Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
The Dodge Grain Truck: Out From The Cold And Back To Life
The life of a grain truck isn’t an easy one. They are a workhorse from the word “go”. When they are being used, they are beast of burden, and when they are not, they sit silently....
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Hey, Buddy, Can You Hear Me Now?
There’s no time like the rush, is there? You don’t have to have worked the parts counter to understand what that’s all about. Picture being the poor sap making burgers at lunchtime,...
Unhinged: The Impact That Ken Block Had
In the nine years that I’ve had here at BangShift, I’ve done my very best to not become too jaded to the car community at large. I’ve also put effort into removing the concept of...
4.10 Gears, Rain, And A 450-Mile Drive…Vice Grip Garage Brings Home A Wild Chevelle
As much as I’m sure it pained Derek to do, retiring the Independence Chevelle from competition was the right thing to do. The patriotic A-body put on plenty of good shows, but being very...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Patience? Yeah, That’s On Backorder, Too
I thought I was retired. I thought that I was going to soak up the peace and quiet, piddle around in my garage, tend to my garden, and spare the rest of my life from the curse of the parts store...
Go West, Young Man…And Good Luck Returning With An Oil-Hungry Ford Wagon!
Kevin and I are similar in a lot of ways. We’re both Army veterans who played with helicopters during our time in. We both have a sense of humor that would get us fired in five seconds flat at...
When Burnouts Go Bad, Vol. 8! Kicking The Rods In Style!
“When Burnouts Go Bad”…that title says it all, doesn’t it? While we’ve spent the early part of our winter season freezing our jiggly bits off in absolutely frigid...
BangShift Question Of The Day: How Bad Did You Screw Up In The Snow?
BangShift Mid-West is an ice cube. So is the majority of the United States, thanks to a cold snap and blizzard. A couple of days ago, I was washing the Charger on a 50-degree day, preparing the car...
Would You Rather: ’74 Nickey Camaro vs. ’74 Firebird Pro Touring Build?
Remember the joys of Christmas shopping? Not the mall, not Santa, not Christmas music until you puke…the moment you were in the toy store and your parents said they would get you one...
Merry Christmas From BangShift.com – Have A Great Day!
On behalf of Brian Lohnes, Chad Reynolds, myself, our families and our BangShift.com sponsors, we would like to wish all of our friends and you, our readers, a very Merry Christmas today. We are...
Emerald Wild: Will This Unfinished Mustang II Project Scratch The Speed Itch?
The Mustang II is like the weird kid you knew in middle school: puny, ugly, nothing to be threatened by. Nevermind that Ford actually read the market perfectly and that the Mustang II sold stunningly...
Here’s Why Rust Sucks (And Why Selling Stuff Online Does Too!)
We all can admit that for every positive thing there is about being a gearhead, there’s at least two points against it. We love to see a shiny, brand-new, well-built engine in the engine bay,...
BangShift Says Thank You To All Veterans Today – Veterans Day 2022
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the armistice that was signed by the Allies of the first World War and Germany took effect. The effects of the Great War had...
Ice Cream Cruise 2022: Miles of Machines In The Fields Of Iowa
Iowa. What do we know about the state? Well, we know that Kevin and Mook from Junkyard Digs call the state their home. We know that there’s corn…lots and lots of corn. We know that there...