BangShift Project Spotlight: An Awesome Home-Built V8 RX7 That Hauls Ass
Posted in OTHER February 8, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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There’s nothing quite like seeing a guy build a killer project at home with his own two hands. BangShift member Weedburner has constructed one of the neatest RX7 V8 conversions we’ve ever seen and he took it way farther than the extra mile. By relocating the firewall, moving the motor way back, retaining the factory [...]
Project Update: The Pro-Lux 1982 Cadillac Chicken Coupe Gets Torn Town and Sized Up
Posted in CHEVY September 4, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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(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 [...]
BangShift Project Spotlight: The Unholy Union of a Caddy V6 and a Fiat Spyder
Posted in OTHER August 31, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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BangShift member Aaron had a problem. He was arguing with his wife about fuel efficiency and how a light car with a modern engine could perform at a high level (50 mpg) and that electric hybrids aren’t the only answer. She wasn’t buying what he was selling so he has decided to prove her wrong, [...]
Project Car Spotlight: A 538ci Cadillac Powered 1953 Studebaker Champion Starliner
Posted in OTHER July 9, 2010 by Brian Lohnes
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This could be the coolest, most well executed car ever constructed under a car port ever. BangShift.com forum member 53 Studillac purchased a 1953 Studebaker Champion Starliner a few years back that had been rodded already. He bought it with a 500ci Caddy engine, custom interior, and other modifications. After driving it for a while [...]
Project Car Update: Detroit Speed builds a big tire Willys!
Posted in OTHER June 9, 2011 by Chad Reynolds
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UPDATE: Click here to go straight to our latest update. We couldn’t believe it either! And this one is no April Fools joke. Detroit Speed is currently building a 1941 Willys for Mike and Janie Braswell. The Braswells are no strangers to killer cars and have a great collection. But don’t think for a minute [...]
The Smallest Project We’ve Ever Covered: Here’s The Mini-Max – A Scale Model With A Twist
Readers of BangShift know the name Mike Casella from his awesome work at Then and Now Automotive in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Mike is the guy who makes stuff from scratch and saves unobtanium parts that you literally cannot buy no matter how rich you are. Mike’s had hot rods and drag cars over the years but [...]
Project Update: The Chicken Coupe Cadillac Gets A Revealing Roof Peel and The Work Mounts
Posted in OTHER October 24, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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The Chicken Coupe Project Intro The Chicken Coupe Tear Down (Words and Photos by Matt Graves) - Meanwhile back at Chicken Coupe HQ… Last time we ripped out the pimp-tackular interior so we could get the trans tunnel work done. Next we are finished removing the rest of the interior and took the 2000lbs worth of [...]
Project Update: The Chicken Coupe – Body Is Off The Frame, Trans Is Mocked In, Progress Is Made, Diablo Sandwiches Are Consumed
(Words and photos by Matt Graves) – Sorry for the long dry spell on the Chicken Coupe update. I can’t let Brian steal the spot light this week with his half-assed Buford T Justice update (editor’s note: aren’t they all?!). Mine report actually has some meat in it. After a very long and cold winter [...]
Cool Project Thread: Tearing Down an Air Cooled Stroker VW Motor
Posted in OTHER October 6, 2010 by Brian Lohnes
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BangShift member Stiney has a bunch of cool stuff lurking in his barn, including a Fox-bodied Mustang with a 500ci Cadillac engine in it. His real affliction though, seems to be VWs of the air-cooled persuasion. We’ve seen cool photos of his own sand rail in action and a while back he took in a [...]
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