Project Great Pumpkin Mustang: Getting Back To Work After Nearly A Year!
Feb 11, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift Projects, FORD, Project Cars, Pumpkin Mustang
I had such good intentions when I started gutting the original suspension components out of the 1980 Ford Mustang Ghia that we call the Great Pumpkin. I had the spindles, the rear axle, everything...
Watch Doug Kalitta Make Top Fuel History By Winning The 2020 NHRA Winternationals – He Is A Machine!
Feb 10, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
For the third straight year, Doug Kalitta has won the opening race of the NHRA drag racing season. No one in the history of the NHRA top fuel category has won three straight Winternationals titles...
1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Drag Races, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Gallery
2020 NHRA Winternationals Photo Coverage: Mickey Thompson Top Fuel Harley-Davidson Action!
Feb 10, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Drag Races, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Wes Allison) – Things that burn nitromethane fuel are always among the most awesome vehicles to watch at the drag strip, right? Things that burn nitromethane, only have two wheels,...
Buy A Trailer…And Haul It Around With This 1961 Ford C-700!
Feb 10, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, eBay Find, XL Online Find
I get excited when I see an old workhorse truck that has been treated to a full build. It’s not like a hot rod, or a ’70 Chevelle, or a late-model that’s prettied up…someone...
Hot Rod Gumdrop: Twin Turbos On A Smart Car Because…Why Not?
Feb 10, 2020Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF, Videos
Unless you are a traffic cop in a city that has a few million people, or you live in a tiny European town where parking is at a sincere premium, the Smart ForTwo comes off as either a fashion...
Junkyard Boost Battle: Who Will Reign Supreme? Mopar, Ford, Or Chevrolet?
Feb 10, 2020Chad Reynolds1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Videos, ENGINE, ENGINES, Tech Stories, Videos
The battle over brand superiority has been being waged since the first two people started making and selling the same product. From that moment on, brand battles have been a thing, but perhaps none...
Hey Kids, Watch This! A Twin-Turbo Wheelstanding Short Bus For The Hell Of It!
Feb 10, 2020Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF, Videos
Ah, the short bus. The one vehicle that would make just about any kid ever decide, “You know what? Looks lovely outside today. I think I’ll walk home, instead.” Nobody wanted to...
Rough Start: In The Mood For Some Gambling? This 1985 Renault Alliance Drop-Top Can Go Get Bashed!
Feb 10, 2020Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
In 2009, Car and Driver came right out and said it: One of their choices for their top-10 best cars for 1983 was not a solid choice. It was a solid something alright, the kind you encounter about two...
Wheels Up Sportsman Photo Coverage From The NHRA Winternationals Is Right Here!
Feb 09, 2020Chad Reynolds1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races
Yesterday we shared Funny Car and Pro Stock photos from the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, and there is the Sportsman Gallery we promised you earlier this morning. If you missed any of the photos...
In Plain English: Carburetor Basics For The Beginning Wrench!
Feb 09, 2020Bryan McTaggartTECH, Videos
If there is one criticism above all others that I will air out about my learning curve on working on cars, it is the way I was taught how things work. Case in point: my second car was a 1978...
Photo Coverage Of The NHRA Winternationals in Pomona Keep On Coming
Feb 09, 2020Chad Reynolds1320 Gallery, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races
Yesterday we shared Funny Car and Pro Stock photos from the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, and today we’ve got Top Fuel and Sportsman action. Our Top Fuel gallery is below, but you’ll...
The Challenger Revival, Part 10: Trunk Floor Installation And More Rear Suspension Work!
Feb 09, 2020Bryan McTaggartTECH, Videos
If it seems like the last few episodes of Dylan McCool’s 1973 Dodge Challenger restoration has been focused on the rear of the car…well, it has been. Between the missing trunk floor and...
Brittany Force, Matt Hagan and Jeg Coughlin Jr. Take Top Qualifying Spots In Pomona!
Feb 09, 2020Chad Reynolds1320 Drag News, 1320 Spotlight
The season opening NHRA Winternationals in Pomona are in full swing and eliminations start Sunday morning. Brittany Force, Matt Hagan, and Jeg Coughlin Jr. are all three going into Sunday in the top...
Live Once More: Bringing A Briggs And Stratton Engine Back From The Dead!
Feb 09, 2020Bryan McTaggartENGINES, Videos
Hearing my younger brother cursing unabashedly in the side yard wasn’t the shocking part of what happened…the fact that he was actually trying to get the lawnmower started was. But...
