Big On Big: This Video Featuring Seven Iconic Moments Involving Dave “Big Mac” McClelland and Big Daddy Don Garlits Is Fun
Jan 17, 2022Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
One of the most fun things about my work with NHRA is the access I have in the company’s digital archive, which continues to grow and more and more races are digitized. Anyway, as Don...
New Gen 3 HEMI Swap Parts For A-Body Mopars: Motor Mounts, Transmission Crossmembers, Headers, And More!
Jan 16, 2022Chad ReynoldsNew Products
Holley is pleased to announce the release of awesome new products this week. Hooker BlackHeart’s Gen III Hemi swap program now includes the 1973-1976 Mopar A-Body. Dart, Valiant, Duster, and...
Tech: Pick The Screw That Makes More Power. Big, Medium, And Small. Which Is Best?
Jan 16, 2022Chad ReynoldsOTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Screws are one of the marvels of physics. The threads can exert huge amounts of force, with far less input than you might think, and this means they can be used to do all kinds of things. In this...
Spray Paint Shootout: Which Spray Paint Really Is The Best? Or Are They All About The Same?
Jan 16, 2022Chad ReynoldsMetal Fabrication, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
If you are like me then when you go to the store and buy spray paint you are always wondering why you are paying so much more for a name brand paint, and wondering if there really is a difference....
Dakar 2022 Video: Best Of Car Highlights From The Entire Race Right Here
Jan 16, 2022Chad ReynoldsRACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Event Coverage, XL Videos
Dakar 2022 is done, and here are the Best Of Video Highlights from all the car action going on all week. Dakar 2022 is on and man is it already living up to its reputation of being one of the...
Iron Trap Sweetheart Roadster: Garage Building A Door From Scratch, A Year After Building The First One. Can He Do It Again?
Jan 16, 2022Chad ReynoldsMetal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Most people who needed to build a pair of something for a car project would probably build them both at, or around, the same time especially if they need to match. In fact, the longer you wait to do...
FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: The FJ45 Ultimate Rock Crawler Gets A New Homemade Bumper!
Jan 15, 2022Chad ReynoldsMetal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
On this episode of the FJ45 Rock Crawler project the custom rear bumper comes together, along with tail lights, and more! Check it out. If you know old Toyota Land Cruisers then you know that an FJ40...
New Year’s Day V-Drive Flat Bottom Hot Rod Boating At Lake Elsinore In California
Jan 15, 2022Chad ReynoldsRACING & ACTION, Videos
Flat bottom V-Drive hot rod and race boats are cool as hell, and since the weather is often good in Southern California all year long there are a cool group of boat owners who get together on New...
Restoring A 250 Pound Bench Vise! This Would Be Cool In Any Shop!
Jan 15, 2022Chad ReynoldsHack of the Week, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
A good bench vise is absolutely critical to any shop, and they can be quite expensive for a really good one. Of course, there are cheap models out there, which are totally fine for the average...
Dakar 2022 Video Highlights: The Final Stage Of This Epic Desert Race Is Right Here!
Jan 15, 2022Chad ReynoldsEvent Coverage, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Event Coverage, XL Videos
Dakar 2022 is done, and here are the Stage 12 highlights! Dakar 2022 is on and man is it already living up to its reputation of being one of the toughest races in the world. Famous racers and teams,...
Long In The Tooth: The 1982 Maserati Merak SS Was An Italian Looker That Had Lost Its Fastball
Jan 15, 2022Brian LohnesApex Racing News, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
There’s something kind of sad about seeing a once successful person, organization, or thing just kind of limping into its inevitable end. For Maserati and the Merak SS that was the situation in...
Fish Out Of Troubled Water: Watching This Super Late Model Stock Car Attack Road Atlanta Is Amazing
Jan 15, 2022Brian LohnesMISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
There is something fantastic when we see race cars operating out side of the boundaries we expect to see them in. Back in the day it was not uncommon to see guys take the cars they ran at the Indy...
Weekend Theater: Steel On The Rouge Is An Incredible Documentary About The Steel Production At The River Rouge Plant
Jan 15, 2022Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
There are few factories that have actually and literally changed the world. Ford’s River Rouge plant, at its height was the most incredible factory that the human race has ever produced. Quite...
