Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
Is Being Near Mint, And Older Than Most Stuff On The Road, Make Something Like This Dodge Aspen Wagon Worth Real Money?
Rare. It’s one of the most commonly overused words in used car listings around the world, and with rare exception isn’t actually applicable to most of them. With that said, there are...
Cleetus McFarland Punishes Leroy’s New 1500 Horsepower Engine. This Is Savage!
First he runs in the 7’s and now they are adding even more power!!! The new 1500 plus horsepower combo has been installed and fired in Leroy the Savage, but tuning was still needed before...
Nasty To Nice: This Is How You Do An Engine Makeover In Your Driveway
There is nothing finer than a freshly painted and installed engine. Especially when it has new valve covers, intake, air cleaner, etc. But what if you have a driver that doesn’t need a new...
Driveway Tech: A Quick, Easy, And Cheap Junkyard Windshield Washer Pump Fix
We always like cheap, easy fixes to things that annoy us. Driving around 50 year old cars means that having a working windshield washer pump at all is a luxury. But, keeping that stupid thing working...
Here’s Our Last Blast Of Photos From Bonneville Speed Week 2018!
This is it, the last gallery of photos from Bonneville Speed Week 2018. We’ve got some special stuff from the week that we’re going to be posting soon, but this is our last regular...
LIVE DRAG RACING: The Yellowbullet Nationals Are On! Sunday’s Finals Are Right Here LIVE!
The Yellowbullet Nationals are one of the most talked about and revered races of the year. It’s an event where 10.5, Radial, and Pro Mods all go down the track along with No Time, Ultra Street,...
LIVE Drag Racing From The Money Tree Triple $20,000 Bracket Race Weekend
If you like Top Bulb drag racing, and big money brackets in general, then this is the weekend for you as we’ve got the final day of the Money Tree Triple $20K race from Farmington Dragway in...
Riding With Alex Taylor: The RoadKill Nights Edition
Alex Taylor’s new web series Riding With Alex Taylor is fun to watch. We know Alex pretty well and can tell you that she’s fun and goofy and very very capable of working on and tuning her...
Music City Muscle Episode 1: Why Would You Make Sure The Gas Tank Was Sealed?
Our friends James Otto and Brian Finch are two guys that know and love hot rods, and especially when they are done right. This 1966 Chevy II is not done right. When Michael Hobby, leader singer of A...
Cutting Holes In Stuff Sometimes Sucks! Here’s How To Make It Way Easier
Drilling holes seems like such an easy thing to do until you get yourself into a weird spot, or need something to be ultra precise for that clean fit. And because so many holes that we drill in...
Salinas, Todd, Gray, And Krawiec On The Top Spots At The Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals So Far!
The Big Go, NHRA’s most prestigious and coveted event is underway in Indianapolis and all eyes are on qualifying for the NHRA Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. A win here is career making,...
Daniels Makes History By Winning The NHRA Dodge HEMI Challenge For The Third Year In A Row!
August 31, 2018, Brownsburg, Indiana – Jimmy Daniels wrote his name in the NHRA Dodge HEMI® Challenge record books, defeating No. 1 qualifier Gary Wolkwitz in the final round to become the first...
BANGshift Question Of The Day: Would You Consider Joining A Motorsports Country Club?
Motorsports Country Clubs are not new, in fact they have been around for some time now, but there seem to be more of them popping up lately and those that already exist seem to be stepping up their...
Roadtrippin’: The One That Slipped Through Your Fingers
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) There are many stories we gearheads tell while bench racing and sipping cold ones. Our first cars are always amongst the stories we tell. These often lead to...