Category Archive: 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, CHEVY, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Fast Moving Bricks! Check Out This Compilation Of GM Big Boys Running The Strip!
Oct 27, 2017Bryan McTaggart1
Have we established that we are fans of GM’s B-body? Lohnes owns one. I’ve owned two, and would own another. Chad likes them, though he likes them just a little bit older, and...
The 2018 Chevrolet Camaro COPO Has Been Unveiled, And It’s Packing A New, 302ci LT Screamer Under The Hood!
Oct 27, 2017Bryan McTaggart1
The DZ 302 small block engine holds a special place in the hearts of Chevrolet fans everywhere. It’s the engine that GM used in the Camaro Z/28 to be legal for Trans-Am racing regulations (SCCA...
Morning Symphony: The Sound Of Tortured Slicks Under A Stomping Chevy C-10
Oct 19, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Morning Symphony: The Sound Of Tortured Slicks Under A Stomping Chevy C-10
It’s the sound that we know so well here at BangShift, given the amount of time we spend working the 1320. The noise when a highly strung drag machine goes from sitting perfectly still to when...
It’s Only Kind Of A Nova: Regular Car Reviews Checks Out A Six-Cylinder, Powerglide Chevy II Nova
Oct 17, 2017Bryan McTaggart5
Mr. Regular of Regular Car Reviews likes his cars…well, regular. Nothing fancy, nothing showy, nothing high-end really. This is a guy who gets hot and bothered over a low-mileage Plymouth...
Anti-Disco: This C3 Corvette Strip Terror Can Get Up And Get Down With It’s Own Soundtrack!
Oct 17, 2017Bryan McTaggart1
The C3 Corvette started out so strong, didn’t it? From the Mako Shark concepts to the 427-powered Stingrays, things looked great for the third generation of the sports car that America could...
Morning Symphony: Going A To B In One Nasty Camaro
Oct 11, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Morning Symphony: Going A To B In One Nasty Camaro
“Blunt force trauma”. I have a fascination with the connotation behind this phrase when it’s applied to a machine. It quickly describes the nature of the beast: there is no grace,...
This Turbocharged Chevrolet Tahoe Could Be The Best SUV Option Out There!
Oct 10, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on This Turbocharged Chevrolet Tahoe Could Be The Best SUV Option Out There!
Confession time: for the last couple of weeks, the wife and I have been looking at a potential vehicle change. Considering that our fleet has one full-size pickup truck, one four-door hot rod, one...
This Small-Tire Camaro Comes Up On The Tires On Blower Boost…Very Nice!
Sep 27, 2017Bryan McTaggart2
The more I look into racing down South, the more I’m liking what I’m seeing. Having a hard-running car that moves out isn’t a rare thing down there, but making it stick and...
Rough Start: This Shortbed Squarebody Chevy Is Your Dream Muscle Truck, If You Have The Cash!
Sep 26, 2017Bryan McTaggart4
The basic formula for fun really hasn’t changed much since about the late 1940s: V8, rear drive. After that, it’s details, right? Well, for an up-and-coming gearhead or someone balling on...
Money No Object: 1969 Camaro Z/28 Road Racer. Channel Your Inner Mark Donohue The Right Way!
Sep 18, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Money No Object: 1969 Camaro Z/28 Road Racer. Channel Your Inner Mark Donohue The Right Way!
Is there anything that screams “ring the RPMs and hit the apexes hard” quite like a road-race prepared first-gen Camaro on Minilites? If there is, I’m missing the point, because...
Low Dollar Monte! Can $2,300 And A N/A Small Block Chevy Hit Hard? Yes It Can!
Sep 15, 2017Bryan McTaggart4
“Speed costs money…how fast do you want to go?” It’s the story for every last racer out there. All of the dreaming in the world won’t move squat, but if you’ve got...
This 1977 Chevrolet Chevette Is Dead-Stock And Ready For A Re-Powering!
Sep 13, 2017Bryan McTaggart11
Recently, I got to spend more time than I ever wanted with a Hyundai Santa Fe. And for the most part, I hated it. I hated the blandness, anonymity-promising nature of the little gray crossover. I...
Leroy The Savage: We Take An Up-Close Look At The Naked C5 Corvette With The Twin Turbskies!
Sep 13, 2017Bryan McTaggart3
If you wanted to know where at least 10% of the population of the 2017 LS Fest was situated, all you had to do was ask one question: “Where’s Leroy?” You weren’t looking for...
Project Malibuuhoo: The International Drag Week Malibu Ate The Engine – UPDATE: IT LIVES AGAIN!
Sep 10, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Project Malibuuhoo: The International Drag Week Malibu Ate The Engine – UPDATE: IT LIVES AGAIN!
Project Malibuuhoo, the Chevrolet Malibu that Christian Damgaard, Andy Warren, Ben Snodgrass, and Steve and Jacob Weigl have been thrashing on for Drag Week 2017, looked to be ready for tuning. The...