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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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Finnegan’s Hot Rod Drag Week 2022 Movie: Part 2 – THIS IS THE END. BLASPHEMI IS BACK

Blasphemi is back in Part 2 of the Drag Week Movie! We all watched the Finnegan’s Garage videos from Hot Rod Drag Week 2022, where the trials and tribulations of drag and drive events all reared...

SPARK PLUG HEAT RANGE TEST-JUNKYARD LS. HOT PLUG v COLD PLUG-DOES IT MATTER? TAPERED VS GASKET PLUGS

We recently shared a video from Richard Holdener where he tested spark plug gaps to see if a tight gap vs a normal gap vs a super wide gap made any difference in horsepower in an LS engine. The...

4.10 Gears, Rain, And A 450-Mile Drive…Vice Grip Garage Brings Home A Wild Chevelle

As much as I’m sure it pained Derek to do, retiring the Independence Chevelle from competition was the right thing to do. The patriotic A-body put on plenty of good shows, but being very...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Patience? Yeah, That’s On Backorder, Too

I thought I was retired. I thought that I was going to soak up the peace and quiet, piddle around in my garage, tend to my garden, and spare the rest of my life from the curse of the parts store...

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Go West, Young Man…And Good Luck Returning With An Oil-Hungry Ford Wagon!

Kevin and I are similar in a lot of ways. We’re both Army veterans who played with helicopters during our time in. We both have a sense of humor that would get us fired in five seconds flat at...

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When Burnouts Go Bad, Vol. 8! Kicking The Rods In Style!

“When Burnouts Go Bad”…that title says it all, doesn’t it? While we’ve spent the early part of our winter season freezing our jiggly bits off in absolutely frigid...

Happy New Year From BANGshift.com, And Here’s To A Great 2023!

On behalf of the entire BANGshift Family, I want to thank you all for being a part of our 2022 and hope that your 2023 is even better! After a couple of years without much racing, it is awesome to...

Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Gets The Engine And Trans Mounted!

Will it run? In this video from the collaboration Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig,...

Real Good At Doin’ Stuff Extreme Tactical Interview 1!!! First Part Of A Two Part Interview With Greg Slack!

Peter Harrell from the Real Good At Doin’ Stuff YouTube channel, and Harrell Engine and Dyno, is an engine building and tuning expert. He’s been building and tuning racing engines for...

Happy Holleydays Deals End Tonight! SAVE NOW!

HOLLEYDAYS DEALS FOR 2022 END TONIGHT!!!! Here are this week’s sale items! USE THE LINK BELOW TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN GET FOR A KILLER DEAL THIS WEEK ONLY! Happy Holleydays are here! The sale has...

TEXAS CHRISTMAS CRUISE 2022 Santa Asked The MIKE HONCHO Malibu to Guide His Slay

Last year I went on an awesome Christmas Cruise with a great group of folks from the Fort Worth Area here in Texas. They had cars and trucks of all kinds that met up at one of their old cruise and...

Derek Buys, And Surprises Jessica With, Her Old Chevy C10 On This Episode Of Vice Grip Garage

Derek is back at it again, making dreams come true without folks even knowing it. He recently worked on a Vet’s GTO and delivered it back to the owner, and now he’s surprising his own...

Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals Photos: Survivors, Restorations, Barn Finds, And More. It Is Muscle Car Heaven…

Here’s our third 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 galleries...

Free Livestream: 8th Annual New Year Nationals LIVE From Bradenton Motorsports Park

The final race of 2021 is on baby! Starting today is three days of bracket racing in Florida. The weather is fine, the air is good, and racers from all over will be on hand to see what they can do at...