Project Car: Cherry Bomb's Disturbing the Peace 1968 Camaro Update, Paint and Blower AddedBy Brian Lohnes Posted 09/2/2010
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. In typical Cherry Bomb style, the car is going to be loud, fast, and pretty freakin' slick lookin'. This isn't just an exhaust upgrade, these guys are doing the Camaro from soup to nuts. Read More >
Project Goliath Update: Piddly Projects, Plodding ProgressBy Brian Lohnes Posted 09/1/2010
It has been too long since we brought you any information on progress with our 1966 C50 called Goliath. The main reason is that there hasn't been too much sexy stuff happening. We're at that stage of the project where we are sewing up some loose ends and finally getting ready to have the cab floors replaced. We did... Read More >
Project Car Spotlight: Joe Grippo's 1970 MustangBy Brian Lohnes Photos -- Joe Grippo Posted 08/26/2010
After highlighting Scott Liggett's cool 1970 Caprice project yesterday, we needed to swap coasts and show the hot rod of our other major photo contributor, Pennsylvanian Joe Grippo. Joe is one of those unique dudes who has managed to keep his first... Read More >
Project Car Spotlight: A 454 Powered 1970 Caprice Gets a New Lease on Life BangShift Style By Brian Lohnes Photos by Scott Liggett Posted 08/25/2010
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, pudgier... Read More >
BangShift Project Car Spotlight: A Crazy Tube-Chassis Fiero From the NetherlandsBy Brian Lohnes Posted 08/6/2010
One of the truly cool things about this whole BangShift deal is the fact that we're international. Guys are building nasty hot rods all over the world and thankfully we're able to see some of those, like this totally awesome Fiero that has been built by a couple of guys in the Netherlands. It is a full-on race car with a tube... Read More >
Project Car Spotlight: One Dirty Malibu WagonBy Chad Reynolds Posted 08/2/2010
It's no secret that, here at BangShift.com, we like wagons and getting dirty. Which means it's only natural for us to do a Project Car Spotlight on DirtyWhiteBoy's cool Malibu wagon project. The fact that DWB has been working on the wagon since 2006 when he got it as a cruiser for the wife, and it's now turned into a much more fun hot rod project, should be of no surprise to most of you. But the fact that during this time DWB has done all the work himself, including two paint jobs... Read More >
Project Car Spotlight: The Coolest 1976 Chevelle in NorwayBy Brian Lohnes Posted 07/20/2010
The BangShift.com community is worldwide. Grease smeared, transmission fluid stained, bloody knuckled gearheads can be found at all corners of the Earth. Proof of that is BangShift.com member Arlid, known as Blazerteam on the forum section of the website, he has a bad ass 1976 Chevelle that he uses to terrorize... Read More >
Project Car Spotlight: The 1979 Mustang Pace Car RacecarBy Brian Lohnes Posted 07/16/2010
Bangshift.com member Jeremy George's 1979 Mustang Pace Car edition has gone from a neglected car sitting beside a barn to a feisty autocross runner that will see action on frozen lakes this winter and perhaps some full blown road course duty in the future. It currently sports a dutiful 2.3L four banger but SVO power seems to be in the cards and Jeremy has made great strides in the suspension department. It is a... Read More >
Project Car Spotlight: A Full-Tilt, Turbo-4, Road Racing 1989 MustangBy Brian Lohnes Posted 07/14/2010
We hold guys who race stuff in special esteem. Not professional level racers, but guys who race stuff period. Racing takes lots and often gives back little. The failures are public and the triumphs are often unheralded, so the people that do it and dedicate themselves to it, are special in our eyes. Such is the case with one of the neatest project cars in the BangShift universe. This is BangShift.com member Horsewidower's (Bob) 1989 Mustang road race car. It's powered by... Read More >
Project Car Spotlight: Red Hot Racing's LSR 1998 CamaroBy Brian Lohnes Posted 07/12/2010
When a bunch of BangShift.com forum members got together in 2008 and decided to transform one of their cars into a team LSR race machine, we watched with interest. This was a bold project with lofty goals. The story continues to unfold for the Red Hot Racing team and their 1998 Camaro which has... Read More >
Project Car Spotlight: A 538ci Cadillac Powered 1953 Studebaker Champion StarlinerBy Brian Lohnes Posted 07/9/2010
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... Read More >
Project Car Spotlight: An Odd-Ball Mopar Project That We LoveBy Brian Lohnes Posted 07/8/2010
If you are a regular reader of BangShift.com you know that we really love dirty, hands-on projects. Bonus points are usually awarded if said project involves an off-beat, under loved, out of the norm car. Such is the case with BangShift.com member Remy-Z's 1981 Dodge Mirada CMX. Bryan is a Mopar guy at his core and found this gem for $650 and started wrenching and... Read More >
Project Car Spotlight: The Tale of a BangShifter and the 25 Years He's Had His MalibuBy Brian Lohnes Posted 07/6/2010
BangShift.com forum member Bamfster (Dan) is one of the true BangShift originals. He's been around since the CarJunkieTV days, participated in the epic Red Ball Express run that saw David Freiburger's 1969 Javelin land at our eastern offices, and he's also owned and raced the same 1968 Chevy Malibu since high school. Sweetening the pot a lot is the fact that this thing runs 10's on the mountain at Bandimere Speedway in Colorado and gets cruised on the street. Dan is one of... Read More >
Project Car: The Dual-Quad 409 Powered 1955 Chevy BuildBy Brian Lohnes Posted 05/29/2010
This is the introduction of a very cool 1955 Chevy project that BangShift.com member Monk is wrenching on. The car will be packing one of the nastiest 409 mills we've ever seen or heard about. It's got all the modern good stuff like alumunum heads, a custom made oil pan, and a pair of dual quads on top. Read More >
Project Car: Pro Stock Bike Champ Eddie Krawiec's Drag Radial 2000 CamaroBy Brian Lohnes Posted 02/22/2010
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 in the small tire drag car world will be put to the test, as this car will wear a pair of 275 radials to get all that power to the ground. The Camaro under the knife had only 4,500 original miles on it when DMC started filling it full of chrome-moly tube. As wild as his Pro Stock Harley is, this Camaro will be every bit its ragged edge equal. BangShift.com will be following every step of this kick ass build. Read More >
Project Car: Fatlane, the Chevy-Powered, ProCharged 1964 Ford Fairlane. Update: Suspension FabricationBy Brian Lohnes Posted 02/8/2010
Project Fatlane is a '64 Ford Fairlane being built with ProCharged big-block Chevy power to run in the low 7s in drag racing's Heavy Street class...at nearly 3,600 pounds! BangShift.com is following the buildup at Tube Chassis Designz. The latest installment reveals photos of the front and rear suspension fabrication and the hanging of the crank-snout-driven gigantic ProCharger blower. Read More >
Project Car: Complete Buildup Photos of the First F.A.S.T. Mopar in the 10sBy Brian Lohnes Posted 01/4/2010
Regular readers got to know BangShift.com member Joel Nystrum several weeks ago when we had a video of him powershifting his 30,000-mile original Hemi GTX on an 11-second pass. That was one 1967 Plymouth GTX, and this is another, though this one is a clone. That's because Joel's goal was to build the ultimate Factory Appearing Stock Tire race car. And he did. Joel's car became the first F.A.S.T. racer to run 10s. And that's 10.92 on stock bias-ply tires, with factory appearance down to the casting numbers. Read More >
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