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WATCH FREE LIVE Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod RIGHT HERE! The Festival Of Power Is ON This Weekend!

This weekend at the famed Santa Pod Raceway in England, there’s a big drag race called the Festival of Power going on, and all the action is LIVE right here! This event is a pre-cursor to the...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million Dollar Main Event! Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – Million Dollar Friday!

It’s Million Dollar Friday!!!! It’s that time of year folks, when the countries big dollar bracket racers head to Vegas for one of the biggest big-money bracket races in the world, the Spring...

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$43,000 to Win!!! Cleetus’ AWD vs RWD Shootout At Bradenton Motorsports Park was INTENSE, Fun, And Surprising! Who Took It All?

When Cleetus first put up the challenge to pit the best two wheel drive no prep rides up against the best all wheel drive no prep rides, the world lost its mind. The arguing, smack talk, bragging,...

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Stories N’ Steel: Rick Lefever – From a small town to becoming one of the countries most sought after fabricators.

Our friend Brad King, an amazing pinstriper and letterer, is back with another Stories N’ Steel episode where he is interviewing another legend of the hot rodding world. This time it’s...

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ROAD TRIP GOLD with David Freiburger and an AMAZING SURVIVOR 1961 Plymouth Belvedere

Man these cars are something. Ugly? Kinda. Weird? Absolutely. 100% Mopar? You ain’t kidding. There is something about the 1950s to mid 1960s Mopars that makes them really stand out. Styling...

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The Hot Rod Hoarder Shares The HISTORY of Alabama’s Favorite Wheelstanding Farm Truck!

Only in the 1960s did a track like Baileyton Goodtime Dragstrip have an in house wheelstander. I mean it wasn’t theirs, but was regularly seen at the track and there are tons of stories about...

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More Pinstriping Inspiration: Practice Pinstriping Panels With HotRod Jen

We’ve featured some of Hot Rod Jen’s work here on BANGshift lately and appreciate her cool videos that show how to pinstripe, her work flow, and her process for practicing and perfecting designs....

Pro Touring Triumph GT6 Build: This Sucker Is Going To Be LS Swapped Greatness

So this project here has been going on for several years, and we kind of dig it, mostly because it is going from restomod to pro-touring machine and we dig the direction. To bring everyone up to...

Fox Body Mustang Hydraulic Clutch Swap: Get Rid Of The Cable Clutch With The New Hydramax System

This new Hydramax kit from American Powertrain is a huge upgrade for all you Fox Body Mustang owners out there who have a stick shift car, or who want to convert your automatic car to a stick shift....

Happy 3/05! Let’s Talk Small Bore Small Blocks (and V6s)

305ci is not exactly a magical number when it comes to high performance engines in most people’s minds but the reality is that if you are a stock car racer or someone who has followed the...

Power Timing Secrets With Uncle Tony – This Lesson In Old School Mechanic’n Is Awesome

If there is one thing that Uncle Tony has brought to the automotive realm of YouTube it is the idea that there’s a LOAD of stuff old school mechanics know and young mechanics have likely never...

Cool Video: Behind The Scenes At The Top End Post Finals At The NHRA Arizona Nationals

It has been really fun to see the increased content coming from the NHRA social media department. As new people have been added, their ability to see the sport with fresh eyes and a new vision have...

Niche Car Brand Tries To Save Self With Parts Bin Model From Corporate Overlord: Yeah, Maserati This Time

(By Tom Lohnes) – Maserati is known today as a “dying” brand. Sure, they have a strong fleet of cars, but quality and reliability issues have plagued them since their newest lineup debuted...

The 2023 Ford Everest Is A Really Neat SUV…That Is Not Sold In America – Styling, Power, Capability, Why?!

(By Tom Lohnes) – In America, the Ford Bronco is a massive success. The Ranger-based SUV that is available in all flavors from extremely mild to extremely wild has a massive amount of orders,...

Retrobright LED Headlight Upgrade For Squarebody GM Trucks. Here’s How Simple They Are To Install.

I own a couple of different GM trucks that use rectangle headlights, and whether they have the 4×6 or 5×7 inch size all the aftermarket LED offerings for them feature very modern-looking...

Pit Trike Build Part 6: A Few Tweaks And Then The Wife Takes It Out For A Top Speed Run!

Tracks on the pit trike! Oh yeah, this is some fun stuff right here and since the pit trike isn’t as good in the snow as it could be, it needs some tracks! Keep in mind that this thing is supposed...

Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: Custom Fitting The Bed So The Big Wheel And Tire Combo Tucks When It’s On The Ground

In this episode of the COE project the bed gets fitted over the giant dually wheels out back, including some custom fitting and widening so it all fits when laid on the ground. There is some creative...

Happy 3/04! Here’s Some 304ci Engine Videos For Your Engine Loving Pleasure

Hey look, it’s 3/04! This whole month is going to be filled with engine days and that’s the way we like it. Today we have some interesting stuff because frankly 304ci wasn’t the...

They Bought a Squarebody swapped WW2 Tank! What Would You Do With The Shermanator?

Tracked vehicles are cool, and tanks are the ultimate tracked vehicle. Unfortunately, or should I say fortunately,  it isn’t the kind of vehicle that everyone has access to. But if you like...

5.0 Shootout! 5.0L SB FORD VS 5.0L COYOTE-WHAT’S THE BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK? HAS MODERN TECHNOLOGY IMPROVED THE 5.0L?

Mod Motor and Coyote Ford engine fans are always going on about pushrods being antiquated technology, even though there are several modern engine examples that use them and make great power in both...