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This Magnum Is The Result Of Many Friends And The Call For More Speed – Meet The Badwagon

I watched the scene unfold every pass during ChallengerFest 6’s race day: the black 2005 Dodge Magnum would do its burnout, stage, make its run and then pull off into the pits. There, vehicle...

II Much: How An Innovative Solution On A Project Car Turned Into An Aftermarket Company

The things we bolt, weld, clamp, and epoxy onto our cars and trucks all started as an idea. We take that for granted now but it is the truth. Nothing you have ever used when building your hot rod...

New Product: II Much Fabrication Introduces The Airport – Innovative Bulkhead Fitting Makes Vintage Air Installs Easier, Cleaner, Cooler

Here’s a cool new product from our pals at II Much Fabrication. Called the “Airport” this is an A/C hose bulkhead system that is designed to make the installation of Vintage Air...

The Ugly American: This Hotchkis Built 1976 Dodge Dart Lite Was Completed To FIA Specs Because It Is Going To Need Them

The name Kevin Wesley is no stranger to BangShifters. Wesley is the guy who owns and drove the famed “Autocross Taxi” 1970 Plymouth Satellite. The car has transported hundreds of...

Unveiled: 2015 Saleen 302 Black Label, Complete With 730 Horsepower. Here, Kitty Kitty…

(Images: Drew Philips) It seems that the last time anybody looked at Saleen, they were circling the drain. Steve Saleen had bailed the company to start SMS Supercars, let another company take over...

The Cost Of Not Doing Proper Maintenance: This Is What The Inside Of An Audi TT’s Engine Looks Like When You Don’t Change The Oil

This, folks, is what 83,000-plus miles of driving wear and tear does to the oil of your engine. It cooks it, reduces it, until it’s little more than reconstituted dinosaur paste that...

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BangShift How To: A Step By Step Guide To Assembling A Big Block Chevrolet At Home

(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – We know many Bang Shifters are not made out of money. We are in that crowd ourselves. Any way we can save money on our project cars allows us to have a...

Pro Touring Tuesdays: 90 Days To Build A 1975 Pontiac Trans Am

“Pro Touring Tuesdays” is all about bring you guys and gals the best of the Pro Touring builds and videos that we uncover while on our endless search for all things Bangshifty. Some are more...

Unhinged: Why I’m Not Meant To Be A Highly-Skilled Mechanic, A Lesson Taught To Me By A Hose Clamp.

I’ve maintained for years now that in the grand scheme of things automotive, I’m first and foremost NOT a skilled wrench. Sure, I can work on a car and yes, I tend to do better than most,...

Ebay Find: This Hemi-Powered 1972 Plymouth Duster Checks All Of The Right Boxes – DO WANT!

If there’s a bonus to being near the three-ring circus of Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale location, it’s that you are in a prime area for some absolutely bitchin’ rides of all...

Car Feature: Street Legal Circle Track Camaro Is A Unique, Homebuilt, Corner Burning Monster

(Words and photos by Jim Volgarino) – A true gearhead can point to some seminal moment when he or she was struck by an unexplainable epiphany. That moment when you knew things had changed and...

Project Angry Grandpa: We Take Our 300C To The NCM Motorsports Park For Some Exercise!

(Track photos of the car courtesy of JRP Photos) Testing a two-ton RWD car on a racetrack on a cold morning in late January sounds like the dumbest idea in the world. Tires won’t be up to...

2015 Grand National Roadster Show AMBR Contender: The Hirsh 1927 Ford Roadster

Chopit Kustoms is the shop behind the construction of the Hirsh 1927 Ford Roadster. This is another car that definitely followed the idea that less is more sometimes. The clean lines, the beautiful...

Driveway Tech: How To Tune Your Carb Like A Pro With An Air/Fuel Ratio Gauge – We Show You How!

(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – If you have ever tuned a car with EFI, one of your basic tools used is an AFR gauge. Did you know you could use the same AFR gauge to tune a car with a...