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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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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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Will These Replica Classic Car Bodies Reshape The Car Industry? Juncheng Vehicle Co. Is Replicating Icons In China

Several years ago the restoration body parts business went to a whole new place when companies started offering complete bodies for our favorite American classics. 1969 Camaros were one of the first,...

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Use This 3 Step Secret to GLASS FLAT Paint! Kevin Tetz Shares Decades Of Experience That Will Make Your Paint Job A Success

We’ve shared plenty of Kevin Tetz videos over the years around here, and I can tell you that Kevin sure knows what he’s talking about. The number of TV and YouTube personalities that have...

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Jiffy-tite Quick Connect Transmission Kits Now Available For TH350/TH400 Applications…Plus Another We’ll Reveal Inside!

In their continuing pursuit to make your life easier, safer, and less coated in transmission fluid, Jiffy-tite Motorsports has released new quick connect transmission fitting kits for the venerable...

Show Coverage: Mooneyes Christmas Party Photos From California Part 3

We have so many photos from the 2012 Mooneyes Christmas Party Car Show that we’ve had to split them up into a ton of killer galleries. We’ve got two for you today, so stay tuned for the...

Video: Aussie Mayhem! Scotty’s Garage Crashes, Fires, Bangs, and Close Calls 2012

The Scotty’s Garage videos are always of the best action in Australia. We feature his burnout competition videos and love to see all the cool carnage that the dudes down under can inflict. This...

eBay Find Counter Strike: One Of The Coolest Sleeper Muscle Trucks In America

Chad posted this morning about our pal Cowboy’s 100% amazing Ford truck that he’s selling on eBay to make way for a newer, crazier project. Well, thanks to BS reader Josh Fullenwider I...

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Project Buford T Justice Quick Update: Where The Hell Has Our 9C1 Caprice Been?!

We know that you’ve been wondering what the hell happened to Buford T Justice since our last proclamation about heading to the dyno to pile parts onto the old ol’ 350 under the hood and...

Project Re-Introduction: Fat Lane – The 2,500hp Heavy Street 1964 Ford Fairlane – Construction Restarts

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, Project Fat Lane has begun anew! For those of you that have been reading BangShift for some time, you’ll remember that back in early 2010 we...

Show Coverage: Part 2 Mooneyes Christmas Party Show Photos… Rods, Customs, Drag Cars

If you missed the 2012 Mooneyes Christmas Part Show, don’t worry because we have tons of photos for you to check out this week. Part 2 of our coverage has even more rods, customs, drag cars,...

Video: Mark Stielow Talks Hot Rods In The Latest Faces Of GM Spotlight

We happen to know Mark Stielow from traveling all over the country and seeing him at events. He’s quiet, reserved, and all in all pretty mellow until you throw him behind the wheel of something...

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Ebay Find: Award Winning Super Double Bitchin’ Ford F-100 Pickup You Need

Cowboy David Woods, of Winged Express fame, sent us an email the other day telling us that he is selling his super double bitchin’ 1954 Ford F-100 pickup. And it’s not just some standard...

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Event Coverage: Mooneyes Christmas Party Car Show Photos Up The Wazoo Part 1

The Mooneyes Christmas Party Show is always one of Southern California’s hottest winter events, and one where everyone comes to see and be seen. You can always count on traditional hot rods,...

BangShift Submission Spotlight: Scott Bouwens’ 10-second 1966 Olds Cutlass

We get A LOT of content submissions from folks all over the world, with cool video links, show coverage, and story ideas each and every week, which helps us shape the content on BangShift. But one of...

Larry Larson’s Drag Week Winning Chevy II With The Wheels Up At 1000 Feet

Larry sent us this photo, from Scott Gillean at Boogey Man Artworks, showing his car at 1000 feet with the front wheels at least 3 or 4 inches up off the ground. What’s funny about this to us...

PRI 2012: Moroso Performance Products Rolls Out New Programmable Fuse And Switch Panel

For the last few years, Moroso Performance Products has been rolling out a constant stream of new hard parts. Oil pans, valve covers, oil separators, water pumps, and other pieces along those lines....

eBay Find: A Late 1960s George Barris Creation Fit For the Aging Pimp Looking To Regain His Youth

I have never really pretended to be any fan of George Barris’s work after the early 1960s. His late model “kustom” Camaros and Prius hybrids are the kinds of things that make you...

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