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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Chassis Fabrication: Back In The Shop With Shannon Campbell For A New Build

Shannon Campbell is back at it after King of the Hammers in California, and despite breaking some stuff during the Race of Kings, he’s ready to get back at it with some new projects at the...

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Leah Pruett Makes Her Dodge TSR NHRA Top Fuel Return After Two-year Hiatus, Teams Up with Four-time Champ Matt Hagan at Season-opening NHRA Gatornationals

Leah Pruett makes her NHRA Top Fuel return, after a two-year break, at the upcoming NHRA Gatornationals on March 5-8 in the nitro-burning Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Dodge dragster Pruett, a 12-time...

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Can Ryan Make This Fairmont Run 6’s In The 1/8 For Under 6K? How About Naturally Aspirated With A 5.0?

I love budget builds. Hell, everything I own is a budget build. But sometimes I think folks are just trying to make things harder on themselves. I mean Ryan’s mismatched Fairmont is a GREAT...

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Lights Out 17 Testing Livestream And Video: It’s Time For Radial Revolution 2026 At South Georgia Motorsports Park

It’s time for Lights Out 17, Winter’s favorite radial race, and thanks to NC Promoder we can all watch testing and highlights as Monday and Tuesday had teams doing shakedown hits to see...

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Save $800 With This Harbor Freight Tool Box Hack! Build Your Own Custom Big Box On The Cheap

Harbor Freight is now the largest retail tool store in the country, and for good reason. They have been offering tools at cheap prices for decades, but in recent years took full advantage of the...

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First Round Radial vs The World Qualifying From Lights Out 17 at South Georgia Motorsports Park

If you haven’t been watching the livestream here everyday, you might have missed RVW qualifying from yesterday so here’s a highlight video you can check out to see all the action and...

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Historical Footage: Craig Breedlove’s Record 24-Hour Speed Run In An AMX

When American Motors rolled out the AMX in 1968, they were well behind the muscle car curve and needed to get good billing fast. AMC knew that they had a potent package on their hands, but proving...

Roached Roadster: Cleaning Up A 1979 Triumph Spitfire That Was Left In The Woods

Over my years, I’ve seen plenty of cars left in the woodlines of various locations that honestly were well beyond savable. The Monte Carlo, the Maverick, the 1950s Dodge Wayfarer that was...

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Morning Symphony: Get Your Shot Of ADRNLN With This Violent Falcon!

When you’re at a race, how much do you study the car that you’re focused on? Do you take it in, little by little, hunting for details? Or do you need the sledgehammer moment, where the...

LIVE Diesel Drags, Dirt Drags, Dyno Competition And Sled Pulls! Watch Right Here.

The Smoke and Speed King of the Street Challenge 2019 is underway LIVE at Dragway 42 in Ohio and this event has got it all. If you are into diesel powered machines then you’ll find a lot to...

If You Want To Paint A Car At Home, Here’s How. Our Pal Kevin Tetz Shows You Just What To Do.

After asking all you BANGshifters out there if you would paint a car yourself at home, there was plenty of feedback saying yes, no, I’ve done it before, and only if I had the right tools. We...

World Series Of Bracket Racing Free Live Streaming Video Right Here!

That’s right folks, it’s The World Series of Bracket Racing at Darlington Dragway this fine November Saturday. Action is hot and heavy with both door cars and dragsters on the property...

Morning Symphony: 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB at Circuit Paul Ricard

One of 176, disc brakes for the first time on a Ferrari, a 3.0L V-12 that pulled for days, a suspension that was a dream in 1961…it might not be a 250 GTO, but the 250 GT Berlinetta short...

The SEMA Thrash Is Real! Chip Foose Shows Just How Real While Trying To Finish The Jag And The Camaro

If you walk around at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, you’ll find all kinds of bitchin rides in booths and outside the show’s halls. What you might not realize is that there are quite a few...

BangShift Tune-Up: “Faster” by Within Temptation (2011)

Once again, readers, you are at the mercy of my need for motivation when it comes to music to enjoy. Except this time, the selected track for the BangShift Tune-Up jukebox didn’t get picked for...

Is Building A Stroker 5.3 LS The Best Way To Build An LS For Your Hot Rod? It Just Might Be. Watch This.

Stroker LS Engines are nothing new, but there are lots of options when it comes to building an LS for your hot rod, race car, or truck. The number of people that ask me what LS to build for their...

OSCA Monster Mash 2019 Gallery: The Final Stop Of The Season!

With a density altitude that didn’t crest above sea level for most of the day (if at all), the OSCA Monster Mash event at Beech Bend offered up something for the drivers who made the decision...

This Onboard Video Of Jim Clark Racing A Grand Prix Car In 1963 Is Breathlessly Awesome

Lest you think that I was going to turn this day of content into an entire day of drag racing stuff, I’ve found and shared this completely and utterly amazing footage from 1963 that shows Jim...

Would You Try To Paint Your Own Car At Home? Or Is The Thought Just Too Scary?

To build a car or truck at home you have to possess certain skills. Which skills depends on the depth of your project, with some requiring nothing but the ability to remove and replace parts. But...

Removing And Replacing The Door Skins On A Camaro Isn’t The Hardest Job Ever. Watch How To Do It Here.

We can think of a lot of bodywork jobs that are way way worse than taking the door skins off a muscle car and replacing them. With simple tools that any average gearhead has in their garage, you can...