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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Laris Motorsports Insurance $75K Livestream Starts With The THURSDAY WARM-UP

It’s time for more LIVE drag racing, and this time it is from the big money bracket races at Darana Raceway National Trail in Hebron Ohio as they Laris Motorsports Insurance $75,000 To Win race...

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Free Livestream: Check Out Big And Small Tire Testing At US131 As The Mid West Drag Racing Series And Radial Outlaws Prepare For The Weekend!

US 131 has been open for testing the past two days as both the Mid West Drag Racing Series and Radial Outlaws Racing Series prepare to take over the famed US 131 Motorsports Park. I’ve raced...

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Tool Tech: Mythbusting! Putting 20 Myths About Using An Impact To The Test! Which Do’s And Don’t Actually Matter?

Opinions are like belly buttons, meaning everyone’s got one, but that doesn’t mean they are based on facts. It is absolutely insane how many people have opinions on how to use a tool...

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It’s Got 1 Cylinder and 13 Horsepower! Is It Actually The Best City Car Out There? Here’s Why Jay Leno Thinks So!

If you are under the age of 20, you might not recognize this car, but otherwise you’ve probably seen a BMW Isseta before. Made famous again by the lovable and weird Steve Urkel character on...

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This Show is PACKED with RARE Muscle Cars & Cool Corvettes! It’s Corvette Expo And Chevys In The Smokies!

Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it with another great video of some insanely rare and awesome muscle cars. These cars were all on hand at the Corvette Expo and Chevys in the Smokies...

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BluePrint Engines Tech: Compression Testing The Right Way. Check Out The Simple Tools And Techniques You Need!

Doing a compression test on an engine is pretty straight forward, and only requires a couple of tools. And only one of those is a “specialty” tool, and you can either rent one from your...

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Craigslist Find (W/Video): A Custom Built 1978 6×6 Datsun Truck With Buick V6 Power And Magazine History?

In the interest of full disclosure, I’ll tell you that Charles Wickam, one of the ace photographers here at BangShift sent me this link after digging it up on Facebook. Charles is a guy who has...

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Sleeper Find: A Stocking Looking 1980 Caprice Packing An L88 Headed Big Block Engine!

All hall the king of the Caprice sleepers! This 1980 Caprice coupe is for sale in Corinth, Mississippi and it plays the role perfectly. Equipped with the stock interior, right down to a granny...

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Incredible eBay Find: An All Original 1965 Belvedere A-990 Factory Built Hemi Race Car – 219 Street Miles!

In the realm of awesome factory build drag race cars, the 1960s A990 Hemi Belvedere stands as one of the greats. With little more than 100 produced, these cars found their way into the hands of...

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Criagslist Find: A Wild Homebuilt Tracked Ford Truck

It gets mighty cold in Wisconsin during the winter months and we can only guess that this awesome and odd Ford tracked truck creation was born out of some winterized bench racing. What you’e...

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Roadkill: Finnegan and Freiburger Kill A Prius Twice, Nearly Themselves Once, and A Tired Gremlin Survives It All!

The Roadkill boys are back and this time with a literal death wish. As the title intimates, in this episode of the famed show, the guys kill a Toyota Prius…twice. The second time involves a...

Friday Excuse To Go Home Early And Drink: The Literal End Of Australia’s Auto Industry Is In Sight

Just when you thought the worst news that the Australian auto industry could get was Ford getting ready to stop production in the country, Holden and Toyota, the last two major companies building...

Drag Gallery: Tire Smoking Action From The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series At Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park

(Photos by Brad Klaassen) – The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series is in full swing all across the country with all seven divisions hosting races at tracks from sea to shining sea. The LODRS races...

Gallery: More Mopar Drag And Show Action From Maple Grove’s Mega Mopar Action Weekend

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday we launched the first salvo of great Mopar photos as shot by our own Joe Grippo at the 2013 Maple Grove Mega Mopar Action event. The gathering drew tons of...

Craigslist Find: A Factory Four Speed 1965 Pontiac Catalina Safari Wagon

We have to thank BangShift reader Tardis454 for the tip on this super cool wagon that is currently for sale in the Cleveland, Ohio area. The fact that it is a not too often seen 1965 Pontiac Catalina...

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BangShift Question of the Day: Carbs – Do You Like A Big Single Carb? Dual Quads? Tri-Power? A Bunch Of Single Throats?

Yesterday Chad quizzed you about your thoughts on fuel injection and if you had any fear about making the switch to EFI. Since I know most of you are running carbs on your engines, I am going that...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Little Red Corvette – Bluegrass Cover Edition!

So I’ve locked Chad out of the BangShift Daily Tune Up studios after yesterday’s horrendous tune by the ‘Hoff. Seriously on behalf of everyone, everywhere, we apologize for that...

Video: Road Tripping And Four Wheeling A Worked Up 1965 Dodge M37 Truck – California Coolness!

Fred Williams from Four Wheel and Off-Road Magazine is one of our favorite dudes in the industry because he is a super talented wrench, can build anything, and shares our warped sense of humor. One...

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Gallery: Mega Mopar Action Weekend 2013 Maple Grove – Car Show And Strip Action!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – The Mega Mopar Action Series returned to Maple Grove Raceway for its third annual visit to the venerable Pennsylvania race facility. And it was a good one....

Luxury Liner: We Drive The 2013 GMC Sierra Denali 2500HD Crew Cab – A Velvet Brute!

(Words by Brian Lohnes Photos by Dave Nutting) – As the resident lover of all things truck related here at BangShift, I was more than happy to get my grubby mitts on this 2013 GMC Sierra Denali...

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