Category Archive: BangShift Projects, ENGINE, Project Cars, Raven Imperial, Tech Stories
Project Raven Imperial: Ditching Some Sketchy Junk With Help From Lokar! New Throttle Cable And Kickdown Cable!
In the last update, we got Raven, the 1983 Imperial that is doubling as my penance for something I did in a past life, up and running after the 367ci small-block Mopar ate a camshaft keyway. Happily,...
Project Raven: Back Into The Engine We Go – Why Did The Imperial Die?
For a few weeks, I’ve sat, grinding my teeth every time I looked at the Imperial. I couldn’t speak anything about it without dropping F-bombs left, right and center. I didn’t want...
Unhinged: When You Learn It’s Time To Cut Your Losses
“This car has been the most abusive relationship I’ve ever been in.” I used those words to describe the 1983 Imperial that currently sitting in front of the garage at BangShift...
BangShift Power Laggin’ Project Truck Update: What The Heck Did We Get Ourselves Into?
Welcome back to our coverage of Project Power Laggin’! Follow along as we take a tired 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon we found in Central Maine and transform it from a derelict roadside attraction to...
Introducing Project Power Laggin’: a 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon For Weekend Workhorse Duty!!
BangShift has a new project vehicle: Project Power Laggin’! Follow along as we take a tired 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon we found in Central Maine and transform it from a derelict roadside...
Unhinged: The Thrown Wrench Garage Is Open For Business!
Spring has come to BangShift Mid-West. The trees have buds on them, the early flowers have started to bloom all over the place, the roses in the backyard are starting to leaf out and for the love of...
The Dirty Cougar: Safety Is Our Number One Priority Around Here!
If you missed the last update on the Dirty Cougar project, click here to check it out! The 1987 Mercury Cougar LS dirt-cheap project is coming along nicely. The car was driving around a little bit...
The Dirty Cougar: The Real Adventures Have Begun – Break Out The Cleaning Gloves!
If you missed the last update on our 1987 Mercury Cougar LS known as the Dirty Cougar, click here! So we have a running, operable Aero Cat…nice! Even nicer, at the last update the total price...
The Dirty Cougar: Just A Little Bit Of Elbow Grease And The $400 Mercury Is Already Being Driven!
If you missed the first installment of the Dirty Cougar, Click Here! It’s been five days since we removed our latest bad idea, a $400 1987 Mercury Cougar LS, from a backyard in Evansville,...
The Dirty Cougar: The Beginning Of The Story Of Our $400 1987 Mercury Cougar!
This story starts off innocently enough: with the Cadillac limo on death row in a junkyard in Kentucky, there was a need for a replacement car to run at the King of the Heap winter racing series. And...
The 2019 BangShift Mid-West Project Car Assessment: Where Do We Stand Right Now?
Neither Christmas music by the truckload, nor New Year’s snacks, nor a cold that could level a bull moose on it’s best day will keep me down. It’s 2019, a brand new year, and as...
The Cadillac Limo: The King Of The Heap Adventure – Part Titanic, Part Exxon Valdez…
(Photos: Author, Mr. Gasket, Shamrock Chop Shop) Well, that didn’t quite go to plan. And I’m pretty sure I know why. I had to go and say nice things about the 1980 Cadillac Fleetwood...
The Cadillac Limo: The Final Look At It’s Disgraceful Magnificence Before It Hits The Track!
Well, it’s been a minute since you’ve heard anything about the 1980 Cadillac Fleetwood Formal that I bought in the dead of night at the beginning of the year, and for good reason: not too...
