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Finnegan’s Drag and Drive Cadillac Project Continues: Fabricating Custom Floors In Preparation For Custom Interior.

Mike and Joe are back at it, working on the Cadillac to get it on the road this year. There is a lot to do, but they keep chipping away at it and in the video below it’s time for the floors to...

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For Sale: The Coolest Ramp Truck Ever? Like A Toterhome And A Ramp Truck Had A Baby, Only WAY Cooler.

I love vintage RVs, and especially eyebrow Winnebago RV’s. I know several people who have built custom versions of these, and also love them when they are just a survivor or restoration. But...

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3 DAY Custom Truck BUILD! Puddin’ Scores A 1984 S10 From Marketplace And Proceeds To Build A Simple, Clean, & Budget Friendly Mini Truck.

Everyone loves a big elaborate custom build, but I have to say that I also really love the simple, quick, and budget friendly builds like this one from Puddin’s Fab Shop. I wish more of my...

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Pro 275, Limited Drag Radial, and Radial vs The World Racing Action From The Shakedown at U.S. 131

US 131 has been throwing one hell of a drag race with both the Mid West Drag Racing Series and Radial Outlaws Racing Series during the Shakedown at US131. Both sanctioning bodies on the grounds for...

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Dyno Video: This 427 cubic inch LS3 8-Stack Injected Beast Sounds AMAZING! But How Much Power Does It Actually Make?

It is kind of amazing how differently engine combos can sound at full song.You can take the same long block and top it with five different induction setups and get some very different sounding...

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Southeast Gassers At Shadyside! Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, Catches All The Wheels Up Gear Jamming Gasser Action!

If you are regular around here then you know that we really dig the Southeast Gassers Association. I mean, what’s not to love? Big rpm, big burnouts, wheelstands, gear banging shifts, and heads up...

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Chadmouth: The “Can You Believe All This Crap?” Edition

Ashley Force Hood is knocked up again, ADRL is sold, XDRL is going after them with the old ADRL management staff, Moran has an all billet engine that makes 4400 horsepower with turbos, Mello Yello is...

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Event Photos: Lions Drag Strip 40th Reunion At The NHRA Motorsports Museum

Last year the NHRA Wally Parks Motorsports Museum put on a panel discussion and event that marked the 39th year since the closing of famed Lions Dragstrip near Long Beach California. With 2012 being...

Event Photos: Hundreds Of Aussie Hot Rods And Muscle Cars Invade Uraidla

It’s international weekend here at BangShift.com thanks to Darryl Daniels who sent us photos from the Uraidla 2012 Picnic Cruise in Australia. I was going to write something witty and creative...

Scotty Cannon and Scotty Cannon Jr. Talk Racing, Their Plans, and More On SHRA Radio Tuesday Night

A couple weeks ago you guys may have heard BangShiftChad on the SHRA Radio show that the Southern Hot Rod Association puts on each Tuesday evening. Well, we had a great time being on with Al Tucci,...

PRI 2012: AFCO Racing Rolls Out A Brand New Catalog, Killer Brakes, Shocks, Radiators, and Headers

One of the most diverse companies displaying at PRI 2012 was BangShift sponsor, AFCO Racing. The company continues to maintain a product line that services the street machine and pro touring world,...

PRI 2012: Mike Moran’s New 4,400hp Billet Aluminum Hemi – Nearing Top Fuel HP With Alky and Turbos!

Of all the cool, heavy duty, bleeding edge race stuff we saw at the 2012 PRI Show, this single engine was the showstopper. The 637ci Hemi that features a billet aluminum block and billet everything...

Event Photos: John Force Holiday Car Show With Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Trucks, and More

Every year John Force Racing puts on their Holiday Car Show and Open House at their Yorba Linda shop, and it not only attracts some of the coolest cars in SoCal, but also give people a chance to...

What Would You Do With This!? We’re Not Scared… Are You?

Blane over at Holley posted this on the Holley Facebook page saying “If there were a seat and steering wheel on this, would you ‘let it eat’?” And our answer would be a...

PRI 2012 – A Gallery Of Cool and Classic Mopar Race Cars

One last gallery from the 2012 PRI show today and this one is for all the fans of Ma Mopar! Having been to this show a couple of times now, we know that there is always neat stuff lurking at the back...

BREAKING NEWS: Kenny Nowling Announces ADRL Purchase – 2013 Schedule

In a press conference at the 2012 PRI Show Kenny Nowling announced his purchase of the ADRL’s intellectual property, meaning the name, website, etc. Seven races have been confirmed for 2013...

Car Show Gallery: The Last Blast of Photos From the 2012 Houston Autorama

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Well, we have finally made it to the end of Charles Wickam’s exhaustive photo coverage from the 2012 Houston Autorama. Over the course of the week we have...

PRI 2012 – A Gallery of Engines and Components – Big Horsepower and Cool Parts!

Consider this the first of a few “engine only” galleries we’ll be bringing you from the 2012 PRI show. Why? Well, the place is crawling with gnarly power plants of all shapes and...

PRI 2012 – New Parts: Great New Aluminum FE Ford Cylinder Head By Survival Motorsports

If you are a die-hard lover of the legenadary Ford FE series of engines, you know that your aftermarket cylinder head options have been pretty limited. Pretty limited may be overstating it a little....

PRI 2012 – A Collection of The Cool Cars, Trucks, and Components on Display At The 2012 PRI Show

The 2012 PRI show is in full swing at the massive Orlando Convention Center and there’s LOTS of great iron to oogle on the show floor, in various booths, and even in the lobby of the building....