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Category Archive: TECH, Videos

The Barn-Find Fiat Is A Happy Little Garden Drifter! Check Out The Final Update On This Build!

A couple of weeks ago we showed you a couple of videos on this Fiat 850 Spider, a car that had originally been a restoration project, then became a property landmark when the original owner kicked...

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Video: Do You Know What Makes A MAHLE Performance Diesel Cast Piston Superior To OE? Learn Here!

There’s no denying the red hot nature of the diesel performance world these days. Not only are bolt on parts huge, performance engine builds are becoming way more commonplace and because of...

Fastest Pro Slammer: Watch As Paul Mouhayet Blasts A 261 MPH Trap Speed At The Westernationals In Perth!

The doorslammer classes of racing run in Australia were always geared to be on the more unhinged side of racing, ever since some American running some absolutely psychotic machinery were imported to...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Would You Be Interested In A Modern-Day CJ That Isn’t Street Legal?

Meet the Mahindra Roxor. It’s a two-seat vehicle powered by a 2.5L four-stroke diesel that makes 62 horsepower and 144 ft/lbs of torque, shifts via a five-speed manual transmission, runs a...

Love Or Hate? This GTO-Nosed 1986 Chevy Truck Harkens Back To The Grandaddy Of The Musclecars!

I don’t care what year it is, a Pontiac GTO is a badass car to have. Whether you have one of the legit years of A-body, the funky one-year only 1973 big-boy, the Ventura with an attitude, or...

These Vintage Ed Pink Magnesium Blowers Would Look Bitchin Sticking Through The Hood Of Something Epic.

Seeing these two bad boys for sale had me wondering if I could send them to my buddy Brad Littlefield for a rebuild and blueprinting. But then the whole decision as to what to bolt them onto becomes...

This Swiveling Welding Table Stool Might Be The Best Seating Option For Your Shop

I hate stuff that takes up floor space in the shop. That’s probably because I’ve never had some giant space to work in and so all my junk seems to end up stacked up and in the way so...

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Which Of These Two Iconic German Race Machines Would You Choose? Mercedes or Porsche?

It is kind of amazing what you can find on ebay. Everything from 99 cent chachkies to cars and trucks worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Since we aren’t much for 99 cent chachkies, you can...

Routeless Episode Three: It’s More Than The Destination, But The Destinations Are Fun!

If you haven’t been thrashing minutes before, and after, you are supposed to leave on a trip or for a race, you are no hot rodder or racer. That’s how it works sometimes. You work your...

When A Cherry Picker Just Isn’t Enough For You, Build A Gantry Crane Like This!

After all, who can’t use the ability to lift jillions of pounds? Well the real truth is most people can’t. But, most people also don’t like a normal cherry picker or engine hoist....

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Goodguys Spring Lone Star Nationals Are Next Weekend At Texas Motor Speedway!

That’s right folks, the Lone Star State’s famed Goodguys Spring Lone Star Nationals is coming to Texas Motor Speedway next weekend! In a state that has a lot of great car, truck, and...

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Breaking News – 2018 Detroit AutoRama Great 8 Riddler Finalists!

(Words by John Drummond and Eric Geisert. Photos by Eric Geisert) Craving information on this year’s Pirelli Great 8 Ridler award finalists from the Detroit AutoRama? Our friends at Fuel Curve...

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Morning Symphony: A Snowy, Sloppy Classic Car Rally In Belgium

Do you hate seeing old racing cars retired to pretty lawn shows? I do. I get that part of what I am seeing accounts to a form of hero worship…the car ran it’s races, earned it’s...

FYI: BangShift.com Is Not Broadcasting The March Meet This Year

Just a note for those of you who have been looking for BangShift’s streaming coverage of the 2018 March Meet. The track has taken the production in house and is streaming it on a pay per view...