BangShift Project Files: We Check In On The Turbo Lincoln Mark VII Build!
The three of us have our deals. Chad’s got a list of projects that he works on quietly and brings out when he feels like it. I’ve got my home for wayward, dirt-cheap, “might run...
The 100 Horsepower Power Wheels Jeep: Shock Tuning And More Frame Structure Fabrication
We want this Jeep to run so badly. We want to see this little four-wheel-drive testament to engineering gone insane to be functional, to drift corners with one front wheel hiked in the air while...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: That Looks Like Bad Luck To Us!
Have you had a productive week? I hope so. BangShift Mid-West is under repairs, which means that yours truly has been swinging a sledgehammer at a concrete slab that was my front porch for two days...
Wild: The $1.3-Million Koenigsegg Agera Has A 600hp 3-Banger Engine And 1,100hp Of Electrical Backup
(Words by Tom Lohnes – Photos by the manufacturer) – There’s a car for everything. If you need a cheap, fast, fun to drive car, there’s a Subaru WRX. If you need a fast sedan then...
What’s The Worst Carnage You’ve Ever Experienced In Your Hot Rod Or Race Car? Send Us Photos!!!
When my buddy Brandon Weber sent me this photo yesterday of the inside of the 8.8″ Ford rear axle in his ultra bitchin turbo LS powered Mustang, I cringed. He knew he broke it at the CA...
Watch Bryce Menzies Destroy The Desert During King Of The Hammers In His Bitchin Trophy Truck
Ultra 4 rigs are some of the most insane things to watch bombing across the desert, because lots of what they are about just don’t seem to compute for the average off road racing fan. Watching...
March Meet 2020 Video Highlights Are Right Here! Nostalgia Drag Racing’s Biggest Event
We’ve had hundreds of inquiries into whether or not we are live streaming the 2020 March Meet, and tell everyone we wish we were. Luckily for those of us who can’t be there, the gang at...
The Foie Gras Method: Force-Feeding A Lada Oil Until Bad Thing Happen
I wouldn’t begin to guess how many of you have tried foie gras, which is the fattened liver of a goose or a duck. To fatten the liver, the feathered beast undergoes a process known as gavage....
Video: Pro Mod And Pro Stock Testing Highlights From The World Doorslammer Nationals In Orlando
The World Doorslammer Nationals in Orlando has been billed as the ultimate Pro Stock and Pro Mod shootout and we’re glad to see both classes getting the attention they deserve. We’re...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Longest You’ve Waited To Fix Something?
So, it’s probably time to admit that there is something on Angry Grandpa that hasn’t been fixed in years. You might remember that while I was working the PRI Show back in 2017, there was...
My 247,000 Mile 6.0 Made 1,482 Horsepower And 1,330 Lb Ft With Twin Turbos Before It Broke. Why Did It Break?
When my 2000 Suburban was T-Boned by some dude 5 minutes from home the insurance company totaled it and sold it back to me for something like $700. I wanted it for the 6.0 and 4L80e, and sold all...
Trying Too Hard: 1966 American Motors Ambassador DPL, With Muscle Looks It Didn’t Deserve
In 1966, American Motors was only barely beginning to take any kind of note about what was going on at their competitors’s showrooms. The Marlin fastback was about the only offering from a...
Not The Pace Car! Watch The Wildest Way To Take Out An Innocent Mustang We’ve Ever Seen!
It’s the most quotable line from “Days of Thunder”. When Cole comes in for a pit under caution, Harry informs him to go out and hit the pace car. Why? “Because you’ve...
This Little 3-Wheeled Ape Car Proto Is Powered By A Triumph Triple And Hauls Ass On The Ice!
Ice racing is something I have been wanting to do for years. It looks like such a riot sliding a car around on ice with studded tires in search of grip and a line that won’t slow you down more...
