Category Archive: Apex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, RACING & ACTION, TECH, Videos
Lo Car VS Hi Car: Can A $450 Brake Upgrade Hang With A $4,500 Brake Upgrade?
There are certain truths that we hold to be self evident here at BangShift. The first is that physics and the laws therein are pretty damned accurate. The second is that hot rodders always want to...
Practical Application: Can the EcoVette Actually Meet The 40MPG Goal In Traffic?
A little while ago, we tipped you off to a project involving a C5 Corvette with a six-speed and the promise of this car making the 40 miles per gallon mark. For comparison, that would equal the same...
Squeezing The Six: More In-Depth Work With Uncle Tony’s Slant Six Build!
It’s a Friday night, you’re standing around the car that’s got something torn down to be fixed, you’re probably enjoying a nice sip of something, and the BS is starting to get...
Snow-Romp: The Power Wheels Camaro Gets Finished Up!
I’ve been personally waiting for this video since SEMA. When I talked with Ethan at the show, he was musing about how he needed to finish up some of the work on the Power Wheels Camaro build...
Leroy Meets The Windtunnel: How Aerodynamic Is Cleetus’ Race Car?
“Leroy the Savage” is a very appropriate name for Cleetus McFarland’s stripped C5 Corvette. We’ve seen this tube-framed wonder machine rip down the strip and it’s...
Cheaper Than The Real Thing: Restoring A Mercedes 300SL Gullwing Toy
Back in 1992, while combing the Sears Christmas catalog for items I was going to request for the holiday season, I stumbled across 1:24 scale model vehicles for the first time. I remember it clearly:...
Watch How This Dude Made His Own Triple Engine Outboard Boat – This Is Going To Make This Little Bastard A Riot!
In recent years there have been more and more bad ass outboard engines coming out, including GM LS Based stuff that makes stupid power, but what we’ve been most impressed by are the number of...
Here’s How You Replace The Entire Floorpan In A First Gen Camaro. Watch This.
Rust, the nastiest four letter word in the hot rodders language. Ugh, fixing it is a pain in the ass. But, with the amazing availability of reproduction sheetmetal for all kinds of muscle cars,...
It’s Cold Outside! Make A Wood Burning Stove From Car Wheels! Here’s How.
I live in Dallas now and can tell you that it is “colder” here during the winter than in Southern California, but not anywhere near cold like some of you folks get up north. If I lived up...
Back To Basics: The Ins And Outs Of The Four-Barrel Holley With Uncle Tony!
EFI this, EFI that. Whatever. A lot of stories involving hopping up an engine usually start with the early bolt-on mods: new pipes, new tuning, and of course, the four-barrel. And which four-barrel...
Eff Your Prius: Tuning A C5 Corvette For 40 MPG Without Giving Up A Ton Of Power
Earlier this year, I made a vehicle purchase that up until this year, I had hoped to not do: I wound up buying a car for pure fuel economy and little else. And a little secret, readers: I wish I had...
Ever Wonder Just What Goes Into Chopping A Top On A Merc? This Video Shows Every Step From Start To Finish!
It’s 4 hours long, but if you want to know how to chop the top on a Merc then this is the one to watch. It’s not new, and it’s not in HD, but man it is complete and detailed....
Early Hemi Goodness: Stirring Up A 1954 Dodge Royal!
Growing up around my area in the Pacific Northwest, I found that within a few mile area of my house, that there were a horde of abandoned cars to explore. The first Europe-sourced Mercury Capri I...
