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Category Archive: Hack of the Week, MISC, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Chop Top How-To: Walden Speed Shop Shows How To Chop The Top On A 1932 Ford

Chopping a top is one of those things I’ve never done before, but have seen done several times and want to try. There is a lot to doing it right, and some cars and trucks are easier than...

Incredible: This Guy Pulled A Hot Rodded 2JZ Out Of His Volvo Wagon and Plugged A Lambo V10 IN!

There are cars that lead interesting lives and then there are cars that lead super hero lives. This 1975 Volvo station wagon is one of those super heroes because it has had stuff done to it that even...

Brazilian Bullet: Watch This Interesting Small Block Challenger Hit The Strip In Its Home Country

Now this is cool! We show you lots of drag racing videos from places like Brazil and Argentina because we love highlighting their scene and they also have loads of awesome cars that are different...

Never Meet Your Heroes: Waking Up A Super-Rusty Buick Grand National

I’m always pleasantly surprised when I run into a Buick Grand National, T-Type or Turbo T that has seen legitimate road time and has some scars to prove it. The way the Internet would make...

MORE: TECH, Videos

Boomski: This Video Compilation Of Violent Nitrous Backfires Is Pretty Wild

Nitrous Oxide has been enhancing the horsepower of piston engines for decades now and by and large it does an awesome job. When we watch pro mods with huge engines snorting the stuff to win races and...

Drag Racing ’89: Watch This Diamond P Classic That Looks Back At An Awesome NHRA Season

Back in the late 1980s things were pretty awesome in drag racing. The old guard of drivers were still very much in control of the professional classes but there were youngsters starting to make their...

Old Gray Mare, Part Two: The Rattiest Musclecar Hits The Highway

If there ever was a face for an underdog, man, does this Mustang II Cobra have it. Covered in lichen, mold, rust, and the thick layer of hatred for the Blue Oval’s effort to keep the Mustang...

Fun At The Strip: A Cummins Powered Ram Takes On A Lamborghini Huracan For Grudge Racing Fun

Now this is drag racing fun as it should be! You are going to see a Cummins powered Ram taking on a Lamborghini Huracan for grudge racing fun at Kil-Kare Raceway in Ohio. Lavon Miller of Firepunk...

Factory Muscle Car Small-Block Shootout: 340 Six Pack, DZ302, 327, 350, Boss 302 and Boss 351! Which One Reigns Supreme On The Dyno?

Richard Holdener is back at it and is putting on the ultimate small-block muscle car powerplant showdown. Whether you are a Ford guy, a Mopar guy, or a Chevrolet guy, there is an engine on this list...

Only Two Days In And The 5-Window Essex Coupe Build Has The Windows And Top Going Together Already!

Most of the time that I watch Halfass Kustoms on YouTube I find myself wishing I go things done as rapidly as he does. This dude is a machine and just moves forward with projects at a blinding pace...

Retro-Dress: This Modern Version Of The Lancia Stratos May Be The Coolest Ferrari Ever

The Lancia Stratos is known as one of the most amazing and awesome rally cars of all time. It’s wedge shape, screaming engine, and brutal performance were hallmarks of a car that was really...

Know It All: Here’s Why Weight Has No Effect On Your Car’s Top Speed

This is likely a topic that is not breaking news to lots of BangShifters out there, but for some of you younger guys it might be. I have actually chatted about this stuff with my sons in the last...

More Updates On Alex Taylor’s 6-Second ’55 Chevy Build: Her And Dennis Have Lots Of Updates, And A New Show She Just Filmed.

This is a really busy update episode for Alex and Dennis, as they have been burning the candle at both ends. Dennis has been at home thrashing on the ’55, while Alex was out shooting a new show...

This Ultra Clean Twin Turbo Chevrolet Colorado Has A 25.3 Chassis, Invaded LSFest, And Is Destined For Drag Week

We’re truck fans around here, and especially fans of LS swapped S10s and Colorados. There isn’t anything rare about them anymore, as you see LS Swapped small trucks all the time, but the...