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Author Archive: Chad Reynolds

ACED: AutoCross Every Day! Watch The Mike Maier Mustang At Fontana!

This is our final ACED: AutoCross Every Day video of the week, so we are sending you out with “Mad” Mike Maier behind the wheel of wife Brianne’s Mustang during last weekend’s...

The Nostalgia Drag Racing Scene In Europe Might Be A Little Different, But The Passion Is The Same

Dennis Vos is a hard core BangShifter from the Netherlands, and he recently sent me a video of the Nostalgia Fuel Funny Car that he crews on and then I conned him into writing a story for us. Check...

No Reserve! Buy This Fire Truck For Cheap! Ramp Truck Baby!

I know, we’ve been on a ramp truck kick this week, but we can’t help ourselves. Take a look at this 1979 Ford 800 Fire Truck that is for sale in Mississippi for NO RESERVE! As of the...

How Do You Decide What Shock You Need? No Adjustmen? Singles? Doubles? Triples?

You’ve seen us run videos from Mike Maier before and whether he is behind the wheel or in front of the camera he’s an interesting cat to watch. Not only is Mike a certifiable bad ass...

The A-Team Van Meets Ramp Truck! Can We Get Some 8-Lug Vectors For This Sucker?

This is a bit of a change from our normal ramp truck post, because it isn’t a normal ramp truck by a lot. In fact this may be the first ramp truck we have seen that was built from a cab and...

Want A Bad Ass Race Seat That Fits Those Of Us With A Little Girth? Racetech’s New Seat Is It!

There are a lot of folks who have had conversations with me about safety devices and elements in hot rods, race cars, and the like. And those of you who have watched our BangShift.com LIVE broadcasts...

Got $100k? Buy This Full Tilt Pre-Runner And Own The Desert

This is one bad ass Chevrolet Pre-Runner. We’re not talking a bolt on long travel setup here, we’re talking a complete tube chassis double throw down awesome Pre-Runner that can hang with...

Bonneville Project Car: This 1932 Ford Roadster Is Ready For You To Complete

You can find drag cars and pro-touring cars for sale online every single day, but finding a Land Speed Racing (LSR) car is a little more rare. And especially on Craigslist. But since we’re...

This 1986 SVO Turbo Mustang Is For Sale At Only $5500 OBO

We dig SVO Mustangs. It probably has something to do with our friend the Hubers who run in the 8’s with the little Turbo 4-cylinder in their Mustang. It’s a Pre-SVO model, but when Ford...

This Datsun 240Z Is Close To Pro Touring Greatness

We love Z cars. There is just something sexy about the early cars, and they look so good with big or small flares and some tire under them. Plus, they just beg for V8 power and thanks to a heavy...

Could This Be The Perfect Sunbeam Tiger?

It just might be since it has a Big Block in it! Oh yeah, and it’s a Chevrolet too! I know, people are losing their minds right now, both from imagining how much fun this will be and because...

Military Motorhome In The Making! This 1994 M1079 LMTV Is Ready To Rock!

We dig big giant army trucks, I mean who doesn’t right? The M1079 was originally part of the 82nd Airborne of Fort Bragg, and is in awesome shape. It’s got a 6 cylinder CAT diesel with...

Cue The Marvin Gay Music: This 1974 Pro-Touring Turbo Ford Pinto Is The Balls

I grew up as a Chevrolet guy and, while I respect Fords, have never felt the desire to own one. With the exception of a Pinto or their big brother the Maverick. How weirdo am I? This is the reason...

Power Adders: Part 1 Turbo Boost Baby! It’s All About That Boost, Bout That Boost!

Our buddy Richard Holdener is a nut. He’s also pretty smart, but don’t tell him we told you that. He’s also probably got more time on an engine dyno than most professional engine...