DIY Tech: Custom Cables and Ends from Scratch or Fix Your Broken Cables – Throttle, Brake, Clutch, Choke, Whatever!

How many times have you been working on your mini bike, go cart, motorcycle, or whatever and you find that you have a broken cable end. You know, the kind of cable that actuates the clutch, choke, or...

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EFI Conversion Explained: Everything You Need to Know In Order To Decide Whether An EFI Swap Is Right For You And Your Ride

With electronic fuel injection becoming so readily available, more and more hot rodders are asking themselves whether or not an EFI conversion is right for their hot rod, muscle car, or classic...

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BIG TIRES & BLOWERS – The Hot Rod Hoarder Hits Up The Spring Pigeon Forge Rod Run 2024 And Man There Were Cool Cars On Parade.

Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination, and home to several awesome car and truck events, in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. It’s a cool town full of restaurants, shops, hotels, Dollywood,...

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Featured Product: This Easy to Apply KBS Bed Liner Protects Truck Beds and Body Panels And You Can Do It At Home!

We’re big fans of KBS products around here, but if you haven’t seen their products here on BANGshift or haven’t caught up with them at the PRI or SEMA shows, then you need to check...

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Influence & Impact Episode 19 – Jason and Marcel Talk About Obscure Muscle Cars: Buick Grand National, Ford Torino, CTSV, And Muscle Trucks

Remember when a Buick Grand National first came out? Do you remember how they were weird because we were in desperate need of some speed and fun but couldn’t quite wrap our heads around why it...

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Cool Movie Car History: Here Are 10 Cool Facts About Kenny’s 1973 Custom Vette From The Movie Corvette Summer

There was a time when I couldn’t stand the Corvette from Corvette Summer. I don’t know why, but back when flares were a thing, I couldn’t stand them. Now I kinda dig them actually....

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2019 Omaha Autorama Photo Coverage: Here’s our Last Load of Images From The Hot Rod Show!

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – For the last few days we have been taking you around the 2019 Omaha Autorama, a tradition that has been happening in the Omaha, Nebraska area for more than 60 years....

Viva Las Vegas 2019 Photo Coverage: Here’s our Last Load Of Images From The Event!

It was, huge, it was fun, it was windy, and it was Viva Las Vegas 2019.  This is truly one of the biggest and coolest hot rod events on the western side of the country and we have been attending for...

BangShift Question Of The Day: When Did You Feel Like A Driving God?

No point beating around the bush, today’s Question of the Day is directly due to Brad Keselowski’s reverse-entry pit stop that he performed at Talladega recently. While coming into the...

Ride In A 455 Powered, Four Speed Shifted 1980 Trans Am As It Attacks A Mountain Hill Climb!

One may not immediately place a 1980 Trans Am at the forefront of awesome hill climbing machines but then again, they have probably never seen this video before. While we do not know what year this...

Money No Object: 1999 Ford/Roush Crown Victoria “Cobra Vic”

The vehicles that the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving used to teach people car control and race techniques had to be up to the challenge, all day, every day. They had to be fast, they...

Having Trouble Deciding On A Spring Rate For Your Hot Rod? Use The Ridetech Spring Rate Calculator And Worry No More.

Coilover spring selection is easy with the help of RideTech’s online Spring Rate Calculator tool. It will help take the guesswork out of your combination, and the rates are bang on because...

Viva Las Vegas 2019 Event Coverage: The Cars, The City, The Fun! More Great Photos from This Gathering!

So our wall to wall coverage of anything with a motor in Las Vegas continues with these images from Viva Las Vegas 2019. Because we have covered so many of these things at this point we can give some...

2019 Omaha Autorama Photo Coverage: We’re Still Cranking The Images From This Midwestern Bash!

(Words by Scott Liggett) –The Omaha, Nebraska Autorama does not have the prestige the Grand National Roadster Show and the Detroit Autorama have, but to our man on the scene Scott Liggett this...

ASA Stock Car Racing Inside The Pontiac Silverdome Circa 1983 – Short Course, No Shortage Of Carnage

Imagine you bought a ticket to see a stock car race in the early 1980s with the likes of Alan Kulwicki, Butch Miller, Rusty Wallace and others competing. Imagine that race was being held inside a...

Old Fiat 500 Plus Hayabusa Engine Equals BangShift Approved! This Thing Is Evil!

Even before its recent relaunch into an automotive homage for suburban hipsters, the Fiat 500 has carried a reputation as a cutesy little car. The original Cinquecento was a miniscule city car with...

Video: Looking For A Hardcore Spindle To Fit Your Hardcore Competition Car? The RideTech C5/C6 Track 1 Modular Spindle Is It!

We’re loving this series of videos that RideTech is putting out to educate potential customers with regard to their products, the benefits of said products, and how they can be employed to make...

2019 Viva Las Vegas Photo Bomb: More Images From The Rockin’ Show In Sin City

Yes, our Viva Las Vegas 2019 coverage continues today! Here’s the thing. This is not a show populated by gazillion dollar hot rods that no one can afford. Just the contrary, actually. This is the...

64th Omaha Autorama Photo Coverage: More Photos Of The Midwest’s Finest!

(Photos and words by Scott Liggett) – The 64th Omaha Autorama rolled into town recently. Every March this show is a sign that winter is almost over and us gearheads will be able to start...

The Sound Of Passion: This Mario Andretti Short From Magnaflow Is A Miniature Masterpiece

He is among the greatest race car drivers that has ever lived. He was part of a generation of racers that were skilled, hard nosed, and fearless in ways that people have seemingly forgotten how to...