BangShift Tech: Here’s How To Install A Tremec T56 Into A G-Body
Sep 04, 2017Brian Lohnes2
(Words and photos by Scott Parker) – As anyone that has perused a G-body or Pro-Touring forum can tell you, there is an easy and established way to transplant a Tremec T56 into a G-body. In...
The USCA Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car Comes To California And Our Photos Start Here
Sep 03, 2017Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The USCA Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car Comes To California And Our Photos Start Here
(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car series is a riot to run, to cover, and to experience as a racing fan. The Ultimate Street Car Association puts on a hell of...
American Powertrain Announces Endless Summer Sale AND New Trans Tunnel Cover For F100 Owners!
Sep 02, 2017Chad ReynoldsComments Off on American Powertrain Announces Endless Summer Sale AND New Trans Tunnel Cover For F100 Owners!
Nobody wants to see the summer end. It’s our chance to work on our hot rods, drive the snot out of them, and to enjoy wonderful sunny weather. Well you are not alone, because American...
Rodder’s Helping Houston, A Hi-Octane Fundraising Campaign, Is On! Help Your Fellow Man!
Sep 02, 2017Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Rodder’s Helping Houston, A Hi-Octane Fundraising Campaign, Is On! Help Your Fellow Man!
If there is one really great thing about Hurricane Harvey, it is the fact that amidst all the tragedy there are even more stories of human kindness, strength, community, and love. In a time when our...
Watch BJ Baldwin Tune Up The Hoonigan Lot Like Only He Can! Trophy Truck Tire Smoke For The Win!!!
Sep 01, 2017Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Watch BJ Baldwin Tune Up The Hoonigan Lot Like Only He Can! Trophy Truck Tire Smoke For The Win!!!
BJ Baldwin is a certifiable bad ass behind the wheel of his trophy truck, and having hung out with our fare share of them we can tell you they are WAY more nimble than you might think. You’ll...
This 1984 Porsche 911 Carrera Wide Body RS Tribute Is Spectacular In Black And Gold
Sep 01, 2017Chad Reynolds4
I’m not a huge Porsche fan, but I do love an older 911, the 930 Slant Nose, and the occasional 944 or 928. There are other Porsche’s that have raised an eyebrow, and I know that others...
If You Had $500 To Buy A New Project, Which One Of These Do You Choose?
Aug 31, 2017Chad Reynolds16
Every hot rodder has hung out with friends, talking about what cheap cars they saw online this week, and contemplating which ones they think would be cool to build. Invariably the discussion will end...
The Roughest Start: This 1970 Superbird Is One Of The Saddest Things On eBay Right Now
Aug 29, 2017Brian Lohnes18
Oof. That’s exactly what we thought when we laid eyes on the car you see before you. BangShifter Todd Aldridge tipped us off to it and we’re still kind of creeped out looking at the...
Carolina Ripper! This E30 BMW 3-Series Is Packing Some Serious V8 Motivation!
Aug 29, 2017Tony Sestito3
One of the things we love here at BangShift are parts-bin specials, or cars built from factory parts that didn’t come that way when they rolled off the assembly line. Whether it’s a...
MotorWeek Blooper Reel: Some Funny Gaffes With Words And On The Track
Aug 29, 2017Brian Lohnes1
Well one of the occupational hazards of spending a bunch of time talking into cameras is making mistakes. Those mistakes can come in the form of botched words, botched steps, or in the case of a show...
Classic YouTube: Late 1970s Footage Of An SCCA-Prepared 1970 Mustang Mach 1
Aug 28, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Classic YouTube: Late 1970s Footage Of An SCCA-Prepared 1970 Mustang Mach 1
Home movies are just awesome. It’s odd to say, but I’m young enough that having home movies isn’t that big of a deal to me…in fact, as I’m typing this, I’m in the...
Watch A Crazy Aussie Burnout End With An Invisible Methanol Fire – Bubbling Paint Is The Only Tell Tale
Aug 26, 2017Brian Lohnes2
We’re always totally amazed that any engine lives through the pure, unadulterated, hell that is an Aussie burnout contest. Banging off the rev limiter, shooting fire from the exhaust and...
RideTech Builds A Chevelle And It Is Going To Be Awesome
Aug 25, 2017Brian Lohnes2
You know when RideTech builds a car it is going to be killer and when said car is for Bret Voelkel’s wife Sharon the special sauce is really going to be in effect. This car is going to live up...
Event Photo Coverage: 2017 Hardcore Happening Burnouts!
Aug 25, 2017Brian Lohnes2
(Photos by Anthony Festa – VISIT HIS PHOTOGRAPHY SITE HERE) – The 2017 Hardcore Happening was its usual awesome show and we’re happy to report that Anthony Festa was there with his...










