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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Factory Hemi Superbird Feature Video: This 1,500-Mile HEMI Superbird Has SERIOUS Drag Racing History!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it and in this video below you are going to get a look at an awesome 1970 Plymouth Superbird that came from the factory with the famed 426 Hemi under...

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This 700HP, LS7 Powered 3rd Gen Camaro Restomod Is Something Special! What A Beast!

I’m a Camaro guy. I know people know me for wagons and mini trucks and whatever but I grew up in a Camaro family, my first car was a Camaro, and I love them. My favorites are first Gens like my...

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Street Car Takeover Atlanta: They Turned a NASCAR Speedway into a NO PREP Track And The Action Was Awesome!

Street Car Takeover in Atlanta was a huge event and the racing action on pit lane of the Super Speedway was hot and heavy. We’ve been doing the same thing at LSFest Texas for the last few...

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Own A 1965-1966 Mustang? Here’s How To Install A Borgeson Power Steering Upgrade Kit! Video –

Early Mustangs are cool cars that hundreds of thousands of people still enjoy cruising on a weekly bases around the country. Like all old cars though they have their shortcomings, especially when it...

The Songs Of Sherman: This Video Shows Sherman Tanks With Their Various Engines – Radial Continental, Detroit Diesels, Chrysler Multi-Bank, and More!

We love engines and history around here so when we see a video where both of those things intersect in a perfect union, we’re all about it. This time it is a neat video filled with clips of...

Historic Drag Video: Watch Connie Kalitta Spin An Accidental Funny Car 180 Back In The Early 1970s!

Here’s some fantastic old footage from Detroit Dragway that is cool on about 500 levels. For starters we have two great funny cars in the form of Connie Kalitta and Tom Prock who was driving a...

Vice Grip Garage $60 DOLLAR Paint Job For Derek’s Old Truck! Is This BUDGET Makeover Goin’ Ta Town Approved?

We’re down for some cheap paint jobs, and have a car we’d love to put some color on for cheap, but $60? Is that too cheap? Can you possibly paint a pickup truck for $60 and have it look...

MIG Welding 101: How To Make Better Welds – Tips And Tricks For Strong, Pretty, MIG Welds.

A few days ago we shared some TIG welding tips and tricks from the gang over at Pacific Arc TIG Welding and today we’re sharing MIG welding tips and tricks from Tim Welds. Like Pacific Arc, Tim...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Legion of Demons – Texas Motorplex – Saturday

This is the first Co-Op event from MotorManiaTV in 2024! They will be bringing you events on both their channel and others as they partner with streamers like this week’s DragRacerTV. We work...

DIY Tool: Make An Easy Dimple Die At Home To Flush Mount RivNuts!

We love homemade tools around here, and this one right here is SUPER handy. I can’t tell you the number of times I would have loved to have had this tool in my arsenal and now I’m going...

Wanna See Inside Alex Taylor’s 3,000 Horsepower Big Block Chevrolet? Check Out The New Parts And Build Right Here.

Everyone knows Alex Taylor’s cool 6-second 1955 Chevrolet that she and the Taylor family put together for Drag and Drive events, as this thing has been a beast. Sure it took some time to iron...

No Prep Drag Racing Video: 2023 New Year’s No Prep at Maple Grove Raceway From Our Pal Joe Grippo

Joe Grippo is one of our awesome photo contributors here at BANGshift.com and has been sending us photo coverage from races, shows, and more for a decade now. He’s a racer, a hot rodder, and...

Larry Larson Has Sold The Cadillac! Here’s The Last Event Video Of 2023. New Chevy II Project In The Works!

Yep, the famed Cadillac that Larry Larson has been racing in the No Prep Kings for the past few years has been sold and is getting a Cummins under the hood! Even funnier is that it is going Pro275...

Cordless Drills: Is Buying Top Models Even Worth It These Days? Or Is Cheap All You Need At Home?

We share a lot of tool testing here on BANGshift, and honestly that’s not just because I’m a tool nut. Nope, it’s also because I can’t afford to buy all those high dollar...

Building A 1,000 Horsepower, All-Wheel Drive, 2,200 Pound, Tesla Plaid Killer! This Little Bastard Will Be A Beast!

Can you imagine the kind of fun you can have in a 1,000 horsepower machine that only weighs 2,200 pounds? Yeah, were’ talking about some serious power to weight ratio and when you consider that...

World’s Worst 1957 Chevrolet: CHEAP And EASY – 1 Day PRO STREET Upgrade For The Worst 1957 Chevy

We’ve been sharing all the build videos on this DD Speed Shop 1957 Chevrolet project and it’s getting close to done after a jillion hours of welding in dozens of free patch panels. But...

TIG Welding 101: These Common Myths About TIG Welding Are Busted! This Will Help You!

Pacific Arc TIG Welding is a hell of a welding tech resource. You can take online welding course with them, see tons of great videos on techniques, principles, and tips and tricks, and if you follow...