The Big Little: This Compilation Of Miniature V-Twin Engines Of Different Shape and Size Running Is Awesome
Nov 30, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on The Big Little: This Compilation Of Miniature V-Twin Engines Of Different Shape and Size Running Is Awesome
We have long loved miniature engines here at BangShift. These creations are the result of talented minds who can also translate their engineering ideas into tangible objects and most of these things...
Watch (And Hear!) Junior Johnson Rip Around The Famed Ascot Park Dirt Track In California In His 427 Powered Galaxie Back In ’64/65
Nov 29, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch (And Hear!) Junior Johnson Rip Around The Famed Ascot Park Dirt Track In California In His 427 Powered Galaxie Back In ’64/65
Redline 7000 was a stock car movie that was released in 1965 to national audiences and while it wasn’t exactly the smash hit of the year, it did OK and it is still a great watch today if you...
Engine Building Video: How Babbit Bearings Are Poured And Some Legit Tricks In How To Build A Model A Four Banger
Nov 29, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Engine Building Video: How Babbit Bearings Are Poured And Some Legit Tricks In How To Build A Model A Four Banger
A short while back we showed you the Hagerty Redline Rebuild video that was focused around the reconstruction of a Model A Ford four cylinder. This was initially an engine that was built literally at...
Fun History: This Preview Road Test Of The New 1994 Ford Mustang Is A Fun Look Back
Nov 28, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Fun History: This Preview Road Test Of The New 1994 Ford Mustang Is A Fun Look Back
It is interesting to watch this MotorWeek preview road test of the new 1994 Ford Mustang with the hindsight we are able to glance at it with now, right? Things were fresh looking, engines were...
Ride Along In A Screaming Lola T70 As it Takes on Daytona – Iconic Car
Nov 28, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Ride Along In A Screaming Lola T70 As it Takes on Daytona – Iconic Car
The Lola T70 stands and will forever will stand as one of the most beautiful road racing cars ever made. The machines were produced in the 1960s first as an open top unit and then in a couple of...
Next Level: We’ve All Seen A Coffee Table Made With A Block and Rods But We’ve Never Seen One Like THIS
Nov 28, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Next Level: We’ve All Seen A Coffee Table Made With A Block and Rods But We’ve Never Seen One Like THIS
There are certain things we always look at and think they’re cool. Furniture made of car parts will never get old to us. Unfortunately due to the fact that there are multiple involved in the...
Who Makes The Best Mechanics Tool Set? Testing Shows Some Clear Winners, Check Them Out Now.
Nov 27, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Who Makes The Best Mechanics Tool Set? Testing Shows Some Clear Winners, Check Them Out Now.
Between the Torque Test Channel and Project Farm, we’ve seen tons of tool testing. Ratchets, sockets, screw drivers, and pliers have all been put through their paces to find out who makes the...
Finnegan Found The Original Chassis For His ’63 Split Window Corvette! The Basement Vette Build Continues
Nov 27, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Finnegan Found The Original Chassis For His ’63 Split Window Corvette! The Basement Vette Build Continues
Finnegan is back at it, and moving forward on a project people have been asking about a lot. We’re talking about the 1963 Corvette that he found not far from his house and that he has been...
Brutal Crash Video: Watch Rex Beach Pile Up A Supermodified At The Copper World Classic In 1997 – Supermods On The Mile?!
Nov 27, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Brutal Crash Video: Watch Rex Beach Pile Up A Supermodified At The Copper World Classic In 1997 – Supermods On The Mile?!
When it comes to brutal race cars, nothing can really top a Supermodified. Seriously, these things are wild. About 2,000lbs, about 1,000hp, 70% of the weight justified to one side, off-set chassis, a...
Forgotten History Video: The Incredible Story of Fast Masters – The Made For TV Racing Senior Series In Jaguar Supercars
Nov 27, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Forgotten History Video: The Incredible Story of Fast Masters – The Made For TV Racing Senior Series In Jaguar Supercars
Perhaps my favorite thing about the internet is that on any given day you can find something you had either forgotten about or never knew existed. That’s the case right here as this documentary...
End Of The Line: This Video Review of The 1995 Corvette ZR-1 Shows The Pinnacle Version Of The Hot ‘Vette
Nov 27, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on End Of The Line: This Video Review of The 1995 Corvette ZR-1 Shows The Pinnacle Version Of The Hot ‘Vette
All good things must come to an end, right? Corvette fans learned that in 1995 after Chevrolet announced that they’d produce a final run of less than 500 ZR-1s before shutting down that line...
WHAT IS THE BEST LS INTAKE UNDER BOOST? SINGLE PLANE vs DUAL PLANE BLOW-THROUGH DISTRIBUTION TEST!
Nov 26, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on WHAT IS THE BEST LS INTAKE UNDER BOOST? SINGLE PLANE vs DUAL PLANE BLOW-THROUGH DISTRIBUTION TEST!
I’ll never forget the first time I was in a dyno cell while testing an engine with 8 oxygen sensors. Instead of just having one or two, which is the norm on most of what we work on around here,...
Derek From Vice Grip Garage WON 1st Half At The Freedom Factory but BLEW UP Charlotte! And You Won’t Believe How?
Nov 26, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Derek From Vice Grip Garage WON 1st Half At The Freedom Factory but BLEW UP Charlotte! And You Won’t Believe How?
Leading laps at the Freedom Factory for the 2.4 hours of Le Mullets is awesome, but blowing up the big block in the burnout truck was certainly not on the menu for this particular weekend of fun for...
Soaking Horsepower: This Film From The 1953 Gold Cup Regatta Shows Roaring Hydroplanes In Action!
Nov 26, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Soaking Horsepower: This Film From The 1953 Gold Cup Regatta Shows Roaring Hydroplanes In Action!
While we’re not the biggest boat racing fans in the world here we do love old hydroplanes. They looked like proper waterborne hot rods, kind of like the Batmobile, and they always had massive...










