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Category Archive: BangShift News

In Memoriam: Walter “Bud” Moore

After 92 colorful years on this Earth, “Bud” Moore has moved on. A decorated U.S. Army Sergeant who stormed Utah Beach, participated in the Siege of Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge,...

Does Bending Metal At Home Frustrate You? Watch This And Learn How To Do It Right.

Bending metal, whether for a roll cage, a bracket, some decorative trim piece, or whatever requires some level of precision regardless of the project. There are lots of tools available to bend metal...

Craigslist Survivor; 1974 Two-Door Chevy Vega Wagon – Think Of The Possibilities!

My first car, after totaling Dad’s VW Westphalia Camper Bus, was a two-door wagon – a ’56 Chevy 210 and all through high school that Competition Orange pumpkin with a cheap, Tijuana...

This 1986 Chevrolet Camaro Is The Basest Of Base…But It’s Got The V8 And A Manual Trans! How Would You Build It?

Third gen Camaros come in three flavors: Z28, IROC-Z, and effectively, “other”. You can tell which version of the 1982-1992 Camaro is the hot one. It’s got the body kits, the...

Conquestador: The Most Violent Chrysler Conquest We Know Of Visits The Hoonigan Shop!

Ah, hello, old friend. This 1988 Chrysler Conquest has had me both mesmerized and confused from the word “go”. I’ve called it a Mitsubishi Starion (not the worst mistake I...

4130 Chrome Moly Or Mild Steel? Which One Is The Right One?

Different classes, and different types of racing, often have different rules with regards to what material roll cages and chassis must be made from. There are also differing opinions on which is...

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Tough Truck Violence: Destruction-Testing In The Pacific Northwest!

I know that Tough Truck racing was originally meant to prove that you had the beefiest rig around, but somewhere along the line there was a split. On one hand, you have those who still try to survive...

Barbie Jeep Racing In Alabama: Plastic Wheels, Don’t Fail Me Now!

What possess a 300 pound man to sit in a plastic toy designed for a kid aged five or under wearing little more than long-sleeved shirts, long pants and a bicycle helmet for the opportunity to fling...

Hot Wheels Dream Race: A-Team vs Mystery Machine vs Night Rider vs Back to the Future vs Ghost Busters

As a kid the hot wheels racetracks were some of my favorite things to play with. I didn’t have a ton of track, but when the loops and jumps and all that came out I had enough to make sure it...

Rough Start: Yes, A 1968 Plymouth Falls Into The Rough Start Category, And It’s Not 100% Rust!

One of the reasons that I’ve soured a bit on the traditional muscle-car era vehicles is that in my eyes, they are unobtanium. I’ve bitched before about trying to hunt down an E-body...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Best Magazine Article You Can Think Of?

(Photo: Car and Driver) Ooof, that had to hurt. What you are looking at is the nose of a 1983 Dodge 600ES that went dead-on into a suicidal cow somewhere in Baja California, Mexico while Car and...

Jesse James Shows Just How A Bitchin Aluminum Bomber Seat Is Made

Everyone knows Jesse James has some serious fabrication skills, and we’ve all watched him show them off on tv for years, but it’s always fun to check out something new that he’s...

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The Volcano’s Aftermath: The Vehicles Left Behind After Mount St. Helens’ 1980 Blast

On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted, with an explosion 1,600 times that of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Ash fell in at least eleven U.S. states, lahars (volcanic mud flows) that were fed by...

Aussie Vs. American Battle Royale: Central Muscle Car Masters At Pukekohe

Australian versus American muscle cars, racing in New Zealand, as if it’s 1972 all over again and these cars are a dime-a-dozen. Is this heaven? It’s close enough. This is the Central...