A/Fuel Tech Part 2: The $13,000 Intake ManifoldBy Brian Lohnes Posted 06/1/2009
Last week we announced that BangShift.com will deliver a weekly tech series that looks inside an NHRA A/Fuel, nitro-burning, 5-second dragster, and the first installment included some basics of what these cars are all about. This second part is a short installment, taking a look at the intake manifold that sits atop the injected nitro Hemi that powers the Veale and Brown A/Fueler that Scott Darrow and Ethan Brown tune. Read More >
New Tech Series: Inside an A/Fuel DragsterBy Brian Lohnes Posted 05/28/2009
Some of you may know that BangShift.com has joined forces with the A/Fuel Dragster team of Jeff Veale and Ethan Brown Motorsports. Those guys have been cool enough to school us on the ways on injected nitro. We're now here to share that info with you as a multi-part tech series. Read More >
It Came From the Fab Shop: Tools Even Better Than HammersBy Loren Krussow Posted 05/11/2009
If you're anything like me, the first time you took a hammer to a piece of sheetmetal intending to make something out of it you were a little miffed at the result. On one hand you might have been impressed with the way you might get a useful part out of a straight sheet, on the other hand...wow did it look awful. Read More >
It Came From the Fab Shop: The Speculative Disc-Brake ShieldBy Loren Krussow Posted 03/20/2009
Many people are familiar with the term "spec house." When a home builder has extra time or capacity they may, without an order on the books, speculatively construct a residence with the hope it will sell once it's built. There is often a financial risk which subcontractors may share--all hope for a big win but it can be a bitter experience. Sometimes metal parts get made the same way. Read More >
It Came from the Fab Shop: Homemade Wheel SpacersBy Loren Krussow Posted 03/18/2009
I do not work in a state-of-the-art, high-tech shop. I wouldn't knock it, though, for the purpose of making just one or two of something there are actually only a few advantages to having sophisticated equipment. Even the most advanced manufacturing facilities often still keep a manually-operated Bridgeport or similar mill in the corner for when a single part needs to be cranked out quickly. Read More >
New Gallery: 25 Paint IdeasBy Freiburger Posted 11/25/2008
As a guy who can't own a shiny car, it's a little surprising that I snap photos of paint ideas everywhere I go. It's the editor in me, wanting to share all these car-related thoughts with the world. Besides, it's not like I can't appreciate trick paint, it's just that I can't maintain it myself. Read More >
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