Power To Its Core: This Neat Demonstration Shows An Optima Battery Powering Its Own Deconstruction!
Aug 03, 2020Brian Lohnes2
Sometimes we all take for granted that everyone’s on the same page when it comes to the way that things work, right? For instance, when we talk about Optima batteries and tell you that they are...
Video From Inside A Tire While Driving Is Fantastic: A Weird View Of The Rolling World!
Aug 03, 2020Brian Lohnes2
This is about the wildest video that we have seen in a while. Mounting a GoPro INSIDE a tire and driving around is the type of stuff that can only happen in 2020, right? It would not have been long...
Mopar Freaks Rejoice! There Ain’t No Party Like A MoParty! Holley’s Inaugural MoParty Pre-registration now LIVE!
Aug 03, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Mopar Freaks Rejoice! There Ain’t No Party Like A MoParty! Holley’s Inaugural MoParty Pre-registration now LIVE!
Last year Holley went whole hog when they decided to have the Intergalactic Ford Festival in addition to Holley’s LSFest, but we knew more was coming. This year they’ve added a third...
Watching This Miniature Flat Plane Crankshaft Being Machined From A Piece Of Bar Stock Is Gearhead Zen
Aug 03, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Watching This Miniature Flat Plane Crankshaft Being Machined From A Piece Of Bar Stock Is Gearhead Zen
It may seem bizarre to say this out loud but some of the most honest and hardcore hot rodding in the world today happens in miniature engines. The guys who build these from scratch do not have a...
The “WTF?!” Files: 1981 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur Trar – Luxury Wheeling!
Aug 03, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on The “WTF?!” Files: 1981 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur Trar – Luxury Wheeling!
I get the feeling that somebody in Crewe, England is going to puke if they ever catch wind of what I’m showing you right now. You see, Rolls-Royce isn’t just a car, or a brand. A Roller...
Propane Power! This 1960 International B-100 Is A Super Cool And Rare Workhorse!
Aug 03, 2020Tony Sestito3
Perusing the interwebs for old, weird stuff is one of our favorite pastimes here at BangShift. Today, we found something that’s equal parts strange and awesome, and I’ll be honest, I had...
Pre-registration Now Open for Holley’s 2nd Annual Intergalactic Ford Festival – It’s Like LSFest But More Fordy…
Aug 02, 2020Chad Reynolds1
Last year’s Inaugural Intergalactic Ford Festival was INSANE compared to the start of Holley’s LSFest back in the day. When LSFest started there were 40 cars that showed up 10 years ago....
Beef Your Rear: Mark Williams Enterprises Introduces Their Corvette C2-C3 Rear Axle Improvement Kit
Jul 30, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Beef Your Rear: Mark Williams Enterprises Introduces Their Corvette C2-C3 Rear Axle Improvement Kit
The C2/C3 Corvette platform has not been more popular than it has become at this moment in the aftermarket. What that means is not just restorations but people taking these cars and upgrading them...
Foose Does The XJ: Check Out This Cool Video As Chip Foose Sketches Up His Own Personal Dream Jeep
Jul 30, 2020Brian Lohnes1
One of the things we have loved about this series of Chip Foose videos on the Hagerty YouTube channel is that he takes these iconic cars and kind of breaks down their basic design elements while...
High Roller: The 1981 Rolls-Royce Corniche Coupé That Ran The Paris-Dakar
Jul 30, 2020Bryan McTaggart2
What made a desert run to the southern point of the Baja Peninsula work? It wasn’t sponsorships and a ton of advertising dollars, but a desire to push man and machine to the limit on...
MAHLE Motorsport Expands Power Potential for 3.0L BMWs – PowerPak Piston Kits Now Available for S55 and N55 Engines
Jul 29, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on MAHLE Motorsport Expands Power Potential for 3.0L BMWs – PowerPak Piston Kits Now Available for S55 and N55 Engines
We know at this point that the engineers at MAHLE Motorsport don’t sleep. How can they? It seems like every week they are raising the piston game with new releases, innovative products, and...
Mall Cruiser Or Mud-Bogging LuxuryLiner? Bogging In Trars In The Woods!
Jul 29, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Mall Cruiser Or Mud-Bogging LuxuryLiner? Bogging In Trars In The Woods!
I’ve seen HMMWVs sunk up to the top of the windshield frame and LMTVs that couldn’t find any traction whatsoever in the slop. I’ve seen a K5 Blazer on 35-inch tires sunk up the tops...
The American Powertrain Halfway Through 2020 Sale Is ON – Save Big, Get Free Stuff, Outrun the End Times
Jul 28, 2020Brian Lohnes4
Let’s just say that 2020 has not exactly gone according to plan, shall we? Between the complete and utter disruption of every facet of American life and the ensuing impact of that on, well,...
The Drag Saw Rescue Is Done: Check Out The Big Finish Of Final Assembly And Running This 120 Year Old Man Eater
Jul 28, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on The Drag Saw Rescue Is Done: Check Out The Big Finish Of Final Assembly And Running This 120 Year Old Man Eater
This right here is some good stuff. A couple of weeks ago we posted the first part of the restoration of this 120 year old gas powered drag saw that was used by loggers to hack up trees into chunks....