Big Baller Wagon Hauler: This 1987 Review Of The Mercedes-Benz 300 TD Is Pretty Cool – How Things Have Changed!
Sep 06, 2024Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift Road Test, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos
Man, when a Mercedes runs 0-60 in 11-seconds and gets praise for it you know two things. Firstly, it’s a diesel. Secondly it’s from a galaxy far, far away called the 1980s. This video...
Watch The Insane Norm Wilding Funny Car Crash From The 1995 NHRA Gatornationals
Sep 06, 2024Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
When we look at the funny cars of today versus the funny cars of twenty years ago, the first thing that people notice is the shape. It isn’t like the cars of the 1990s were showroom stock...
Your Swap Is Weak: Watch These Farm Boys Swap A Caterpillar 3412 Into A Big Bud Tractor!
Sep 06, 2024Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, ENGINES, MISC, Videos, XL Truck News, XL Videos
There are engine swaps and then there are ENGINE SWAPS! This is an example of the second because you are firstly looking at a Big Bud tractor, which is completely awesome and then you are looking at...
1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Tech Stories, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Tech Stories
Another Junkyard Engine To Swap! LT Based Aluminum DI LV1 And LV3 4.3L V6 Accidental Marketplace Find Features & Possibilities!
Sep 05, 2024Chad Reynolds1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Tech Stories, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Tech Stories
When my buddy Jeff Lee at ET Enterprises found a couple of interesting engines on Facebook Marketplace, and then had to share all the info with a group chat we’re in, I cursed him. I know these...
Classic Truck Show Photos: Here’s Our Fourth Gallery Of Photos From The Classic Truck Nationals In Gainesville, Texas
Sep 05, 2024Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, BangShift XL, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery, Truck / Tractor Events, XL Event Coverage, XL Gallery, XL Spotlight
The Classic Truck Nationals were a good time as usual, and I got several galleries of photos to share. Check out gallery number three below.. I have a few more to share as well, and if you missed the...
More Sports Car Racing Photos From The IMSA Michelin GT Challenge At Virginia International Raceway – America’s Baddest Sports Car Racing Series Action!
Sep 05, 2024Chad ReynoldsApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, Apex Spotlight, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Words and Photos by David Whealon) Well we’re back to the rolling hills of the southern Virginia countryside at one of the most beautiful and award winning road racing courses in the USA,...
This Vintage Motorweek Review Of A 1985 Dodge Shelby Charger Is Great – These Were Good For Their Time
Sep 05, 2024Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
Jay Leno often says that the last days of an old technology are better than the first days of a new one. The 1985 Dodge Shelby Charger lived up to that adage perfectly as it was the last year for...
This Video Showing How Rolls Royce Merlin Engines Were Built Is Amazing
Sep 05, 2024Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
As much as we love our mighty Allison engines around here, the real hero power plant of WWII was the Rolls Royce Merlin. With tremendous horsepower and reliability, it was the Merlin that made the...
This Video From The Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb Rules – Oldest Motorsport Event In The World Held On Same Track
Sep 05, 2024Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
It is steep, it is narrow, it is very fast, and it is the oldest continuously running motorsports event (aside from war pause) contested on the same course in the world. The first running of the...
Watch This Mighty Cement Mixer Hook Up To The Pulling Sled And Put All Of Its Torque To Work
Sep 05, 2024Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Just when you thought it was safe to go outside….BAM….cement mixer with the wheels up, hooked to the pulling sled. Who hasn’t thought about the grunt force trauma a rig like this...
Puddin’s Fab Shop 1930 Model A Project Update: 1930 Ford HOT ROD First Start! Radiator mount, Fan shroud, MORE!
Sep 04, 2024Chad ReynoldsFORD, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Puddin’s Model A is getting so close to being a driver! In this episode of the build you are going to see this bad boy get a couple more critical items, like the cooling system buttoned up, so...
Why Is It That One Project Always Turns Into Five Or More?! Alex Taylor Continues To Work On Her Shop, But Time Is Limited. ATR HQ Update!
Sep 04, 2024Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, MISC, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Spotlight
I don’t know what it is about us car people, but we are the WORST about estimating the time it will take to finish a project. I mean horrible! At least when it is our own project at any rate....
Stepping Panels With Wood Patterns – Power Hammer Forming Sheet Metal For Firewalls, Fenderwells, Or Interior Panels.
Sep 04, 2024Chad ReynoldsMetal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Hammer forming is a really fun and cool metal shaping technique that involves using a couple pieces of sheet material, which can be wood, or metal, to make a pattern template that can be followed...
1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Tech Story, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Spotlight, Apex Tech Stories, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories
500-HP NA JUNKYARD 4.8L-NO BOOST, NO NOS! CAN IT BE DONE? HELP ME ADD 25 HP TO THE 475-HP 4.8L!
Sep 04, 2024Chad Reynolds1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Tech Story, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Spotlight, Apex Tech Stories, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories
It never ceases to amaze me the number of people who want to “build” a 400 horsepower LS engine, when you can easily make that with a junkyard engine and some bolt-ons. But what if you...
