The “WTF?!” Files: 1969 Ford Mustang Wagon – Um, This Could Get Controversial.
Sep 04, 2019Bryan McTaggart18
Hey, look…a neat 1969 Ford Mustang! That’s always a good start to a story, right? The Mustang had started to get a little bit bigger, but with models like the Mach 1 and the Boss 302,...
Violence And Comfort: NASCAR Exhaust And Vintage Air For The Hoonigan Chevy C-10!
Sep 03, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Violence And Comfort: NASCAR Exhaust And Vintage Air For The Hoonigan Chevy C-10!
Violence and comfort in the same vehicle. Can it be done? Should it be done? Depends on your idea of a pure build, but we can’t argue against either. We like the idea of a screw everybody,...
Morning Symphony: Over A Thousand Horsepower And Hubcaps On This V6 Holden!
Sep 03, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
It isn’t too hard to be a fan of the Buick V6…it’s one of the most criminally underrated engines ever produced. Front-drive, rear-drive, supercharged, turbocharged…it’s...
If You Can Find The Vandalism Damage On This Sweet Plymouth Barracuda, You’re Eyesight Is Better Than Ours!
Sep 03, 2019Bryan McTaggart10
Checking out Copart.com is just about the same as asking for a tour of the local morgue. You know what to expect, yet you still want to see it for yourself. Luckily, not everything at Copart is a...
1,800 Horsepower, Twin Engine Volkswagen Lupo. Total Insanity Has Been Achieved!
Sep 03, 2019Bryan McTaggart7
The twin-engine car thing has been picking up steam a little bit. Used to be that if it had two engines inside, you were looking at an unadulterated, one of a kind freakshow. Today, I can name off a...
304.77 Miles Per Hour: Watch As A Modified Bugatti Chiron Lays Down The Number!
Sep 03, 2019Bryan McTaggart2
Let’s get one asterisk out of the way now: the Bugatti Chiron that went over the 300 MPH mark at Ehra-Lessien isn’t production car material. It’s 25mm longer than a stock Chiron,...
Happy Labor Day From BangShift.com!
Sep 02, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
The end of summer and the arrival of autumn can be marked in many ways. There is the official method, which is the autumnal equinox, which occurs in the early morning hours of Monday, September 23,...
Historical Video: Check Out This Chrysler Training Film From 1967!
Sep 02, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Historical Video: Check Out This Chrysler Training Film From 1967!
It’s always good for dealership techs and mechanics to get a brush-up on new and incoming features, but sometimes a good review of the basics is needed to bring a mechanic’s ability to...
Classic YouTube: Two-Wheeled Bus Action From Finland, Starring “Crazy” Vesa Kivimäki!
Sep 02, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
The more I study Finnish automotive culture, the more I’m convinced that there simply isn’t anything that they won’t do. This is a country that has given more top-tier rally drivers...
That’s Not Supposed To Do That: This 13-second Ford Escort GT Is A Surprise For Anyone…Who Doesn’t See That Huge Intercooler!
Sep 02, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on That’s Not Supposed To Do That: This 13-second Ford Escort GT Is A Surprise For Anyone…Who Doesn’t See That Huge Intercooler!
To date, my best quarter-mile time is a 13.61 second pass, running a 2006 Ford Mustang GT in the cool nighttime air at the now-dead Speedworld strip in Arizona. Not too bad for a mostly stock Mustang...
Classic YouTube: Toyota’s 1990 Off-Road Racing Season – “Ironman” Stewart And Jeff Huber Flying Toyotas To Victory!
Sep 02, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Classic YouTube: Toyota’s 1990 Off-Road Racing Season – “Ironman” Stewart And Jeff Huber Flying Toyotas To Victory!
I don’t want to know how many quarters I dumped into an “Ivan ‘Ironman’ Stewart’s Super Off Road” arcade game when I was a kid…the figures might make me...
Hot-Rodding A Desk Engine: Turning A 16-Cylinder Sterling Engine Into An Electric Turbine!
Sep 02, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
I might be a gearhead first, but being an aviation geek runs a very, very close second in my world. I spent years on a flightline working around jets, helicopters, planes and pilots who kept me...
Here’s How You Smooth Out Steel Fender Flares: Project Mongrel Has Got Some Big Hips That Need Some Massaging
Sep 01, 2019Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Here’s How You Smooth Out Steel Fender Flares: Project Mongrel Has Got Some Big Hips That Need Some Massaging
We love project Mongrel, as anyone who reads the site regularly knows. You will also find a video on how to make a jig for making tubular control arms, which are also for the Mongrel, but this one is...
Finnegan Found A Good Trade For His Big Red Ramp Truck. Wait Until You See This Thing.
Sep 01, 2019Chad Reynolds1
Weeks ago Finnegan put the word out that he wanted to hear from all of you in the car world with any, and we mean ANY trades that you might be willing to make for his Big Red Ramp Truck. He told all...












