Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Come on Down: We’re Welding With Bill Caswell on Friday at SEMA
Nov 05, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Come on Down: We’re Welding With Bill Caswell on Friday at SEMA
Friday morning we’re going to be hanging out with our rally pal Bill Caswell on Friday morning at the 2010 SEMA show. There will be welding involved, so it may be worth a visit. Caswell has...
Detroit Speed and Engineering Collects Great Award, Thrashes to Get Car Repaired
Nov 05, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Detroit Speed and Engineering Collects Great Award, Thrashes to Get Car Repaired
BangShift.com pals Kyle and Stacy Tucker at Detroit Speed and Engineering collected the prestigious Business of the Year award from the Hot Rod Industry Alliance at their annual Industry Awards...
Bangshift Approved: Moroso’s New LS-Series Water Pump Adapter
Nov 05, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Bangshift Approved: Moroso’s New LS-Series Water Pump Adapter
We spent some time with the boys in the Moroso booth and they showed us some really cool new stuff. Our favorite new product in their arsenal is the new LS engine series water pump adapters. These...
Aeromotive Unveils The Universal Stealth Pump Assembly
Nov 05, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Aeromotive Unveils The Universal Stealth Pump Assembly
The guys and girls at Aeromotive were showing off their new Universal Stealth Fuel Pump assembly today and we were all ears. To this point, the incredibly popular “Stealth” line of...
Holley Releases A Slew of New Products: We Check Them Out
Nov 04, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Holley Releases A Slew of New Products: We Check Them Out
We got a cool new product tour from the guys at Holley at the 2010 SEMA show. These guys have really been working on some awesome stuff. Everything from engine dress-up stuff to fuel rails, to intake...
Tune In: Watch Caswell’s SEMA 2010 Thrash Live At MillerWelds.com
Nov 03, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Tune In: Watch Caswell’s SEMA 2010 Thrash Live At MillerWelds.com
Between our SEMA show 2010 updates this week we recommend that you tune in to watch Bill Caswell’s welding marathon live, thanks for the people at Miller Welders. Featuring a live streaming...
BangShift Approved: Trick Flow’s New Top End Kit for LS Powered Trucks
Nov 03, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on BangShift Approved: Trick Flow’s New Top End Kit for LS Powered Trucks
Trick Flow has introduced a new top end kit specifically for GM trucks sporting the 5.3-liter LS engine. Since there are hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of these trucks on the road today, it...
Crash Test Video: A Lamborghini Diablo Gets Totally Pummeled
Nov 02, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Crash Test Video: A Lamborghini Diablo Gets Totally Pummeled
All cars get crash tested, even the exotic Italian ones. This crash testing video of a Lamborghini Diablo probably represents the most fun the dudes at the crash lab have in their lives. The car gets...
Tuesday Time Killer: Take a Virtual Cruise of Woodward Ave During the Dream Cruise
Nov 02, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Tuesday Time Killer: Take a Virtual Cruise of Woodward Ave During the Dream Cruise
Normally when we’re tipped off on something that can suck your entire day into a time vortex we share it on Monday, not this week. BangShift reader Gene Stauffer made the brilliant discovery...
Auto Trader Classics Find: A Jeep Wagoneer With a SEMA Past and an Under Hood Surprise
Nov 02, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Auto Trader Classics Find: A Jeep Wagoneer With a SEMA Past and an Under Hood Surprise
As we prepare to head out and tackle the 2010 SEMA show, we found a really cool Jeep Wagoneer that was part of the extravaganza a few years back. Built by Popular Mechanics magazine, the truck...
Bill Caswell’s SEMA Project Baja BMW Makes Grand Entrance, On a Fork Truck
Nov 02, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Bill Caswell’s SEMA Project Baja BMW Makes Grand Entrance, On a Fork Truck
We already tipped you off to the fact that our rally pal Bill Caswell will be literally constructing a large portion of his BMW Baja 1000 entry in the Miller Welders booth at the SEMA show this year....
Killer Video: Cruising in a 650hp, 409 powered, 5-Speed, 1955 Chevy
Nov 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Killer Video: Cruising in a 650hp, 409 powered, 5-Speed, 1955 Chevy
One of the coolest cars owned by a BangShift forum member is the 1955 Chevy owned by our forum freak Monk. This car is equipped with a 650hp 409, and most importantly a 5-gear manual transmission. We...
A Sneak Peek at the East Coast’s Newest Nostalgia Nitro Flopper Build
Nov 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on A Sneak Peek at the East Coast’s Newest Nostalgia Nitro Flopper Build
The nostalgia Funny Car craze is still going strong. Evidence of that comes in the form of this sneak peek at Dana Hard’s flopper build which is set to kick into high gear this winter. A 1969...
The Indoor Professional Racing Facility Dream: Still Pie in the Sky
Nov 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on The Indoor Professional Racing Facility Dream: Still Pie in the Sky
After reading up on and thinking about the now infamous indoor drag races held in Chicago during the early 1960s, our thoughts turned to some modern attempts to create an indoor venue that could host...