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Big Truck Frame Repair: This Scania Truck Is Totaled. Can This Frame Be Straightened Out And The Truck Repaired?

Big truck frame repair is kind of mezmorizing sometimes. Whether it’s the guys in eastern Europe that take a completely pretzeled chassis and straighten it out so they can weld it all back...

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Solar Battery Chargers: Are They Worth Having? Can They Do Real Charging, Or Are They Just A Battery Tender?

When I got my gooseneck trailer, I installed a 17,000 lb Anvil winch and a couple of batteries and thought about getting one of those solar powered battery chargers to keep the batteries charged up...

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Desert Racing Tech: The SCIENCE Behind BAJA 1000 Support Vehicles! Check Out The Optima Batteries, Ford, Steel-It, Polvoorde Racing Support Rig.

Having just finished watching all the racing action from the Dakar Rally, and their famed trucks, it’s cool to see what a BAJA 1000 support rig looks like. They aren’t the same, as the...

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How to Chop An All-Original 1932 Ford Tudor: Chopping a True Survivor – Fitting and Welding It Back Together Are The Most Crucial Steps!

Now that the top has been cut off, the real critical stuff has to happen. We’re talking about fitting and welding this original roof back in place, just a few inches lower. This isn’t...

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Unsafe At Any Speed! Is the Rotsun Too Rusty? The Answer Is Yes, Definitely Yes. Watch To See Just How Bad It Is!

The Rotsun is, well, rotten. Hence the name. But how much rust is too much? Is this thing structurally okay, is it a total loss, or does it just need a little love. I once drove from Dallas, TX to...

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Huge Money Auction Purchase! This One-of-One Ferrari 250 GTO Sells for $38.5 Million at the Mecum Kissimmee!

Auctions are amazing because you can get insane deals on some stuff, and other stuff goes for insane money. And sometimes the things that go for big money aren’t worth it. On numerous occasions...

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Question Of The Day: What Are Your Gear Head Resolutions For 2014?

Ah, New Year’s Day. Year after year, the majority of the population lies to themselves about things that they are going to start doing and/or stop doing, and gym membership numbers temporarily...

BangShift 2013 Photo Highlight Reel – Johnny Gaudette’s Favorite Shots!

(Photos by Johnny “The Kid” Gaudette) – Johnny Gaudette is our youngest contributor. You may notice his submissions come in cycles. Mostly the spring through the end of the summer....

Watch This! Playing With Nitromethane Is Fun. Don’t Try This At Home Kiddos

If you burn your garage down lighting nitromethane on fire, that’s on you, not us or NitroAmerica. On a recent visit to Jason Rupert’s shop here in SoCal, Les Mayhew and the gang decided...

Watch This Old Holden Suffer Some Super Gnarly Axle Hop While Trying To Get A Burnout Going – Slow Motion Violence!

If you have ever been in a vehicle experiencing wheel hop, axle tramp, axle wrap, or whatever else you want to call it, you’d remember it. One of the most violent and destructive things to your...

The 2013 MotorManiaTV.com Crash Highlight Video Is Right Here!

Mark Walter, and the entire MotorManiaTV family, are great friends of BangShift.com and have put together an amazing collection of crashes, spins, flips, and fires from the 2013 racing season. All of...

Ford Will Be Best Selling Brand In 2013 In America- GM Outsells Everyone With All Brands In America

As we literally close out 2013, it is time to look at the sales numbers of the big OEM companies to see who is going to wear the crown (or crowns as the case may be) as the best sellers in the...

BEST OF BS 2013: This V12 LS Engine Is Real And It Really, Really Rules (w/VIDEO!)

Pal O’ BangShift John Coyle tipped us off about the existence of a truly amazing project that has been documented on the forums over at LS1Tech. There’s a couple of guys who are actually...

More Horseless Carriage Club Of America Photos From Irwindale For The 2013 Holiday Excursion

(Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne) The Horseless Carriages Gather at Irwindale While much of the United States is under freezing conditions and shoveling snow, SoCal is under near-perfect...

THIS IS THE LAST DAY To Take Advantage Of Auto Meter’s Cash For Your Dash Rebate — DO IT!

Chances are you got some dough on Christmas yesterday or you got some lousy stuff like clothing that you can return and end up with dough to spend on car parts. We’ve got the perfect place for...

Is The SCCA On the Verge Of Creating A Pro Touring Autocross Class? We Think So…Do The Proposed Rules Make Sense?

Word is spreading around the internets about the possibility of the SCCA adding a specific class that would serve as a catch all for classic American pro touring style cars in autocross competiton....

Tribute Video: Shawn Nault 1965-2013 Driver Of The Arctic Thunder Nostalgia Fuel Funny Car

Shawn Nault, Driver of the Arctic Thunder Nostalgia Fuel Funny Car, lost his bravely fought battle with cancer on December 21st. As a member of the drag racing fraternity, he’ll be missed. As a...

Action Video: Le Mans Cars Driven On The Streets Of Japan!

“Car porn”. This phrase is used to describe an automotive-themed photo or video that depicts something so amazing and/or beautiful it leaves you as slack-jawed as the first time you caught a...

Jim Murphy’s Simple And Ingenious Cure For Nostalgia Top Fuel Oil Downs

In this video by our dude Les Mayhew, Nostalgia Top Fuel Veteran and Champion Jim Murphy shows the world his ingenious and simple cure for Nostalgia Top Fuel oil downs. He explains that as a...

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Busy B’s Bakery Morning Cruise In. Where Hot Rods, Cinnamon Rolls, And Coffee Are King

(Words and Photos by Dave McNurlen) It’s another year of Sunday mornings at the Busy B’s Bakery on the Benbrook traffic circle in Ft. Worth, TX. A bunch of us have been getting together...