Result for: solid axle swap
Wasn’t Expecting That: Check Out This 3.6L Pentastar-Powered Dart Swinger!
Chrysler’s A-body lineup has a lot going for it: they’re still very affordable for builds, they’re relatively light, the aftermarket makes parts for them and plenty of models have...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Big-Block, Four-Speed, And Rust – Is This 1984 Caprice Worth It Or No?
Okay, readers, I’m leaving this ball in your court. Normally I feel pretty confident when I pick a Craigslist ride to share with you, but in the case of this 1984 Chevrolet Caprice station...
Roadtrip! Crossing the country with 800 HP to Holley LSFest West!
Hello Fellow BangShifters! As I’m typing the words that you’re now reading on your screen, I’m less than twelve hours away from hopping into a turbo LS-powered car that last dyno’d at 800...
Introducing Project Power Laggin’: a 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon For Weekend Workhorse Duty!!
BangShift has a new project vehicle: Project Power Laggin’! Follow along as we take a tired 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon we found in Central Maine and transform it from a derelict roadside...
Synergistic: An SN-95 Mustang Packing A Toyota 2JZ Inline-Six. Cue The Hate Mail!
Some people can’t survive on watching the world burning alone. They have to stand next to the flames with a can of Jet A and insist on throwing cupfuls of fuel onto the fire just to make sure...
Unhinged: The Difference Between A Simple Project And Mechanical Hell With Boxes Of Parts
My first project car was my fourth car, a 1979 Chevrolet Caprice coupe. I was at the younger end of fifteen years old and I had this image in my head for how I wanted the car to look, act and feel....
BangShift Question Of The Day: What SHOULD The New “Hellephant” Hemi Be Shoved Into?
FCA didn’t just drop the mic when they revealed the “Hellephant” Hemi at SEMA, they grabbed their nuts with one hand and used the other to flip everyone off, too. Seriously, a solid...
Down To The Ground: This 1999 Chevrolet Suburban Is Cruising Sweetness!
Just wait and see…the 1988-2000 GMT400 series of trucks will be the next classic GM truck to have, following the 1967-72 second-generation C/K and the third-generation “Rounded...
Money No Object: A Restomodded Bus Conversion?! This 1965 Silver Eagle Is Awesome!
Restomod…LS-swapped musclecars, hot rods with 350ci V8s in place of flathead six cylinders, an old Mustang with a Coyote swap. Take old, update with new, and have classic looks and modern...
Bret And Andy Voelkel’s Garage Built Happy Hot Rod Chevelle Is Done, Driven, And Cool As Hell.
(Words and Photos by Ridetech) I have to admit that when I first went to Palm Desert to look at this 1970 Chevelle with James Crosby I wasn’t that impressed for the money. I’m spoiled of...
Rough Start: This 1978 Chrysler LeBaron Is McTaggart’s Dream – Ugly Mopar, Awesome Powertrain!
Fair is fair…the “boat tail” Dodge Diplomat and Chrysler LeBaron coupes of the late 1970s aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. When they are super-clean, they are alright. But...
Rough Start: A 350/T-5 Equipped First-Gen Mazda RX-7 That Needs Another Rear End!
Hardcore fans of the Mazda RX-7 take a severe issue with the rotary engine being removed for any kind of engine, let alone a V8. Pulling the rotary is sacrilegious, they say. It removes the ultimate...
Is This A Thing Now? We Found Another V8-Powered Subaru Legacy Wagon, This Time With A Turbo!
Here at BangShift, it’s no secret that some of us have a soft spot for turbocharged Subarus. If you live where it snows, they are an interesting option for daily driver duty, and are a blast to...
