Category Archive: MOPAR, Project Cars
The Challenger Revival, Part 22: I Now (Attempt To) Pronounce You Car And Engine
Ah, finally…the engine is hanging from the hoist, dangling above the chasm of an engine bay, ready to be placed in for the final time. There’s a great deal of satisfaction in that moment....
Rough Start Fox Body: Tearing The Transmission Down To The Bone
In the last update of our $600 1989 Ford Mustang LX project beater, we had dropped in the engine and the radiator assembly. It’s been a couple of weeks…you would think that you...
Project Great Pumpkin Mustang: The PITA Front Suspension Drama
It’s been three months since I’ve put wrenches to the 1980 Mustang Ghia that we call the Great Pumpkin, and it’s simply because I’ve been pissed-off at the car. Other than...
Historical Footage: Richard Petty’s Charger Vs. Bobby Allison’s AMC Matador At The 1975 Southern 500
When AMC redesigned the Matador line for 1974, they essentially made two different cars out of the same name: the sedan and wagon were basically face lifted versions of the car that replaced the...
BangShift Project Files: MAX II 6×6 Amphibious ATV….EV?!
You saw these things advertised in the backs of magazines like Popular Science: the Max ATV, a six-wheeled amphibious device that looked like a bathtub with ambition. Argo, Recreative...
The Challenger Revival, Part 21: Finishing Off The 5.7L Hemi Rebuild For The E-Body!
It’s getting closer and closer to being a running, driving car and just a little more work is needed before the engine that is destined for Dylan McCool’s 1973 Dodge Challenger is ready...
Between Muscle And Malaise: 1972 Ford Gran Torino
In each and every line of vehicle that was available at the time that could be considered a muscle car in any way, shape or form, there is a point where you see the muscle die and the malaise take...
The Challenger Revival, Part 20: Engine And Transmission Work, Finally!
It’s about time. After watching Dylan McCool go through every last part of his 1973 Dodge Challenger revival project, we are finally to the meat and potatoes of what this car needs to...
Rough Start Fox Mustang: Radiator, Fan, And Some Electrical Tidbits
Oooh, would you look at that…there’s an engine sitting in the bay of the Rough Start Fox! It is a hollow victory as there is no transmission, no way to fire the engine off at the moment,...
Independence Chevelle: Getting The Front Clip Back Into Useable Shape
When Derek drove this 1970 Chevelle from Indiana home, he had a solid complaint the whole time: the front end didn’t care anything about what he was asking it to do. Now, it’s not...
BangShift Power Laggin’ Project Truck Update: Fixing Even More Hackery And Installing Some Accessories!
Cover photo by Rob Hentschel 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...
Out Of Sight, Not Out Of Mind: Going Underneath Vice Grip Garage’s Big-Build Crew-Cab Square-Body
And here you were, thinking that Derek only played around with swamped Cadillacs, rusty Chevelles and a Monza Town Coupe so far gone that it was a miracle the car’s first noise wasn’t...
Rough Start “Tour Of Temptation”: 1969 Ford Falcon Futura
Okay, as of today it’s Rocky Mountain Race Week for your guide to low-buck classified hunting, and I’ve decided to try something a bit different today. From today until I’m back...
Want To Win A Field-Fresh 1957 Chevy Sedan That Does Burnouts? This One Is Being Given Away!
It is damn hard to look at a 1957 Chevrolet and say, “No, I don’t want that.” If you are a GM guy or a classic car nut, you know the appeal. And even if you’re die-hard...