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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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Good Read: Ice Racing Story In the New York Times

When we heard that the New York Times had done a story on the New England Ice Racing Association, we had to check it out. As you’d expect, the story is the stiffest account of an ice race...

Great Plate: The Tag Don’t Lie

Rob Einaudi, the editor-in-chief over at Car Domain sent us a tip on some funny photos of a very truthful license plate spotted cruising the streets in California. Note the awesome frame it is in as...

Bad Mamma Slamma: Tom Myers’ ADRL Pro Nitrous ’70 Duster From Andy McCoy Race Cars

Andy McCoy Race Cars in Washington, Missouri has been cranking out some incredible door slammers over the last few years. Their latest masterpiece is this totally bad ass 1970 Duster built for racer...

Show Gallery: The 2010 Texas Joy Ride Show

Recently, BangShift.com forum member and budding lensman Boooghar struck out to the 21st annual Texas Joy Ride Rod Run. The show looks like a really cool collection of cars and trucks and from the...

New Product: FAST EZ-EFI Dual Quad Upgrade Kit

FAST’s EZ-EFI kit is one of the most popular “self-tuning” EFI kits on the market. It’s basically a plug and play unit that learns while you drive, taking the guesswork out of...

Cool Video: A Top Fuel Sand Dragster On the Launch

Sand drag racing is a primarily west coast sport, but we’re still interested in it, and when we see videos, we just have to stop and watch. As cool as all the junk is, the nitro burning Top...

Cool Circle Track Racing Organization: The Wicked Good Vintage Racing Association

We have to thank our pal and the dude behind Clunkbucket.com, Mike Bumbeck, for tipping us off to the Wicked Good Vintage Racing Association. This group of racers is based up in Maine and runs some...

Speedy Says: Why I Hate Swap Meets

Standing in a nearly empty fairgrounds “cutting horse” arena on a Friday afternoon, I watched as a couple stragglers loaded up various unsold bits of rusty antique automobiles...

John Rains Sets Mustang Cobra Jet Top Speed Mark At Mojave Mile Event

 a name that may be familiar to you if you follow the worlds of land speed racing or NHRA drag racing. He runs a killer ’68 Hemi Dart SS/AH car in drag racing competition and has hauled...

Project Goliath Update: The One Cylinder Rebuild, Part One

The great thing about having a couple of project vehicles beating around here at BangShift.com is that our pain and suffering gets to become your entertainment! This is the first of a two-part story...

Video: More Mud-Based Bad-Assery From Bithlo Motorsports Park

Last week we dropped some killer video of huge trucks flying through the air at Orlando, Florida’s Bithlo Motorsports Park. There’s no hang time in this video but there is one kick ass...

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Roadside Find: A Killer Tennessee Junkyard Hidden in Plain Sight

Intrepid BangShift.com reader Phil Cooper sent us an awesome batch of photos he took on a recent trip through Tennessee. Phil was minding his own business driving down the road when he came upon...

Register for the Midwest Musclecar Challenge. It Will be on Fox TV!

Time is running out for preregistration to the Midwest Musclecar Challenge, and you don’t want to miss it. Sign up online by clicking here and registering before April 1 to save $50 over...

Gallery: The March 2010 Long Beach Swap Meet

The first Long Beach Swap Meet of the spring of 2010 came with real “chamber of commerce” type weather. The sun was out and promised warm temps from the moment it peeked over the San...