Category Archive: Apex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
1979 Bathurst 1000 Video: This Film With Peter Brock Calling His Own Lap and Chris Economaki Reporting Rules!
There are few races on planet Earth that we want to attend more than the Bathurst 1000 in Australia. The event has a legacy, it has awesome cars, and most importantly it has one of the neatest tracks...
Champions Forever: This 1974 F1 Documentary Is The Greatest Film About The Deadliest Era
Nearly half a century before F1 released it’s now famed “Drive to Survive” series, this film was the most amazing, realistic, and breathtaking account of what life was like to be a...
He Loves Drums More Than Ringo: Uncle Tony Gives A Class In Drum Brake Service and Performance
This is another fun watch from our pal uncle Tony. This time he’s giving a great and basic education on the assembly of drum brakes. Why is that cool? Mainly because there are a lot of young...
Watch a Motorcycle Racer Crash Out of a Hill Climb Less Than 15 Seconds After Starting
I am pretty fascinated with European hill climb time trials. It seems like some super intense racing on amazingly challenging courses. All of the videos that pop up on the internet show cars and...
Simola Hill Climb: Here Are The Top 10 Bad Ass Machines That Battled To Be The King Of The Hill
Hill climb events are pretty unique and special and occur all over the world. One of the things that makes them special is that while there are many familiar vehicles that participate there are also...
Video: This Guy Built A Ratty, Rough, and Perfect Bullitt Mustang As A Tribute To The Movie
When it comes to movie cars, there are not many that can challenge the hemi Charger killing goodness of the famed Mustang fastback from Bullitt. The cop movie with one of the greatest car chase...
Aging Like Wine: This Look Back At The 2001 BMW M3 Is A Reminder That Some Cars Really Are That Good
When we look back more than 20 years at the 2001 BMW M3, we really are looking at a car that would set the tone for what a sport sedan was supposed to be for a very, very long time. The fact that...
Tall Drink Of Bad Ass: This 572ci Hemi Has A 10-71 Blower And Four Digit Horsepower On Tap!
While it has not been too loudly crowed about over the last couple of years, the availability of good quality blocks for the legendary Gen II hemi has been really spotty. The aftermarket offerings...
If You Own A 1955 or 1956 Chevy Classic Instruments Bel Era Clusters Are The Coolest Way To Get Your Gauges Right!
There’s so many iconic elements in the 1955 and 1956 Chevy, right? From the egg crate grille to the tail lights and all the stuff in-between, these cars really are ageless wonders. The...
Morning Symphony: The Best Of Swedish V8 Rally Racing
You want to know what the inspiration is for this video? A project car (that you will be seeing soon, once I finish getting the photos together) drove around for the first time this evening. It...
No Fool, Get The Tool: Ridetech Has The Perfect Bushing Removal And Installation Tool To Make Your Suspension Project Easier
Upgrading the suspension of your GM car equipped with a triangulated four link from the factory is pretty straight ahead, right? Fresh control arms top and bottom, some sweet new springs, and yes,...
Video: The Beautiful Sounds Of Big Blocks, All In Some Pretty Sexy Muscle Cars
(Words by Scott Liggett) This is our kind of video here at Bangshift. Just big blocks making big block horsepower sound and tires squealing from the assault of big block torque. No unnecessary...
Classic Toy Ad: This Tyco Stick Shift Racing Set Looks Like It Would Have Been Huge Fun In The Day!
Before the rise of video games, toys involving cars were tactile. You touched them, you used them, you put them together and you took them apart, right? I’m not knocking video games because...
HOW TO: NA & BOOSTED LS INTAKE TEST! CARB & EFI. TRUCK VS DUAL PLANE VS SINGLE PLANE (WHO IS BEST?)
What intake should you run on your LS build? Are you going to spray it with nitrous? Pack it full of boost? Or go old school with no EFI and instead run a carburetor on it? All valid questions, and...