BangShift Tune-Up: “No Excuses” by Alice In Chains (1994)
Mar 23, 2019Bryan McTaggartBS Daily Tune Up
When I moved to Washington State in 1993, it was under a bit of turmoil, plenty of which had started before the actual move. Only a few days after my brother and I had arrived, we were greeted with...
Classic YouTube: The Heavy Hitters From Gravelrama 2017
Mar 23, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Videos
Of all the things I shot last year, Gravelrama was probably the highlight. It is rare that I shoot anything off-road, it’s even rarer than I get to be that kind of close to the action (I...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Are We Entering The Age Of The Tailored Car?
Mar 23, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
See that monster Porsche? That’s the 911 GT2 RS…700 horsepower, 553 ft/lbs of torque, a 0-60 run that is well under three seconds. It’s the stripped down, raw and uncut form of the...
Rousing The Dead: After 24 Years Quiet, This 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 Will Wake Up!
Mar 23, 2019Bryan McTaggartFORD, Project Cars, TECH, Videos
It probably seems like I’m stuck on revival videos…and I am, for good reason: inspiration. When your project car has spent five of seven years dead, sooner or later you start to lose hope...
Classic Dash Unveils New Racepak or Holley Digital Dash Inserts For 5th Gen Camaros
Mar 23, 2019Chad Reynolds1320 New Drag Race Products, Apex New Products, New Products
Mounting a Racepak or Holley Digital Dash into a late model car can sometimes be tough. Connecting one via ALDL port is simple, but getting one to fit and look nice in your race car, hot rod, or...
This 1971 Vega Kammback Wagon Is The Ultimate Sleeper With An LS Swap And Rad Patina
Mar 23, 2019Chad Reynolds1320 Online Find, 1320 Spotlight, Apex Online Find, eBay Find
There is no way that you could build this car for the asking price, and we know the guys who built it so we know it will be a fun runner. The 400 horse all aluminum LS3 screams in this little bitty...
Optima’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Hits Las Vegas And We’ve Got The Photos
Mar 23, 2019Chad ReynoldsApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, Apex Spotlight, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Event Coverage
(Photos by Cole Reynolds) When the USCA and Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car comes rolling into Vegas, you know the field of pro touring cars is going to be epic. Top Notch rides...
This Ford Commercial Truck Promo Video From 1968 Shows Loaded Trucks Being Jumped And Mercilessly Beat Up On
Mar 22, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Nothing beats manufacturer produced promotional videos like this one for the Ford commercial truck line in Great Britain for 1968. They show the trucks working hard and doing the kinds of truck like...
Spinning An Eaton M112 Supercharger With A Shop Vac Is Kind Of Awesome
Mar 22, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
This is a good video for a holiday. It is largely pointless, doesn’t rally prove anything, but at the same time it is entertaining in the gearhead fashion that we love. What is it? Basically it...
Need A Lesson On The History Of Holden? Learn More About GM’s Aussie Arm Here!
Mar 22, 2019Bryan McTaggartVideos
It is hard to not be impressed with the vehicles that the Australians cranked out on their own terms in their own country. From an American viewpoint, there was a lot that they got right: a love...
What Does It Take To Restore A Tractor? Follow Along As This Big Bud 525/50 Gets A Freshening!
Mar 22, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
Tractors do not have an easy life. They are the purest workhorses when it comes to an engine-powered vehicle. They go out and work and when they wear out, they…well, normally that’s that,...
Cooling Tech Video: AFCO Talks About The Pluses And Minuses Of Single And Dual Fan Shrouded Radiators
Mar 22, 2019Brian LohnesENGINE, Sponsor News, Tech Stories
Well this is some perfect timing! Over the next couple of weeks we’re going to be talking about AFCO radiators and cooling systems a bunch as we finally put Buford T Justice back together in...
Rough Start: Find The Cleanest Car For Your Project…Like this 1979 Olds Cutlass!
Mar 22, 2019Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Craigslist Find
I’m a beater addict. It’s true…I’ve got a perfectly normal, relatively late-model daily driver that has plenty of grunt and yet, I love the idea of daily-driving dirt-cheap...
