Please Be Real: Porsche Is Testing Out A Rally Car Concept Called The Cayman GT4 Clubsport
Aug 12, 2018Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, BangShift APEX, BangShift News
Do we at BangShift get excited over a Porsche? Meh. We appreciate the classics and the history of the brand, and laud the company’s accomplishments, but Porsche usually stands for two things to...
This Is How You Build A Custom Upper Radiator Bracket You Can Be Proud Of
Aug 12, 2018Chad ReynoldsTECH, Tech Stories
When you first open the hood on your car, the first thing that stands out is the engine, and the second thing people notice is the core support area where the radiator is at. It is right up front, in...
More Hot Rods, Customs, Trucks, And Street Machines From The NSRA Eastern Nationals In York
Aug 12, 2018Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Car Shows
(Photos by Troy Thomas) If you liked our previous galleries of photos from York’s NSRA Eastern Nationals, then here’s another batch of photos to check out. Thanks to Troy Thomas, there are...
Roadtrippin’ Part 2: Visiting Pioneer Village in Minden Nebraska Means Cool Mechanical History
Aug 12, 2018Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Historic Photos, Museums
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) If you have ever driven across Nebraska anytime in the last 65 years you probably seen the billboards advertising Pioneer Village. They are literally everywhere....
This Used To Scare Me! Don’t Let Rust Repair Scare You. C10 Rocker Replacement Made Easy.
Aug 12, 2018Chad ReynoldsTech Stories, XL Tech Stories
Growing up in California, I’ve been spoiled by rust free projects for my entire life. Even when I moved to Texas 20 plus years ago there was an abundance of mostly rust free cars and trucks....
Belts Are Burning: The NHTSA Is Investigating 2015-current Ford F-150s For Seat Belt Pretensioners That Self-Ignite
Aug 12, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, BangShift XL, FORD, TRUCKS, XL Truck News
If there is one safety item that doesn’t deserve any pushback against, it’s the seat belt. Forget air bags that turn the interior of a car into a marshmallow, the basic seatbelt has done...
The Hoonigans Try Dropping A Truck, That Has The Wheels Spinning Top Speed, To See If It Accelerates Quicker
Aug 12, 2018Chad Reynolds1320 Videos
We can’t make this stuff up. Seriously. We laughed when we saw the title, just like you. So the thought is this… Measure the acceleration of a truck, launching it from a standstill, to...
Bonneville Speed Week 2018: Scenes From The Salt On A Friday Full Of Anticipation
Aug 11, 2018Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Photos by the author) – It’s here! SCTA Bonneville Speed Week 2018 has begun. We were on the salt yesterday to check out the pits and see what we could see as racers were setting up,...
Roadtrippin’ Part 1: Visiting Pioneer Village in Minden Nebraska Is Mechanical Nirvana
Aug 11, 2018Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Historic Photos, Museums
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) If you have ever driven across Nebraska anytime in the last 65 years you probably seen the billboards advertising Pioneer Village. They are literally everywhere....
NSRA Eastern Nationals Photos From York Just Keep Coming
Aug 11, 2018Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Car Shows
Here’s another batch of photos from the NSRA Eastern Nationals in York PA. Technically a Street Rod is a pre-1949 modified or custom vehicle, while 1949 and newer fall under the category of...
This 9-Second Bench Seat Equipped 1966 Impala Is Just One Of The Cool Things From Street Car Takeover Spokane
Aug 11, 2018Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos
When I saw this amazingly clean and sexy 1966 Impala, that runs 9s, has a bench seat, and weighs close to 4300 lbs, it made my heart skip a beat. After all, our own 1966 Chevy is one bigun as well...
Finnegan’s Ramp Truck Is Now A Coal Roller! Wiring, Exhaust, And Smokey Burnouts!
Aug 11, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, TECH, Videos, XL Videos
It’s been a minute since Mike Finnegan’s ramp truck Chevy has been seen. Last time we had heard much about it, the 5.9L Cummins and transmission had been liberated from a surplus military...
Friend Of The Year: Who Would Let Their Buddy Drive Their Hellcat Charger Around The Nurburgring For Them?
Aug 11, 2018Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, RACING & ACTION, Videos
How likely are you to toss over the keys of your baby to a buddy? Barring circumstances where it’s for the best, like using a designated driver because you’re three sheets to the wind or...
