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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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OUCH! Racing at Goodwood Doesn’t Always Go To Plan… This 1964 AC Cobra Found Out The Hard Way At The 83rd Members’ Meeting

If you think that historic races like the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Revival, and Members Meet are just for show, think again. I once talked to Vic and Cammie Edelbrock about their vintage road...

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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness!

I love donor vehicle builds like this one. What I mean by that is when you buy a car, or parts from the wrecking yard, to build something new and exciting in a way it never was before. My 1956 Chevy...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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IHRA Names Dustin Farthing New President Of The International Hot Rod Association

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing...

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Racing Junk Find: The Only Blown Alky Jeep Cherokee on Earth

When an awesome idea gets fed to a professional that can execute it, great things happen. This Jeep is without a doubt the coolest Jeep we have ever seen. We know about the drag race Wranglers and...

Caption This Photo: So the Brakes Were Making This Odd Noise…

We’ve all been there. A friend, sometimes a girl, asks you to survey some issue they are having with their car. You do the good thing and take a look (remember, the road to Hell is paved with...

Cruise Gallery: The Kemah Cruise – Kemah, Texas – April 2011

To round off today’s bonanza of galleries, we’ll take you back to Texas, thanks to Charles Wickam and his well used camera. This time we’re dropping by the Kemah Cruise,...

Quick Gallery: Vintage Tractors on Display in Alabama

Here’s a quick little gallery of about 30 photos submitted by BangShift member Charles Schryver from the Baldwin County Strawberry Festival, held in Loxley, Alabama. A local antique tractor...

Drag Race Gallery: BangShifters at Lebanon Valley Dragway’s 2011 Opening Day

The official sign that Spring has arrived in the Northeast happens when racing starts, well that weekend finally arrived and a few BangShift forum members decided to celebrate by getting together and...

Show Gallery: The 2011 Bayshore Fine Rides Car Show – Baytown, Texas

The Bayshore Fine Rides Car Club certainly knows how to throw a party! For 23 years they have been holding a big car show in Baytown, Texas that draws everything from lifted mud boggers to killer...

Book Review: Pontiac – The Performance Years by Martyn Schorr

We recently finished reading Pontiac: The Performance Years by Martyn Schorr. This book is a collection of stories and articles that highlight the golden age of Poncho performance, roughly 1959-1974....

UPDATE: A DIY Classic Car Restoration From India

When we received an e-mail with the link we’re sharing below about a guy restoring a classic car in India, we were very leery of what we’d find. Rather than seeing lots of bizarre fixes,...

Update Video: The Radial Engine MR2 is Running Like a Top

Last Sunday we showed you video of a Toyota MR2 that has been re-powered with an old radial airplane engine. Go ahead and re-read that if you need to. That first video showed the engine running, but...

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Bitchin’ Bill Thomas Nova To be Sold at Mecum in May

One of the cars that will be sold at the Mecum Auction in Indy this May is a super cool 1965 Chevy Nova, built by racing legend Bill Thomas. The car is being listed as a Funny Car and that may...

Video: More Bad Ass Amphibious Military Truck Action, Bonus Splash Down!

Yesterday’s video of the old Army truck driving around the bottom of a lake was pretty great. We were then tipped off to some far more modern military truck action, this time featuring a...

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Ridetech Street Challenge Kit: So easy a girl can do it! Check out the install here.

Now ladies, don’t get mad at us, at least we didn’t say “So easy a chick can do it!” We’re really impressed with Michelle Harvey and here Camaro install that is up on...

Bangshift Mini-Feature: The Piss’d Off Pete 1960 Peterbilt

One of the coolest projects to hit the airwaves and webwaves over the last couple of years is Randy Grubb’s creation known as the Pissed Off Pete. This is a 1960 Peterbilt truck modified in the...

Nitrous Express Duramax Diesel Mustang leaves the building.

The Nitrous Express Mustang is going going gone. Our pal Mike Wood, owner of Nitrous Express, has been a fellow Drag Week glutton for several years now, and we have enjoyed hanging out with him and...