Barnstormin’: Creativity For The Sheeple And The Lost Art Of Making Something From Scratch
Feb 06, 2013Brian LohnesBarnstormin'
Yesterday, Chad went into full berserker mode over the Paul Harvey voiced Ram “farmer” commercial during the Super Bowl. I think I shared the same reaction as many other people by being...
Liberation Of A Sanctioning Body: How The IHRA Was Saved, Who Saved It, And What The Future Holds
Feb 06, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
Not a shot was fired, no blood was shed, and there were no adoring crowds lining the sidewalks when Kenneth Feld, leader of the family owned Feld Entertainment empire agreed to sell the International...
BangShift Question of the Day: If The World Devolved Into A Mad Max Situation What (Real) Vehicle Would You Be Driving?
Feb 06, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
Yesterday’s item about the mammoth Kenworth 963 oil field truck got a bunch of commenters mentioning that it seems like a good choice for a zombie apocalypse or a Mad Max dystopia type of...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Pontiac Blues – Sonny Boy Williamson And The Animals (Recorded 1960s)
Feb 06, 2013Brian LohnesBS Daily Tune Up
While the song Rocket 88 gets roundly awarded the praise for being the first rock and roll song about cars, there was automotive themed music long before the late 1940s when Rocket 88 was recorded....
BangShift Quick Tech Tip: Chassis and Body Grounds. They Are Your Electrical Friends.
Feb 05, 2013Chad ReynoldsOTHER
Our pal Todd Ryden, sent us this quick tech tip last week, along with a great new kit from Painless Performance that gives you all the grounds and fasteners you need to make sure your car or truck...
Chadmouth: Paul Harvey and Ram – Plus A Bunch Of Other Whining Bitches
Feb 05, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
So let me get this straight. Dodge uses a Paul Harvey monologue in a commercial for Ram Trucks during the Super Bowl, thereby creating the best commercial of the game, and arguably one of the most...
Buford T Justice Update: A TCI 700R4 And Breakaway Torque Converter Get Our 9C1 Caprice Shifty!
Feb 05, 2013Brian LohnesBuford - 9C1 Caprice, Project Cars
Last week I installed the cylinder heads, COMP lifters, rockers, pushrods,and LS lifter guides into Buford’s small block mill. While all that was nice, we still had a massive problem on our...
Gallery: The National Motorcycle Museum Tour Grand Finale Gallery
Feb 05, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Gallery, Historic Photos
(Photos by Greg Rourke) – Yesterday we showed you the first of two galleries that our own Greg Rourke shot on a recent visit to the National Motorcycle Museum. There was so much cool stuff that...
Video: Helmet Cam Footage Of What It Is Like To Drive An Exploding Top Fuel Dragster In Australia
Feb 05, 2013Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
In today’s world of great editing, high definition camera, and slick video tricks, it is easy for a cool piece of raw video to get missed. Take this purely awesome video of a top run for...
Cruise Gallery: More Great Photos From The Kemah Cruise – Kemah, Texas
Feb 05, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We told you that Charles was crushing it on the photo front with his photos from the Kemah cruise in Texas and we weren’t lying! Yesterday’s gallery...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: The General Lee – Johnny Cash (1983)
Feb 05, 2013Brian LohnesBS Daily Tune Up
During the height of the Dukes of Hazzard’s popularity in the early 1980s, a promotional album was released by the studio behind the show. Most of the songs on it were covers or stuff that...
Watch:Ford Raptor Destroyed While Landing A Massive Jump – Rednecks With Paychecks Carnage!
Feb 04, 2013Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
The Ford F-150 Raptor is one bad ass truck. Having thoroughly worked one off road and even jumped in it, I can say that they’re capable of standing up to almost everything a sane person could...
WE HAVE A WINNER!: BangShift.com Facebook Photo Contest Votes Are In
Feb 04, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
We have to admit that while we loved doing our first BangShift.com Facebook Photo Contest, it was not our idea originally. When our sponsor Ridetech did one on their Facebook page, we thought it was...
New Sponsor: BangShift.com Welcomes Crane Cams To The Party! Happy 60th Birthday!
Feb 04, 2013Chad ReynoldsSponsor News
We have the greatest sponsors in the world here at BangShift.com, and we couldn’t have gotten where we are without them. Companies like Ridetech, Aeromotive, and MSD, have been with us since...
