SEMA 2014: From Pro Touring Cars To Nitro Funny Cars, This Is Our Most Diverse Gallery From SEMA Yet
Nov 06, 2014Brian Lohnes1
As I continue to go through all of the photos I have blasted so far at SEMA 2014, I realize that as diverse as I think we keep BangShift on a day to day basis there’s a massive world of stuff...
Check Out “Recoil”, An Insane 1966 Chevelle Built By The Ring Brothers
Nov 06, 2014Chad Reynolds15
When we were asked to be at the Royal Purple booth here at SEMA yesterday for the unveiling of a new car from Ring Brothers, we were most certainly excited, but we had no idea just how bad ass this...
Toyota’s Wild Flip Top, Supercharged V8, Production Bodied Funny Car Is Even More Awesome In Person – Yes, We Just Said Camry And Awesome
Nov 06, 2014Brian Lohnes16
Yesterday McTaggart ran a press release about a crazy SEMA car that Toyota had built to display at the show. When I first saw the release, my head about spun around because I have been zipping all...
Watch a Street Legal Zamboni Drive Down the Highway – This is Insane!
Nov 06, 2014Brian Lohnes6
Well this seriously beats all! In the video below you will see a Zamboni hauling down the highway and keeping up with traffic. The dude driving the thing is hanging out in the breeze like a normal...
Watch A Group Of Guys Try To Kill Themselves While Running A Twin Turbo VW Trike On A Chassis Dyno
Nov 06, 2014Brian Lohnes10
Hey, we have done our fair share of borderline dumb stuff but this video really goes into an area of danger and complete disregard for safety that we’ve not ever ventured toward before. What...
Harmonic Balancer 101: The Fun And Exciting World Of Vibration Damping
Nov 06, 2014Chad Reynolds5
You know that big spinning thing on the front of your crankshaft? The one that holds the pulley for your fan belt? Some people refer to them as balancers, and others call them dampeners or dampers....
SEMA 2014: The Torrent Of Car and Truck Photos Continues From All Corners Of The Show
Nov 06, 2014Brian Lohnes1
I am going through and adding photos as quickly as this sub-par hotel internet will let me this morning here at SEMA 2014. In this collection of snaps you’ll see a bunch of trucks from laid out...
Would You Buy A Wrecked $2-Million Car For Half A Million? Own A Ferrari Enzo For Way Less Than Retail (Disclaimer: It Is A Three Wheeler)
Nov 06, 2014Brian Lohnes5
If you have dreamed of owning a Ferrari Enzo but lacked the millions of dollars necessary we have a smoking deal for you. In fact, you’ll be paying WAY less than retail for this car because it...
SEMA 2014: A Fresh Load Of Cool Cars And Trucks From Outside The Las Vegas Convention Center
Nov 06, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on SEMA 2014: A Fresh Load Of Cool Cars And Trucks From Outside The Las Vegas Convention Center
The beat goes on here at SEMA 2014. Chad and I are running around the show gathering information on new parts and pieces that we’ll be talking on for weeks, we’re shooting photos like...
Antique RV Nirvana: A One Of One 1937 Packard RV With Only 40,000 Miles On The Clock
Nov 06, 2014Chad Reynolds11
You know how much we dig old RV’s around here, but this one takes the cake. 1937!? Really? And a Packard? We’d never seen or heard of one until BangShifter Phil Secan sent us a bit of...
Want To Buy A Tool Condo? This eBay Ad Is Hawking A Sweet Set Of Snap-On Tools – Just Bring $100K
Nov 06, 2014Brian Lohnes10
Professional mechanics depend on their tools to make their living. Just like a truck driver needs a functional rig to deliver his loads and get paid, a pro wrencher needs all of the tools he can...
Success Story: Dude Who Spoofed Lincoln Ad To Sell His Car To See Slayer Got Free Tickets. Here’s The Story…
Nov 06, 2014Bryan McTaggart8
Jake is a Slayer fan to the core. And Jake is like the rest of us, plugging away at a job to pay the bills. When he heard that Slayer was going to play The Forum in Inglewood, California, he reviewed...
Introducing Wicked’s Wagon: BangShift’s BMW Slaying Hot Rod 1966 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon Project
Nov 05, 2014Chad Reynolds17
Think Pro-Touring meets old-school Custom, think Cruiser meets Drag Car, think “Holy crap, that 1966 Bel Air Station Wagon just kicked that 5-series BMW Wagon’s ass!”, and...
SEMA 2014: RHS Offers Pro Elite LT1 Head Designed To Retrofit On LS Blocks – Best Of Both Worlds!
Nov 05, 2014Brian Lohnes5
This blog item is more of a teaser than anything because we’re planning on bringing you the full story of these cool heads from RHS after the show because they are so neat. Basically the...












