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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Factory Hemi Superbird Feature Video: This 1,500-Mile HEMI Superbird Has SERIOUS Drag Racing History!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it and in this video below you are going to get a look at an awesome 1970 Plymouth Superbird that came from the factory with the famed 426 Hemi under...

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This 700HP, LS7 Powered 3rd Gen Camaro Restomod Is Something Special! What A Beast!

I’m a Camaro guy. I know people know me for wagons and mini trucks and whatever but I grew up in a Camaro family, my first car was a Camaro, and I love them. My favorites are first Gens like my...

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Street Car Takeover Atlanta: They Turned a NASCAR Speedway into a NO PREP Track And The Action Was Awesome!

Street Car Takeover in Atlanta was a huge event and the racing action on pit lane of the Super Speedway was hot and heavy. We’ve been doing the same thing at LSFest Texas for the last few...

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More Of Grippo’s Photos From The AACA Hershey Fall Swap Meet Car Show: Hot Rods, Classics, And More

Here’s another gallery of photos from Joe Grippo’s visit to Hershey. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The AACA Hershey Region Fall Meet photo onslaught continues! This time it’s the...

DIRT CHEAP Square Body – $500 Trucks Are Still Out There! But Is It Worth It?

Tommy Lee Byrd has found some pretty amazing finds in his time, and some rough rides as well. Several of these rough rides he’s turned into something cool, and several with just a few...

Single Seat Race Car Build Part 13: SCRATCH BUILT COWL STEERING

In this latest installment of the build, the steering comes together. As you would expect, this single seat race car is going to get cowl steering, which can be tricky to sort out correctly. Check it...

Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Shortening A Torque Tube And Driveshaft

This week’s video takes us through the process of shortening the torque tube and driveshaft on the DeLorean roadster and we are getting excited about how far this car is coming along. We...

Who Make The Most Powerful Air Hammers: Head to Head Testing

Air hammers, when you need one there is nothing else that compares. And while we call them Air Hammers, there are plenty of other attachments that can go with them from chisels to cutters and punches...

Edd China’s MIG Welding Masterclass – Everything You Want To Know About MIG Welding But Are Too Proud To Ask

MIG welding is arguably the easiest method of welding to use, but that doesn’t mean that anyone who pulls the trigger on a MIG gun is suddenly the world’s best welder. There is a lot of...

BangShift Says Thank You To All Veterans Today – Veterans Day 2022

On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the armistice that was signed by the Allies of the first World War and Germany took effect. The effects of the Great War had...

SOMEBODY MAILED FINNEGAN A FRUITCAKE AND HE DEBUTS HIS BEST SHIRT EVER!

Finnegan recently got himself a post office box so he could receive mail from folks and boy is he having fun with it. When someone sends him something he is sending them something back and I think...

Nitro Revival Photos: Epic Shots From The Most Bad Ass Nitro Celebration Ever!

(Photos by Wes Allison) When the Nitro Revival started a few years ago at Irwindale I was kind of skeptical. Not because the cars or the people involved weren’t legit, but because I questioned...

SEMA Show 2022 Photos: There Were Tons Of Trucks, Off-Road Machines, And More In Vegas!

Here’s our eighth gallery of photos from the SEMA Show, and more are on the way! It’s that time of year folks, trade show season. For those of us in the automotive and motorsports...

OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational: More Action Photos Right Here!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Ian Brockman) The OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational has now been held 15 times and the sky has fallen at least three times in that span. The first instance...

HED’s Peter Harrell Helps Cleetus McFarland Win The World Cup Finals In Mullet!

Peter Harrell is back at it! If you have been living under a rock, then you might have missed the fact that Cleetus has added Peter Harrell to the team of tuners he’s got helping tune his fleet...

Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Prepping For The LS Install. Firewall, Transfer Case Mount, And More.

In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is working on the firewall, some paint and undercoating, and the transfer case mount among other things. We’re sharing two videos this...

Newbern Gets The ’57 Chevy Ready For Another Road Trip – Fixing Stuff That Has Been Put Off Is Good!

Newbern has been busy as hell, but he’s gotten a few minutes to at least do some work to his 1957 Chevrolet before heading out on another road trip. It looks like the poor thing is finally...