Harmonic Balancer 101: The Fun And Exciting World Of Vibration Damping
Nov 06, 2014Chad ReynoldsTech Stories
You know that big spinning thing on the front of your crankshaft? The one that holds the pulley for your fan belt? Some people refer to them as balancers, and others call them dampeners or dampers....
SEMA 2014: The Torrent Of Car and Truck Photos Continues From All Corners Of The Show
Nov 06, 2014Brian LohnesCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, OTHER
I am going through and adding photos as quickly as this sub-par hotel internet will let me this morning here at SEMA 2014. In this collection of snaps you’ll see a bunch of trucks from laid out...
Would You Buy A Wrecked $2-Million Car For Half A Million? Own A Ferrari Enzo For Way Less Than Retail (Disclaimer: It Is A Three Wheeler)
Nov 06, 2014Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
If you have dreamed of owning a Ferrari Enzo but lacked the millions of dollars necessary we have a smoking deal for you. In fact, you’ll be paying WAY less than retail for this car because it...
SEMA 2014: A Fresh Load Of Cool Cars And Trucks From Outside The Las Vegas Convention Center
Nov 06, 2014Brian LohnesCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, OTHER
The beat goes on here at SEMA 2014. Chad and I are running around the show gathering information on new parts and pieces that we’ll be talking on for weeks, we’re shooting photos like...
Antique RV Nirvana: A One Of One 1937 Packard RV With Only 40,000 Miles On The Clock
Nov 06, 2014Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
You know how much we dig old RV’s around here, but this one takes the cake. 1937!? Really? And a Packard? We’d never seen or heard of one until BangShifter Phil Secan sent us a bit of...
Want To Buy A Tool Condo? This eBay Ad Is Hawking A Sweet Set Of Snap-On Tools – Just Bring $100K
Nov 06, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
Professional mechanics depend on their tools to make their living. Just like a truck driver needs a functional rig to deliver his loads and get paid, a pro wrencher needs all of the tools he can...
Success Story: Dude Who Spoofed Lincoln Ad To Sell His Car To See Slayer Got Free Tickets. Here’s The Story…
Nov 06, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, FORD
Jake is a Slayer fan to the core. And Jake is like the rest of us, plugging away at a job to pay the bills. When he heard that Slayer was going to play The Forum in Inglewood, California, he reviewed...
Introducing Wicked’s Wagon: BangShift’s BMW Slaying Hot Rod 1966 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon Project
Nov 05, 2014Chad ReynoldsProject Cars
Think Pro-Touring meets old-school Custom, think Cruiser meets Drag Car, think “Holy crap, that 1966 Bel Air Station Wagon just kicked that 5-series BMW Wagon’s ass!”, and...
SEMA 2014: RHS Offers Pro Elite LT1 Head Designed To Retrofit On LS Blocks – Best Of Both Worlds!
Nov 05, 2014Brian LohnesNew Products
This blog item is more of a teaser than anything because we’re planning on bringing you the full story of these cool heads from RHS after the show because they are so neat. Basically the...
SEMA 2014: The Photo Coverage Continues – Cars, 2,000hp engines, Trucks Of All Shapes And Sizes Plus Weird Stuff That You May Hate
Nov 05, 2014Brian LohnesCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, OTHER
If you think we’re even halfway through showing you stuff that makes you smile, cringe, puke, or wince from SEMA 2014, you are 100% wrong. There are buildings we have not even walked through...
Want A Historic Funny Car Body? This Historic 1971 Camaro Body Is For Sale…To The Right Person – Check It Out
Nov 05, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
It is always cool when a funny car body with history comes up for sale, especially when it is a neat one like a former Bob Sullivan Pandemonium car. For you drag racing history geeks out there you...
Toyota Just Figured Out How To Build A Proper Funny Car Out Of Their Camry-This Thing Is Killer!
Nov 05, 2014Bryan McTaggart1320 Cars Without Doors Feature, BangShift 1320
Toyota actually called this car the Camry Sleeper, and it takes clanking brass ones to roll into SEMA with a silver Toyota Camry into the show, call it a “sleeper”, and actually pull it...
Hyundai and Kia Fined By U.S. Government For Overstating Vehicle MPG Numbers
Nov 05, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, OTHER
Whoops. On November 3, 2014, the Department of Justice and the EPA levied fines and penalties towards Hyundai and Kia that totaled to over $300 million dollars for overstating fuel mileage claims on...
A BangShifter Abroad, The Prelude: Going Back To Where I Came From
Nov 05, 2014Bryan McTaggartROAD TRIPS, Unhinged
By the time most of you read this, I will be less than 12 hours away from hopping a plane and taking my first trip across the Atlantic that didn’t require me to wear a camouflaged uniform, on...
