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Dylan McCool Bought an UNKNOWN Drag Car at Auction… It Had ROD KNOCK! Can They Race It?

You never know what you are going to get when buying cars at auction, and that’s because you may or may not even be able to start them and hear them run. It totally depends on the auction, and...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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NOTHING BUT VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS OF FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’S Egilsstaðir 2026!

It’s time for our final coverage from the 3rd Formula Offroad race of the 2026 Season in Iceland and here’s the video coverage. If you haven’t watched this kind of racing before, you are in for...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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Tesla vs Range Rover? I’m Not Sure Edd Could Possible Think He’d Have A Chance. Edd China’s Workshop Diaries

We don’t take a lot of Edd’s shinanigans very seriously, as any real Edd fan will understand, so there wasn’t really much chance that he was going to try to race a Tesla on the...

Finnegan And Newbern Are Taking The C10 And Square Force One To Bowling Green For LSFest!

There must be a reason that Finnegan is bringing Square Force One to Bowling Green, and we’re surely going to hear about it before it is all over, but we’re just excited to see him...

Car Show Photos: Goodguys Great American Nationals Photos Just Keep Coming!

We’ve got more photos from the Goodguys Great American Nationals thanks to BANGshifter extraordinaire Joe Grippo. He’s been one of our dudes on the street for several years now and...

How To Swap A Gen 3 HEMI Into An E-Body Mopar With Bolt In Parts!

There has never been a better time in history to be a Mopar freak. Seriously! There has never been a better selection of parts available to make building a Mopar a reality. And they are good parts....

Small Town Americana Car Show Photos: We Visit A Great Car Show In The Small Town Of Hastings Nebraska.

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) What’s more American in small towns than having a car show? This country was built on autos and roads. Generations of kids sought out cars and driving as a...

Video: Remember Kids, The Quickest Way Through A Mud Bog Pit Is Over It

To some people a mud bog pit looks like a sloppy obstacle course that you kind of attack and then slog your way through. For others, it looks like a runway that can be traversed as nicely as a 747...

$3,500 Build: Moving The Axle, Installing The Air Bags, And Test Fitting The Body On The $3,500 Budget ’51 Chevy Build

The last few videos have stacked up on this project and you are going to see all kinds of stuff getting torn apart, before some new stuff finally gets put back together. Bagging a custom that is...

Watch This 120 Ton Dozer’s Broken Ripper Tooth Get Flame Cut And Welded To Better Than New Shape!

I grew up with oxy-acetylene cutting torches and stick ARC welders. I didn’t weld with a MIG machine until I was in high school, and didn’t TIG until I was in college. And while I’m...

Car Show Photos: Goodguys Great American Nationals Hits York PA

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Long live the giant car show! When Goodguys said they were coming back to my area in Pennsylvania, we blocked the date on the calendar. The chosen venue for the Great...

Ever Wonder How They Grind Crankshafts? Watch This Video And See Just How It All Happens Using This Pontiac Crank As The Example

Watching engine parts get machined is always cool, but some of the machining operations are way cooler than others. Decking a block is pretty mundane, and so is boring and honing, even though there...

Our Last Blast Of Photos From The PDRA Northern Nationals Is Right Here!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Well, a few weeks back I finally got to attend a PDRA event, the Northern Nationals. Last year was to be the first event at my home track, Maple Grove Raceway but we...

Historical Video: Check Out This Complete History Of Jack Chrisman’s Comet, The Very First Funny Car!

And hear it run on Nitro! But is this really the very first Funny Car ever built? Well that is a debate we are not going to stop with this blog item or this video. The question as to who built the...

How Not To Catch The Pack During A Caution In Your Sprint Car

Outside of the historic “river of fire” track dryer wreck at the Daytona 500 in 2013, this could be the most impressively violent yellow flag crash we have ever seen. We don’t mean...

PDRA Northern Nationals Photos: Big Tire NA, Boosted, And Nitrous Cars Tearing Up The 1/8th Mile At The Grove

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Well, a few weeks back I finally got to attend a PDRA event, the Northern Nationals. Last year was to be the first event at my home track, Maple Grove Raceway but we...