.

the car junkie daily magazine.

.
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,...

Read more

FREE Big Money Bracket Racing LIVESTREAM: The SuperBucks Showdown Presented by Get’M Performance Saturday $20,000

More big money bracket racing coming to you live! It’s Thursday at the SuperBucks Showdown presented by Get’M Performance and that means there is $5,000 on the line to warm up everyone for two...

Read more

Free Live Streaming Drag Racing: 20th Annual World Footbrake Challenge Big Money Bracket Racing – Saturday

The 18th Annual World Footbrake Challenge is the bracket race event for all you folks who don’t like a trans brake, delay boxes, etc. and we are thrilled to be bringing you all the racing action...

Read more

Beaver Springs Dragway All Ford Show and Drags Was Off The Hook For 2026! We’ve Got More Dan Grippo Photos Right Here!

(Words by Joe Grippo, photos by Dan Grippo) We hauled the race cars up to picturesque Beaver Springs Dragway the other weekend for the annual All Ford Race and Car Show. Sunshine, blue skies, and...

Read more

BANGshift.com Would Like To Wish All Of You A Happy And Safe Independence Day! We Hope You Enjoy The Celebration This 4th of July!

On behalf of myself, all our great BANGshift.com contributors, and all our families, BANGshift.com would like to wish you all a happy, healthy, and safe Independence Day. Happy Birthday to the United...

Read more

Buckeye Skips 2026 Drag and Drive Photos Continue! Here’s Our Final Day 1 Racing Gallery from Darana Raceway National Trail in Ohio

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We just finished sharing our lost Buckeye Skips drag and drive photos from 2025 the other day, but we’re excited about 2026! Yesterday was Day 1, when the driver’s...

Read more

 

Boosted Beast of Burden: This 300ci Ford Inline Six Makes More Than 500 Force Fed Horsepower

A while back the guys at Engine Power got their mitts on a nearly dead 300ci Ford inline six. The thing made 88hp on the dyno as it sat when delivered and over the course of time though bolting on...

How To Choose The Right Welder For Your Garage Regardless Of Your Skill Level! Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced Machines

Some people have a really hard time making decisions on what to buy, even on the simplest purchases. So when it comes time to make a purchasing decision on something more complicated, it can be...

Mud Truck Photos: McLennan County Mud Fest Mega Truck Photos Are Right Here!

(Words and Photos by Charles Wickam) I’ve been around the Bangshift guys for quite a while and have come to learn what Chad and Brian like and dislike pretty well. Yeah they both love drag...

Project Binky Update: Reassembly Is Well Underway! When Will It Make Its First Drive?

Well, it is moving forward. Not under its own power, but it is moving forward and we are so excited. The electronics, mechanicals, and more are all going in or getting ready to go in because this...

The 2022 Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 Is Everything We Dreamed About As Kids And More

(By Tom Lohnes) – Just days after it was teased, the 2022 Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 has made a surprise reveal at the famed Quail show during Monterey car week. The first-ever revived...

Video: Have Uncle Tony And Pals Made It To The Bottom Of Why Hydraulic Flat Tappet Lifters Suck Now?

It is one of the biggest and frankly frightening parts of budget engine building these days. The seemingly awful failure rate of hydraulic lifters after cam swaps or in fresh builds. It has...

The Thrash Is Over! Or Is It? Alex Taylor’s Quest For The 6’s 1955 Chevy Project Hits The Road For The First Time!

Because I’ve built many cars at the last minute, and thrashed for days and days, just to hit the road at some predetermined time in order to make an event. And when you drive out of the shop,...

Money No Object: This 1973 SS 454 Chevelle Is Restored Greatness. Big Block, Bench Seat, Column Shift!

I used to HATE the look of these weird body style Chevelles, El Caminos, and Lagunas. I couldn’t get behind Johnny Hunkins unnatural love for them and wasn’t afraid to tell him that. But...

Make A Press Form To Emboss Sheet Metal With Only A Grinder, File, And Shop Press.

Wait, I lied. He uses a welder too, in order to weld a brace on the die and to weld together the female side of this press form. But in theory, you could bolt those parts together, it would just take...

Relive The 1975 NHRA US Nationals With The Wide World Of Sports Broadcast

The 1975 NHRA US Nationals were notable for a bunch of reasons as every iteration of the Labor Day weekend classic always is. Wally Booth set a pro stock record in his AMC at 8.75 seconds, Raymond...

Subaru Teases Upcoming Forester Wilderness – More Off-Road Capability, More Power?

(By Tom Lohnes) – After the surprising success of the Outback Wilderness, Subaru wants to recreate it, just in a more mild weight class. The Forester Wilderness is coming, and it looks like it...

Fire Safety: Finnegan Is Making Sure The Caddy Project Has All The Fire Protection It Needs

Anyone who knows me knows that racing safety is a very important thing to me, and that fire systems in particular are something I’m pretty passionate about. My friend Lyle Barnett was involved...

These Billet Anti-Roll Bar End Links From Chris Alston’s Chassisworks Are Functional Jewelry!

End links are a really important part of the suspension system on your car, especially those of you who are concerned about handling in hard driving situations. Chris Alston’s Chassisworks...

Adding Lights To Your Garage Door Can Make Your Garage So Much Nicer To Work In

The average garage has some fluorescent lights hung on the ceiling if you’re lucky, and while they may provide “okay” lighting while the garage is closed, opening the overhead door...