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$200 Hauler Update: We Give It A Butt Lift With Some New Chrome And Ghetto Bodywork
Aug 28, 2012Chad Reynolds8
In our last installment of the $200 Hauler build you saw us replace our broken grille, bashed lower valance, and boring bowtie which cleaned up our front end a lot. In fact, we’re not sure...
$200 Hauler Project Update: Oh What A Difference Some LMC Truck Billet, Grille, and Lower Valance Make!
Aug 08, 2012Chad Reynolds4
When we first started the $200 Hauler Project, we knew right away that the mildly bashed grille and completely tweaked rear bumper were going to have to go. We also knew that LMC Truck was the place...
$200 Hauler Project Update: Our 2000 Suburban Gets Wrapped! 24 Hour Makeover
Jul 18, 2012Chad Reynolds4
Vinyl wraps on vehicles are nothing new. Every plumber, Vegas taxi cab, and city bus has got something, or someone, in vinyl down their sides. And when we repaired the quarter panel on our $200...
The Sound and the Fury: A Day With Corvette Racing at the American LeMans Series
Jul 09, 2012Brian Lohnes2
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – It was all too fitting to be at Connecticut’s beautiful Lime Rock Park road racing facility on Friday July 6th to see the factory Corvette Racing team practice...
Project Buford T Justice Update: The Trans Thrash is ON!
May 25, 2012Brian Lohnes7
If you remember, we put Project Buford T Justice on the dyno a couple weeks ago and fragged the trans and driveshaft in violent fashion. Since then, we recalled a transmission that has been living in...
Project Buford T Justice Hits the Dyno and Goes KABLOOEY! CARNAGE VIDEO INSIDE!
May 08, 2012Brian Lohnes39
After we ran Buford T Justice at the strip and the 4,000lb tank shocked us with elapsed times in the 15-second range, we were immediately intrigued as to the actual power output of the 185,000 mile...
BangShift New Car Review: The 2012 Buick Regal GS [w/video]
Apr 17, 2012Brian Lohnes8
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – Buick fans, it’s time to tell your friends that “Going Fast with Class” is back! After seven days and seven hundred-plus miles behind the wheel of a 2012 Buick...
ADRL Houston 2012 – Eliminations Galleries and Race Results HERE!
Apr 02, 2012Brian Lohnes3
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It was a wild weekend in Baytown, Texas last weekend at the ADRL’s CarSafe Dragpalooza VIII run on the strip at Royal Purple Raceway. Charles Wickam was there...
Driveway Tech: We Install Air Intake Upgrades on Two Trucks For Performance and Economy Gains – Part 1
Mar 21, 2012Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – Lots of BangShifters own late model trucks. They daily drive them, tow with them, haul the family around in them, and maybe even beat on them a little from time to...
Feature: A Day In the Life of the Champion Speed Shop Nostalgia Top Fuel Team
Mar 08, 2012Brian Lohnes4
(Words and photos by Red Line Synthetic Oil) – Race fans in the aging wooden grandstands at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield let out a collective breath as a pair of Nostalgia Top Fuel...
Big News: Jiffy-Tite Joins the BangShift Family of Sponsors!
Feb 17, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Big News: Jiffy-Tite Joins the BangShift Family of Sponsors!
Chad and I are proud to announce that Jiffy-Tite, one of the premier fluid transfer fitting companies in the world, has joined the BangShift family of sponsors. Their quick connect fittings are found...
Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2012 Rules Announced – New Impound Rule
Feb 14, 2012Brian Lohnes4
Hot Rod Magazine recently announced the rules for Drag Week. These rules will stand for a couple of years so prospective competitors can build a car to race and know it will have a home when the...
Chevy Silverado Super Bowl Ad Takes Direct Shot at Ford!
Feb 03, 2012Brian Lohnes11
To use the title from a famous WWII era song, “Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!” The crosstown rivalry between Ford and Chevy is 100% back on track and we’re all starting...
Introducing Project Brutus – Our Totally Sweet 1968 C50 Wrecker!
Aug 29, 2011Brian Lohnes14
Well, I’m doing it wrong again. After bringing my 1966 Chevy C50 Goliath back to life and spending all summer running around in it, I’ve really grown to love the big lug. That’s why...