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Boosted Bikes: Turbocharged and Supercharged Motorcycles Are Cool – Some Factory and Some Hot Rods!
Aug 24, 2023Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, Apex Video, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, ENGINES, MISC, RACING & ACTION, VideosComments Off on Boosted Bikes: Turbocharged and Supercharged Motorcycles Are Cool – Some Factory and Some Hot Rods!
It’s a funny thing to say but all engines like boost, not just those in cars. It’s why while we’re not huge motorcycle enthusiasts here, our hearts always beat a little faster when...Bristol History: Watch Mickey Thompson and Danny Ongais Win The 1969 AHRA SpringNationals!
Aug 24, 2023Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, VideosComments Off on Bristol History: Watch Mickey Thompson and Danny Ongais Win The 1969 AHRA SpringNationals!
“…and I actually think that some day we’ll see a five second quarter mile at over 300mph.” Those are the last words spoken by Mickey Thompson in this amazing video which we...Blazing Inferno: Watch This 1974 White Road Boss Perform The Most Epic Big Rig Burnout Ever – Detroit Diesel Power!
Aug 24, 2023Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, FUNNY STUFF, Videos, XL Truck News, XL VideosComments Off on Blazing Inferno: Watch This 1974 White Road Boss Perform The Most Epic Big Rig Burnout Ever – Detroit Diesel Power!
Oh, internet how we love thee. The KT3406E YouTube channel has been home to some of the most wild and awesome big rig videos ever created. These are the guys who ran a rig on ether until the engine...Awesome Miniature Engine Video: Watch This 392cc Air-Cooled V8 Fire Up and Run!
Aug 24, 2023Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, MISC, RACING & ACTION, VideosComments Off on Awesome Miniature Engine Video: Watch This 392cc Air-Cooled V8 Fire Up and Run!
Somehow we have long missed the fact that there’s a guy named Dennis Franz on YouTube who builds amazingly cool and highly BangShift approved stuff. Seriously, this guy cranks out scratch built...30 Minute Door Delete: QUICK And EASY 2 Door Conversion – Transforming An Ugly 4 Door Into A Sweet 2 Door!
Aug 23, 2023Chad ReynoldsCHEVY, Hack of the Week, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, VideosComments Off on 30 Minute Door Delete: QUICK And EASY 2 Door Conversion – Transforming An Ugly 4 Door Into A Sweet 2 Door!
If you haven’t seen a Tri-Five Chevy 2-Door conversion before, you are going to want to watch this to see just how easy it really can be. And if you have, then you are going to want to watch...Lateral Head Pads For Your Roll Cage Keep You Safe, Comfortable, And Contained Which Is The Point!
Aug 23, 2023Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, 1320 Tech Story, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320Comments Off on Lateral Head Pads For Your Roll Cage Keep You Safe, Comfortable, And Contained Which Is The Point!
While we are all familiar with head and neck restraints in racing of all kinds, and the dozens of brands of systems to protect us in front end impacts, one thing that people don’t often talk...Syracuse Nationals Bonus Photos: Here’s Part 2 Of Jim Hrody’s Top 100 From The Show! Muscle Cars, Street Machines, Trucks, Hot Rods, And More!
Aug 23, 2023Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, GalleryComments Off on Syracuse Nationals Bonus Photos: Here’s Part 2 Of Jim Hrody’s Top 100 From The Show! Muscle Cars, Street Machines, Trucks, Hot Rods, And More!
(Photos by Jim Hrody) Last week we shared our last gallery of photos from the Syracuse Nationals, but then Jim Hrody sent us his Top 100! Mike Brooks shot all kinds of photos that we shared, and if...NEW RUSTOLEUM 5 IN 1 SPRAY PAINT TEST. APPLYING A $41 PAINT JOB THEN HEADING TO THE CAR SHOW!
Aug 23, 2023Chad Reynolds1320 Tech Story, Apex Tech Stories, Hack of the Week, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Tech StoriesComments Off on NEW RUSTOLEUM 5 IN 1 SPRAY PAINT TEST. APPLYING A $41 PAINT JOB THEN HEADING TO THE CAR SHOW!
Spray can paint jobs have been the rage the past several years, and so have Rustoleum enamel paint jobs where people buy a $12 can of Rustoleum, thin it, and then spray it like it is regular...Garage Tech: 5 WAYS TO RUST PROOF Without Paint!!! CHEAP, FAST & LONG LASTING METHODS YOU CAN DO AT HOME
Aug 23, 2023Chad ReynoldsHack of the Week, Metal Fabrication, Tech StoriesComments Off on Garage Tech: 5 WAYS TO RUST PROOF Without Paint!!! CHEAP, FAST & LONG LASTING METHODS YOU CAN DO AT HOME
Considering all the other advancements in hot rodding and racing, it is kind of funny that fasteners haven’t changed much in the last 50 years with regard to rust proofing. The same could be...Building Aluminum Body Panels For A 1979 Firebird From Scratch! English Wheeling Aluminum Panels – 1979 Firebird Part 3
Aug 23, 2023Chad ReynoldsApex Project Cars, Apex Spotlight, Apex Tech Stories, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, VideosComments Off on Building Aluminum Body Panels For A 1979 Firebird From Scratch! English Wheeling Aluminum Panels – 1979 Firebird Part 3
This is awesome! This project is a 1979 Firebird and it is being built by a guy who decided he didn’t want restoration parts, but rather to build as much of the car out of aluminum as possible. In...Awesome Historic Video: Scrapping Airplanes In North Africa During WWII
Aug 23, 2023Brian LohnesBangShift XL, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos, XL VideosComments Off on Awesome Historic Video: Scrapping Airplanes In North Africa During WWII
It’s one of those things that you may not think about that much. We always see the videos of WWII airplanes being built, coming out of the factories in droves to go and meet the enemy head-on....Awesome Machining Video: Screw and Rotor Production For Superchargers, Pumps, Blowers, and More
Aug 23, 2023Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, Apex Video, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, RACING & ACTION, VideosComments Off on Awesome Machining Video: Screw and Rotor Production For Superchargers, Pumps, Blowers, and More
If there is one thing that we like seeing around here, it’s cool videos that highlight the ways mankind has developed to machine metals into the shapes and sizes that are needed for different...A Monster of Malaise: The 1974 Cougar XR7 Had A 460, Suspension Made Of Jello, and Body Roll For Days
Aug 23, 2023Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, VideosComments Off on A Monster of Malaise: The 1974 Cougar XR7 Had A 460, Suspension Made Of Jello, and Body Roll For Days
The 1975 Cougar XR7 was not a good car. This big block powered behemoth did not accelerate well, did not turn well, did not stop well, and the interior looked like it was stolen from a cheap whore...A New Collection Of Vintage Ads From Drag Mags Of The Late 1960s/Early 1970s
Aug 23, 2023Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320Comments Off on A New Collection Of Vintage Ads From Drag Mags Of The Late 1960s/Early 1970s
(Images from the Lohnes hoarders collection) – It has been a while since I dove into my stacks of vintage drag magazines and papers to share killer ads from the late 1960s and early 1970s with...