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Dirt Track Racer Charged With Assault After Ramming Other Car In The Pits: On Track Contact Leads To Race Rage Incident and Ban From Racing.

Every racer and fan knows that in the heat of competition emotions and adrenaline run high. We’ve all seen it, when a couple of drivers bump and bang and then it continues off track. But...

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Punish the Pad New Zealand Burnout Competition Video: Destroying Tires, Lighting Fires, and Entertaining The Masses!

Australians get all the credit for big burnout competitions, but their neighbors the Kiwis also know what they are doing when it comes to creating big tire smoke. With huge “Australian...

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Land Speed Racers Chasing Speed at El Mirage: Here Are The 2025 Southern California Timing Association Season Highlights!

While Bonneville gets the most fame and attention, and is the most iconic land speed racing location on earth, the dry lake bed at El Mirage is home to land speed racing and arguably the toughest...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom Fender Flares Built For Punishment! Truly Custom Fabrication.

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper done, it’s time for fender flares. But these aren’t just any flares, as they will tie into the bumper out back for...

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Marketplace Find: This Survivor 1985 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Is Big Block Powered Gold! Big Block, TH400, 3.73, And 68K miles!

Wow what a score this one will be for someone. With less than 70,000 miles on the odometer, and interior and paint that look near mint, this big block 2500 Suburban will make a great family cruiser...

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Halfass Kustoms Shop Fire: Brent And Esther Are Okay, But The Shop Is A Total Loss

We’ve shared Halfass Kustoms videos with you for the past couple of years here on BANGshift and I truly look forward to watching Brent work in the shop each and every week. He’s...

Video: Small Tire Drag Racing – Titans of 10.5 – Ozark Raceway Park

We dig small tire drag racing around here, and while there is much debate over what constitutes a small tire, they are all a 10.5 of some kind. In the Titans of 10.5 series, it’s all 28.50 x10.50...

Tre5 Customs OBS Chevy Feature: Red On Red On Red On Red…

This cool truck feature from Tre5 Customs is an OBS that just about everyone can relate to. Yes, the fit and finish is high level, the chassis is rad, and the LS swap is on point, but overall this...

Barns Worth Of Finds! 100 Acre Northern PA Farm Full Of Classic Cars!! All Up For Auction!

Our dudes at Iron Trap Garage are back at it again, with an awesome score that most of us dream about seeing. Matt and the boys have been able to go check out this collection, most of which is going...

Is Any Die Grinder Worth Over $600?! – The Most Expensive Die Grinder Ever vs M12 & Makita

The answer is no. For me anyway. I haven’t watched this video yet as I write this, but for me there is NO WAY that a die grinder is worth $602 unless it comes with an operator that I...

HOW TO MAKE HP WITH YOUR JUNKYARD 4.8L LS! CHEAP 4.8L POWER MODS. CARB VS EFI, SINGLE VS DUAL PLANE

Have you bought a cheap junkyard 4.8L LS and are now wondering how to add more power without working too hard? Are you asking yourself which intake to run with a carburetor? Or if you should stick...

How To Build Custom Seats with Cato’s Custom Upholstery – Ford Era Takes Us Along For The Class

When I saw this video, where Solomon from Ford Era was taking an upholstery class, I was pretty excited. I know that Solomon can hold his own, but he’s not an upholstery guy. So if he can...

Iron Trap Ardun Headed 1933 3-Window Ford Project – Custom 1940 Ford Hot Rod Gauge Panel

In this video from the 1933 Ford project, you will see Matt installing a super rare set of 1940’s hot rod gauges. Will he ruin them while doing it? If you missed any of the previous videos, use...

Is A Cheap Generator Better Than Honda? Predator vs Honda & GENMAX—Let’s Settle This!

We’re fans of cheap vs expensive testing, because we are big fans of bang for your buck. But value doesn’t always mean cheap. So this test from Project Farm is exactly what we need. In...

The BEST Beginner’s Guide to Paint Your Car with NO Paint Booth!

I’ve watched a jillion paint job videos, because I’ve wanted to paint my own car for a long time. But I don’t have a paint booth, or any special equipment. Does that mean it...

NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Nitro Photos: Header Flames Up And Hammer Down In Charlotte!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte,...

FINNEGAN BOUGHT A $15,000 CHEVY SQUARE BODY LIMO THAT’S FIT FOR A KING!

Cause why wouldn’t you right? Anytime that Finnegan buys a new truck, especially a square body, I laugh just a little. I’m never surprised, because this has become a regular occurrence,...

The Alfarrari Project: Things Are Heating Up – Or At Least That’s The Plan!

It’s time to try and bring some heat with this cool ride. Check it out below in this latest update video and we’ll have more with lots of rearend tech coming soon! There is so much going...

The 1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: Finally Finishing What They Started?

It’s been too long since we saw the Apache getting work done so it would be closer to being ready for the trip cross country and back to Canada. They are finally back at it, and will it be...