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OPTIMA Goes to Laguna Seca – The Ultimate Street Car Series Hits One Of The Ultimate Race Tracks

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Crack open an incognito window and Google “best race tracks in the world” and Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca will probably make most of the lists. Narrow it down to just the United States and it won’t be absent from anyone of them. The speed, the elevation changes, […]

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The Hot Rod Hoarder Has A 1966 Nova Project, And It’s Done! This Thing Is Driver Perfection With An Automatic, A/C And A 6-Cylinder.

If you are anything like me, you have bought a running and driving project that is fun to drive and works well and then the very first time something goes wrong with it you tear into the entire thing and engine swap it, do suspension, etc, etc, etc. And about 25% of the time it […]

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Can You Build A 427 LS Out Of A 5.3? Powell Machine Shows Us How. The Cali 5.3 427 Build: Part 1

We’ve talked about Powell Machine’s videos here on BANGshift before, and I find them to be really informative and easy to follow. Now I’m a nut for engines, both naturally aspirated and power adder equipped, but if you aren’t you can still learn A LOT from watching their videos. In this new series, dubbed the […]

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Mortske Is Doing Up A 1967 Chevrolet C10!! Budget Friendly Transformation! Patina Paint Longbed Shop Truck!

Mortske is always finding fun old rides to work on and fix up, and unlike many of the YouTubers out there doing similar things, he openly sells most of his projects after getting them into running and driving condition. That means that you can buy some of the cool stuff you see going together on […]

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Pigpen: Newbern And Cotten Hot Rodded This LS7 Powered 1950 GMC Shop Truck And Here’s The Behind The Scenes Action!

Newbern and Cotten are always up to something fun and that includes getting to work on some pretty cool rides. If you are a fan of Roadkill then you may remember this truck from an episode from several years ago. Since then though, Newbern and Cotten have made it into something that is actually cool. […]

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Dirthead Dave Chappelle’s Slammed Nissan Hardbody Gets Fuel, Brakes, And Steering Finished! And Then It Moves Out Of The Shop!

A huge portion of the fans of Dirthead Dave, and the Dirthead Shed YouTube Channel, know him as the off-road guy who builds cool stuff and loves being outside climbing over rocks and playing in the dirt. And they are right, cause that is totally a Dave thing. But many of them have no idea […]

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Pete & Jakes Open House Video – Some Awesome Hot Rods Were Celebrating 50 Years of Legendary Hot Rods in Peculiar Missouri

John at NotStockPhoto is back at it with another great event video. This time it is from the 50th Anniversary Show at Pete and Jakes, a company that has been a part of the hot rodding and racing industry for longer than most. They have been a company who’s products and reputation speak for themselves, […]

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New Mods for Blasphemi, Finnegan’s Hemi-Powered 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air! Lots Of Little Things To Make This Thing Even Better Than Ever!

Blasphemi, Finnegan’s awesome blown Hemi powered 1955 Chevrolet is a special machine and we dig it. So does Finnegan, and he’s been giving this thing a lot of love over the past two years and it is time for several small things in preparation for this year’s season of racing and excitement. I’ll let him […]

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LET’S TALK TECH, WITH RICHARD HOLDENER: ICE WATER INTERCOOLERS, DO THEY WORK? HOW WELL? AIR INLET TEMPS MATTER!

Richard Holdener does several live tech talks every week, and the subjects range from the simple to the complex, but usually revolve around some testing videos that have recently come out or will come out soon on his YouTube channel. In this tech talk segment he’s talking about intercooler water temperature vs inlet air temps. […]

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Featured Products: Budget Beasts! YOST Sealed Back HD Mechanics Vises From Eastwood. A Stout New Vise Line At A Great Price

When I was growing up my grandpa had some really cool tools. Not because they were fancy necessarily, but because they were insanely beefy and built to last. I can’t even imagine the number of times I used his big mechanics bench vise, but I know that I have never owned another vise that compared […]

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