Category Archive: Apex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift XL, ENGINES, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
Exotica Americana: Check Out This Build of A Modified RY45 V8 By Wilkins Racing Engines 958hp The Hard Way!
As we have often talked about here, there are engine assemblers in this world and then there are engine builders. Sandy Wilkins falls in that second category as you will see in the video below....
The Simple Truth: Why Low Volume Cars Make Literally No Financial Sense – Interesting Watch
It’s a really common refrain among people who love cars. “Why can’t they just make,” followed by a really cool and specific model with some cool transmission and engine combo....
Low Buck 1956 Chevy LS Swap Part 3: Final Fitment, Exhaust Manifold Mods, And Hooking Up All The Bits Before This Thing Is Ready To Start Up
When the Halfass Kustoms crew got a new project in the other day, a 1956 Chevrolet Sedan, with the stock 6-cylinder and three on the tree that was in for an LS swap and upgrades so it can be a family...
Pro Mod Perfection: This 1990 Video Shows The Class In Its Earliest Stages And It RULES
We talk a lot about pro mods these days in drag racing because there are hundreds and hundreds of them around the country. Multiple series with multiple rules packages, television coverage, live...
Dyno Shootout: Supercharger or Turbo? Which Is Right For A Junkyard 454?
I get asked all the time which is better, turbos or a supercharger? And there are of course all kinds of superchargers and a jillion different turbos. The answer isn’t one you can just throw...
Valvetrain Tech: If Light Weight And Low Reciprocating Mass Matter So Much, Do Stiffer Valve Springs Cost Horsepower?
Roller rockers, roller lifters, beehive valve springs, lightweight valves, lightweight locks and retainers, and the list goes on. These are all things designed to aid in controlling valvetrain at...
Low Buck ’56 Chevy LS Swap Part 2: Doing The Most With The Least And Still Ending Up With A Great Cruiser
When the Halfass Kustoms crew got a new project in the other day, a 1956 Chevrolet Sedan, with the stock 6-cylinder and three on the tree that was in for an LS swap and upgrades so it can be a family...
This Welding Table Project Packs Way More Punch Than You’d Expect: Rotary Table, Cutting Station, Welding Machine Storage, And More!
I’m a sucker for a good welding table project video, and regular BANGshift Contributor Greg Rourke knows that as well as anyone. So when he saw this video the other day he sent it over right...
Watch The Old School Lon Ranger and Showtime Monster Trucks Throw Down 1980s Style In The Modern Day
They were impressive not for their limber nature, not for their ability to fly, and not for their incredibly advanced chassis. No, the classic monster trucks were impressive for their sheer size and...
Watch This 535ci Pontiac Engine Crank out Nearly 700hp and 700 lb-ft On The Dyno – Chevy What?
It has become a very common refrain over the years in hot rodding and it started all the way back in the 1930s and 40s with the advent of cheap V8 engines. “Just put a BLANK in...
On It: Ride Along In A Flying BMW M1 As It Absolutely Tears Around Spa In Belgium – Awesome!
The BMW M1 was a radical car when it was introduced and it really continues to be a radical car today in many ways. It was so amazingly forward thinking at the time of its introduction. Built from...
Daddy’s Thing: This 1958 Bel Air Drag Car Has A 540ci Big Block, A Tunnel Ram, and The Ability To Fly!
Few things are cooler in the sport of drag racing than cars which have been raced for generations by the same family. Such is the case here with a unique 1958 Chevy Bel Air that has been on drag...
Alex Taylor’s Quest For The Sixes 1955 Chevrolet Project Details Keep Coming: Welding The Chassis
Alex Taylor and her dad Dennis have been thrashing like mad on the 1955 Chevy project, and this video is sort of out of order. Why? Well in reality they were thrashing to try to get this thing ready...
This ’56 Chevy Is Getting An LS Swap, But Will It Run And Drive On The Stock Stuff After Sitting For 20 Years?
The craze that is going around of trying to start up old junk to see if it will run and drive is cool and yet drives me nuts at the same time. Unless an engine is seized up or has some catastrophic...