Project Buford T Justice Quick Update: Where The Hell Has Our 9C1 Caprice Been?!
Posted in Buford - 9C1 Caprice December 10, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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We know that you’ve been wondering what the hell happened to Buford T Justice since our last proclamation about heading to the dyno to pile parts onto the old ol’ 350 under the hood and crank things up in the steam department. We know that you’ve been thinking we slipped on a banana peel, blew [...]
Project Re-Introduction: Fat Lane – The 2,500hp Heavy Street 1964 Ford Fairlane – Construction Restarts
Posted in FORD December 10, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, Project Fat Lane has begun anew! For those of you that have been reading BangShift for some time, you’ll remember that back in early 2010 we begun following the ground of build of a bad ass drag machine at Tube Chassis Designz in Hanson, Massachusetts. [...]
BangShift Submission Spotlight: Scott Bouwens’ 10-second 1966 Olds Cutlass
Posted in BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC December 7, 2012 by Chad Reynolds
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We get A LOT of content submissions from folks all over the world, with cool video links, show coverage, and story ideas each and every week, which helps us shape the content on BangShift. But one of the things we really love to see are photos of your cars at home. This week we decided [...]
Project El Monte Carvo: An In-Depth Look At Exactly What We’re Starting With
Posted in CHEVY December 6, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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(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 [...]
Project Buford T Justice Update: Drag Strip Thrash Squashed By Ma Nature – We Learn Stuff – Plan B!
Posted in BangShift Projects November 9, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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We had the parts, the car, the tools, and the rough plan. Mother Nature had the upper hand. A couple of Sundays back we left well before daylight broke with Buford T Justice on the trailer, heading for New England Dragway in Epping, NH for our parts install drag strip flog-a-palooza. We got the strip, [...]
Buford Update: We Flog The Suspension, Unveil a Mountain of Speed Parts, Spill Our Wild Drag Strip Plan
Posted in BangShift Projects October 25, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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(Photos by Dave Nutting and the author) – So last we left you, Buford T Justice had quit running on us twice during some mundane cruising action around town. The first time the car shut down we determined that the ignition coil had walked off the job. Enlisting the help of local pal Jon Wall [...]
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 [...]
Driveway Tech: How To Swap A Jeep Steering Shaft Into Your GM B-Body or G-Body Car With A Trashed Rag Joint
Posted in BangShift Projects October 23, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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We’ve been piling up the miles on Buford T Justice, our 1987 Chevy Caprice project recently. Having completed the suspension upgrade and installed the new wheels and tires, the thing is a riot to heave into the corners and scare the kids, passengers, and passers by with. That being said, there was still a nagging [...]
Buford Update: Our 9C1 Caprice Gets Real With Mickey Thompson Tires and Cragar Wheels
Posted in Buford - 9C1 Caprice October 17, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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(Photos by Dave Nutting and the author) – Last we left you, Project Buford T Justice was sitting on all four tires suspended by a complete Hotchkis Sport Suspension system and some hardcore solid steel AFCO bushings. While that was cool and all, we still had work to do and pieces to add to the [...]
Update: Hotchkis Suspension & AFCO Bushings Transform Our 9C1 Caprice
Posted in Buford - 9C1 Caprice September 25, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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Well we can officially say that Project Buford T Justice is underway and the transformation from a sad sack, 196,000 mile ex-police vehicle into a fun to drive tire shredder is under way. Using basic tools, a whole lot of elbow grease, some help from our friends, and a pile of great parts from Hotchkis [...]
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 [...]
$200 Hauler Update: We Give It A Butt Lift With Some New Chrome And Ghetto Bodywork
Posted in The $200 Hauler 2000 Suburban August 28, 2012 by Chad Reynolds
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In our last installment of the $200 Hauler build you saw us replace our broken grille, bashed lower valance, and boring bowtie which cleaned up our front end a lot. In fact, we’re not sure photos did it justice. At the same time we also replaced our rear bumper and brackets with more parts from [...]
Insane Project Introduction: The Chicken Coupe – The Yin To Buford T Justice’s Yang
Posted in CHEVY August 17, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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(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 [...]
$200 Hauler Project Update: Oh What A Difference Some LMC Truck Billet, Grille, and Lower Valance Make!
Posted in OTHER August 8, 2012 by Chad Reynolds
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When we first started the $200 Hauler Project, we knew right away that the mildly bashed grille and completely tweaked rear bumper were going to have to go. We also knew that LMC Truck was the place for parts. Nobody has a better selection of stock replacement and custom parts for your Big Three truck, [...]
Project Car Introduction: American Powertrain’s Project “Magnum 44″ 1966 Dodge Coronet Convertible
Posted in MOPAR August 2, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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This is the first installment in what will be a hella cool build from the boys at American Powertrain. Gray Fredrick, who is the CEO of American Powertrain scooped up a 1966 Dodge Coronet off of eBay prior to telling his wife and the proceeded to drive it home in the dead of winter with [...]
Buford T Justice 9C1 Update: The Parts From Hotchkis, Cragar, AFCO, and Mickey Thompson
Posted in Buford - 9C1 Caprice July 25, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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Last week we put Buford T Justice, our project 1987 Caprice 9C1 through the last set of paces on the stock suspension and tires. The car performed as we pretty much thought it would, wallowing some, sliding around on the junky tires, and acting like a 25 year old car with suspension that has had [...]
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