Category Archive: Apex New Products, Apex Spotlight, BangShift APEX, New Products, XL New Truck Products

New Products: Rocket Racing Flare Wheels For Your Modern And Vintage Muscle Cars And Trucks

Looking for some new wheels to spice up your classic or modern muscle car, but don’t want something so modern that it looks out of place? These new Flare wheels from Rocket Racing Wheels have...

How ACCURATE can someone build a WELDING FIXTURE TABLE, only using a grinder and a welder?

No really, this is totally a thing now! We live in 2024, and if you haven’t been paying attention to services like SendCutSend, OSH Cut, Xometry, or the numerous other online CNC Laser,...

Hemi Swap Parts: Holley Alternator Relocation Kit for Gen 3 Hemi Swaps

One of the issues with swapping a late model engine into an earlier model chassis is fitting all the extras. It’s easy to make the engine fit, but getting the exhaust manifolds, intake tubing,...

The Engine Builder Hall of Fame Class of 2024 – Vic Edelbrock Sr. The Man Who Built An Entire Industry. Hot Rod Parts For Everyone!

The latest inductee into the Engine Builder Hall of Fame is none other than Vic Edelbrock Sr., the man who created an industry, and a brand that may be more recognizable than any other in the...

RECORD LEVELS OF PAIN! FINNEGAN BOUGHT A CAR, THE ENGINE WIRING MELTED, AND HE BROKE HIS LEG ON THE ROAD TRIP HOME!

We’re used to hearing fun stories from Mike Finnegan, and all our car friends when it comes to finding and buying classic cars, hot rods, and trucks. But sometimes the other little things that...

Not So Hot Hatch: The 1990 Audi Coupe Quattro Delivers The Grip And Apparently Not Enough Rip

Back in the 1980s when you heard about an Audi Quattro you knew that there was a high percentage chance of fun if you got to ride in it. Those cars were ground breakers in bringing the idea of all...

Fun With Cars & Car People at the Track: OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series visits Sebring International Raceway

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) A full moon glided over a clear Florida sky, making way for a warm sunrise and the start of the 11th season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series....

The New Season of FASTER with Newbern and Cotten Is On! And Here’s Some Fun Behind the Scenes Action From The Boys!

It’s time for a new season of Faster: with Newbern and Cotten and we’re super excited. If you haven’t been watching the show, you need to catch up because these two goofballs are...

Pinstriping 101 – Hot Hues Urethane Pinstriping Paint: Hot Rod Jen Gives Us A Guide To Get Started.

We’ve featured some of Hot Rod Jen’s work here on BANGshift lately and appreciate her cool videos that show how to pinstripe, her work flow, and her process for practicing and perfecting designs....

Who Makes The Best Hand Cleaner? We’ve All Got Favorites, But Which One Works Best? GoJo, Snap On, ZEP And 8 Others Tested To Find Out!

When I was growing up in my grandpa’s auto shop, there were two things I remembered about washing up. One was that he had a Tupperware shaker of dry abrasive hand soap that you shook out and...

Holding Up? These Guys Stick A 180,000 Mile 1989 Shelby CSX On The Dyno To Check Its Power Levels

As things age they tend to slow down, right? Athletes lose a step of performance, cars give up some of their horsepower through wear, and things just generally soften up. But do thy always? These...

This McCulloch Promotional Film From 1961 Is Awesome And Stars The Late Don Knotts!

Everything about this video is awesome. From the sound of the angry McCulloch racing engines, the goofy coolness of Don Knotts, the race footage shown, and the fact that it was made to help McCulloch...

Turbo Weirdo: The 1985 Pontiac Sunbird Turbo Was One Of The Seemingly Rogue PerFormance Cars of GM’s 1980s

The saddest thing about the 1980s and GM was that the things that had made them a global colossus and were seen as their greatest strengths just 20 years before turned into giant negatives for the...

Video Perfection: Take A Look At A Screaming Formula 5000 Car From 1970 – Open Wheel, Small Block Perfection

(Video credit: Clay Simon YouTube Channel) – We have gushed over Formula 5000, we have showed you old Formula 5000 cars on eBay, and we have even showed you old Formula 5000 video with James...