Proper Caretaking: This 1968 Porsche 911 Is Living A Properly Charmed Live!
Apr 23, 2020Bryan McTaggartVideos
Every now and then, I’ll talk with some of my non-car friends about cars. Sometimes it’s about what I’ve been messing with, actual interest in what I’m doing. Sometimes...
Old School Monster Truck Video: Watch Bigfoot 8 Take Care Of Business At The Houston Astrodome In 1991
Apr 23, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift XL, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Videos
Today feels like a good day to take a trip back into the early 1990s and go monster truck racing at the Houston Astrodome. I never got to see a game, event, or monster truck race inside the Houston...
Rough Start: 1986 Mitsubishi Starion With A Rover V8 Swap
Apr 23, 2020Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
Is it just us, or are the Mitsubishi Starion/Chrysler Conquest twins the only car where nobody seems to care which one it is? Even the owners are like, “Yeah, it’s a Mitsubishi Starion...
Classic Equipment Video: This 1950s International Harvester Film Featuring The 4-Way Drott Bucket Is Cool
Apr 22, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift XL, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
You all know that I am a total freak for old equipment. I found this old film made by International Harvester featuring their crawler tractors and more importantly the then-revolutionary Drott...
Great News: The McLeod RST Twin Disc is Now Available for the 2018-2019 Mustang GT – 800hp Capable!
Apr 22, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift News
We have long told you about the goodness that is the McLeod RST and RXT line of clutches. These are the company’s streetable units that are capable of hanging onto big horsepower without taking...
Transportation For The Times: The British Sultan Command Vehicle Would Be The Perfect Grocery Getter These Days
Apr 22, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, Craigslist Find, eBay Find, XL Online Find
Why is it that all the good stuff is in the junkyard? Seriously, even the really GOOD stuff is in the junkyard and not because it’s junk, because junkyard owners have this amazing ability to...
This Footage From the 1995 Camel Trophy Shows Just How Grueling The Trek Was For Mundo Maya
Apr 22, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
The Camel Trophy series was a brutal test of man and machine in some of the most challenging terrain ever found on the Earth. Starting with three German teams driving Ford U50s (a Jeep CJ built under...
2020 Toyota TRD Pro: Long In The Tooth, But Not Much Else
Apr 22, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift Road Test, BangShift XL, XL Off Road Feature, XL Truck Feature, XL Truck News
The 2020 Toyota TRD Pro is the latest in a long, long line of Toyota pickup trucks based on a platform that was introduced in 2005 and has been little changed since then. This off-road themed and...
The Incredible Story Of A B-58 Landing With Busted Gear, 14 Hours Of Continuous Flight, And 8 Mid-Air Fuelings
Apr 22, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Pilots are a special breed of human. The more of them I get to know especially the military guys it becomes ever more evident to me that they operate a little differently than the rest of us. This...
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Engine Tech Video: How To Properly Degree In Your Camshaft – Take Your Time And Follow This Process For Success
Apr 22, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Tech Stories, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, ENGINE, ENGINES, MISC, Tech Stories, Videos
Perhaps you have been used to needing to get jobs done in a rush. Time has been of the essence in your wrenching life because you’re thrashing after work, between your kid’s games, or in...
Wrong Circuit, Right Reasons: Tom Bailey Goes For Laps At The Freedom Factory
Apr 22, 2020Bryan McTaggartVideos
Wrong vehicle, wrong situation. Funny how that makes for some awesome stories, isn’t it? There’s a nice mud pit out and about, and there were plenty of off-road rigs tearing it up, but...
Amazing Video: Watch John Force Behind The Scenes In 1989 Arguing His Way Back Into A Race
Apr 22, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, FUNNY STUFF, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
This is really amazing behind the scenes video from the 1989 NHRA event at the Texas Motorplex and what it shows is simply awesome. You are going to see John Force argh his way back into a race after...
Morning Symphony: 20,000 Pound Hot Rod Semi Pulling Trucks
Apr 22, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
The interstates are loaded with semi trucks hauling weight across the country, everything from chemicals and commodities to food and fuel. The entire purpose of these big rigs is to move weight...
Want A Military Vehicle Smaller Than A HMMWV? Ever Looked At A Growler?
Apr 22, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Online Find
For many reasons, I’m dying of laughter while I’m writing this piece. Many. But let’s start with the reasons why you might not want a HMMWV. They’re huge. They’re...
