Texas Early Day Tractor and Engine Association State Show 2018: Old Iron On Display!
Oct 10, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Texas Early Day Tractor and Engine Association State Show 2018: Old Iron On Display!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – For nearly 50 years the Texas Early Day Tractor and Engine Association has been putting on their big state level show and this year our own Charles Wickam was...
AutoMeter Sizzling Summer Savings: Get 10% Off All AutoMeter Branded Gauges Until October 31st
Oct 09, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on AutoMeter Sizzling Summer Savings: Get 10% Off All AutoMeter Branded Gauges Until October 31st
Now’s the time! The time for what? The time to shop for new gauges for your hot rod, truck, race car or cruiser from AutoMeter as they are having their Sizzling Summer Savings sale which is an...
Killer Video: How To Fix, Free, and Otherwise Keep A Sherman Tank In The Fight (Circa 1944)
Oct 08, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Killer Video: How To Fix, Free, and Otherwise Keep A Sherman Tank In The Fight (Circa 1944)
When we think of battle tanks we think of the awesome Abrams and other modern units that make up today’s US fighting force but the reality is that without the tanks of WWII, we’d have...
A Fascinating Look At How A Massive $30,000 Tire Gets Repaired In The Field
Oct 08, 2018Brian Lohnes1
Ever wonder what happens when a huge piece of equipment suffers a tire failure in the field? Of course time is money, so people with these massive machines have spares that they can swap on so that...
LS Swap The World! Mopar 440 To LS Swap For This Bitchin Old Winnebago
Oct 07, 2018Chad Reynolds10
We know that a lot of people love the LS engine and believe it should be in everything. We also know that there are a group of people out there that can’t stand the thought of swapping LS...
RacingJunk Find: Blue Oval Brute – This 1968 Ford F-350 Is A Mud Slinging Beast
Oct 04, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on RacingJunk Find: Blue Oval Brute – This 1968 Ford F-350 Is A Mud Slinging Beast
If you only think a hot rod needs to sit low to the ground and hustle down the asphalt aisle as quickly as possible, you are really missing the point. Why? Because you’d never think that stuff...
Howell EFI Is Your Home For LSx Swaps and Conversions – Plug, Play, and Don’t Delay!
Oct 03, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Howell EFI Is Your Home For LSx Swaps and Conversions – Plug, Play, and Don’t Delay!
We all know that the hottest thing in hot rodding continues to be swapping LSx engines into…well, into everything. People use this engine because it is compact, powerful, and easy to use,...
Blowed Up: Check Out The Remains of This Severely Dead Kawasaki V-Twin Engine – OUCH!
Oct 02, 2018Brian Lohnes1
(By Doug Gregory) – We all know nitro is a heartless mistress and will inflict whatever damage to expensive engines she chooses. Gasoline can be the bratty little sister who will also have her...
2018 Cynthiana Rod Run Coverage: Tractors, Trucks, and Working Stuff From The Show!
Oct 02, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on 2018 Cynthiana Rod Run Coverage: Tractors, Trucks, and Working Stuff From The Show!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This collection and the next will probably be the most-liked by our beloved editor. Brian has a thing for ‘working’ vehicles whether it be farm...
Mark Williams Enterprises Rear End Options Offer Convenience, Options, Quality, and Engineering – Why Consider Anyone Else?
Oct 02, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Mark Williams Enterprises Rear End Options Offer Convenience, Options, Quality, and Engineering – Why Consider Anyone Else?
Mark Williams Enterprises is known for a host of effective, hardcore, and high quality products. They are really, really well known for their rear axles and the associated components that they have...
In 1967 The GMC Advertising Department Apparently Lost Their Minds – Watch Three Weird Truck Ads
Oct 02, 2018Brian Lohnes3
There have been plenty of weird, quizzical, and downright strange car commercials over the years but the GMC advertising department or agency really cornered the market in 1967. We’re not sure...
Epic Video: Footage Of Evel Knievel’s Huge Custom 1974 Mack Truck At The Mack Factory In The 1970s
Oct 02, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Epic Video: Footage Of Evel Knievel’s Huge Custom 1974 Mack Truck At The Mack Factory In The 1970s
I’ve shared my opinion of Evel Knievel many times here on the pages of BangShift. He was an insanely courageous man certainly no one that will ever be considered for sainthood. All that...
Watch The 1980s Monster Truck Taurus Pull The Sled With Mondo Rake And Drive Over Buses
Oct 01, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch The 1980s Monster Truck Taurus Pull The Sled With Mondo Rake And Drive Over Buses
Jack Willman’s Taurus was one of my favorite monster trucks of the 1980s. The always clean, always shined up, and always American flag wearing Chevrolet was a part of virtually every monster...
ARP Releases Product Guide For Gen III Hemi Engine – High Performance Fasteners Are Here!
Oct 01, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on ARP Releases Product Guide For Gen III Hemi Engine – High Performance Fasteners Are Here!
ARP is the worldwide leader in high performance fasteners and every time they release new products we get excited. Bolts would not seem to be a thing to get overly wound up about but that’s...