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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! The Livestream Starts With This View Of Hammertown Coming Together LIVE From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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Engine Teardown Nightmare! This Crankshaft Welded Itself To The Balancer! Watch How Peter At HED Get’s This Thing Apart.

Over the years I’ve pulled a few engines apart that surprised me because they had damage inside that you would think might keep it from running, or at least running as well as it seemed to in...

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US Street Nationals Testing: Testing And Qualifying Action From Bradenton Motorsports Park. It’s Time For The Drag Illustrated Winter Series!

It’s time for the Drag Illustrated Winter Series in Florida to continue! The US Street Nationals are on this weekend, and while the rest of the easter half of the country will be freezing, the...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 IMSA 2026 BMW M Endurance Challenge, Michelin Pilot Challenge, And Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup at Daytona International Speedway | Race 1 | Daytona Beach, Florida

There is so much racing that is going on in Daytona this week, leading up to the famed Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona which starts on Saturday. There have been a full week of races and practice so far,...

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Joe Grippo’s 2025 Year In Review: More Of The Best Street Cars, Hot Rods, Race Cars, Drag and Drive, and Drag Race Action of 2025!

Here’s Photo Gallery #2 from Joe Grippo, as we’ve got even more to share from his Best Of 2025. Check them out below and if you missed the first gallery, we’ve got a link below to...

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Joe Grippo’s 2025 Year In Review: The Best Street Cars, Hot Rods, Race Cars, Drag and Drive, and Drag Race Action of 2025!

Joe Grippo is one of BANGshift’s longest running contributors and has covered everything from junkyards to car shows and drag races to drag and drives, and so much more. He drags his lovely...

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See A Dragline Rescue A Caterpillar D11 Bulldozer Like It Is A Toy

Mining is not an easy business. It is like the world’s biggest game of sand box Tonka trucks and like in the sand box, sometimes things happen. In this case an operator rolled a Caterpillar D11...

Single Seat Race Car Build Part 6: Box Plating Model A Frame Rails. LOTS OF TIPS!

In the last video the box tubing main frame rails had to be removed and replaced with factory Model A frame rails because of the rules of the event. On paper this can’t possibly be as strong...

Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap Part 14: Electronics And Burnouts!

In this update video from the Mustang Chassis Swap build, this car is really starting to look like something. Now it’s time to start finishing up some systems and in this one Casey gets after...

The Crew Cab Biscayne Project Becomes A 2-Door!

DD Speed Shop has been making good progress on the crew cab Biscayne project, and because you all said you wanted it they have decided to do the 2-door conversion! The first side is happening right...

Murder Nova’s Street Outlaws EndGame Build Part 1! Say Hello To An Old Friend!

When Shawn decided he wanted a donk, he went big with his 1975 Caprice convertible. The car is cool, has been capable of doing some road trips after getting a little love, and makes Shawn smile....

HOW TO MEASURE PISTON TO VALVE CLEARANCE. HOW BIG OF A CAM CAN I RUN? HOW MUCH LIFT?

What is piston to valve clearance? Well, it’s the important measurement that lets you know just how much camshaft you can put in your engine without the pistons and valves coming in contact...

Tri-Five Nationals Photos: We’ve Got Hundreds Of Photos From This Rad Display Of Tri-Five Greatness!

(Words and Photos by Tim King) 1955, 1956, and 1957 Chevrolets – that’s all you’ll see at the Tri Five Nationals in Bowling Green, KY. Don’t think that means there isn’t...

Crazy Dyno Test: Watch This RC Jet Engine Get Tested On Four Fuels Using A Fabricated Thrust Dyno!

Now this is BangShifty as hell. You are going to watch an RC sized jet engine get dyno tested on four different fuels to see which one makes the most power. How do you dyno test a thrust engine? To...

More Of Chiluk’s Photos From Columbus Goodguys Show

Here is our second gallery of photos that we have to share from Bob at the Goodguys show in Columbus. (Photos by Chiluk) If you are a regular here on BANGshift, then you know that Bob Chiluk has been...

Project AllegRo – Jonnys K20 VTEC Sleeper Build Just Might Be Something Special

We love project vehicles around here and are always looking for new ones that really stretch the imagination, have awesome creativity, are done at a whole other level of fabrication, or just inspire...

What It Takes To Make Ultra Bad Ass Recovery Ropes. These Are More Than A Tow Strap. Yankum Rope

If you’ve ever owned a “tow strap” that has the metal hooks on the ends, and have tried to use it to get a stuck vehicle out of the sand or mud you have either found yourself at a...

Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 6: Almost Making It Through Tech Inspection… Almost

In this latest update on the land speed chassis that Superfast Matt is putting together, he’s going through his first tech inspection with the car. Unlike many other organizations, the SCTA...

Can Steve Morris Break This Billet Rod! Will Hand Tools Make It Happen?

If you missed the previous videos showing Steve Morris’ engine that broke all 8 billet aluminum rods, use the link below to check them out. Why? Well you are going to want to see what has been...

Urban Hillbilly Video: 8.5, Small Tire, And Big Tire From Ozark Raceways Battle In The Ozarks

Sean Melton at Urban Hillbilly Videos is back with more racing action from his home track, Ozark Raceways, who just put on the Battle In The Ozarks No Prep race. There was a lot of action, lots of...