How To Pinstripe: Pinstriping For Beginners With HotRod Jen!
A couple of days ago we featured a video from Hot Rod Jen that showed her striping and lettering the door on an old Chevy truck. It was cool to see all the techniques she used, so when we saw this...
LS Corvair Project: Some Welding Required, Amazon Doesn’t Sell Swap Parts For This.
In this episode of the LS Swapped Corvair build, where the engine is still going to be in the rear as Chevrolet intended, more custom fabrication is going on. After all, when you do something...
Watch An 828ci Ford Mountain Motor Pro Stock Engine Turn 9,000 RPM And Make Almost 2,000 NA Horsepower On The Dyno!
Mountain motor pro stock is a class for true gearheads to revel at. The engines are literal monsters coming in at over 820ci and they churn out close to 2,000 hp (depending on atmospheric conditions)...
The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Second-Gear Air With a Jerico Four-Speed!
As we wrestle through another BangShify “work” week, we’re going to give you our traditional “Parting Shift” blog item today and it’s a dandy. This time...
Mopar Alternator Comparison: Stock vs Powermaster Original Look vs Powermaster 220amp Upgraded Alternator
When it comes to the charging system of your classic car, you have a few options. The first is to just hope and pray that the 50-year old alternator that’s on the engine continues to work even...
How Not To Drive A Sherp, And How To Save It After It Flips Over
If you haven’t seen a Sherp before then you have missed out on seeing an off-road rig that will do amazing things in amazing terrain, including floating down rivers, plowing over and through...
Mooneyes New Year’s Party Coverage: Our Photos From SoCal’s First Car Show And Race Of The Year Keep Coming!
Our photos continue! The Mooneyes New Year’s Party Car Show and Drags was awesome and we’ve got a ton of photos from the show that continue below. (Photos by Wes Allison) Our photo...
SMASH: The Story Of The Neatest Photo You’ll See Anywhere Today – Big Rig Killing Classic Caddy!
If you have been reading BangShift for any length of time, you know that I am obsessed with digging up these little nuggets of greatness that have been stored away in my memory banks and occasionally...
Hand Painted Hot Rod Truck Doors: Pinstriping, Lettering & Silver Leaf
Hand lettering and pinstriping is a true art and the folks that do it well are really fun to watch. I’ve got a few friends who are incredibly talented, and have been lucky enough to watch them...
Easy Step by Step! How To Paint Interior Plastic, Vinyl, & Leather.
Whether you have a new project that needs some interior love, or you’ve gone to the wrecking yard in pursuit of some interior parts for your project, it always sucks when you find the right...
Summernats 34: Day 5 Of Australia’s Ultimate Horsepower Celebration
Day 5 action from Summernats 2022 is right here, and if you missed Day 4 use the link below to check it out! Every single hot rodder on the planet knows about Summernats and there isn’t anyone out...
I’m Confused. Will It Make It 2,100 Miles? It’s Nicer Than Most Of The Things I Own!
I own some nice cars and a bunch of not nice cars, and if they are running then thoughts on their reliability don’t even cross my mind. If it is running and will drive me around town, then it...
Mooneyes New Year’s Party Coverage: More Photos Of Bitchin Traditional Rods, Customs, Drag Cars, And More!
(Photos by Wes Allison) Our photo coverage from the Mooneyes New Year’s Party Car Show and Drag Races is just getting wound up. We have a bunch of great photos thanks to Wes Allison, and we are...
