Buford T Justice Hits the Strip Tomorrow – Guess the ET and Win a Shirt!
Posted in CHEVY April 27, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
> >
Tomorrow is a big day in the history of BangShift’s project Buford T Justice. Our 1987 Caprice 9C1 will be running down the quarter mile asphalt aisle at New England Dragway in Epping, NH for the first time. The car is 100% stock aside from the dual exhaust from the manifolds back. It has about [...]
BangShift Project: Introducing the $200 Hauler…A Tow Rig on a BangShift Budget!
Posted in CHEVY May 24, 2012 by Chad Reynolds
> >
Although the economy is looking up, regular Joes like us are still hurting, and there are plenty of folks, like us, who just can’t afford a new tow rig. So, when the opportunity came for us to pick up a 2000 3/4 ton Suburban for $200 we jumped at it. With an LQ4 6 liter, [...]
Buford T Justice Hits the Chassis Dyno Today…Guess the Rear Wheel HP!
Posted in CHEVY May 7, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
> >
So color us obsessed if you want, but after our 15-second stock drag romp with Buford a little more than a week ago, we were really interested in putting this car on a dyno to get a rear wheel hp number. Dave Nutting was foaming at the mouth to see it happen and after poo [...]
Insane Project Introduction: The Chicken Coupe – The Yin To Buford T Justice’s Yang
Posted in CHEVY August 17, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
> >
(Words and Photos by Matt Graves and Jon Clark) – (Editor’s Note – We got some flack when we decided to call our Caprice “Buford T Justice” because Buford drove Pontiacs in the movies. We had an ace in the hole as you’ll find out when you read this piece. When both Buford and the [...]
Introducing Project Buford T Justice – Our 1987 9C1 Chevy Caprice – The Adventure Begins!
Posted in Buford - 9C1 Caprice March 14, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
> >
Just like the title says, this is the official introduction for the first real deal project car we have done here at BangShift. I am calling this 1987 9C1 Caprice, “Buford T Justice” in honor of the man who relentlessly chased the Bandit through all three films of the Smokey and the Bandit triology. All [...]
Project Goliath Update: The Floors Get Done, The Gas Tank Gets Replaced and We Terrorize Town
Posted in CHEVY April 21, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
> >
Last we left you, Goliath our 1966 Chevy C50 truck, had been dropped off at Tube Chassis Designz to have the cab floors replaced. There were holes literally large enough for a small child to fall through, and we had more than a little sand and debris fly into the cab off the big front [...]
Project Car Update: The 454 Powered 1970 Caprice Gets Some Tire Fitment Mods, a Clean engine bay, a Tuned Carb, and a Transmission Fix!
Posted in CHEVY August 10, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
> >
Regular BangShift readers will recognize the name Scott Liggett. He’s our SoCal photo maven who contributes lots of great shots from shows and cruises from the land that rust (kind of) forgot. Perhaps more familiar is his flat black 1965 Impala SS that’s been all over BangShift and shown in multiple magazines. The Impala’s younger, [...]
Project Update: The Pro-Lux 1982 Cadillac Chicken Coupe Gets Torn Town and Sized Up
Posted in CHEVY September 4, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
> >
(Words and Photos by Matt Graves) – Last we left you, the 1982 Cadillac project known as the Chicken Coupe was dropped on your lap with a rendering and a couple photos of the actual car that Matt Graves was to be working with. As a reminder, this is a project being built as a [...]
Project El Monte Carvo: An In-Depth Look At Exactly What We’re Starting With
Posted in CHEVY December 6, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
> >
(Words and Photos by Dave Nutting) – We last left off after a brief introduction and history of El Monte Carvo. Now let’s dig into the current condition of the car a little more deeply and go through some of our winter plans. Like most older vehicles that have long-term owners, El ‘Carvo has, to [...]
BangShift Project Car Video Update: Awesome Video of an 8-Second 1968 Impala From England
Posted in CHEVY August 26, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
> >
Talk about large and in charge! BangShift member NeverAgain recently began sharing photos of his totally kick ass 1968 Chevy Impala drag car. This monster has a big block Chevy in it and goes 8.80s, all while hiking the front end a couple feet in the air. The car is absolutely massive, but with a [...]
Project Car UPDATE: Pro Stock Bike Champ Eddie Krawiec’s Drag Radial 2000 Camaro
Posted in CHEVY March 29, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
> >
ABOUT EDDIE KRAWIEC’S DRAG RADIAL 2000 CAMARO 2008 NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion Eddie Krawiec and DMC Racing have teamed up to build a bad ass 2000 Camaro for Drag Radial class racing. When completed, the car will sport a 454ci LSX mill force fed by a 106mm single turbo. DMC’s expertise [...]
Project Car: The Goodguys G/RS 1969 Camaro…The Build at Ridetech Continues
Posted in CHEVY July 17, 2012 by Chad Reynolds
> >
The Goodguys Rod and Custom Association has taken car shows to the next level for decades, and founder Gary and Marilyn Meadors are still cruising with the best of them. When their son Marc Meadors first got into the hot rodding scene it was all about going fast in a straight line behind the wheel [...]
Video and Photo Updates: Cherry Bomb’s Disturbing the Peace 1968 Camaro
Posted in CHEVY November 16, 2010 by Brian Lohnes
> >
Click here to jump down to the most recent update, with photos! ABOUT THE “DISTURBING THE PEACE” CAMARO BangShift.com sponsor Cherry Bomb Mufflers is building a cool 1968 Camaro. Cherry Bomb ran an online poll for enthusiasts to decide what the company’s next project would be and the Camaro won out over a Mustang. [...]
Project Car Update: Killer Fabrication and Progress on the Pro Street, 1948 Chevy Fleetline
Posted in CHEVY March 25, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
> >
BangShift member Pro Fleetline may not have been ultra creative with his forum handle, but boy is he talented when it comes to rod building. His project, a wicked 1948 Chevy Fleetline, jumped off of our electronic pages and slapped us in the face. This car is completely bad ass. The stance, the numerous, subtle [...]
Project Goliath Update: We Install All Six of Our New Firestones!
Posted in CHEVY November 8, 2010 by Brian Lohnes
> >
After picking our freshly refurbished wheels and newly mounted Firestone tires from the tire shop, we hot footed to the airport for SEMA 2010. Having not installed them before we left on the trip, our heads were filled with dually dreams all week long. Upon returning home, we had a good night’s sleep and then [...]
Goliath Video Update: 2010 Edition
Posted in CHEVY December 21, 2010 by Brian Lohnes
> >
We acquired Goliath, our now familiar 1966 C50 truck in November of 2009. In December, we posted an introductory video of the truck and took you along for a little ride. That was when the motor was starting to worry us with some seemingly large issues, none of the electrical worked outside of the ignition [...]
Random Galleries
Sponsor News
Jet Hot Will Host Their Own Autocross Series and Run Goodguys Schedule
Mad Matt Graves Joins American Powertrain: New Products, Announcements, and More to Come!
Buy It Now: Killer Deals from RideTech on Billet Gas Caps and Suspension Components!
American Powertrain Releases NEW X-Factor Cross Members for GM A-Body - Works for Virtually All Transmissions
An Awesome Look Inside MSD Headquarters and Manufacturing in El Paso, Texas
Submit Content
We are always looking for good bang shifty stories, projects, photos & videos. If you have something to share let us know. We’ll give you credit for the submission (of course) and what is cooler than showing all your gang that you have a story on Bang Shift?
Copyright © 2013 BangShift.com All Rights Reserved.