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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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Cool Museum Photos From The Northeast Classic Car Museum In New York

Jeremy George, one of our BangShift.com contributors, recently visited the Northeast Classic Car Museum in Norwich, New York, and got all kinds of awesome photos you guys are going to love. For all...

SAVE 10% Through Dec 1st: Extended American Powertrain Black Weekend Sale!

10% could be big money depending on what your buying, so make sure you leave your computer on with the American Powertrain website up so your significant other will get the hint. Simply enter...

PRI 2012: CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE ANNOUNCES 2013 COPO Production!! New engine options!

We’re here live at the 2012 PRI Show in Orlando, Florida and the news is already breaking. At a morning press conference, Chevrolet Performance announced that they are rolling out new LS crate...

eBay Find: Another Wild Russian Liquid Propellant Rocket For Sale — 50,000hp!

We’ve been keeping you all abreast of some wild stuff that has been popping up on eBay lately. It appears a dude in France (we assume a dude, because women seem to have the good sense to...

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Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Our Last Answer and Another Baffling Challenge

Sorry for falling off the “test your gearhead knowledge” wagon this last couple of days. We’re back and better than ever to make up for the gap in our  hardcore trivia questions....

Car Show Gallery: More From The 2012 Houston Autorama – See Gene Winfield In Action, Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, and More!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Hey, we told you that Wickam went crazy with the Cheese-Whiz at the Houston Autorama and blasted like half a million photos. We’ve been doling them out to you...

Event Photos: Goodguys Fall Del Mar Nationals. The Season Ender Was A Big One.

The Goodguys Fall Del Mar Nationals marked the end of a killer 2012 Goodguys Show and Autocross Season, and Scott Liggett was on hand running his Impala, and snapping photos. We’ve got over 100...

Bitchin’ Bike Gallery: Cool Old Motorcycles At Coastal BMW’s Thanksgiving Motorcycle Show

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Somehow Charles Wickam managed to hang out at a motorcycle show along with all of the other action he was involved with last weekend. Perhaps it was cloning,...

Nitro Resto – The Story of the Famed Country Girl Funny Car and How It Was Restored By The Family That Raced It

(Words and Photos by Mike Bradford) – In the racing world, if you don’t have deep pockets and want to go faster, one car is sold to fund the new toy. More often than not, the old car is...

Road Trip: Hot Rods, Muscle Cars and Street Machines Cruise “Tail of The Dragon” – Bitchin’ Photos and Story!

(Words by Tommy Lee Byrd Photos by Tommy Lee and Christina Byrd ) – If you’ve been watching Bangshift for the past couple of months, then you’ve likely seen an event gallery by Tommy Lee...

Kenny Knowling Buys ADRL Back – Rockingham on The Schedule For 2013 – Can Drag Racing Lightning Strike Twice?

North Carolina’s Fayetteville Observer newspaper served as an unlikely source for the confirmation of the rumor that Kenny Knowling, the man who founded the ADRL and then launched it to great...

Gallery: The Houston Autorama 2012 – More Photos – Muscle Cars, Low Riders, Pro Street, and More!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re back with another great gallery from the 2012 Houston Autorama as shot by Charles Wickam. Charles had to have his finger chopped off after overusing it...

Project Car Introduction: El Monte Carvo – A 1987 G-Body With A Literal and Figurative Twist

(Editor’s note: You’ve seen Dave Nutting’s byline many times on the electronic pages of BangShift. He our ace lensmen at BS Eastern World HQ. Outside of his handiness with a camera,...

Dyno Video: Watch A (Claimed) Stock Bottom End, Turbocharged 4.8 LS Engine Put Down 700+ HP To The Tire Of A 1971 Datsun 240Z

Another day, another 100% bad ass turbocharged LS engine working on the dyno. Yesterday we showed you a 322ci combo making over 1,000hp on the engine dyno and today we’re back on the pump but...