NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Fabrication Marathon! Winch Mount, Bumper & Race Prep Madness In The Shop

Shannon and Jess are moving right along on the FJ40 and things just keep getting better. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might not...

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Let’s Talk ENGINES, PROJECT CARS, CHiPS TV, and More With David Freiburger!

David Freiburger’s Socials and YouTube channel have grown dramatically since the Motor Trend Studios that he and Finnegan were working for shut down and he went out on his own. It’s been...

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Viva Las Vegas 2026 Rockabilly Car Show Video – Hot Rods, Pinup Girls & Live Bands Take Over Las Vegas!

Viva Las Vegas is one of THE premier rockabilly car shows and get togethers in the country. Taking over the Orleans Hotel and Casino every April, this show is in its 30th year! When I still lived in...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Dyno Video: Watch A Wretchedly Overpowered Sand Car Lay Down 1300hp At The Tire With A TT 454ci Warhawk Mill!

Few vehicles on Earth have the power to weight ratio that modern sand cars have. These tube chassis wonders that were once mostly powered by stock or warmed up VW engines now sport turbocharged V8s...

Flowtech Releases New Shorty Headers For Late Model Trucks – GM, Ram, And Tacoma Applications

The shorty header is an interesting and great thing for late model performance enthusiasts that need to keep their vehicles emissions compliant for state inspections or any other reasons. Far...

Mega BOOM: A Canadian Pulling Tractor Blows Up So Hard It Barfs Most Of The Motor Right Out Of The Chassis

Bryan Lively is the editor of Pro Pulling Magazine (ProPulling.com) and he’s a BangShifter as well. Bryan sent us a video link to some footage taken recently at a pull up in Canada. Things were...

Project Cheap 10: How To Build A Gear Jamming, Budget Minded, Classic C10 In A Month With Our Pals At American Powertrain

(Words and photos by American Powertrain/Matt Graves) – Let me start off by saying all this is Greg “Snaps” Schneider’s fault. Greg works for Ridetech as owner Bret Voelkel’s...

Watch A Top Truck Challenge Competitor Roll His Massive Truck While Trying To Rip A Four Wheel Steer Donut

The Top Truck Challenge is to hardcore off-road guys as Drag Week is to hardcore street/strip guys. Some of the nation’s biggest, toughest, strangest, and most awesomely built rigs head out to...

SCORE Is Bringing Off-Road Racing to SEMA 2014, Including Night Racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

SCORE International, the off-road racing association associated with Baja and Dakar will have a major display at SEMA 2014, including an outdoor section that incorporates exhibits from numerous...

This 6BT Cummins-powered 1978 Ramcharger Is For Sale-We Want It Badly!

The words “Dodge” and “Cummins” just go together. When the W250 and W350 Rams got the 5.9 six in 1989, it was a direct departure from the indirect-injection V8 diesels that Ford and GM were...

Road Test: The 2014 Ford F-150 Tremor – The Sport Truck That Almost Is

I’m not sure if this is a brag or not but I’d venture to say that I logged more miles and drove an F-150 Tremor faster than any other automotive writer has to this point. See, my wife and...

The 1939 Bantam Super Four Pickup Is A Little Rig We Never Knew Existed – This One Is For Sale

Outside of a precious few of you we’re guessing that a very limited number of BangShifters had any idea that there was such a thing as a 1939 Bantam Super Four pickup, right? When I first saw...

The Oldest Known Peterbilt Truck In Existence Has Been Restored To Showroom Perfection – 1939 Model 260 Is Awesome

One of the reasons I love old trucks is because the vast majority of them were worked until their tongues were hanging out or they were so absurdly obsolete that they had no value at all and were...

Watch Mike Ryan’s First Post Wreck Interview From Pikes Peak 2014 – How Did The Truck End Up In The Woods? He’ll Tell You

You know how much we love Mike Ryan’s huge Freightliner around here, right? Chad has made hot laps sitting next to Mike, I have dreamed of actually sitting in the thing for years and we have...

Bottom Dollar Blazer – Episode 7: It’s Time To Start Thinking Paint, BangShift Style.

Well, it’s been a while since I posted my last update to the Blazer project. Class is wrapped up at Assabet Valley Tech, and I got a ton of the grunt work done. Now it’s time to think...

Pikes Peak News: Mike Ryan Crashes Freightliner During Practice

Mike Ryan, the driver of the #777 Freighliner Cascadia racing truck, had a serious incident while practicing for the 2014 Pikes Peak Hill Climb on Thursday. According to witnesses, the Freightliner...

The First Official Pictures of the New Mad Max Cars Unveiled. Semi-truck With A Whole Benz For A Cab? Yes Please!

(Photos courtesy of Entertainment Weekly and giantfreakinrobot.com) Oh, hell effing yes…Max Rockatansky is back. Official photos have surfaced of the vehicles used in Mad Max: Fury Road, and...