The Anatomy of a Win: Ultimate Street Cars attack Willow Springs and We’ve Got Photos and Results Right Here!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) The third stop of the 2026 season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series took competitors to their first West coast event at historic Willow Springs...

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RJ Fab Tech Talk: Custom Headers Explained – Rob Lindsay Goes Over Tips, Tricks, And Proven Methods For Custom Header Fabrication.

You may not have heard of RJ Fab, but you’ve probably seen something they have built. When Rob Lindsay started RJ Fab a few decades ago I doubt he thought he’d build a brand that covered...

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Full Race Coverage From The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix: 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Full Race | Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

Just one week after the famed Indy 500, the IndyCar Series was back at it for another weekend of racing. This time it was at the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, which couldn’t be more different...

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Tool Tech: Mythbusting! Putting 20 Myths About Using An Impact To The Test! Which Do’s And Don’t Actually Matter?

Opinions are like belly buttons, meaning everyone’s got one, but that doesn’t mean they are based on facts. It is absolutely insane how many people have opinions on how to use a tool...

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This Show is PACKED with RARE Muscle Cars & Cool Corvettes! It’s Corvette Expo And Chevys In The Smokies!

Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it with another great video of some insanely rare and awesome muscle cars. These cars were all on hand at the Corvette Expo and Chevys in the Smokies...

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BluePrint Engines Tech: Compression Testing The Right Way. Check Out The Simple Tools And Techniques You Need!

Doing a compression test on an engine is pretty straight forward, and only requires a couple of tools. And only one of those is a “specialty” tool, and you can either rent one from your...

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Be A Baller In This 1 of 24 2004 Bentley Arnage T24 Mulliner For Only $40,000

In high school I rode around in way too many Bentley’s and Rolls Royces because my dad was a Bentley and Rolls service adviser. It sucked. I hated those cars. Fat, heavy, crappy, slow, the list...

Hands On Cars: Kevin Shows You How To Soda And Media Blast Your Own Project, And What To Look For

Kevin’s car has more rust in it that he really wanted to deal with, but he’s a trooper and a professional so he’ll hammer out the work needed. But in this episode of Hands On Cars...

Don’t Call It A Mustang! Check Out This Cool 1966 German Ford T-5 Project!

Imagine this: it’s 1966, and you are an American serviceman stationed in Germany. You are a gearhead, and you have been reading all about the new Ford Mustang that is all the rage back in the...

This Monster Miata Project Is Almost Done And Available Cheap! Could Be A Great Corvette Killer

Sure you’ll have to live with the ridicule of driving a Miata, but since it’s V8 powered we think you’ll manage. Nobody can argue with the handling prowess of a Mazda Miata, or with...

Watch An LS Powered Jeep Cherokee Mangle Mustangs, BMWs, and Miatas At Laguna Seca

(By Eric Rood) – (Editor’s note: Welcome Eric Rood to the BangShift contributor clan. Eric will be sending stuff in to help support this leaky tuna boat. His tastes? Let’s just say...

This 1968 GTO Didn’t Start Out Looking Like Much, But Look At It Now! Lots Of Build Photos Included

When Chadly at MetalWorks hit me up at SEMA and asked if we would be interested in sharing some of their builds with our faithful BangShifters, my answer was “Hell yes!”. After all, these...

Going Through Cone Withdrawal? Here’s An Autocross Lap In A G8 To Warm You Up A Bit

It’s ugly or snowy or both for a lot of the country and that means that most people are NOT out racing their cars at the local autocross. Hell, it’s even raining here in sunny SoCal. But,...

Not A Bad Day At Work: Pitting The Corvette ZO6 Against The Dodge Viper ACR

The Dodge Viper has always made a strange competitor against the Corvette. On paper, it seemed to make sense: two American high-performance rear-drive two seaters that had aspirations of taking on...

Hands On Cars: Kevin Tetz Shows How To Replace Floor Pans In Your Hot Rod, And More!

This is episode 3 of Hands On Cars, and in it you’ll find Kevin working on his own project again, this time coming to grips with the fact that the floors and trunk are rustier than he first...

The RideTech Report: Street Grip Systems Are Shipping, Hidden Prizes, Cool Cars, And A 48-Hour Corvette Update

Fun fact to know and share. The high performance aftermarket industry takes but one tiny breather per year. That beautiful space between Christmas and New Year’s day is the time when most...

Dan Ticktum Off! 16-Year Old English Racer Has Been Banned From Motorsports For Two Years

Thanks to a tip given to us in coded language from imprisoned former drag racer Mr. Dirt we have the crazy story of one Dan Ticktum for you today. In short, Ticktum went all kinds of southern short...

Track For Sale! Buy A Really Nice High Banked Dirt Oval In Missouri – Montgomery Motorsports Park

Maybe Santa was good to you this year or you have tucked some cash aside and are ready to make an investment. Maybe you are mentally ill and deranged and just want to own a race track so bad you...

Hands On Cars With Kevin Tetz: How To Choose A Project Car, And Then Thrash It Before Teardown!

Kevin Tetz and I met a few years ago, at the Goodguys Show in Nashville, when he was testing a certain television show project truck on the autocross. We’ve seen each other on the road and at...

Burnout Monday: Start Your Day Off With A Drifting General Lee From Italy!

If you’ve seen even one episode of The Dukes of Hazzard, you’d believe that the only way to drive a 1969 Dodge Charger on Vector wheels was sideways on dirt. Well…that and the...