Want To Build The Coolest Small Block Ford You Can? Buy This Gurney-Weslake Top End Package – Vintage Power!
We know, we know. Modern heads make more power. Modern heads move more air. Modern heads have decades and decades of development behind them. All thats fine but there ain’t a modern head that...
The Long-Term Project: This 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix Has Quite The Story Under It’s Faded Paint!
With all of the “how have you aged” photos flying around Facebook, I decided one night that instead of blindly just putting up an old and new photo of myself, I’d instead take a...
Mid-West Pro Mod Series Is Adding Two New Classes: Top Sportsman And Top Dragster, To 2019 Season!
In an announcement yesterday evening, Keith Haney announced a couple of new additions for the 2019 Mid-West Pro Mod Series. We’ve been working in close proximity with MWPM since early on,...
The Homecoming Rescue: Waking Up A 1991 Firebird After Years Of Sitting
The best part of the story of this rescued and revived 1991 Pontiac Firebird is much more than getting lucky and scoring a pretty decent third-gen F-body for damn near nothing. It has nothing to do...
Rough Start: Want An Aussie Falcon But Need Space? This 1977 Ford Falcon XC GS Panelvan Should Do The Trick!
This time around, I’m taking the Rough Start project hunting abroad once again! As usual, there have to be slight adaptations to the program, so before we get into the vehicle of choice,...
If You Want A Press Brake For Building Brackets, Components, And Chassis Parts, This DIY Solution Is Cool
I’ve never owned a sheet metal brake or press brake, but man I wish I did. There are tons of times where I could have used one instead of fabricating brackets from separate pieces that had to...
BangShift Project Files: We Step In And Check Out The Progress On The Turbo Lincoln Mark VII Build
It seems fitting that with our work on the Dirty Cougar that we go digging into the Forum Project files to check up on one of the wilder Fox body builds that doesn’t have the word...
Droptop Dreaming: This 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Is Packing The Grunt It Needs To Move Out!
When you are perusing a car catalog online, such as the docket for the Barrett-Jackson auction that kicked off yesterday, there is a good chance that you can overlook a gem simply because you are...
In Memoriam: Jason Dean “J.D.” Gibbs – Racer, Crewman, Businessman, Team President
We’ve gotten word that J.D. Gibbs, the co-founder and co-chairman of Joe Gibbs Racing, has passed away at the age of 49 years from complications that stemmed from a degenerative neurological...
Floor And Toe Panel Rust Repair On The Mongrel. Urch Makes It Look Easy By Keeping Each Patch Panel Simple.
When you think about the skills a fabricator has, you think about welding and bending and drilling and making complex things for whatever the project may be. Usually that involves welding, machining,...
This K20 Square Body Suburban Seems Like The Perfect Urban And Off-Road Assault Vehicle
Square Body Chevrolet and GMC Suburbans are some of my favorite body style Suburbans. I grew up in one and think they look great lifted or lowered and even stock. I’ve always wanted to have one...
Here’s A Recap Of All The Big Truck Action From Dakar So Far! Watch These Big Trucks In Action
I love the big trucks of the Dakar Rally, and always have. Clearly I’m not alone, as these trucks have gotten more and more popular over the years. They’ve also gotten faster and higher...
Tennessee Autorama 2019: A Refuge From The Cold For Gearheads
Winter has ceased being cute around BangShift Mid-West. We had been threatened with snow for the last couple of days, yet when I woke up to prepare for the drive down to Lebanon for the Tennessee...
More Progress On The Mongrel Project: Sheetmetal Work Continues, Along With Some Rust Repair.
Here’s another inspiring post on the Mongrel Project in England. Take one Mazda MX5 Miata and cut the body off of it. Then take a Ford 100E and pull the chassis and floors out of it to install...
