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ROAD TRIP GOLD! Freiburger Highlights Abandoned Places and Americana From His 1968 Ford Galaxie Road Trip!

Freiburger loves a road trip. I’ve been fortunate enough to be on several with him over the years, and he’s the king of a side trip and of just following wherever the trip takes you. He...

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Check Out The NEW GMT800/NBS GM Truck 5&6 Speed Manual TransmissioConversions From American Powertrain!

That’s right folks, American Powertrain just dropped their New Body Style GMT800 stick shift swap kits! Available with a 5-speed Tremec TKX or a 6-speed Tremec Magnum, these kits make your...

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Funny Car Chaos Set To Kick Off 2026 Season With Back-to-Back 32 Car Showcases! It’s A Funny Car Extravaganza!

We’ve got big news coming out of the Funny Car Chaos camp as they are kicking off the 2026 season with TWO big Funny Car shows you won’t want to miss. With 32 cars battling it out at BOTH...

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Here’s Our Final Gallery From The Drag Racing Showcase at the I-24 Lebanon Dragfest 2026

We’ve shared three of Joe’s great photo galleries so far, but we’ve got the final one left right here! If you missed the previous galleries, use the link below to check them all out...

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Buyer Beware! 1/3 Of The $500 Worth Of Spark Plugs Tested Were Counterfeit! Order Your Plugs From Someone Legit!

I’ve heard about counterfeit tools a lot in the last few years. Stuff that looks like DeWalt or Milwaukee, but that is just a cheap fake. And some that even say the brand name on them! Hell,...

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NOSTALGIA TOP FUEL DRAGSTER ELIMINATIONS FROM THE 2026 MARCH MEET! FRONT ENGINE DRAGSTER GREATNESS!

While we still wish we were livestreaming the March Meet at Famoso, we are super grateful that the Monday Morning Racer was on hand to shoot all the action so we can still check it out and share it....

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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...

Who Makes The Best Right Angle Drill? Milwaukee, DeWalt, Makita, Ryobi One+ HP, Kobalt, Ridgid, Metabo, Costway

Another tool test thanks to Project Farm is right here. A right-angle drill can be a great addition to any toolbox, but which one is best? There are so many available now, but some of them are really...

Cleetus McFarland Puts on the Largest YouTuber Race in the History of Motorsports.

Taking over Bristol Motor Speedway, in his fleet of Nitrous Powered Crown Victorias, Cleetus and his network of YouTuber friends will battle it out on the 28 degree banks of the “The World’s...

Fast Fords At Dragway 42: Bitchin Fords Take Ohio By Storm

Our seventh gallery of photos from Dragway 42 starts right here and we’ve got all kinds of cool action shots! And if you missed any of the photos from our previous galleries, use the link below to...

Dodge’s Throwdown: The First Of A Three-Day New Product Reveal Is Packed With Tons Of Good Stuff

Over the past decade or so, we’ve come to learn that when Dodge says they’ve got something to show, we might want to pay attention. They dropped the Hellcat in 2015 and basically told...

BROWN, TASCA III, COUGHLIN JR. AND GLADSTONE RACE TO WINS AT MENARDS NHRA NATIONALS

Here are the full results from this weekend’s NHRA Nationals in Topeak! Scroll all the way down to see video clips from all the winning runs. TOPEKA, Kan. (Aug. 14, 2022) – Three-time Top...

Old School Hustle: Ride on This 1978 KZ1000 For A Top Speed Test On A Florida Runway

In the late 1970s, few bikes had the guts that the legendary Kawasaki KZ1000 did. The story continued into the 1980s of course, but the KZ1000, while s kind of slow seller at first, really caught its...