Basic Tech: Rebuilding A Rochester B Carburetor

Posted in January 4, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

Goliath, our lumbering 1966 Chevy C50 project truck, is equipped with a 292ci straight six engine. That workaday mill is not exactly what you’d call a performance piece in stock condition. That being said, it still cranks out nearly 300 ft/lbs and it moves the big truck along pretty well. Ever since we got the [...]

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BangShift.com Welcomes Gear Vendors As A New Sponsor

Posted in General News January 4, 2010 by Chad Reynolds > >

We are proud to announce that Gear Vendors, the only overdrive that can handle 2000 horsepower, has joined the BangShift.com family of sponsors. Gear Vendors’ reputation for the highest R&D and quality standards makes them the premier high-horsepower street car overdrive solution. As Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week title sponsor, Rick Johnson and the rest [...]

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eBay Find: Killer Competition Coupe

Posted in eBay Find January 4, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

Competiton Coupes were an interesting breed back when that class was run at drag strips across America. Boiled down, there were basically front engine dragsters with heavily hacked up coupe bodies lowered over the rear section of the chassis. In fact, many old school car clubs would run the same car as both a dragster [...]

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Project Car: Complete Buildup Photos of the First F.A.S.T. Mopar in the 10s

Posted in MOPAR January 4, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

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 [...]

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The 75 Best Photos of Girls With Cars

Posted in General News January 4, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

The BangShift.com forum post called “Ladies Posing With Cars…” is the most-viewed thread ever. It now has hundreds of photos of women with cars. Far more people view that thread than admit to it. It’s one of the dirty secrets of the site, and with all the traffic it generates, we have to thank user [...]

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Photo Gallery: Donut Derelicts Cruise, January 2010

Posted in CAR SHOWS January 4, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

Back in 1986 a few buddies started getting together with their hot rods on Saturday mornings in Huntington Beach, California. Over the years, this weekly gathering of cool rods, muscle cars, trucks, and anything else that shows up has ballooned into one of the coolest weekly car shows in the country. As you’ll see in [...]

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Video: Camaro Outruns BMW in Insane Swedish Snow Race

Posted in RACING & ACTION January 3, 2010 by Chad Reynolds > >

This is one of the best races known to man. It happens in Sweden, where BangShift.com member Gasfot Sweden races his beater second-generation Camaro in events that are like road races or rallycrosses, but in the snow! In the past we’ve seen his insane ice-lake footage, shot and edited by BangShifter Jobergg (at the bottom [...]

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The Tale of the Hot Rod Murder Case in 1949

Posted in General News January 1, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

The St. Petersburg Times in Florida has posted on its web site a story written recently by the reporter who was on the beat way back in 1949 when a hot rod was used to identify the murderer of a policeman. The reporter was Jerry Blizin, who got his 15 minutes of fame for being [...]

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Vintage Drag Video: Legendary American Racers Running at Santa Pod Raceway in England

Posted in HISTORIC January 1, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

Santa Pod Raceway in England opened up as the first permanent drag racing venue in Europe on Easter, 1966. It has been going strong ever since as the awesome video we have unearthed proves. It was not uncommon for American racers to load up their junk and head off to a European tour during the [...]

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Gallery: Great Historic Car Photos from the Library of Congress

Posted in General News January 1, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

As it turns out, you can get free stuff from the government. In this case, that something is a bunch of great old historic photos that are available through the Library of Congress. We spent many nights over the past few weeks trolling the LoC web site to find some of the best pictures that [...]

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GM Offloading Pontiacs and Saturns at Near Fire Sale Prices

Posted in General News January 1, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

GM is doing everything in its power to get all the remaining Saturn and Pontiac models left on dealer lots sold. There are currently insane discounts being offered up to dealers so that they’ll cut prices and move out their inventory. If you ever wanted a G8, now is the time. There are reports that [...]

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