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Checking Rod Bearing Clearances: Big Block Building 101 – Squarebody Stuff Keeps Rolling On Their 454 Big Block Chevy For Project Creampuff.

Chad from Squarebody Stuff has got a .060 over 454 block that he is planning to do a full rebuild on for a project, and the next step is checking bearing and side clearance for the connecting rods....

The Holley Overstock Sale Is On Now! Save Big On The Holley EFI Products You Love Right Here!

If you are already wanting to buy new parts for your project, then why not save big with Holley’s latest sale? It’s the Holley Overstock Sale and it can save you as much as 34% on the...

The Walter Boys Are LS Swapping A 3rd Gen Camaro In 48 Hours! Fuel System, New Rear, And More Too!

I’ve always loved the thrash, and really thrive when there is a deadline. That’s how we came up with the idea to build a full car in 48 hours, and convinced the rest of the world it was...

Goodwood Member’s Meeting Video: The Hottest Laps From This Epic Event. Sideways Vintage Race Cars Rule!

Can you imagine beating on some of these historic races cars like this? I mean some of them are virtually priceless and they are getting raced like they did back when they were just another race car....

Exploring HARDCORE Tokyo With Larry Chen: He Shares His Experiences With the Outlaw Builders of Japan

J Beat Customs in Japan is building some pretty cool rides, and there is way more going on with some of these projects than you might first think. Larry was as surprised as anyone when Jun started...

Milwaukee Wisconsin Ice Racing Mckinley Marina – What Else Are You Going To Do With A Frozen Marina During Winter?

When you think marina, you think boats in slips and summer fun in the sun. You think dock parties and fishing and boat trips. But when it is freezing cold in Wisconsin during the winter, nobody has...

1969 Ford Open Sports Returns to Goodwood | Watch This 8.0-litre V8 Can-Am Monster On Track! Fire, Slides, And So Much More!

Vintage Can Am race cars are amazing. The action back then was something that today seems unreal. We’re talking about big block powered machines featuring mechanical fuel injection and drivers...

Are All Motor Oils The Same? Project Farm Tests Diesel vs Car vs Aviation vs Marine vs Motorcycle Oils To See If There Is A Difference.

If you are a regular around here, you know that we love to share oil tech and often feature videos from our friend Lake Speed Jr. who has a YouTube channel called MotorOilGeek. His videos and tech...

Transforming ViceGrip Garbage Camaro From A 1974 into a 1970 RS – Watch The Epic Conversion Here!

It’s time for some more updates and love for the Garbage Camaro project, and in order to make it into the ultimate 2nd Gen that means a 1970 Camaro RS split bumper conversion. Kevin is killing...

Stanceworks Is Building A Real Ferrari F40: Part 4 – Chassis And Roll Cage Improvements Beyond What Ferrari Designed For This V12 Beast

It’s time for another build episode of the Ferrari F40 over at Stanceworks, and that means it is tubing time! The chassis started coming together in the last episode, but there is going to be some...

Air Flow Research’s New 200cc SB Chevy Enforcer Cylinder Heads

Not every BANGshift reader is huffin’  a twin-turbo Mountain Motor, here’s a new performance Street Head from Air Flow Research that’ll make a lot of Small Block Chevy...

Cool Or Not? Rebodied Challenger Hellcat Becomes A 1968 Dodge Charger. It’s Clean, And Took A Lot Of Work, But Do You Approve?

(Words by Scott Liggett) While sipping our morning caffeine, we came across the daily notification from Bring A Trailer. One of the auctions that came up yesterday was this heavily modified 2023...

Junkyard Crawl Video: Exploring the LARGEST CLASSIC-CAR JUNKYARD In America with Freiburger! Muscle Cars, Classics, Trucks, And More!

We love walking through junkyards, and while it really doesn’t matter whether the cars and trucks in them are newer or older, we do get another level of enjoyment out of classic car and truck...

Bump Steer: What Is It? How Do You Measure It? Can You Fix It? The Basics Are Right Here, So Watch.

We’re going to be sharing a lot more tech around here in 2025, including a bunch on suspension systems, but we figured that sharing this short video on Bump Steer from the guys at TRZ would be...