NHRA Gatornationals Action Photos: Alcohol Funny Cars and Dragsters Getting After It!
(Photos by David Whealon – DWPhotos) – If there are two classes in NHRA competition more fascinating than alcohol funny car and top alcohol dragster we’re not really sure what they...
We Give The Dash In Our 1986 C10 Project An AutoMeter Makeover – Check Out The Difference!
(Words and photos by Mike Brooks) – The previous two articles in this series (fuel system, efi swap) featured upgrades that improve performance and drivability of my C10 pickup. It was...
What’s It Like To Drive A MG Metro 6R4 On The Street? Bring Earmuffs And Find Out!
The Austin Metro was the car that British Leyland hoped would replace the popular Mini and sell over 100,000 units annually. For the company, that was asking quite a bit, but somehow the Metro pulled...
2017 Buffalo Motorama Coverage: Our Last Blast Of Photos From The Event
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – So we’re at the end of the pile of photos that ace shooter and cool Cadillac powered Chevy pickup owner Mike Brooks sent over to us from the 2017 Buffalo...
Get A Handle On It! American Powertrain Releases New Shifter Handles
One of the things that American Powertrain prides themselves in is being a place that has you handled from the bell housing all the way to the rear axle. Most people assume that’s all the stuff...
Question Of The Day: What Car Are You Happy To Find That Nobody Else In The World Is?
Behold, a 1980 Plymouth Champ. Like it’s Dodge Colt sibling, it is a symbol of the more questionable products of the company’s partnership with Mitsubishi under the “Imported...
BangShift Project Files: Kit-Bashing Together A Pontiac Grand Prix Using Scrap And Whatever Was In The Trunk!
Forum member “Mater” and I go way back, to my early days at a Dodge Diplomat forum. That means that for at least a decade and probably more, we’ve shared a common bond for the...
Think Your Last Engine Was Expensive? Check Out This Custom Caterpillar 3406 Show Truck Engine
Nothing in hot rodding is ever “cheap”, right? How many of us have started with “free” cars only to sink huge sums of money into them to make ’em what we want. If you...
Edd China May Not Like Mike Brewer At The Moment But He Does Not Want You To Kill Him
Well, it has been a few days since Edd China announced that he was to be leaving the hit televisions show Wheeler Dealers. The reaction was immediate and pretty uniform. After millions of views,...
Woah Down: Here’s How To Upgrade The Brakes on Your 1971 C10 Truck With Wilwood
(By Kaleb Kelley) – We recently shared an update on this 1971 C10 we’re build at Classic Car Liquidators for our Win A Classic Sweepstakes. Since we nailed down the suspension and fixed this...
Question Of The Day: What Is Your “Going For A Drive” Route?
It’s late at night…ok, that’s not right: it’s early in the morning as I write this. It’s been a strange day here at BangShift Mid-West. Don’t sweat, everything is...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Over-The-Phone Diagnostics…Call Today!
Walking into the store when they are fully busy doesn’t happen a lot for me. I know when the peaks are, and I avoid them like the plague. I’ll show up at ten till nine if I have to, just...
2017 NHRA Gatornationals Coverage: Nitro Photos From The Top Fuel And Funny Car Ranks
(Photos by David Whealon – DWPhotos) – The nitro ranks had some interesting action during the 2017 NHRA Gatornationals and a rookie nearly stood the class on its head with an auspicious...
A Lady Of Ill Repute: The Ringbrothers Show Jay Leno The 1948 “Madam V” Cadillac
From the moment our eyes saw it on the floor at the 2016 SEMA show, both Lohnes and I knew that this 1948 Cadillac was something special. This is “Madam V”, and to sum it up in one short...
