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Finnegan’s Drag and Drive Cadillac Project Continues: Fabricating Custom Floors In Preparation For Custom Interior.

Mike and Joe are back at it, working on the Cadillac to get it on the road this year. There is a lot to do, but they keep chipping away at it and in the video below it’s time for the floors to...

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For Sale: The Coolest Ramp Truck Ever? Like A Toterhome And A Ramp Truck Had A Baby, Only WAY Cooler.

I love vintage RVs, and especially eyebrow Winnebago RV’s. I know several people who have built custom versions of these, and also love them when they are just a survivor or restoration. But...

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3 DAY Custom Truck BUILD! Puddin’ Scores A 1984 S10 From Marketplace And Proceeds To Build A Simple, Clean, & Budget Friendly Mini Truck.

Everyone loves a big elaborate custom build, but I have to say that I also really love the simple, quick, and budget friendly builds like this one from Puddin’s Fab Shop. I wish more of my...

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Pro 275, Limited Drag Radial, and Radial vs The World Racing Action From The Shakedown at U.S. 131

US 131 has been throwing one hell of a drag race with both the Mid West Drag Racing Series and Radial Outlaws Racing Series during the Shakedown at US131. Both sanctioning bodies on the grounds for...

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Dyno Video: This 427 cubic inch LS3 8-Stack Injected Beast Sounds AMAZING! But How Much Power Does It Actually Make?

It is kind of amazing how differently engine combos can sound at full song.You can take the same long block and top it with five different induction setups and get some very different sounding...

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Southeast Gassers At Shadyside! Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, Catches All The Wheels Up Gear Jamming Gasser Action!

If you are regular around here then you know that we really dig the Southeast Gassers Association. I mean, what’s not to love? Big rpm, big burnouts, wheelstands, gear banging shifts, and heads up...

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Retro Review: This Look Back At Motor Week’s Drive Of The The New 1988 Chevy Cheyenne Is Great

There are certain cars and trucks that hit the ground as both an advancement and a risk. For General Motors, it was the release of their 1988 trucks that stood as both of those things. After the...

Unhinged: The Impact That Ken Block Had

In the nine years that I’ve had here at BangShift, I’ve done my very best to not become too jaded to the car community at large. I’ve also put effort into removing the concept of...

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Ken Block, The OG Hoonigan, Gymkhana Star, And Rally Racer Extraordinaire Died In A Snowmobiling Accident Monday.

Our hearts go out to the Block family, friends, co-workers, and to all the fans around the world who have come to love Ken Block. He was on a snowmobiling trip in Utah when the accident happened. We...

Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Taking A Random Dump Bed Ram And Making It Work On The NAPCO!

In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is working on the dump bed! If you have missed any of the previous installments on this build, use the link below! NAPCO was a company that...

Car Guy Confessions Podcast E48 – Pro Surfer Turned Sprint Car Racer Tyler Hatzikian Joins Jeff Smith, Cam Benty, And Steve Strope

In this latest episode of Car Guy Confessions, you are going to meet surfer turned racer Tyler Hatzikian on this episode along with all the normal shenanigans you have come to expect! Listen to Jeff,...

Who Makes The Best Utility Knife? Let’s Find Out! Milwaukee, DeWalt, Gerber, Husky, Kobalt, Klein Tools, Craftsman

It seems like everyone either carries some kind of flip-out knife on their belt or clipped to their pocket nowadays as cutting open boxes in the shop, opening packages, etc is a daily ritual. So who...

1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: Reviving An Abandoned 1955 Chevy Truck To Drive 5000 Miles Home. Is He Crazy?

The latest DEBOSS Garage project is this cool 1955 Chevy truck that has been sitting for far too long and is in need of some love before being driven cross-country home. And not only are they going...

Pro Touring Triumph GT6 Build: Building A Full Custom Chassis And Rear Suspension

In the latest episodes of this build the all new chassis gets going and so does the modified Corvette rear suspension. Watch, be inspired, and then it will be time for the front and the engine! So...

Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals Photos: Mopars, Fords, Chevrolets, And So Much More!

Here’s our fourth gallery of photos from Jim who is such a die-hard. Like Bob Chiluk, who also shot the show for us, these guys just live and breath this kind of event. We have several...

Do You Know How To Decode GM Body Designations? OPGI Has It Handled For You!

Lots of stuff in the gearhead world is based around numbers and letters, right? Whether we’re talking about engine sizes and families, different chassis or body types from manufacturers, or...

Amazing Historic Drag Video: The Mind-Boggling US Turbine 1 Dragster

The halls of drag racing history are filled with lots of little nooks and crannies. In those tiny spaces exist cars and people like the US Turbine 1 Dragster and George “The Stone Age...

The Alfarrari Project: The Ferrari Powered Alfa Gets Custom Made Headers! Making Headers For A Ferrari Engine In And Alfa Romeo

There is so much going into building this little hot rod, and every single part of it is custom. After all, there are no kits to do this kind of thing so you have to build it all yourself if you want...

ABANDONED 1955 Chevy Nomad – The Car The Internet Won’t Let Him Forget About!

DD Speed Shop has no shortage of project cars and somehow this one was completely forgotten. I don’t know how that’s possible, but man I’m glad they have such cool ones to remember,...

Harbor Freight’s New Impact is a $300 German Hazet in Green Clothes? Huh?

We’ve shared a lot of tool test results from the Torque Test Channel on YouTube, and besides giving the specs on each tool they are also known for giving information about what’s inside...