BangShift Garage Spotlight: An Awesome 1947 Chevy Truck Autocrosser Built for Less Than 2K!
Talk about bitchin’! This 1947 Chevy truck has been built to be a giant killer on the autocross course and it has won several events already. The real story though is the fact that the truck...
Larson Goes Rounds In Comp at NHRA Topeka Event, Continues to Rule
Larry Larson’s neato Comp Eliminator quest at the NHRA national event in Topeka, Kansas ended before the winner’s circle, but not before he dispatched a couple of Competition Eliminator...
eBay Find: A Rare Cross-Ram Hemi Rat Roaster Intake Manifold With Carbs
Yeah, yeah, we know. There are more modern, efficient, better working intake manifolds for the classic Chrysler Hemi than the old Edelbrock “Rat Roaster” but few have the reputation and...
The Parting Shift: Three Minutes of Cruising a Jeffco Planetary Transmission on the Street
We’ve made it clear in the past that we find few things more awesome than street driven cars with planetary transmissions like Lencos and Jeffcos. We’d be lying if we knew the intricate...
BangShift Question of the Day: Are you doing any car stuff this weekend?
While the weather has sucked for large portions of the country over the last couple weeks, things appear to be making a gradual turn for the better. It won’t be chamber of commerce weather, but...
Bill Caswell Video: Hauling Ass and Grabbing Air During the 2011 WRC Mexico
During our recent dinner with Bill Caswell, BangShift’s adopted bucks down rally hero, Bill told us the tales of his adventure to the 2011 WRC (World Rally Championship) Mexico. It was his...
Massive Junkyard Auction in Nebraska Coming in July!
We were recently tipped off to a huge by large auction happening in Maxwell, Nebraska during the mid-July time frame. The entire contents of a junkyard are being sold off piece by piece. The cars and...
Caption this Photo: Chad’s Deluxe Accommodations During the 48hr Camaro Build
The 48 Hour Camaro build was a huge success this week. Between the live broadcast, the collaboration from virtually every heavy hitter in the performance aftermarket, and the parking lot burnouts...
Racing Junk Find: A Restored Fuelie 1957 Chevy
Back in 1957, if you were a forward thinking BangShifter, you would have headed into your local Chevy dealer and thrown cash down for one of the hot Chevrolets with fuel injection. Since we’re...
BangShift Exclusive: Guidelines Established for Restored/Recreated Drag Cars
With the explosion in popularity of nostalgia and historic drag racing over the last two decades, many historic drag racing cars have been restored, recreated, or been honored with so-called...
Wreckage Video: The Hardest Wreck in the History of Autocrossing
This video proves two things. The first is that the Nissan VQ engine that powers virtually everything in their product line up, in one form or another, is the most awful sounding engine in the world....
Project FatCad: The Pleasure (and mostly) Pain of Acquiring Project FatCad
Click here to read the introduction of Project FatCad I decided I wanted a new Cadillac because I met all of their requirements. I just turned 50. Hey, that’s young by Cadillac...
Great App: New MSD App for iPhones Provides Wiring Diagrams and Tech Guide to Your Phone!
MSD has come up with an awesome new app for iPhone users that places all of the company’s wiring diagrams and the Tech Guide book right in the palm of your hand. Stuck in the shop and stumped...
Spectre 341 Challenge Registration Nearly Full – Register Now!!
The Spectre 341 Challenge is one of the most challenging, thrilling, and daring open road races in the world. Set in Virginia City, NV on Nevada Highway 341, the course is a 5.2-mile, 22 turn ribbon...
