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Real Time Pinstriping Video! Hot Rod Jen Stripes A Single Color Layout In Real Time. This Stuff Is Too Rad!

We’ve featured some of Hot Rod Jen’s work here on BANGshift and appreciate her cool videos that show how to pinstripe, her work flow, and her process for practicing and perfecting designs. This...

More Road Race Photos: The 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va.

(Words and Photos by David Whealon) We’re back to the awesome 3.27-mile 18 turn natural terrain road course of Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va. for the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge...

Featured Product: Ridetech’s New Bolt-In Fox Body Mustang Independent Rear Suspension System Is Available And Awesome!

It wasn’t all that long ago that your only choices for an independent rear suspension in your hot rod or muscle car were either a C4 Corvette system or a Jaguar style system. And while both are...

Race Photos: We Visit Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va. for the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS

(Words and Photos by David Whealon) We’re back to the awesome 3.27-mile 18 turn natural terrain road course of Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va. for the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge...

More NHRA Northwest Nationals Drag Racing Photos: We’ve Got Photos Of The Pros, And Sportsman Racers Both! Check Out The First Gallery Below!

(Photos by Kim Fuller) We posted up results from last weekend’s NHRA Northwest Nationals yesterday, and today we’ve got photos to share as well! Thanks to longtime contributor Kim...

BOOST FOR TORQUE! BIG BLOCK CHEVROLET TOW RIG ENGINE TESTS – 454 VS 496 VS 496. Little Blower, Medium Sized Blower, Bigger Blower.

I’m trying to decide what engine combo to run in my 1987 Chevrolet dually, which still has it’s original big block under the hood. It’s down one cylinder thanks to a valve...

Can This Vehicle Be Saved? A Shop Wants $12,915 for Repairs On This Thing! Is It Worth Doing The Work Yourself At Home Instead?

Project Farm is back at it, with a slightly different spin than their normal video. In this one he’s taking a car that the shop says needs almost $13,000 worth of repairs. One of those things...

Wild Rock Bouncer Racing At The 2024 Outlaw Finals: Virgin Hills, Big Power, Big Balls, And Rev Limiters For Days!

Rock Bouncers are some of the most evil race machines you’ll find. They launch themselves up and over and through whatever is in front of them, and do it with as much throttle and wheel speed...

NHRA Northwest Nationals Drag Racing Photos: We’ve Got Photos Of The Pros, And Sportsman Racers Both! Check Out The First Gallery Below!

(Photos by Kim Fuller) We posted up results from last weekend’s NHRA Northwest Nationals yesterday, and today we’ve got photos to share as well! Thanks to longtime contributor Kim...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: The Rear Bumper Just Needs A Little More Love, And So Do The Fenders And Running Boards

Custom bumpers and fenders are a theme on this project! The rear bumper still needs some love and he’s working the fender gaps as well as the running board fitment in this pair of videos. The...

Puddin’s Fab Shop 1967 Pontiac Firebird Transformation. They Got It Running And Now It’s Getting A DIY Paint Job, Lowering, MORE!

I’m a fan of First-Gen F Bodies and we have a couple of early Camaros in our fleet. But a 1967 or 1968 Firebird is a pretty rad ride. I love them. The famed Pontiac beak sticking out there...

Is This The World’s Worst Mustang Fastback? It Sure Is The Cheapest, But Is it Even Worth Fixing after Sitting for 40 years?

This 1965 Mustang Fastback is horrible. I mean it is about as ugly and rough as they get. It cost just $500 and that was the total price for it and three other cars. But for the sake of argument lets...

Watch 1971 California Highway Patrol Officers Slide, Spin, and Haul in 440ci Powered Polaras

We have to thank a Mopar lovin’ tipster for this killer 25-minute film depicting California Highway Patrol driver training in 1971. The police cars shown in this video are 1971 Dodge Polaras...