Happy 4/25! Today We’ve Got A Three-fer! Buick, Olds, and Cadillac Engine Inside
Apr 25, 2024Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
We have plenty of days with two engines but there are very few with three engines to highlight during the months of March and April. This is one of them and we’re talking Buick, Olds and...
Trailer Tire Tech: Here Are Five Things You Should Know About Trailer Tires, Because They Really Do Matter!
Apr 24, 2024Chad Reynolds1320 Tech Story, Apex Tech Stories, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Tech Stories
You see folks posting all over social media about blowouts on their race trailers each week, and asking for advice on which tires everyone else uses. I can tell you that the majority of trailer tire...
Swap Meet Scores! Banjo Steering Wheels & Crazy Rare Speed Parts From Spring Carlisle 2024. The IronTrap Gang Got Lots Of Stuff!
Apr 24, 2024Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
The Iron Trap Garage crew recently share their video from the Spring Carlisle Swap Meet, and it was full of really cool stuff. But now they are home, after selling at the show they were also BUYING...
MiniTruckin Nationals Photos From Maggie Valley North Carolina – Old School, New School, Mini’s And More!
Apr 24, 2024Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, BangShift XL, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery, Truck / Tractor Events, XL Event Coverage, XL Gallery, XL Spotlight
I didn’t make it out to the 2024 Mini Truckin Nationals in Maggie Valley, but boy I can’t wait for next year. That’s because our friend Damon Steinke from E3Extreme hit the show and...
1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Tech Stories, BangShift 1320, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Tech Stories
Tuning 101: How To Read Spark Plugs, And What They Are Trying To Tell You. Powell Machine Is Sharing Knowledge.
Apr 24, 2024Chad Reynolds1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Tech Stories, BangShift 1320, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Tech Stories
Everyone is always talking about EFI nowadays, and for an entire generation of racers and hot rodders there seems to be a lack of knowledge on how to tell what your engine wants if you don’t...
BIG TIRES & BLOWERS – The Hot Rod Hoarder Hits Up The Spring Pigeon Forge Rod Run 2024 And Man There Were Cool Cars On Parade.
Apr 24, 2024Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, OTHER, SHOWS & EVENTS, Videos
Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination, and home to several awesome car and truck events, in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. It’s a cool town full of restaurants, shops, hotels, Dollywood,...
Drag Racing Time Machine: IHRA Top Fuel Action From Norwalk Circa 1990 – An All-Rookie Final!
Apr 24, 2024Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Ahhhh, memories. That’s what this video brought back for me and it also brought back some smiles as well. You are about to watch some 1990 IHRA top fuel action from the then smallish Norwalk...
Crazy Historic Video: Crashing Planes On Purpose To Study Fire With The NACA Research Council
Apr 24, 2024Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, CRASH & BURN, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
NACA is known to most hot rodders because of the “NACA duct” that was adopted and used by many race cars over the years for various purposes. NACA itself was the National Advisory Council...
Video: Watch Aussie Legend Peter Brock Drive Bathurst With One Hand At Full Bore – Transmission Trouble!
Apr 24, 2024Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
We have talked a lot over the years about Australian racing legend Peter Brock. The guy dominated races at Bathurst and was one of the most famous people in the country for decades before his...
Heavy History: This 1950s Clark-Michigan Wheel Dozer Video Is Awesome And Showed A New Breed Of Muscle Machine
Apr 24, 2024Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
I think my love of heavy equipment mirrors my love of drag racing because both genres of machines were developed with pretty well reasoned purposes. Of course on the drag strip it is getting to the...
We Drive It: The Ford Escape ST Line Elite AWD – A Surprisingly Fun, Tightly Wrapped Package
Apr 23, 2024Brian LohnesBangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift Road Test
If there is one format of modern automobile that seems to have by and large turned against its operator, it is the compact crossover SUV. Honestly just putting the words together is enough to make...
Brake Fluid Tech: Your Brake Fluid Can Make, Or Brake, Your Stopping Experience. Pun Intended! Why Brake Fluid Matters
Apr 23, 2024Chad Reynolds1320 Tech Story, Apex Tech Stories, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Tech Stories
Hydraulic brakes aren’t a complicated system in the grand scheme of things, but little things can make them work way less than ideal. And unfortunately tons of folks “upgrade” their...
Metal Shaping With A Palm Nailer? Wait… What? YES! Making A Hand Planishing Hammer With A Palm Nailer!
Apr 23, 2024Chad ReynoldsHack of the Week, Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos
A planishing hammer is an ultra simple machine in principle. It’s basically just making the same hammer strikes you would with a body hammer and dolly, but doing it way faster. That way you can...
