Category Archive: BangShift Question Of The Day??
BANGshift Question Of The Day: Which Tool Would You Rather Have In Your Shop? CNC Plasma Table Or CNC Milling Machine?
Jul 21, 2021Chad Reynolds5
Tools, they are almost as exciting and fun as the hot rods and race cars we build with them, and like the list of cars we wish we had there is a long list of tools I wish I had as well. And I know...
Holley Rendered Rides: Should Funny Car Bodies Return to their Showroom Inspired Roots?
Jul 10, 2021Chad Reynolds14
Holley has been doing a new video series called Rendered Rides where they put something out there and ask folks to chime in on whether it is good, bad, weird, or what. This latest one is about Funny...
BangShift Question Of The Day: If You Could Limit Demo Derbies To One Make And Model ONLY, What Would It Be?
Jun 25, 2021Brian Lohnes9
If you have read BangShift for any length of time, you know that the two models of automobile that I wouldn’t mind seeing parked next to the remains of the Bismark or Titanic are the...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s Been Your Worst Warranty Nightmare Car or Truck?
Jun 20, 2021Brian Lohnes8
Yes, we want to know what the worst engineered factory junk pile you ever had was. Warranty claims can really vary. Sometimes you get something that has been recalled and those are probably the...
Does Anyone Else Things It’s Weird That They Changed The Name Of Auto Club Raceway In Pomona, For An Allstate Commercial?
May 29, 2021Chad Reynolds5
There have been a few people who have talked about this commercial on some forums and such, but the conversation has made me laugh. They talk about the inaccuracies, goofiness, etc, and apparently,...
BangShift Question of the Day: What’s the Best Sounding Internal Combustion Engine?
Apr 22, 2021Brian Lohnes30
Today’s a day where sound seem to be a theme and now we’re dragging you into it. Part of being a dedicated gearhead is an appreciation of the many ways that cars, trucks, and other...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Which Racing Or Hot Rodding Legend Would You Want To Bring Back And Use Today’s Technology?
Apr 15, 2021Brian Lohnes19
Coming off of the 2018 PRI show, I keyed in on a couple of things. The first is that there are an incredible number of businesses that are based around precision and creative machining. They have...
BangShift Question of the Day: Which Failed Car Brand Has the Worst Reputation in America?
Mar 28, 2021Brian Lohnes11
So yesterday I was driving down the road and nearly crashed when an old Peugeot 505 passed me going in the other direction. I had not seen one of these things in years, let along spoken to anyone who...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Where Have All The Automotive Stunts Gone?
Mar 13, 2021Brian Lohnes9
Maybe we’re just old people now and are missing the boat but where are all the automotive stunts, anymore? Seriously? Back in the 1980s you could not change the channel without seeing the likes...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Favorite Gearhead Euphemism?
Mar 10, 2021Brian Lohnes29
Part of the fun in the whole gearhead world is the lingo and terminology we throw around. In many cases we speak a language all our own. This becomes totally apparent when guys get to talking about...
BangShift Reader Brawl: What Is Your Favorite Magazine Feature Car Of All Time?
Mar 01, 2021Brian Lohnes17
As a kid I read all kinds of magazines (still do…not sure if that is OK to admit!) and can remember loving all kinds of feature trucks in 4-Wheel and Off Road, muscle cars, hot rods, and drag...
Would You Ever Consider Swapping A Classic American Car To Electric Power? Here’s A Couple We’d Do It To.
Feb 27, 2021Chad Reynolds23
I’m a die hard GM car guy, love my gasoline burning engines, and think horsepower is a right of passage. With that said, I have zero issues with electric cars and trucks as long as they...
Question of the Day: What Was Your Ridiculous Pre-Teen Car Crush?
Feb 24, 2021Brian Lohnes33
I was cruising down the road yesterday minding my own business and silently cursing the slow driving moron in front of me when my eyes caught one of the weirder things I have seen in a while. There...
Do You Really Need To Resize Connecting Rods When Upgrading Rod Bolts?
Feb 10, 2021Chad Reynolds2
Ooooh I love this video! Well, more specifically, videos like this. Videos like this take a widely accepted rule of thumb and put it to the test, to find out if it is really applicable in this...