolant Flush Really Work? Flying Sparks Garage Puts It Through The Paces

As hot rodders and racers, we tend to focus on the things that make power and make things look cool, rather than paying attention to boring maintenance items. Sometimes that’s okay, but...

No TIG Welder? No Problem, You Can Still Weld Sheet Metal Without One! Don’t Listen To Those That Say Otherwise

In recent years there seem to be more and more internet snobs who talk about only welding sheet metal with a TIG welder if you are doing any sheet metal work on your project car. I know, and...

The Backup Girls Of 2021: The Southeast Gassers Show Off Their Best.

The Southeast Gassers Association is one of the coolest racing organizations in the country. They have period correct cars, with all the flare that you want out of them, and the racing just happens...

Grand National Roadster Show 2022: Photos Of All The Hot Rods, Customs, Lowriders, Trucks, And More From Inside The Buildings!

(Photos by Wes Allison) It’s the Grand National Roadster Show baby!!! One of the most iconic car shows in the world is going on right now at the Fairplex in Pomona and everyone that’s...

Grand National Roadster Show 2022: Here Are Photos Of All The Contenders For America’s Most Beautiful Roadster! AMBR

(Photos by Wes Allison) America’s Most Beautiful Roadster is a title given to just one roadster per year and is considered one of the two highest hot rod award honors in the world. Given out at...

2022 Kentucky Invitational Finals! Super Modified 2WD Truck Pulling At The TNT Truck & Tractor Pull

If you have never been to a truck and tractor pull then you really are missing out on something. They are way different than anything else you’ll see racing, but there is something about them that...

Iron Trap’s 1939 Mercury Is Alive And Running Better Than Ever Before!

This ’39 Mercury has fought Matt and the gang every step of the way, but it finally got a new to it engine. After saving it from an old garage, where it had been all but forgotten for decades,...