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This Is The Ultimate Off-Road Challenge, Where One Driver From F1, One From NASCAR, and One From Drifting Go Head To Head In A Variety Of Off-Road Challenges.

It’s on! How cool is it to take three drivers from completely different motorsports and put them head to head in a variety of off-road vehicles, on a variety of off-road terrain, to see...

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Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into The Cleanest Classic Dodge Caravan Ever. Now Look How Cool It Will Be!

I’m not sure there has every been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine swap hasn’t even happened yet! Okay, knowing about the engine swap...

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FREE LIVE NHRA Divisional Racing Action: Division 7 Lucas Oil Drag Racing At Firebird Raceway – Saturday

Free live drag racing starts here and continues all weekend long from the NHRA Regional at Firebird Raceway in Arizona. We’re talking all kinds of Sportsman Drag racing which means wheels up Stock...

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More 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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Like A Good Neighbor, Finnegan Is There. Check Out The Two Day Roll Bar Install That Finnegan And Joe Are Doing In This Chevy II.

If you are going to go quicker than 11.50 seconds in the quarter mile, and you are doing that in a classic car, then you are going to need a roll bar in that car. If you have one, you can then go as...

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Add Sensors Without Cutting Your Harness! The Holley EFI Power Tap Explained. Technology Is A Wonderful Thing!

Sometimes it boggles my mind when folks start cutting and hacking and rigging up electrical systems in their projects, only to find out that the solution to their problem or dilemma was right in...

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The Beast And The Paper Tiger: Two Cars Get The Body and Tuner Treatment In 1986, One Is Truly Awesome

The one crummy thing about today’s automotive landscape is that there’s little “wow” factory left for us. That’s not me being jaded, that is me being real right now....

Dare To Be Different Video: Watch This Blown 4.3L V6 Make More Than 450hp and 400 lb-ft On The Engine Dyno!

Today I am definitely feeling the alternative engine family flow. From the little sleeper Pinto earlier to this killer V6, there are so many fun ways to make horsepower it’s almost...

Amazing Video: The Wonderful World Of Wheels Hits Every Aspect Of 1960s Gearhead Life!

Few films we have ever seen capture such a wide swath of 1960s geared America as this one does. “The Wonderful World of Wheels” was made by “Pete” Petersen’s production...

How To: Section The Hood On The Top Chop 1953 Chevy Truck Project. Radical Change In Looks On This Cool Project

If you missed Part 1, 2, or 3 of this 1953 Chevrolet truck chop, we’ve got a link below to make sure you see them too. But now that the top is chopped, it is time to section the hood as well. Some...

Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Installing Hood Trim & Shaving The Hood Handle. It Is Starting To Look Complete!

In this update on the Iron Trap Garage 1938 Ford Convertible project, Matt and the crew are adding the hood trim and “shaving” the hood handle. This is an old hot rod build after all, so...

Classic Truck Performance Went To Taiwan To See How Sheet Metal Restoration Parts Are Really Made! Watch The Video Here!

While I like the idea of using products that are made in the USA, especially when working on older American hot rods and trucks, the reality is that we live in a global economy where things are made...

The Days When Car Companies Staged Street Races And Used Them To Sell High Performance Cars Were Better Than Today (Video)

This video is so good. So good that it makes me want to just grab every person that reads BangShift and say, “WATCH THIS…SO GOOD….SO, SO DAMNED GOOD!” I do realize that in...

Racers Gonna Race: Watch This Incredible 1978 Footage Of Fangio and Brabham Throwing Down In Vintage F1 Cars!

Now this is flippin’ awesome! You are about to watch two Formula One legends throw down in vintage F1 cars at the 1978 Australian Grand Prix. Well, let’s revise that. You are about to...

The Army M520 Goer Truck Was A Go Anywhere Amphibuous Beast Born In The Heavy Equipment Industry

The defense industry is big business in virtually every country on Earth, American included and there are lots of manufacturing operations out there that have ties to defense that you’d never...

Watch People Get Sandblasted And Their Stuff Get Wrecked By Jet Wash – They Are Not Smart

This is the famous beach on St. Maarten where airplanes come in a couple of dozen feet above the heads of beach goers. The inverse of this moment is when the planes take off. The jumbo jets deck the...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Removing The Bed To Laser Clean The Chassis. Do These Really Work?

In the last video, Brent modified the rear fenders to make them fit the overall look of the bed much better. In this one he’s working on the rear of the chassis, to get it ready for some paint and...

Steve Magnante Is Back And Selling Some Of His Collection! Buy The Funny Fairmont And Help Him Out. And Get A Cool Hot Rod At The Same Time!

Our friend Steve Magnante has been out of commission for a while as he has literally been fighting for his life from a bad brain infection, but he’s back! You may know Steve from all his years in...

Powell Machine Tech Talk: We gotta talk about this torque plate deal….. Does It Really Matter?

The internet is a wonderful thing… but it is also a giant pain in the ass. And in its defense, it has just become a vehicle for people to rant and rave about things that sometimes just make no...

Show Video: GoodGuys 18th BASF Nationals At Nashville Superspeedway – Rad Hot Rods, Customs, Trucks, And More! PLUS HOT ROD OF THE YEAR!

John is back at it, hitting more cool shows and grabbing all kinds of cool rides in the process. This week it’s the Goodguys BASF Nationals from Nashville Superspeedway. This is a cool race...