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Category Archive: BangShift Question Of The Day??

BangShift Question Of The Day: If You Were Given A C5 Corvette Rolling Chassis, What Body Would You Drop On It?

The C5 Chevrolet Corvette was the generation that left behind the “two seat musclecar” approach and went straight for the curves. It was the first Vette to use a transaxle and a torque...

Fast Moving Bricks! Check Out This Compilation Of GM Big Boys Running The Strip!

Have we established that we are fans of GM’s B-body? Lohnes owns one. I’ve owned two, and would own another. Chad likes them, though he likes them just a little bit older, and...

The 2018 Chevrolet Camaro COPO Has Been Unveiled, And It’s Packing A New, 302ci LT Screamer Under The Hood!

The DZ 302 small block engine holds a special place in the hearts of Chevrolet fans everywhere. It’s the engine that GM used in the Camaro Z/28 to be legal for Trans-Am racing regulations (SCCA...

The Skid Factory! Mighty Car Mods Is Branching Out Into Classic V8 Machinery With Two Of The Hardcore Wrenches They Work With!

Mighty Car Mods, if you are unfamiliar, is basically the Australian translation of what Roadkill is here: two guys having fun with cars. But with few exceptions, there’s a translation issue:...

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Chris “Smitty” Smith Captures Goodguys National Autocross Championship In RideTech 48 Hour Corvette

National championships in any form or motorsport are very tough to come by. They are never accidental either. These are feats accomplished by motivated and driven individuals who have not only great...

The Guys At Donut Media Put Together The Ten Best Car Chases From 1960s Movies – From Herbie To Bond, The Classics Are Here!

Donut Media has been hard at work putting together top ten lists of car chase scenes by decade. We’ve seen the 00’s, 90s, 80s, and 70s countdowns, and we suggest that you do the same,...

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Tough Truck Racing At Dennis Anderson’s Muddy Motorsports Park: Low Level Flight And High-Intensity Durability Testing!

When you don’t care one iota about your vehicle, when it’s time has come, you call someone with a tow truck to drag it’s sorry carcass off to the giant metal pancake maker. When you...

Continental Tire Sports Car Series At Virginia International Raceway – Action and Pit Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – Yesterday we showed you some cool Lamborghini Super Trofeo photos that David Whealon captured at Virginia International Raceway. Today we’re back with more...

The Brick House: This Australian Chrysler 300C Is A Ten-Second Street Sweeper!

Here in the States, the Chrysler 300 has gone from an iconic rebirth sedan to rental-car fodder in three facelifts. The 300 SRT model was axed in 2015 for the U.S. market since some genius within FCA...

Unhinged: The October Charge, When I Become A Somewhat Skilled Wrench For A Bit

I’ve spent more time in my garage today than I have since the night Eric Rood dropped off the 360 that is bound for the Imperial earlier this year. What am I working on? That same 360, of...

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OPGI Is Running An Emblem Sale! 25% Off Until Halloween – Don’t Miss This Deal!

OPGI is always running cool sales and promotions and this time they have one going that any BangShifter with classis GM muscle in their life may need to take advantage of. OPGI is running an emblem...

Morning Symphony: Rally Cars In Their Natural Habitat Running Freely!

Rally machines have their own particular noises…usually that of either a highly-strung four-banger that is reaching to the far end of what a tachometer can usually cover, or the machine-gun...

A Tiny Bit Of Violence: Troy Scott’s Opel GT Was Tearing It Up At The Throwdown In T-Town!

Troy Scott’s Opel GT has been around for years and is legendary for what it can do on the strip. That’s not a stretch of the imagination…an Opel GT is the size of most kit cars and...

Rough Start: An LS-swapped 1994 Pontiac Trans Am “Mechanic’s Special”!

Yelp and complain about LS-swaps all you want, but for a budget-based project, it’s very difficult to look past their dollar-to-power ratio. They are easy to get, easy to modify, and are...