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OPGI Car Show Photos: Our Final Gallery Of Photos From The Show Is Right Here!

(Photos by Wes Allison) Nearly 300 cars packed the grounds at OPGI’s headquarters in Seal Beach, California and the cars ranged from racers to street machines, to incredible restored iron like the...

WHICH FACTORY BBC HEAD MAKES THE MOST POWER? PEANUT PORT vs PORTED 049 OVAL vs REC PORT vs AFR 265!

Which cylinder heads should I run on my big block!?!? This is a question that has been asked by roughly a jillion people because not everyone is building a full-tilt race engine which means that not...

Is This The Ultimate Expedition RV? UNICAT Expedition Vehicle MD83H MAN TGS 33.540 6X6

I dig RVs, and I really dig Expedition Vehicles, so when you combine the two into something special like this UNICAT right here, I’m all in. This one is cool as hell, totally capable, and the...

DIY Monster Truck Tire Repair: When Your Tire Is 66 Inches Tall And Costs $3,000 You Better Be Able To Fix Them!

(Words by Charles Wickam) So you’re in your car, driving along, and then you pick up some road debris and suddenly your TPS starts dinging at you letting you know you have low tire pressure and...

Project Hay Hauler Gets Converted From A Longbed To A Shortbed! Watch The Transformation Here!

Project Hay Hauler, the 1967 GMC truck that Scott Liggett has owned for several years, is one that has come a long way here on BANGshift.com, but this here is the biggest transformation yet! What...

New Product: Drake Muscle Cars 2010-2014 Ford Mustang Rear Wicker Bill Spoiler

While there are a lot of spoiler options for the back of a Mustang, the majority of the good ones require fabrication or limit the operation of the trunk, or both. But, the Wicker Bill Spoilers...

Pakistani Truck Cylinder Head Rebuild: They May Not Have Much, But They Are Determined! Watch This Cylinder Head Go Through The Entire Process!

You just saw the video from Peter Harrell at Harrell Engine and Dyno, where he’s doing a competition valve job on a set of cylinder heads for a small-block, and this valve job and cylinder head...

Polishing Turds Episode #7: What’s A Valve Job, And What’s The Big Deal? How Much Power Is A Good Valve Job Worth?

In this latest episode of the Polishing Turds series from HED you are going to see the process for doing a complete valve job, along with some good explanation as to why the valve job is so important...

NHRA Sonoma Nationals Photos! Our Final NHRA Drag Racing Photos Are Right Here!

Here is NHRA Gallery Number Three from Sonoma! What a race track and what a great weekend of weather. Take a look at all the cars running records! (Photos by Eric Myers) It was a crazy week around...

This 1965 Plymouth Valiant Signet Has Been Parked For Years, Is Full Of New Parts, And Is A Serious Unknown. Will It Run Again?

For some reason, this little Plymouth Valiant Signet, makes me smile. When Brent hauled it home it had been sitting for years and years without running and had a back seat full of spare and new parts...

Classic Instruments Releases New Gauge Packages For 1973-79 Ford Trucks. Finally Something Nice For All You Ford Truck Owners!

Ford Truck fans rejoice! Classic Instruments is back at it again and is once again going to turn everyone’s heads as they debut the new 1973-1979 Ford Truck Dash packages. They are officially...

Class Racer Nationals Coverage! Nothing But Bad Ass Stock And Super Stock Cars. Muscle Car Heaven!

(Words and Photos by Dan Grippo) For the third year in row, the duo of Ken Miele and Tim Fletcher held the Class Racer Nationals presented by Micro Strategies at picturesque Numidia Raceway in the...

Would You Rather, The Longroof Chevy Edition: LSA Malibu Or 454 Kingswood?

Some things will never change. The bills will arrive, the taxes will come due, the sun will set in the west at the end of each and every day. And I will be surfing all sorts of ads, looking at all...

Single Seat Race Car Build Part 4B: The Grill, A Three Part Series

One of the most distinctive features of this build is the cool track nose grill and that’s not only because it’s front and center but also because it is one of the most custom pieces on this...