G-body 8.8 Swap: Something Strange is Happening in Our Rear and We Like It – Axle Tech You Can Use!
Mar 02, 2015Brian LohnesApex Driveline Tech, BangShift APEX
(WORDS AND PHOTOS BY SCOTT PARKER) – If you didn’t know it already, the bad news about your G-body is that most likely it has one of the worst rear ends GM ever built. Only the Grand...
Question Of The Day: What Car Would Surprise You Most At An Autocross?
Mar 02, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
Autocrossing is an excellent way to spend a weekend. It’s low-buck, high-involvement and even if you screw up you’re having fun. If there’s enough asphalt and enough people to set...
Merrill Ice Drags Video: Watch A Bunch Of Awesome Hard Drag Launches On A Frozen Lake!
Mar 02, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
(VIDEO BY JACOB MARSHALL) – Our man Jacob Marshall’s visit to the Merrill Ice Drags last month is the gift that keeps on giving. We promised you video and here it is in the form of a...
What’s Green, Small, And Can Lay Waste To A Porsche? This All-Electric BMW 3-Series…Meet The Green Monster
Mar 02, 2015Bryan McTaggartENGINES, RACING & ACTION, Videos
You see that green E30 BMW laying waste to the BMW M6? It’s a full-on electric conversion. The M6 that is currently having it’s own backside handed to it on a silver platter came with...
Photo Bomb: Craziest, Loudest, And Most BangShifty Stuff From The 2015 Milwaukee World Of Wheels By DRD Photos
Mar 02, 2015Brian LohnesCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
(Photos by DRD Photos/Dom Damato) – When we first opened this folder of stuff from DRD Photos to post on the site we kind of freaked out. There is some truly wild stuff in here from custom...
Here’s 10 Of The Craziest, Biggest, Most Fiery, And Crushing Wrecks Urban Hillbilly Has Captured On Film – All The Drivers Walked Away
Mar 02, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
We have been showing you great videos from Urban Hillbilly Action Videos now for years here on BangShift. It seems that Sean Melton went back into his archives and pulled out a “top 10”...
Planning A Road Trip This Summer? Be Sure To Check Out The National Museum Of The US Air Force At Wright-Patterson AFB!
Mar 02, 2015Bryan McTaggartROAD TRIPS
With Spring just around the corner and summer not to far behind, we’re sure that there’s a lot of you planning some kind of vacation for when the weather is warmer. Regardless of whether...
Barnstormin’: Profits, Progress, and Paranoia
Mar 02, 2015Brian LohnesBarnstormin'
As racing season has cranked up again and I am spending some time flying the friendly skies, it has allowed me to crank up my bookworm mode pretty hard. I often run book reviews here on BangShift and...
This Twin Engine Tiburon Is A 10-Second Drag Machine And A Tire Killer Like None Other
Mar 01, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
When we ran the feature on Turbo Dynamics’ twin-engined and turbocharged Pontiac Grand Prix GTP, we knew that there had to be more twin-engined freaks that would come out of the woodwork, and we...
Looks Can Be Deceiving! This Craigslist 1978 Pinto Wagon Project Looks Like A Mess But Is It Hiding Something Cool?
Mar 01, 2015Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
Looks can be deceiving. When Ron Ward sent me the link for this 1978 Pinto wagon, I saw baby-blue, primer, some bodywork that was best described as “cringeworthy” and wheels I wouldn’t put on a...
Video: How To Scare The Hell Out Of Your Girlfriend At A Diesel Dyno Day With A Well Placed Waste Gate
Mar 01, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Here’s a little dyno related humor to kick off your Thursday morning. While Chad and I are both on the way to LS Fest in Bowling Green, Kentucky there are cool motorsports and gearhead events...
New Parts: Hedman Debuts MID-LENGTH HEADERS FOR C10 & C20 PICKUPS
Mar 01, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Sponsor News
Chevrolet trucks from the late 1960s through the late 1980s are one of the great shared platforms in hot rodding. These trucks were built by the millions and car still be had for cheap. They are...
This 1983 Cadillac Fleetwood Flower Car Is Begging To Be Made Into A Hot Rod – How Would You Build It?
Mar 01, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Nothing freaks out the neighbors quite like parking a car normally used for a funeral in the driveway, does it? Even if it isn’t the car that actually carried the body, just knowing that your daily...
Watch This Wheelstanding Smart Car Run 12s And Lay Waste To Mustangs – Hilarity On The Strip!
Mar 01, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Smart Cars have been featured many times on these pages. Usually held up to ridicule, as well they should be. We’ve operated shopping carts that were more exciting than a Smart Car. If you read...
