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Sick Week Day 0 Video: This has NEVER happened at Sick Week. Freezing Temps In Florida, YES FREEZING TEMPS!

Given that everyone in the country seems to have experienced some level of freezing in the past week or so, I’m kind of entertained by the shock that some Sick Week competitors expressed when...

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Electrical Tech: WIRE CRIMPING 101 – How to Crimp Open Barrel Terminals Like a PRO! (Wire Selection Included)

There is a lot of wiring going on in your average newer built hot rod, what with EFI and electric everything and all that. But even if you have an older, or more traditional, ride there are still...

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Grand National Roadster Show 2026 Photo Coverage Continues: Even More Hot Rods, Customs, Lowriders, Muscle Cars, Street Rods, Trucks, and More!

We’ve got another gallery of photos from the show, and if you missed our previous photos we’ve got a link to those too! (Photos by Chad Reynolds) Our newest gallery of photos from the...

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This Is The Biggest Deal In Air Hammers: Which One Of These Beasts Actually Performs Under Real Testing Conditions?

In a world of tools that just keeps getting better and better for the money, and where nearly everything is offered in a battery operated version that outperforms everything else, air hammers seem to...

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Ride On Board With Christopher Polvoorde During His King of the Hammers Trophy Truck Qualifying Run!

Seeing Trophy Trucks run well over 100 miles per hour across the desert is something truly special. With suspension travel that is measured in feet, not inches, and 1,000 horsepower on tap for the...

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This Is What Hanging Out With Jay Leno For A Day Is Like: Driving Cool Stuff + Shop Tour + New Projects!

8 years ago I got the chance to come to Jay Leno’s and talk to his car care guys, get a truck washed and waxed, and check out the collection. We weren’t supposed to really talk to Jay...

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Factory Five to Debut Electric Powered ’33 Hot Rod at SEMA

The Factory Five ’33 Hot Rod has been making big headlines all over the place lately. Hot Rod magazine has been giving them ink, and they’ve been making waves on the Internet as more and...

Event Coverage: 2009 New England Speed Society Gathering of the Faithful

BangShift.com member Tony (known as Caveman on the forums) attended the 2009 New England Speed Society Gathering of the Faithful in Rochester, Massachusetts, on Sunday, October 17. This show...

Craigslist Pick of the Week: 1975 Zagato Zele (aka The weirdest car ever)

First off, if you have ever heard of or actually seen a 1975 Zagato Zele, you’re eons ahead of us. We were all set to scan Las Vegas Craigslist entries and pan some douche trying to sell his...

2009 SEMA Show Car Sneak Peeks from SEMA.org

Project cars being unveiled is the most anticipated part of the annual SEMA Show. The trade organization just posted a blog item with a lot of sneak peeks all in one place. We’ve cut and paste...

American Hero to Receive Dream Car Thanks to Local Help

Brendan Marrocco is a true American hero. As a soldier fighting in Iraq, Brendan was riding in a truck that was struck by an IED. He sustained major injuries and had to have all four of his limbs...

Seriously? Kool Aid Drinking NASCAR Journo Defends Series

We need to get into a NASCAR press room one of these days. They have to be doing something good for the writers who follow the series because the majority seem to be incapable of acknowledging the...

NEAT! Ford to display 400hp Eco-Boost powered ’34 Ford at SEMA

This car just went straight to the top of the list of stuff we need to see upon our arrival at the 2009 SEMA show. It is a steel 1934 Ford packing a 400hp, 3.5 liter, Ecoboost V6. The car is a joint...

China May Impose Import Tariffs On American Made Cars

This should get your blood pressure kicked up a notch. China is “investigating” the possibility of putting import tariffs on vehicles made by GM, Ford, and Dodge. Experts believe that...

Video of the Week: Swedish Guys Review A Pro Street 1972 Lemans

We stumbled across this video over on Streetfire.net. It was made by guys calling themselves Getaway in Stockholm and it is an objective road test review of a gnarly Pro Street 1971 Pontiac Lemans....

Mother Mopar’s Monster 2009 SEMA display

Despite their horrific financial conditions, the big three are all coming to SEMA with cool stuff to display. Chrysler is going to showcase several cars and trucks that range from totally bad ass to...

Video: Chevrolet Pre-Event Teaser for 2009 SEMA Show Cars

It’s a good thing we have a true GM insider as a BangShift.com member, because we got tipped off to this latest Chevrolet teaser video on YouTube before hardly anyone had seen it. Check it out...

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New LS1 and LS2 Intake From Edelbrock

Edelbrock has a new, cool-seeming intake manifold for LS1 (cathedral) and LS2 (rectangle-port) GM V8 engines. This really looks like something we’d like to try! Watch for more Edelbrock news...

New Truck Class at Goodguys Street Challenge Autocross

Earlier today we announced the Goodguys 2010 show schedule, but then we were looking at the Goodguys web site and noticed more news. There will now be a class for pickup trucks at the Street...

2010 Goodguys Show Schedule is Here

The Goodguys Rod & Custom Association has announced its 23-show schedule for 2010, and BangShift.com hopes to be there to cover as many of them as possible, especially the ones with the Street...