Racing Junk Find: A 1990s-Tastic Pontiac Grand Am Pro Street Machine
Aug 04, 2011Brian Lohnes11
Since the ass-high, side piped, rubber protruding from the fenders look of the 1970s street machine is now back in vogue, the pastel painted Pro Street wonders of the 1990s will be back soon...
Bitchin’ Video: A Willys Jeep Pulling Wheelies at Powercruise USA
Aug 03, 2011Brian Lohnes3
We’ve been hearing some good stuff about the Powercruise event that went down a couple weeks ago at Brainerd Raceway in Minnesota. There was arm drop drag racing, burnouts galore, drifting, and...
UPDATE: Budget Bad Ass: Putting a Breathed on LS Engine Into a ’70 Camaro on the Cheap
Aug 03, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on UPDATE: Budget Bad Ass: Putting a Breathed on LS Engine Into a ’70 Camaro on the Cheap
There’s nothing like a good old fashioned project to get our blood pumping around here. When we saw BangShift.com member 1970camaroRS’s project car thread about removing a B&M blown,...
Massachusetts Company Figures Out How to Grow…Diesel?
Aug 03, 2011Brian Lohnes5
While the topic of corn-based ethanol is one of the more divisive subjects among gearheads, a Massachusetts company has come up with a way to potentially solve it with an organism that produces fuel...
Cool Video: A Vintage Ford Pro Stocker Rumbles Back To Life
Aug 03, 2011Brian Lohnes3
There’s a slowly emerging crop of vintage Pro Stock drag race cars emerging around the country. Some, like this car were truly competitors back in the day, while others, like Brian...
Is the First Hemi ‘Cuda Worth 3.2 Million Bucks?
Aug 03, 2011Brian Lohnes13
Our pal Phil Cooper shot us a note a few days ago asking if the dude trying to sell the very first E-body Hemi ‘Cuda was high on drugs or on the mark looking for a mile high pile of dough for...
Ridetech To Give Away Full Suspension System at 2011 Holley LS Fest In Unique Challenge
Aug 03, 2011Brian Lohnes1
The dudes at Ridetech are always thinking of cool ways to promote and showcase their products. They’ve come up with another unique gearhead challenge that will go down at the 2011 Holley LS...
BangShift Quick Tech: How to install window seals in your muscle car
Aug 02, 2011Brian Lohnes1
Sometimes it’s the little things can be intimidating when building your hot rod, and window seals and weather stripping seem to be one of those projects that people dread. The truth is they are...
Bolt in Big Power Fuel System: Aeromotive’s New 340 Stealth Fuel Pumps
Aug 02, 2011Chad Reynolds1
Long known for offering some of the most bad assed fuel pumps on the planet, Aeromotive has once again stepped up. Their Eliminators and A1000 pumps can flow enough fuel a Pro Mod, but what about the...
Chad Reynolds
Aug 02, 2011Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Chad Reynolds
We all know the Australians kick ass when it comes to burnouts. They put on the craziest shows full of tire smoke, blower whine and donuts you have ever seen. The only reason I have for why they do...
Video: Australian Burnoutapalooza! Burnout Mayhem 3 from Sydney Dragway
Aug 02, 2011Chad Reynolds4
The Australians rule all when it comes to burnouts and burnout contests. I hate to admit it, but it is true. Take this video for example. Are the cars really that small? Or are the blowers really...
Check out Classic Trucks’ Ridetech Air Ride Install
Aug 02, 2011Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Check out Classic Trucks’ Ridetech Air Ride Install
The guys over at Classic Trucks spend time on the dyno building and testing engines, believe hot rods and trucks should be driven, and are fun guys to hang out with. In the September issue of Classic...
Video: Super Sexy Goodguys Columbus Show Coverage
Aug 02, 2011Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Video: Super Sexy Goodguys Columbus Show Coverage
The Goodguys PPG Nationals show in Columbus is the biggest of the year. The Street Rod and Street Machine of the Year awards are presented, every area of town is like a car show each night, and it...
Chadmouth: Substitutes. aka Tofurkey, Light Beer, LS Engines?
Aug 02, 2011Chad Reynolds12
This Chadmouth is a short one, but I just got done watching Anthony Bordain’s No Reservations show on TV where, while eating a fried pork chop gracefully placed between two halves of a soft...












