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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Thursday Dragster Roller Shootout!

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Am Time Trials & Qualifying From Darana Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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Here’s The Story Of Freiburger’s Original Muscle Truck, And How We Helped Make This Awesome Squarebody A Thing!

I am willing to bet that there probably isn’t anyone who’s cut more stuff off of Freiburger’s Muscle Truck than I have. Since I was there for the original build, as part of our...

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The 2027 Dakar Rally Route Has Been Announced! Check Out Where It’s Going Below!

We’ve been fans of the Dakar Rally for decades, and we love to share coverage from the race here whenever possible. It’s been an interesting journey for the Dakar Rally in the last 10...

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Drag Race Feature: This 900HP, 511 Cubic Inch FE Powered, 1967 Mercury Comet Nostalgia Super Stocker Runs 9s!

This 1967 Mercury Comet is a really cool Nostalgia Super Stocker that brings back memories of some cool Mercury drag cars I grew up with at Fremont Dragstrip in Northern California. One of my...

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Furniture Made From Car Parts Is Cool. Would You Put Any Of This In Your House, Or Would Your Better Half Make You Keep It In The Garage?

Every time I see a bed made from a truck bed, or a tailgate bench, or one of those couches made from the trunk of a car, I think how cool that would be to have in the house. Since we’re...

How To Build A Roll Cage At Home: This Video Is A Step By Step Guide To The Entire Process. Watch And Be Inspired.

If you have moved your project along to the point where you need or want a roll cage, then there are several options for making that happen. If you are not the type to do some cutting and welding...

Built It Or Boost It? The Most Common Question I Get Asked About LS Engines. But This Time It’s A 5.0 Ford.

In this era of boost every junkyard combo possible, the number one question I get from people is what to do to their engine before adding boost. Back in the day, anything over 5-7 lbs meant that...

Wild Horse Pass Set To Start 10 Year, 10 Million Square Foot Expansion. None Of The Race Tracks Look To Survive

So when is the end? Well, I’m not sure, but I can tell you that it can’t be too long. Recent news is that Sunbelt Holdings will lead the project, which will include huge expansion at Wild...

It Is A Crazy Boat/Motorhome/Van From The 1980’s. It’s The Boaterhome!!

(Words by Scott Liggett) We first came across one of these Boaterhomes back in 2010 in an Ebay ad sent to us by a BangShift member. We thought it was nuts back then, but the ad really didn’t...

Watch This LS Blow Thru Turbo S-10 Get Built In Just 10 Minutes. I Wish My Stuff Went Together This Quick!

This square body S-10 is a clean little truck that started out like most projects, coming home on an open trailer. But after lots of time and money, it became a cool street strip machine that looks...

Road Tour Episode Two: 1500 Miles In Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, And Trucks Like The 1977 Legends Truck

Here is Episode Two of the Road Tour video series. We shared episode one yesterday but if you missed it, then use the link below to watch that one. An epic ’55 Chevy was the special focus of...

Chip Foose Draws A Fox Body Mustang: His Interpretation Of The Car If Carroll Shelby Had Helped Design The Original

The Fox body Mustang is arguably one of the most universal performance and racing platforms ever. Light, cheap, and good looking, the Fox Mustang is attractive to racers and performance enthusiasts...

DIY Steel Fender Flares, Without An English Wheel Or Any Other Special Sheetmetal Tools

In the 1970s, flares were the thing. I remember my dad’s business partner putting giant fiberglass fender flares on his 1968 Camaro and how pissed off it made me at age 6. I had a hard core...

This Doomsday Or Ultimate Adventure Ready Unimog Went From Fire Truck To Zombie Ready In The Most Epic Way

This is one hell of a Unimog. I have been drooling over them again lately, even though I know that I have zero time or money to put into one. But when I get ready to build an off-road expedition type...

It’s On!!! Richard Holdener Took My 1,000 Horsepower Blown Small Block And Put It Up Against His Blown Big Block!

That’s right, my 400 inch small block up against a 496 inch big block, with both using the exact same blower and pulley combos to see who makes more power and what the differences are. With the...

Road Tour Episode One: 1500 Miles In Elite Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, And Trucks That Weren’t Built To Sit, But Built To Drive

The Roadster Shop Road Tour was an epic event that most people would have died to go on even if it wasn’t 2020, but given the COVID-19 Pandemic we have all been going through, this event was...

TKX Now Available For Mopars! New Pro-Fit TKX 5-speed Systems For 1966-70 Mopar B-Body

American Powertrain keeps bringing us new Pro-Fit TKX kits, just like we said they would, and that means every muscle car, hot rod, and truck will soon be able to swap the best overdrive swap manual...

Scoggin-Dickey C8 Corvette Tech Tip: Dual Clutch Transmission Issues Solved And Bonus Tips Too. Must Watch If You Road Race, Or Just Do Lots Of Donuts.

The new C8 Corvette, whether you like the mid engine format and looks or not, is THE best Corvette ever manufactured. By every analytic measure, this Corvette is better than any that came before. You...