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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Will These Replica Classic Car Bodies Reshape The Car Industry? Juncheng Vehicle Co. Is Replicating Icons In China

Several years ago the restoration body parts business went to a whole new place when companies started offering complete bodies for our favorite American classics. 1969 Camaros were one of the first,...

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Use This 3 Step Secret to GLASS FLAT Paint! Kevin Tetz Shares Decades Of Experience That Will Make Your Paint Job A Success

We’ve shared plenty of Kevin Tetz videos over the years around here, and I can tell you that Kevin sure knows what he’s talking about. The number of TV and YouTube personalities that have...

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SUPPORT SURGES FOR LENO’S LAW AS CAR CULTURE DEMANDS COLLECTOR’S RIGHTS: Letters Pour in from California’s Lowrider Community and International Car Rreservationists in support of California SB 1392

We’ve talked about California SB 1392 in the past, and are thrilled that despite not making it to a vote in 2025, the bi-partisan group of California law makers who support it are still pushing...

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Autocross Photos: Sideways, Cone Slinging Action From The Route 66 Rendezvous

Southern California is becoming a hotbed of Autocross and Pro Touring action, and this past weekend was no exception. During the 23rd Annual Route 66 Rendezvous cruise and car show in San Bernardino,...

Historic Trans Am And Racing Photos From Lime Rock – Iconic Machines On An Iconic Course!

(Photos by Glenn Perry) – When professional photographer Glenn Perry asked if we’d be interested in running a gallery of his photos from the Lime Rock historics weekend that included the...

Event Photos: We Saw It All At Holley’s LS Fest 2013, And Have Photos To Prove It!

Lucky for us BangShift.com Contributor Bob Chiluk was on site snapping photos like a mad man at this weekend’s Holley LS Fest because Brian and I were announcing the entire weekend. While Brian...

We Drive The 2014 Mustang GT – Coyote Power, Six Speed Stick, No Roof And Lotsa Green!

Over the last couple of months, I pestered the fine people at Ford so much and so often about getting my mitts on a Mustang GT with a 5.0L engine and stick shift transmission, I was left with two...

We Drive The 2013 Camaro SS Hot Wheels Special Edition – Full Road Test And Review!

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – When the 2013 Hot Wheels Special Edition Camaro SS made the left hand turn into our driveway, my six year old son had eyes the size of pie plates and then literally...

Run Silent, Run Deep: We Drive America’s Best Sleeper, The 2013 Ford Taurus SHO

(Photos by Dave Nutting) This is the kind of car that can get you both into and out of trouble very quickly. With sedate styling that blends seamlessly with its surroundings and power enough to run...

The AMX/GTO: 1969 AMX + 2006 GTO + Home Garage = BangShift Appproved Tire Melting Awesome

If you give a hot rodder three things: a welder, creativity, and time, you are guaranteed some type of cool result. Such is the case with my neighbor (literally about a 1/4 mile down the road) Scott...

SEMA 2012 Featurette: The Pure Vision Martini Mustang T5-R — An Incredible “What If” Of Ford Racing History

Steve Strope and his Pure Vision company have created some amazing cars over the years but this could be his master stroke. Dubbed the T5-R, the 1966 Mustang you see before you is a product of...

SEMA 2012 Featurette: Mark Stielow’s 1967 Camaro “Mayhem” – Greatest Pro Touring Car Ever?

Mark Stielow’s name has been and will forever be connected to Camaros and for good reason. His awesome string of 1967 and 1969 Chevys have helped to both birth and revolutionize the Pro Touring...

Car Feature Re-Run: An Original-Owner 1987 Buick GNX

Gary and Pam Beineke have a stable of awesome cars. We invaded their privacy to shoot and video several cars a couple of years ago and we featured those cars a while back. Most of the cars in their...

Project Update: The AMX/GTO Project is nearly complete!

The wild AMX/GTO project is on the home stretch! As a quick refresher, this car is a 1969 AMX body that was placed on the chassis of a wrecked 2007 Pontiac GTO. The GTO was cut and narrowed, the AMX...

BANGSHIFT PROJECT CAR SPOTLIGHT: AN AMC GREMLIN WITH A ROAD RACING PAST GETS A NEW LEASE ON LIFE

There may be a law on the books in the great state of Wisconsin that every gearhead must own at least one AMC project during their life. BangShift member Mike is proving that he’s totally...

Project Car Update: Progress on the AMX/GTO Project – It Runs!

The AMX/GTO project that we introduced to the world last winter is the insane combo of a late model GTO and a 1969 AMC AMX. The work is being performed at the home shop of our buddy Scott who lives...

Project Car Spotlight: A Kick Ass 1969 AMC Javelin Build

So let’s say you are a former motorcycle road racer, a Wisconsin native, a guy in need of a project car, and pretty darned good with your hands and a set of tools. How do you stay entertained...