Category Archive: BangShift Question Of The Day??
BangShift Question of the Day: What Job Do You Hate Doing on Your Car But Yields Satisfying Results?
This may be an odd question, but I was thinking about it while forming new brake lines for Brutus the tow truck recently. I despise forming and flaring brake lines and I always manage to choose...
Caption This: Ever Heard Of A “Truck”, Cowboy?
At some point in life, you expect to not be surprised at what you see anymore. You will believe that you’ve seen it all, that there is nothing left that will leave you drop-jawed, staring,...
How Would You Build It: The Lancia Scorpion…Asking For A Friend!
Today is all about playing Devil’s Advocate for the sake of friends. A married couple I met in Arizona, Paul and Riley, have a unique toy in a garage: a Lancia Scorpion (the US market name for...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Phantom Tuner Car Would You Love To Be Real?
Check this out: a fan of Shelby American approached the company with a request: would they be willing to take his 1997 Ford Mustang GT and, effectively, “Shelby-ize” it? Remember, Shelby...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Surprising Engine Swap You’ve Ever Seen?
A yellow Lamborghini Gallardo. Woo. Look, we wouldn’t shut down the chance to let one of these wedgy Italian jobs feel the wrath of our right foot on the pedal, but overall…we...
BangShift Question Of The Day: If You Were To Do The Real-Deal Cannonball Run, What Would You Drive?
I’ll cop to the reason why this question has popped up again: Car and Driver magazine recently had a reunion of racers from the original Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Ever Wound Up In The Doghouse Over The Hobby?
Let’s get one thing clear: I’m not in the doghouse right now, but I probably should be. Laying a good patch of rubber right in front of your wife isn’t exactly conducive to a happy...
Caption This: One Cop Said To The Other, “Huh…Guess It Really Was Found On Road Dead!”
(Photo: Sparta (WI) Police Department/Facebook) Between the patrolling, the usual litany of calls, and the occasional pastry break, we have to tip our hats to the law enforcement types. They do a...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Are You A Project Car Procrastinator?
Over the last week, I’ve been assessing the situation involving the rolling stock here at BangShift Mid-West. With the Rollover Explorer somewhere between dead and crushed, one useless...
Question Of The Day: What Parts Failure Scared You The Most?
I’m honestly amazed that I survived the year 2000 at all. It was bad enough that I was at peak “mouthy teenager”, but I was left to my own devices 99% of the time, had a car, had a...
Question Of The Day: Have You Ever Tried To Teach Someone How To Drive A Stick Shift?
One of the things I did when I test drove the 2017 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon was to bring it by where my mother-in-law works. I’ve found that she is an excellent source for unbiased opinions on...
Question Of The Day: Be Honest…How Many Of You Would Actually Sign Up To Drive A Burnout Machine?
Here’s a put-up-or-shut-up kind of deal we never, ever thought we’d see: the driver’s seat to a legit Aussie burnout car up for auction, the highest bidder getting a crack at...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s Your Worst “I Forgot Something” Moment?
You’ve gone over every possible nut and bolt that could need attention from the torque wrench. You’ve filled the fuel tank, you’ve topped off the oil, the transmission is good to...
