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Unreal Adventure Part 2: Heading For New Mexico, Through Arizona, And Hoping These Off Road Machines Will Make It!

The Unreal Adventure is the new name for the old trip that used to be called Ultimate Adventure. For decades, Ultimate Adventure has been a killer event that some incredibly lucky off-roaders got to...

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Wheels Up Drag Racing Photos: The Dutch Classic Was More Than A National Open In 2024!

Joe Grippo killed it once again on the Dutch Classic photos! We shared two galleries already, but have a bunch more coming. Plus we’ve got car show photos and more to share this week! Check out...

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WATCH A FULL REPLAY FROM THE 20TH STREET CAR SUPER NATIONALS IN LAS VEGAS RIGHT HERE!

We’re back baby! We’ve been gone from Street Car Super Nationals for a couple years, but we’re back! BANGshift Chad Reynolds will be on the mic all weekend long and our crack team...

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Mac-Fab Beadlocks Tour And Step By Step How To Beadlock Wheels With Lyle Barnett

Turbo John recently visited Mac-Fab and shot a great behind the scenes video with Lyle Barnett, showing the shop, the process, the ins and outs, and options for getting your wheels beadlocked and it...

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More Dutch Classic Drag Race Photos: We’re Talking Wheels Up Super Stock And Stock Lucas Oil Drag Racing Action

Joe Grippo killed it on the Dutch Classic photos! We shared one gallery already, but have a bunch more coming. Plus we’ve got car show photos and more to share this week! Check out the second...

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The TRUTH About Valvoline’s BOLD Engine Cleaning Claims: Is Restore And Protect Real, Clickbait, or Lies?

I used to know a few “oil guys”, and some of them were actual specialists who blended oil and other lubricants for oil companies you would know. Then I met Lake Speed. Once I met Lake, I...

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Is This 1966 Impala Really Too Far Gone? The Seller Seems To Think So

When I first saw this listing I thought it was a good looking 1966 Impala project and then I read the description and looked at the rest of the pictures. That’s when this listing started making...

Listen Up: The Mile A Minute Mile High Nationals Recap and Sonoma Preview – NHRA Insider Podcast

The 2022 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile High Nationals were a showcase of the best elements of NHRA drag racing. There were speed records set. There were upsets. There were holeshots, destroyed...

KABOOM… Semi Truck DESTROYS TURBO & catches FIRE (120,000 lb LOAD)

The big rig drags that 1320Video covered were awesome, and we already shared the overall video from that race, but this one right here is some special carnage. This big rig pukes all its guts out...

Who Makes The Best End Wrench? Let’s Settle This! Snap On vs MAC Tools, Matco, Proto, SK, GearWrench, Kobalt, Husky

There have never been more brands of hand tools available in the world than there are today, and everyone has an opinion on what is best. To make matters worse, a lot of them are now coming with a...

This 1988 ESPN Swamp Buggy Broadcast Is Missing A Couple Critical Things

Sometimes you have to see something familiar with a slightly different twist to understand what actually made it so good. In this case we’re talking about 1980s Swamp Buggy racing in Naples,...

Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap: New Wheels, Slammed In The Weeds, And More!

In this video the air ride suspension is finished, the car is laid out low, and the new wheels came in. This thing is hammered a lot harder than Casey thought it would be. Casey is back at it again!...

The Iron Trap Sweetheart Roadster Gets A Killer Model A Hot Rod Dash

The Sweetheart Roadster is just one of the cool projects that are being built by the Iron Trap Garage crew, and there has been a lot of metal work going on to get it looking like a complete car...

Pruett, Hight, Hartford, And Smith Win The NHRA Mile High Nationals At Bandimere Speedway

NHRA’s Mile High Nationals are in the books, and that means only these four winners can actually sweep the Western Swing, a feat that has only been accomplished by a select few drivers in...

Lyon Air Museum Photos: War Surplus on Wheels | WWII’s Influence on Hot Rodding

(Photos by Wes Allison) The Lyon Air Museum, located in Santa Ana California, has some of the coolest World War II aircraft you are going to find anywhere. And now through September 5th the museum is...

DOES BIG BLOCK CHEVROLET HEAD FLOW MATTER UNDER BOOST? AFR 315 VS 345-ALL MOTOR 496 & 8-71 BLOWN 496!

Cylinder heads determine power potential of an engine. The camshaft controls the rpm range and power curve, but the overall power potential has to do with how much air and fuel you can get into the...

Filmore’s Dairy Hut Cruise-In Photos: Hot Rods, Customs, Street Machines, And Muscle Cars

(Words and Photos by Doug Gregory) We’ve attended at least one Sunday night cruise-in at Filmore’s for the last several years and most of those visits have been seen here on Bangshift. Also, most...

LS Corvair Project: The Turbo Is Going In! Building A Turbo Kit For A Transverse Mounted LS3

This project continues to impress and inspire and we love it! Check out all the cool stuff going down in this episode of the build, because this car just keeps getting more trick. This video shows...

2,500 Miles in a True HOT ROD With No GPS, No Cell Phone, And No Hotel!

Hot rod road trips are kind of our thing around here, and when we see something like this it definitely makes us get excited. This chopped Model A Ford is a pretty cool ride and is pulling a really...

Finnegan’s Garage: IT’S ALIVE! WIFEY’S TWIN TURBO 7 LITER JET BOAT FINALLY RUNS!

The Finnegan family’s latest boat project might be one of his most beloved yet, as everyone is getting behind doing big things to make Wifey’s boat as badass as it can be. I think this is...