BangShift Tech: Here’s How To Install A Tremec T56 Into A G-Body
(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
(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!
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!
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!!!
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
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?
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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...
