Category Archive: TECH
4130 Chrome Moly Or Mild Steel? Which One Is The Right One?
Different classes, and different types of racing, often have different rules with regards to what material roll cages and chassis must be made from. There are also differing opinions on which is...
Tough Truck Violence: Destruction-Testing In The Pacific Northwest!
I know that Tough Truck racing was originally meant to prove that you had the beefiest rig around, but somewhere along the line there was a split. On one hand, you have those who still try to survive...
Barbie Jeep Racing In Alabama: Plastic Wheels, Don’t Fail Me Now!
What possess a 300 pound man to sit in a plastic toy designed for a kid aged five or under wearing little more than long-sleeved shirts, long pants and a bicycle helmet for the opportunity to fling...
Hot Wheels Dream Race: A-Team vs Mystery Machine vs Night Rider vs Back to the Future vs Ghost Busters
As a kid the hot wheels racetracks were some of my favorite things to play with. I didn’t have a ton of track, but when the loops and jumps and all that came out I had enough to make sure it...
Rough Start: Yes, A 1968 Plymouth Falls Into The Rough Start Category, And It’s Not 100% Rust!
One of the reasons that I’ve soured a bit on the traditional muscle-car era vehicles is that in my eyes, they are unobtanium. I’ve bitched before about trying to hunt down an E-body...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Best Magazine Article You Can Think Of?
(Photo: Car and Driver) Ooof, that had to hurt. What you are looking at is the nose of a 1983 Dodge 600ES that went dead-on into a suicidal cow somewhere in Baja California, Mexico while Car and...
Jesse James Shows Just How A Bitchin Aluminum Bomber Seat Is Made
Everyone knows Jesse James has some serious fabrication skills, and we’ve all watched him show them off on tv for years, but it’s always fun to check out something new that he’s...
The Volcano’s Aftermath: The Vehicles Left Behind After Mount St. Helens’ 1980 Blast
On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted, with an explosion 1,600 times that of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Ash fell in at least eleven U.S. states, lahars (volcanic mud flows) that were fed by...
Aussie Vs. American Battle Royale: Central Muscle Car Masters At Pukekohe
Australian versus American muscle cars, racing in New Zealand, as if it’s 1972 all over again and these cars are a dime-a-dozen. Is this heaven? It’s close enough. This is the Central...
BangShift Project Files: The Project C3 Corvette Build Continues: Big Pipes, Big Block, Big Dog…
We follow forum member SuperBuickGuy’s builds because he is absolutely meticulous in detail and entertaining as he progresses on a project…whichever one he is spinning wrenches on this...
Classic YouTube: The Rollover Contest At The Tacoma Dome
There are three things to remember Tacoma, Washington by. One is the Narrows bridge, the modern replacement to the old “Galloping Gertie” that came crashing down in 1940. One is...
Morning Symphony: Blower Scream To Motivate Your Monday
Monday morning comes too soon. Friday afternoon is short but sweet, Saturday and Sunday are yours to usually catch up on what you need to, and as soon as the alarm clock starts barking at you, bright...
Crew Cabs Rule! This 1985 Dodge Ram W350 Crew Cab Is The Mopar Battlewagon The Air Force Loved!
Chad has been on a square-body Chevy kick ever since he got ahold of his 1987 Chevy dually. Can’t blame the guy, the truck is sweet, but when it comes to brand favoritism, I have to lean...
