Category Archive: 1320 Project Cars, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Tech Story, BangShift 1320, FORD, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
This Old Hot Rod Traditional Style Drag Car Project Part 4: Check Out This Vintage Dragster Build As The Chassis Work Continues!
The Race of Gentleman has spurred a bunch of renewed excitement for traditional hot rod drags both on the dirt and sand, as well as on the dragstrip. They didn’t invent these events, but they have...
JUNKYARD LS CAM WARS! NA VS NITROUS VS BLOWER VS TURBO CAM. SPOILER ALERT-IT’S ALL THE SAME CAM!
Every cam is a nitrous cam! Wait, I mean every cam is a turbo cam! Wait, I mean… well, okay here’s the deal. Richard Holdener is sort of famous for saying that every cam is a turbo cam,...
This Father, Daughter, And Son, Funny Car Go-Kart Project Isn’t Pretty, But It Might Be With A Little Oven Cleaner And Elbow Grease!
Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it with another project to save and this one is going to make you smile. It’s an old funny car go-kart, with the Pepsi Challenger livery, that he...
400 FORD VS 400 CHEVY-THE OTHER GUYS STROKER BATTLE. HOW TO: 600+ HP 400-INCH SMALL BLOCKS!
It’s the classic Ford vs Chevrolet battle, but this time it is with 400 cubic inch stroker small blocks! If you’ve wondered what a bigger cubic inch small block battle would look like,...
Metal Fabrication How-To: Build Your Own Lower Control Arms From Scratch At Home!
You can do it! I know that building your own control arms might be an even more daunting task than the average chassiswork, and that already intimidates a lot of folks, but if you do think right you...
Fabrication How-To: #1 – Flaring Intricate Holes In Tubing For Both Function And Sexiness!
If you’ve ever looked at holes in a tube on a chassis where wiring or cables run out of the hole, you’ve probably seen one of two things. Either the hole was just drilled and cleaned up,...
From TAR PITS to SYNTHETICS: The Fascinating History of Motor Oil With The Motor Oil Geek, Lake Speed Jr.
Do you know how motor oil came to be? I mean, I can make an educated guess, but I certainly don’t know what the historical timeline is for the development of motor oil. I know I will after...
This Old Hot Rod Traditional Style Drag Car Project Part 3: Check Out This Vintage Dragster Build! About As Old School As It Gets
The Race of Gentleman has spurred a bunch of renewed excitement for traditional hot rod drags both on the dirt and sand, as well as on the dragstrip. They didn’t invent these events, but they have...
Does This $19 Ratchet Prove That Premium Ratchets are a Waste of Money?! Let’s See.
We’ve talked about it a bunch here on BANGshift.com, and by it I mean cheap tools. I don’t have a big budget so I’m a bang for your buck kind of guy, like most of you out there....
Dylan McCool’s Forgotten Dart V8 Four Speed Goes Drag Racing! Will It Survive? Probably Not, But It Sure Will Be Fun!
Okay, that’s not fair, because in all reality I am not sure that I’ve seen Dylan at one of the events in Bowling Green where he hurt something bad enough to not survive the weekend. I...
Budget 5.3 Rebuild: Prepping For Twin Turbos For A Long Travel 1960 Chevrolet C10 Prerunner Build!
Ian Johnson has all the fun projects! This latest one is no different. He’s building a bitchin 1960 Chevy C10 pickup into an ultra capable long travel prerunner, and besides getting a late...
Tune Up Your Tuning Skills: You’ll Be Amazed At How Much You Can Learn From A Real Class!
(Words by Jefferson Bryant) Late model engines, particularly GM LS and LT series, require complex tuning to get the most out of them. Even with an aftermarket ECM that has a setup wizard and...
DIY Paint And Body At Home: Restoring A 1964 Pontiac LeMans With No Fancy Equipment, Or Crew Of Elves.
We often share rattle can paint jobs, ultra cheap paint jobs, and more here because I’m obsessed with painting my own car at some point. Otherwise I’ll never be able to afford it, so...
