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Build Your Own Magnetic Clamping Table! This Magnetic Lifter Shop Hack Is A Game Changer for Grinding Or Sanding Sheet Metal!

Clamping stuff to the workbench so you can grind or sand on it is a pain sometimes. And if you are having to move and flip and rotate your part to grind on multiple surfaces, it can really take some...

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IHRA Acquires Heartland Motorsports Park In A Move To Resurrect Yet Another Abandoned Race Track!

The International Hot Rod Association has been making huge waves in the drag racing community with some pretty unbelievable announcements and purchases over the past year and there is no sign of them...

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Drag Racing HISTORY: The Hot Rod Hoarder’s Best Vintage Drag Cars of 2025 Are All Right Here!

We love all the folks that we regularly showcase here on BANGshift.com and one of our favorites is Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder. He hits great events, features some great historical race cars...

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REAL STREET CARS BATTLING ON NO PREP!!!! EXTREME STREET AT DOD CHRISTMAS CLASH 6 AT ROCKINGHAM

Dig or Die Christmas Clash 6 is in the books but boy was it fun! In the video below you’ll get to see all the action from the 2025 race thanks to our friends at Spoold Media. Check out all the...

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Billet, Custom Graphics, Tweed And More: This 1993 Buick Roadmaster Is 1990’s Custom Greatness And Can Be Yours!

The 1990’s were awesome for the custom car and truck scene because horsepower was just starting to come back and everyone was into making big visual changes to their rides in order to keep them...

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Goodwood Revival 2025 24/7 Livestream: Relive All The Action From Goodwood’s 2025 Edition Of Their Famed Revival

Goodwood puts on some really cool events, and there Revival and Festival of Speed are two of the most famous. They recently showed this year’s Festival of Speed livestream replay, and now...

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The Alfarrari Project: Battle Of The Bulge. The Hood Bulge That Is. Fitting All This Under The Hood

How many times have you seen a hot rod, custom, or race car and thought “man, they sure chose the wrong hood scoop”? I know, it happens all the time. Nowadays hood bulges are the same....

Car Show And Racing Photos: Take A Look At All The Shows And Races We Featured This Week!

We’ve had so many shows and races featured here on the site this week, so I figured that on this cold and lazy Sunday I’d share all the events right here in one place for you to see if...

Build a Metal Shaping POWER HAMMER From Scrap Metal: Part 2-Making Thumbnail Shrinking Dies

In Part 2 of the Power Hammer build, Karl gets his fabrication on building the dies for his new power hammer build. If you missed Part 1, use the link below to check it out too! He’s an expert...

JUNKYARD FORD BLOWER SHOOT OUT! WHICH BLOWER IS BETTER? VORTECH VS KENNE BELL BLOWER-4.6L 2V TEST

Gotta Mod Motor in your ride? Want one from the junkyard? Which blower should you bolt to it to make real power? Or does boost work regardless? In this latest video from Richard Holdener you are...

Corded v Cordless 4.5″ Angle Grinders! Which Brings the Beans? Milwaukee v HF

I’ve been super critical of 4.5-inch cordless angle grinders, even though I’m a big fan of most cordless tools, but I’ve come around a bit. Not all the way, but a bit, and...

Amelia Island Concourse d’Elegance: Classics, Customs, Exotics, And So Much More On Display!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Over the past few weeks, we have been showing galleries of my Florida vacation photos. Drag Racing thus far had been the focus of the first half of our trip, with the...

New Product: MSD Ford 7.3-liter Godzilla and 2.0-liter EcoBoost Ignition Coils

When it comes time to add real power to your late model Coil On Plug, or Coil Near Plug, engine an upgrade can sometimes feel daunting. It’s not like the “old days” when you bought...

We Are Getting Fancy! BANGshift Coverage From The Amelia Island Concourse d’Elegance Starts Right Here!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Over the past few weeks, we have been showing galleries of my Florida vacation photos. Drag Racing thus far had been the focus of the first half of our trip, with the...

The Race Of Gentleman: Our Vintage Hot Rod Drag Racing Photos From FlaBob Airfield Keep Getting Cooler!

(Photos by Wes Allison) Our Race of Gentlemen photos just keep coming and man are they awesome. Seriously, this is one of the coolest events of the year and if you haven’t looked at these...

Derek At Vice Grip Garage Shows Us What It Is Like Setting Up and Using a FASTCUT Plasma Table for The FIRST TIME!

Every car guy wants to own a CNC plasma table, even if they don’t really NEED one. But some folks really do need them and they can make life such a pleasure when it comes to cutting out...

How To Rebuild A Stromberg 97 Carburetor – With Tech Tips And Tricks

The Stromberg 97 is arguably the first carburetor ever produced that had aftermarket “hot rod” support. It’s the go-to traditional performance carburetor for traditional...

JUNKYARD BBC SHOOTOUT (STOCK & CAMMED) -GEN-6 7.4L 454 VS GEN-7 8.1L 496. WHO MAKES MORE POWER & TQ?

We all know that Richard has tested junkyard big blocks of all kinds, from various generations of the venerable 454 7.4L, to the newer 8.1L 496. He’s tested them all stock, with camshafts and...

Happy 4/21 – Let’s Celebrate The Mighty Pontiac 421 That Melted Tires From 1961-1966

 While most people associate Pontiac performance in the early part of the 1960s with the 389 there was another engine that truly proved to be the brand’s beast. The mighty Pontiac 421 was a...

Polishing Turds: Part 14 – The HED Real Good At Doin Stuff Channel Takes The Camaro Racing To See How Much Quicker It Really Is!

In this final episode of the Polishing Turds series from HED you are going to see the Camaro make passes with the newly polished engine. Let’s see just how good this thing moves with all the...