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Category Archive: FORD

Best of 2018: An Inline-Eight Ford Tempo? That Happened! Check This Freak Out!

Why is a Ford Tempo on BangShift? It’s not a former drag car, or an old Pro Street build. It’s not one of our cheap-car race car ideas, and it certainly isn’t a Rough Start find....

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Best Of 2018: This 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS Ex-Stock Car Is Now Roaming The Streets!

From stem to stern, there is no denying that this Chevelle has led one hell of a hard life. Virtually every last body panel shows some kind of wear and tear. The old paint flakes, as does some of the...

Best of 2018: The Legends Rally Ride And Drive At The Mint 400 – Thrashing RZRs In The Nevada Desert!

I enjoy the idea of desert racing: bombing along hard-packed dirt trails and rocky semblances of roads at speeds that would scare most people on asphalt, drifting corners and occasionally making a...

Who Left That There? This Monster Truck Tire Takes Out A Mud Racer At Dennis Anderson’s Muddy Motorsports Park

The typical monster truck tire is 66 inches tall, 43 inches wide, and weighs in somewhere between 800 and 900 pounds. they are derived from flotation tires used on farming equipment. Keep that in...

The World’s Largest Welding Cart? It Just Might Be, Cause It Holds A Bunch Of Machines

We’ve shown welding cart builds before, but never one like this! These videos from The Fabrication Series shows just how bad ass a welding cart build can be and also just how big you really can...

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Dear Santa, Please Bring Us This Pro Street 1978 GMC Shortbed!

Alright, Nick, let’s get a few things straight between us. Pretty much every year we ask only a few things from you, and every year your rotund bearded Artic-dwelling ass ignores us on every...

The Ultimate Sleds: Snowmobiles That Are Not For The Timid!

It’s official, finally: we have entered winter. The passing of the winter solstice on Friday means that the daylight hours are going to start getting longer and that we are on the way to...

Clamps, Clamps, And More Clamps. Quarter Panels And Roof Install On A 1967 Camaro

Quarter panels are an intimidating project for a lot of gearheads. Add a roof to the mix and it is a whole other experience entirely. With that said, the actual installation of both is a process...

Project Smokey: The Drowned Pontiac LeMans Is Actually Being Rebuilt!

When Kevin from Junkyard Digs said that he was serious about bringing the 1968 Pontiac LeMans he dragged out of it’s long-term resting spot, I was excited for him. When he said that he was...

Dragster Or Funny Car? Which Would You Rather Have Hanging In Your Dream Garage?

In our dream world, we would have a funny car or dragster hanging on the wall or from the ceiling in our dream garage. Of course that implies a big enough space and tall enough ceilings to pull it...

Just Checking: OnStar Broke In On This Corvette ZR1’s Action Three Times In One Lap Of NCM Motorsports Park!

If there is one thing every racing driver can appreciate, it’s the surprising lack of sound in the car. Seems odd, right? No music blasting, no humans distracting or annoying…it’s...

Disco Might Be Dead, But This 1977 Pontiac Ventura Can Be Brought Back To Life!

The first car I had was a 1975 Camaro that fit the bill, but in all honesty, I would’ve taken just about anything that was set up like a 1970s street ride: slot mags, a bit of a hike in the...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Trust But Verify The Work That Is Being Done On Your Car!

The legion of minions that compose the face of automotive maintenance to the general public is a very mixed bag in this time and age to put it very mildly. You have counter-clerks at parts stores...

Full Weight: A 1973 Dodge Polara That Isn’t A Cop Special…But Should Run Like One!

It’s very strange to think that a car as…*ahem*…husky as a 1973 Dodge Polara would be anything more than demolition derby fodder to a BangShifter. Yank the good engine out, stuff...