Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Drag Races, Off-Road, XL Spotlight

Holley LSFest West Photo Coverage, Road Trip, Show, Races, And More.

This is it, our first gallery of photos from last weekend’s Holley LSFest West! We drove up behind the wheel of the Hooker Blackheart 2016 Camaro and hooked up with a bunch of cool cats on the...

We Think This Lawnmower Would Make One Awesome Pit Bike!

A lawnmower? Yeah, but not just any lawnmower. This is a really cool Fairbanks Morse Lawn mower that was marketed towards women in the 1950’s and is an awesome example of early riding...

This Is Our Wagon Wednesday LS Swap Candidate In Honor Of This Weekend’s LSFest West

We drool over station wagons for sale on a regular basis, but this week we decided to pick one that we think would be an awesome candidate for a GM LS Swap, especially since LSFest West is this...

We Stole The Hooker Blackheart 2016 Camaro And Are Driving It To LS Fest Right Now! Join Us!

As if participating in the FM3 Road Trip for the past 6 days wasn’t enough road tripping, we’ve decided to hijack the Hooker Blackheart 2016 Camaro and drive it home to the west coast!...

FM3 Road Trip: Cars And Cones FREE LIVE Streaming Coverage, Presented by RIDETECH Continues April 27th!

That’s right folks, BANGshift’s own Chad and Daphne Reynolds will be cruising the country this week with some of the coolest hot rodders and parts manufacturers in the biz. We’ll...

New Product Shop Test: The MYCHANIC Rechargeable MEK LED Drop Light

I’m in love with this light. It’s one of 7 lights that the folks at MYCHANIC offer, and I was fully prepared to think it was just another average rechargeable shop light. It is not. In...

The Runway Racing Invitational: Run What You Brung At The Mojave Air And Space Port Runway

(Story & Photos by Dean Kirsten) Over the past few years, the Mojave Mile has run several times a year, thanks to Michael Borders of MKM Racing Promotions LLC. But for one reason or another, MKM...

The Beast of Both Worlds: A Guy In His 20’s Built A BMW 2002 With The Heart And Bones Of A Honda S2000, And It’s Nuts!

(Photos by Kevin Adolf and Grassroots Motorsports Magazine Staff) Author’s Note: Recently, our buddies over at Grassroots Motorsports Magazine asked me if I’d like to help them out with...

Our Final Batch Of Photos From The Goodguys Del Mar Nationals Is Right Here!

With perfect sunny Southern California weather, awesome hot rods, and great people, it was nearly impossible not to have a great time last weekend at the Goodguys Del Mar Nationals. Hot Rods, Street...

We Fabricate Some Cool Casters For Our 9 Inch Housing To Help Move A Project Around The Shop

Sometimes just moving a project around the shop can be a giant pain in the ass, especially with limited space like I have. Like most of you at home, I have to move one project around to get the other...

Rough Start: Could This Be The Ultimate ZL1 Camaro Convertible?

Checking out Copart this morning I came across this 2014 ZL1 Camaro Convertible and wondered if this might not be the best one ever. Okay, you have to squint, but it’s there. Look. What the...

Shelby GT350 Owners File Class Action Lawsuit Against Ford For Limp Mode Mustangs

Lawsuits against automakers are nothing new, but when the lawsuit is claiming that a car they build is not capable of performing on the track as promised, that’s something worth paying...

Goodguys Spring Nationals Scottsdale Autocross And Car Show Photos

There is no finer place to start off the Goodguys season than sunny Scottsdale Arizona, and the 2017 season opener certainly was not lacking in sunshine and warmth. With temps in the high 80’s...

BangShift What’s In The Shop Series: We Visit The Legendary Roadster Shop

(Words and photos by Bob Chiluk) – With the BangShift Windy City in the grips of middle winter and outdoor car stuff non existant,we venture out in search for more of our “What’s...