2020 AACA Fall Meet Photo Coverage: Muscle Cars, Trucks, Classics, And More Came In Droves To Pennsylvania – Awesome Iron!
Jan 16, 2021Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Car Shows
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Diversity. Variety. Mixture. These are the adjectives I have used to describe the previous galleries showcasing the Antique Automobile Club of America’s 2020...
Ever Wonder How They Make Wooden Airplane Props? Check Out These Two Ladies From Culver Props As They Take Us Through The Entire Process
Jan 16, 2021Chad ReynoldsHISTORIC, MISC, TECH, Videos
Airplanes are bitchin machines, and were instrumental in the design and components used on some of the earliest hot rods. So it is no wonder that gearheads are often attracted to the cool shapes and...
Rust Repair How To: Fixing Trunk Flange Gutters The Right Way With Fitzee
Jan 16, 2021Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, 1320 Tech Story, 1320 Videos, Apex Tech Stories, Apex Video, OTHER, Tech Stories, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
Rust repair definitely ranks in the top 10 things most hot rodders and racers dread or fear, and I have to admit that I was one of those folks for a very long time. Now I’m no body work guy, so...
Easy Bolt On Quick Ratio Steering For 1968-1987 C10 Pickups: InGear Garage Install Video
Jan 16, 2021Chad Reynolds1320 New Drag Race Products, Apex New Products, New Products, XL New Truck Products, XL Tech Stories
I’m an old car and truck freak. I appreciate new stuff, and can agree that on paper they are superior to any of the older stuff, but there is something about the older cars and trucks that I...
Important Tips For Keeping Your MIG Welder Running Smooth, Especially When You Don’t Use Them Every Day
Jan 16, 2021Chad Reynolds1320 Tech Story, Apex Tech Stories, Tech Stories
Welders are some super robust machines, designed to do lots of work for a very long time, but that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t heed these tips and tricks from Matt at Urchfab on how...
Bored This Winter? Buy This Never Fired Russian Liquid Propellant Rocket And Become The Hit Of The Neighborhood!
Jan 15, 2021Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, Apex Online Find, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, eBay Find
It has been a while since we’ve seen a person selling a cool rocket engine on eBay. We’re guessing that being quarantined and stuck at home maybe forced the rocket owners to mess with...
Quick and Quirky: This Look Back At The 1988 Mazda MX-6 GT Shows Off The Semi-Awkward Stage Of 1980s Japanese Cars
Jan 15, 2021Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos
By 1988 Japanese automakers had firmly established their place in the American market. In fact, they had driven the American market to make sweeping changes and evolve their business so that they...
NHRA Insider: The Young Operators – Listen To Two Young, Innovative, and Forward Looking Track Operators Talk About The Present and the Future
Jan 15, 2021Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
Tyler Crossnoe and Victor Alvarez join Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast. These two guys are among the youngest and most innovative track operators in the country and they do...
Ford Fires Back: All Systems Indicate That Ford Is Readying A New Super Truck To Take On The Ram TRX
Jan 15, 2021Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, XL Truck News
(By Tom Lohnes) – It is hard to top the utter fun the Ram 1500 TRX produces, weighing in at over 3 tons, equipped with ultra-soft Baja suspension and a screaming, 702-hp V8 that makes it’s...
The Joys Of Pre-Painting: Jamming New Quarters Onto A 1968 Road Runner
Jan 15, 2021Bryan McTaggartTECH, Videos
When it comes to the fans of Big Three automobiles, it’s a pretty well known fact that those of the Mopar persuasion are the most vicious. They’d eat their kids if it meant that the...
Go Home And Drink: The Chrysler 300 SRT Is No Longer Available In Australia
Jan 15, 2021Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, MOPAR
The process is called “de-contenting” and it’s the fastest way to kill off a vehicle brand. Pull the models people like, reduce the model spread, and once you can justify the...
LeWhoa: Renault Is Bringing Back The Little 5 Hatchback As An EV City Car
Jan 15, 2021Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
At the rate electric vehicles are being debuted, normally the gut reaction is to roll eyes, mutter something derogatory under breath, and move on. The speculation that Chevrolet has hidden a Corvette...
More Transmission Choices For Corvettes! New Pro-Fit TKX 5-speed Systems For 1955-82 C1, C2 and C3 Corvettes
Jan 15, 2021Chad Reynolds1320 New Drag Race Products, 1320 Sponsor News, Apex New Products, Apex Sponsor News, New Products, Sponsor News, XL New Truck Products, XL Sponsor News
I told you that the new Tremec TKX Transmission was going to be a game changer for hot rods and muscle cars, not only because it is a super bad ass 5-speed trans, but because this bastard fits inside...
American Powertrain Parting Shift: 1961 Ford With A Four Speed On The Column?! Most Controversial Linkage Ever
Jan 15, 2021Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
There’s nothing like a good internet fight between automotive experts, right? The reason is that there are guys who know a lot and are proud that that know a lot. So proud that they cannot help...
