Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Tech Story
Tube Bending Basics For Bumpers, Roll Cages, Roll Bars, And More
Tube bending is an artform, or it can be anyways. But it is also a skill that you can learn, and master, if you spend the right time and energy doing so. This skill can come in very handy depending...
This LS Swapped 1968 Biscayne Does Killer Burnouts
So it doesn’t make a ton of power, but this 1968 Biscayne does some killer burnouts, that’s for sure. The video shows it on the chassis dyno at the Sloppy Mechanics dyno day and it makes...
9.007 Without Breaking A Sweat! This 4 Cylinder Turbo Chevrolet Mini Ute Is Hauling Ass
Bruno Felix Damasio sent me a message with a link to his killer little Chevrolet, and I about died. This thing is bad ass, and even though it is not V8 powered, it is rear wheel drive and...
1971 AMBR Del Rio Brothers Roadster Is For Sale. Full History And Photos Right Here.
If you have never seen the Del Rio Brothers Roadster then you have been sadly deprived of a great experience. This car is awesome in every way. Not only is this 1927 T stunning in it’s...
Would You Rather, Malaise Era Drag Rollers Edition: ’75 AMC Hornet or ’79 Dodge Aspen?
If you’ve been around street-strip drag racing at all over the last few years, you probably already are thinking about where you’re going to find a GM LS engine—Hell, you might have a couple in...
Our Pal Cameron Ferre Is Going Rounds In Top Fuel Debut Today In Charlotte!
Update 09/18/2016 1:57pm Eastern: After kicking ass and qualifying in the number 14 spot in the Paton Family Racing, JBS, Racepak, Ted Wiens Tire and Auto, Precision Racing Suspension, Nitrohead,...
We Are LIVE From Shakedown At The Summit 14 – Sunday Eliminations HERE!
Sunday: We go live at 9am Eastern! Racing starts Friday, and we’ll be bringing you all the action LIVE right here on BangShift.com. BangShift’s Bryan McTaggart and the Original Minion...
Drag Week Sleeper! This Chevy Caprice Runs 12’s And You Would Never Know By Looking At It!
(All photos by John Welsh) As you’ve probably heard by now, this week is Hot Rod Drag Week! As the rolling display of horsepower traverses the Midwestern United States all week long,...
Big Wreck: Doomsday No Prep Chevelle Almost Goes Through Guardrail
While we dig no prep racing, there is always something really really bad happening that just scares the crap out of us. A lot of times that something has to do with crap guardrails like the Armco...
This 1000 Plus RWHP, Nitrous Huffing CTS-V, Is For Sale At Cosmo Motors
The guys at Cosmo Motors are not your average car dealers. We know them through our friend Eric Yost, and we can vouch for the fact that Cosmo and his crew make sure each and every car that comes...
Another New Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car Is Born! Bits and Pieces Is One Bad Ass Bird
When Keith Davidson sent me an email yesterday with the info and photos on their new Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car, I was super excited. First off it’s a Firebird body, which just looks as bad ass...
Welding Tech Video: TIG Welding Aluminum For Beginners.
TIG welding is awesome. Super sexy bad ass tig welds make your ride look like a million bucks. But it’s also one of the more challenging, and often intimidating, types of welding. And since the...
A Nitro Powered Pencil Sharpener? Now We’ve Seen It All.
We’ve seen nitro powered blenders, snow cone machines, and even food processors, but a pencil sharpener? Yeah, this one is creative, and funny, and was done for no other reason than because...
This 1956 Ford Wagon Gasser Could Be The Ultimate Street Cruiser
Gassers are cool. Whether they race, cruise, or do both, they are just awesome to see. Sure, some people do them wrong, and some people just don’t get it, but when they are right they just...