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Category Archive: BangShift Question Of The Day??, Craigslist Find, FORD, OTHER

Would You Rather: California Craigslist Scores – Do You Go For Small Japanese Two-Door Or Gigantic American Wagon?

Shopping for decent metal to work with is always best done in the American Southwest. The air is dry, the salt content is low, and the metal is nice and preserved. Add in a car culture that tends to...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Best Bit Of Gearhead Reading You Know?

If you managed to not get sick this far into 2019, pat yourself on the back. BangShift Mid-West got absolutely leveled by something that didn’t test positive for the flu, but you will have a...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Are The Roughest Conditions You Have Ever Wrenched In?

This one should be interesting! This question came to my mind as I talked to a guy yesterday who works outside repairing equipment. He was recently working in -20 weather and it made my cringe....

How Would You Build It: 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Drag Racer

I enjoyed seeing what you brought to the table with the last build offer I provided, but let’s be honest: that 1977 Dodge Ramcharger was pretty solid as it was. Just a few details needed some...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Unlimited Speed Limit Highways – Good Idea Or Not?

If you’ve ever encountered traffic in L.A., Denver, St. Louis or anywhere else where even the major Interstates clog like a stopped-up drain, then picture this for a moment: alongside the main...

How Would You Build It: 1977 Dodge Ramcharger SE

I love picking your brains on build ideas, readers. I’m stuck in my ways…I see a certain vehicle, I have a build plan ready to go. Maybe two if I’ve thought about it. But that...

If You Could Go Back In Time To 1975, What Truck Do You Pick As Your Tow Rig? Chevrolet, Ford, Or Dodge?

The Chevrolet vs Ford vs Dodge argument has been going on since the dawn of the Big Three, and trucks have always been the subject of some of the most intense arguments. With the truck battles...

BangShift Question Of The Day: How Would You Change The New Truck Game?

In less than five seconds after the photos of the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado HD line were released, you could hear one noise that rose from many, many voices in unison: “GAH!” We can be as...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Kind Of Hot-Rodded Van Would Work For You?

Here’s an interesting question that I’m curious to hear the answer to. Vans are an interesting thing in our world: you either see them as a canvas or you see them as a mobile shed,...

Would You Rather: Which One Of These Is The Project Deal At Under $1000?

You hear about it all the time. The guy that finishes building some bad ass race car, street machine, or hot rod after years and years and who started with some project car that cost only a few...

Question of the Day: What’s the Coolest Factory Backed Race Car of All Time?

With the racing seasons of  Ford/Chevy/and Dodge factory efforts starting and  all three companies continuing to build factory race cars and sponsor race teams we wanted to quiz you to find out...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Are You A Messy Or Organized Shop Kind Of Person?

I got the photo of the old man working in the severely cluttered shop in an email this morning and he looked so at peace just working away with all that stuff around that it got me thinking about my...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s Your Take On The New Crop Of YouTube Mechanics?

Today’s question starts out with a video series on YouTube that kicked off at the beginning of the year on the D.I.Y. Gang YouTube channel. A 2016 Dodge Challenger Hellcat that saw the wrong...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Does A Dual-Clutch Overrule A Manual Transmission?

It would figure that something would be complaint-worthy about the 2020 Ford Shelby GT500. Moments after the presentation had happened at the North American International Auto Show, you could see a...