Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
eBay Find: A Bitchin’ Ex-Mopar Factory Drag Car Hauler!
Aug 05, 2011Brian Lohnes1
We here at BangShift HQ are fully in love with old race car haulers, especially those of the factory variety. Reader Chris Crowley tipped us off to this absolutely killer 1974 Dodge factory drag car...
Caption the Greatest Helmet Photo Ever
Aug 04, 2011Brian Lohnes16
This photo comes to us courtesy of Action Racing Photos and our friends Jay Spinella and Denis LeBlanc. It could be the funniest picture ever taken. This highly experienced racer was getting...
Caption This Photo: Why it is Totally Impossible to Look Cool Bicycling
Aug 04, 2011Brian Lohnes9
This photo, shot on a cell phone by our pal Jay Spinella is too good not to share. It is the ultimate illustration of our theory that it is impossible to look cool on a bicycle, especially with the...
Road Trip Journal: A BangShifter’s Tale of Travel Woe Getting to the Car Craft Summer Nationals
Aug 04, 2011Brian Lohnes9
(Editor’s Note: This is one hell of a tale! It takes a special level of testicular fortitude to set off on a 2400 mile round trip journey in your hot rod project. That level gets cranked up...
Cool Video: 101 year old Margaret Dunning Still Cruises Her 1930 Packard!
Aug 04, 2011Brian Lohnes1
Margaret Dunning is 101 years old, which is pretty damned impressive in itself. Add the fact that she still cruises her 1930 Packard, changes its oil and spark plugs as well as the other maintenance...
Racing Junk Find: A 1990s-Tastic Pontiac Grand Am Pro Street Machine
Aug 04, 2011Brian Lohnes11
Since the ass-high, side piped, rubber protruding from the fenders look of the 1970s street machine is now back in vogue, the pastel painted Pro Street wonders of the 1990s will be back soon...
Bitchin’ Video: A Willys Jeep Pulling Wheelies at Powercruise USA
Aug 03, 2011Brian Lohnes3
We’ve been hearing some good stuff about the Powercruise event that went down a couple weeks ago at Brainerd Raceway in Minnesota. There was arm drop drag racing, burnouts galore, drifting, and...
UPDATE: Budget Bad Ass: Putting a Breathed on LS Engine Into a ’70 Camaro on the Cheap
Aug 03, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on UPDATE: Budget Bad Ass: Putting a Breathed on LS Engine Into a ’70 Camaro on the Cheap
There’s nothing like a good old fashioned project to get our blood pumping around here. When we saw BangShift.com member 1970camaroRS’s project car thread about removing a B&M blown,...
Massachusetts Company Figures Out How to Grow…Diesel?
Aug 03, 2011Brian Lohnes5
While the topic of corn-based ethanol is one of the more divisive subjects among gearheads, a Massachusetts company has come up with a way to potentially solve it with an organism that produces fuel...
Cool Video: A Vintage Ford Pro Stocker Rumbles Back To Life
Aug 03, 2011Brian Lohnes3
There’s a slowly emerging crop of vintage Pro Stock drag race cars emerging around the country. Some, like this car were truly competitors back in the day, while others, like Brian...
Is the First Hemi ‘Cuda Worth 3.2 Million Bucks?
Aug 03, 2011Brian Lohnes13
Our pal Phil Cooper shot us a note a few days ago asking if the dude trying to sell the very first E-body Hemi ‘Cuda was high on drugs or on the mark looking for a mile high pile of dough for...
Ridetech To Give Away Full Suspension System at 2011 Holley LS Fest In Unique Challenge
Aug 03, 2011Brian Lohnes1
The dudes at Ridetech are always thinking of cool ways to promote and showcase their products. They’ve come up with another unique gearhead challenge that will go down at the 2011 Holley LS...
BangShift Quick Tech: How to install window seals in your muscle car
Aug 02, 2011Brian Lohnes1
Sometimes it’s the little things can be intimidating when building your hot rod, and window seals and weather stripping seem to be one of those projects that people dread. The truth is they are...
The True Story Behind The Fake Racetrack in Chrysler’s Latest TV Commercial
Aug 01, 2011Brian Lohnes8
Dodge’s latest television commercial is a spot plugging their Durango SUV. Rather than showing the vehicle backing over a flower bed or slowly ambling up a crushed stone driveway, the spot...