Challenger Demon Video: This Week Features A Wrinkled Drag Radial And Torque!
Feb 16, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
This week’s Challenger Demon video is a quick one at only :15 seconds. It is called “Multiplication” and it features the Nitto drag radial tires that the car will be equipped with...
Rough Start: Can An Attitude Adjustment Make A Cheap 1996 Ford Thunderbird Worthwhile?
Feb 16, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Lohnes’ hatred of pretty much any Ford Thunderbird that isn’t a two-seater with fins is legendary around here. He’d like to see every last one driven off of a cliff, lemming-style,...
BangShift What’s In The Shop Series: We Visit The Legendary Roadster Shop
Feb 16, 2017Brian LohnesApex Gallery, Apex Spotlight, BangShift APEX
(Words and photos by Bob Chiluk) – With the BangShift Windy City in the grips of middle winter and outdoor car stuff non existant,we venture out in search for more of our “What’s...
Classic YouTube: Pushing A Jeep Grand Cherokee Too Far In A Tough Truck Competition
Feb 16, 2017Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, Videos
Ford had Eddie Bauer and Jeep had Orvis. The moss-green color of this ZJ-era Grand Cherokee is a giveaway that this was one of the Orvis Edition Jeeps, which was basically a unique paint job, an...
BangShift Project Files: A Denali, A C3 Corvette, And A Second Chance At Building A Hot Stingray!
Feb 16, 2017Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, Project Cars
BangShift forum member SuperBuickGuy is one of those people who always has a ton of projects going on in his shop. The man swings from build to build like George of the Jungle swings from vine to...
2017 NHRA Circle K Winternationals Action: Top Sportsman and Top Dragster
Feb 16, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Photos by Wes Allison) – Top Dragster and Top Sportsman racing were featuring at the NHRA Circle K Winternationals for the first time in 2017. These two classes became part of the NHRA...
Question Of The Day: What’s The Worst You’ve Mangled Yourself While Wrenching?
Feb 16, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
What a freaking day it’s been. Today has been my first attempt at spinning wrenches in honest effort on the rollover Explorer that was drug home as an engine donor for the Great Pumpkin...
Make Way! This Seattle Street Turned Into A Life-Sized Slip and Slide Disaster
Feb 16, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Winter is here folks, and about three quarters of the country will likely have to deal with snow and ice at some point over the next few months. What’s that you say? You have anti lock brakes,...
Just Peachy: This 1982 Chevrolet Camaro Pro Street Build Could Be A Budget-Friendly Way To A 1990s Time Machine
Feb 16, 2017Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, eBay Find
This 1982 Chevrolet Camaro could’ve been just about any cover car from any magazine I was reading in grade school. It fits the bill in every possible form for a Pro Street build, and more so...
The Challenger Hellcat LOVES Nitrous – This Chassis Dyno Video Is The Proof In The Pudding
Feb 16, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
There have been lots of videos posted over the last couple years giving hot rodders information on how to make a Dodge Challenger Hellcat really roar but the simplest way is always the same. Nitrous!...
King Of The Hammers Photo Coverage Continues! 100 More Photos Of Trucks And Rocks
Feb 15, 2017Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Off-Road, XL Gallery, XL Spotlight
We’ve got tons more photos from Nitto King of the Hammers 2017, powered by Optima Batteries, and we want to share them all with you so here is the next installment. Another 100 of our 1000...
This Could Be The Nicest Crosley Farm-O-Road Left And It Is For Sale!
Feb 15, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
The Crosley Farm-O-Road is one of those weird vehicular examples of something that seems like a complete joke but was actually brilliant and functional. This little machine was basically the...
Mickey Thompson Takes Baja ATZ P3 Warranty To 45,000 Miles!
Feb 15, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, Sponsor News, XL Sponsor News
Great news out there if you are in the market for new truck tires. Mickey Thompson has raised the tread wear warranty on the Baja ATZ P3 to an awesome 45,000 miles. These tires are some of the most...
Wow! Half Of John Force’s 1983 Camaro Funny Car Body Is For Sale – Almost First Win!
Feb 15, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift News
We know a guy who might want this back, especially if the other side is out there somewhere. Thanks to BangShifter Jeff Atkinson, we have been tipped off to the fact that John Force’s 1983...
