Ever Wanted An Off Road Capable Fox Body Mustang? Well, Now’s Your Chance!
Dec 04, 2017Tony SestitoBangShift News, Craigslist Find
Everyone and their brother who’s into our little hobby has had experience with the Fox-Body Ford Mustang, or at least they have a friend who is into them. And that’s for good reason: they...
That Didn’t Sound Good: This Rotary-Powered Mazda Familia Had A Flywheel Explode!
Dec 04, 2017Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, Videos
Motor failure, that’s a theme for me this week after dumping the guts of a Gen II Chevrolet small-block out of a 1994 Camaro. To be fair, the LT-1 in the car was running on known bad main and...
Mike Dunn Named Senior Consultant For International Hot Rod Association – No Longer President Of IHRA
Dec 04, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
In an announcement that we cannot say we were 100% surprised to hear, Mike Dunn has been named senior consultant for the International Hot Rod Association and is no longer the president of the...
Random Car Review: Have You Ever Heard The Story Of The 19 Factory-Scrapped 1977 Camaro Z28s?
Dec 03, 2017Bryan McTaggartCHEVY
When it comes to the Chevrolet Camaro, there is a ton of legend and folklore that surrounds the first generation and the first “era” of the second gen, a.k.a the Split-bumper cars. A lot...
Better Stopping By Design – Mark Williams Disc Brakes Can Stop Your Fast Ride
Dec 03, 2017Chad Reynolds1320 Sponsor News, 1320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, XL Spotlight
Mark Williams builds some of the best drivetrain components on the planet. Axles, housings, ends, gears, yokes, driveshafts, and so much more. Whether you are building a hot rod, a race car, a truck,...
This 80 Horsepower Case Steam Tractor Drags A Truck Pull Sled The Old Fashioned Way: With Fire Out Of The Funnel And Steam!
Dec 03, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
Have you ever listened to an elder pine for the way things were and thought to yourself just how full of it they are? Have you ever considered that they might actually have merit to their argument?...
Hitting The Trails Of Nova Scotia With A Murray Lawn Mower Prepped For The Rough Stuff
Dec 03, 2017Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF, RACING & ACTION, Videos
As a kid, I envied any friend of mine whose parents owned a riding mower. It seemed like the perfect trade-off: I get to learn how to control a motorized, four-wheeled device and be helpful around...
Rough Start: Atoning For Our Sins With A Budget F-Body
Dec 03, 2017Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, Craigslist Find
I killed a fourth-gen Camaro. It wasn’t a pretty process, it wasn’t a quick and painless death. I ragged the living hell out of the car as if it was an Avis rental under somebody...
Ever Wonder How The Designers See A Car As It Goes From Sketch To Sales Floor? Check Out This Take On The 1991 Chevrolet Caprice’s Gestation!
Dec 03, 2017Bryan McTaggartCHEVY
Automotive design intrigues me. Creating a car that is supposed to sell in volumes that justify the expense of creation that contain enough emotional elements to attract buyers is a very strange...
Your Morning Wake-Up Call: This 1969 Shelby GT500’s 427 Side-Oiler Punishes The Dyno
Dec 03, 2017Bryan McTaggartFORD, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Chrysler had the Street Hemi, Chevrolet had the Mark IV big-block series, and Ford has their FE 427s. All of these motors appeared as race-only pieces, but by the end of the muscle car era, would be...
Wanderlust Wagon: This 2007 Ford E-350 Quigley Conversion Van Is Perfect To Get Away From The Holiday Noise
Dec 03, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, eBay Find, FORD, TRUCKS, XL Online Find
Holiday music, shopping, relatives, more holiday music, and more shopping. It’s the beginning of the end of the year, and chances are good that your blood pressure is climbing and if you hear...
BangShift Goes Racing: We Dual-Wield Two Beaters At The 2017 King Of The Heap Race At NCM Motorsports Park!
Dec 03, 2017Bryan McTaggartApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, CHEVY, Event Coverage, FORD, Gallery
Ever since it was announced, I’ve been looking forward to NCM Motorsports Park’s King Of The Heap racing series for one reason or another. I wanted to throw a team together…that...
This 1971 RX-2 From Australia Has 4 Rotors, Thanks To A Double 13B Install
Dec 02, 2017Chad Reynolds1320 Cars With Doors Feature, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos
I’m not exactly sure how they stacked two Mazda 13B rotary engines together, but I sure do like it! Rotary engines are super loud, and quite honestly rather inefficient, but man they sound cool...
