Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight

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...

This 1966 Datsun Roadster Is Clean, For Sale Cheap, And Ready For The Engine Of Your Choice

I think we could have a riot behind the wheel of our own Datsun Roadster. Don’t you? We think they are cool as hell. We have friends who are into them, and every time we see one it puts a...

This Air Cooled Porsche Would Be One Hell Of A Fun Race Car!

It’s a bit outside of our price range, but what isn’t. Other than that, this 1990 964 Porsche is awesome. And by 964 we mean 911, because that is what all air cooled Porsches are in our...

Watch The Sloppy Mechanics Make 992 Horsepower To The Tires On Their Junkyard Colorado

We dig the Sloppy Mechanics. Not just because they clearly know how to have fun and make power, but also because they do it their way. Instead of building things that intimidate people because they...