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JUNKYARD LS MONSTER MAKEOVER! HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR JUNKYARD 5.3L INTO A 7,700 RPM, 542-HP DEMON!
Nov 30, 2023Chad Reynolds1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Spotlight, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Spotlight, Apex Tech Stories, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Tech StoriesComments Off on JUNKYARD LS MONSTER MAKEOVER! HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR JUNKYARD 5.3L INTO A 7,700 RPM, 542-HP DEMON!
A stock bottom end 5.3 that makes 100 horsepower per liter? Yep, and the recipe is right here for you to check out and duplicate with your own junkyard 5.3. Plus it spins 7,700 RPM! Check out what...Finnegan Finally Mounted The Twin Turbos in His ’61 Cadillac Coupe DeVille! The Drag Caddy Is Getting Closer To Dragging!
Nov 30, 2023Chad Reynolds1320 Cars With Doors Feature, 1320 Drag Racing Feature, 1320 Project Cars, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, ENGINE, ENGINES, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, VideosComments Off on Finnegan Finally Mounted The Twin Turbos in His ’61 Cadillac Coupe DeVille! The Drag Caddy Is Getting Closer To Dragging!
Video Description: Episode 275 of Mike Finnegan’s Garage is bringing the heat and giving your more of what you asked for; We are back to work on my gangster ’61 Caddy, the car with the...OPEL GT Drag Car Enters the Hot Rod Hoarders Collection! And It actually runs? Wow, That Never Happens!
Nov 30, 2023Chad Reynolds1320 Cars With Doors Feature, 1320 Drag Racing Feature, 1320 Project Cars, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, CAR FEATURES, HISTORIC, Project Cars, VideosComments Off on OPEL GT Drag Car Enters the Hot Rod Hoarders Collection! And It actually runs? Wow, That Never Happens!
A new project that runs? That’s a foreign concept for me, and usually is for someone like Tommy Lee Byrd, but this time he got one that does actually run and that he’s seen doing...Superboss! Watch Tyrone Malone Mangle Tires In This Bandag Promotional Film From 40 Years Ago
Nov 30, 2023Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL VideosComments Off on Superboss! Watch Tyrone Malone Mangle Tires In This Bandag Promotional Film From 40 Years Ago
Tyrone Malone was one heck of a self-promoting machine and a guy who made his living in some interesting ways. The former trucker is most famous for his fleet of hot rod big rigs that he ran under...Flyin’ Film: This 1960s Promotional Piece For The Piper Cherokee Is Awesome – Personal Aviation Was Booming!
Nov 30, 2023Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, FUNNY STUFF, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos, XL VideosComments Off on Flyin’ Film: This 1960s Promotional Piece For The Piper Cherokee Is Awesome – Personal Aviation Was Booming!
As the US economy boomed in the 1960s, loads of new markets and opportunities opened up for people and companies. The personal aviation industry, like other places in the transportation segment of...This Three Wide Locomotive Drag Race From Finland Is Way Cooler Than You Are Expecting
Nov 30, 2023Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL VideosComments Off on This Three Wide Locomotive Drag Race From Finland Is Way Cooler Than You Are Expecting
If you are a big time steam freak or someone who is into locomotives and have known about hi-jinx like this for years, forgive us. We never knew that locomotives were drag raced! In this video (which...The Big Little: This Compilation Of Miniature V-Twin Engines Of Different Shape and Size Running Is Awesome
Nov 30, 2023Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, ENGINES, FUNNY STUFF, VideosComments Off on The Big Little: This Compilation Of Miniature V-Twin Engines Of Different Shape and Size Running Is Awesome
We have long loved miniature engines here at BangShift. These creations are the result of talented minds who can also translate their engineering ideas into tangible objects and most of these things...Watch (And Hear!) Junior Johnson Rip Around The Famed Ascot Park Dirt Track In California In His 427 Powered Galaxie Back In ’64/65
Nov 29, 2023Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEXComments Off on Watch (And Hear!) Junior Johnson Rip Around The Famed Ascot Park Dirt Track In California In His 427 Powered Galaxie Back In ’64/65
Redline 7000 was a stock car movie that was released in 1965 to national audiences and while it wasn’t exactly the smash hit of the year, it did OK and it is still a great watch today if you...Listening To This Aluminum Block 6V53TT Detroit Diesel Turn 3,275 RPM Is Nearly Religious
Nov 29, 2023Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL VideosComments Off on Listening To This Aluminum Block 6V53TT Detroit Diesel Turn 3,275 RPM Is Nearly Religious
Many of you out there may not know that there were aluminum block versions of Detroit Diesels produced over the course of time. These aluminum block based engines were (as we understand) primarily...Engine Building Video: How Babbit Bearings Are Poured And Some Legit Tricks In How To Build A Model A Four Banger
Nov 29, 2023Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, ENGINES, HISTORIC, MISC, VideosComments Off on Engine Building Video: How Babbit Bearings Are Poured And Some Legit Tricks In How To Build A Model A Four Banger
A short while back we showed you the Hagerty Redline Rebuild video that was focused around the reconstruction of a Model A Ford four cylinder. This was initially an engine that was built literally at...Old Monster Truck Perfection Video: Some Of The Most Famous Trucks Of ’87 Sled Pulling
Nov 29, 2023Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL VideosComments Off on Old Monster Truck Perfection Video: Some Of The Most Famous Trucks Of ’87 Sled Pulling
I was seven years old and completely wrapped up in the madness that was the 1980s monster truck scene when this video was made. The funny thing is, the stuff still captivates me today. It takes me...Hip To Be Square: This 1977 Chevy Promotional Film For The K5 Blazer Has It All, Even The Blazer Chalet!
Nov 28, 2023Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, FUNNY STUFF, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos, XL Truck News, XL VideosComments Off on Hip To Be Square: This 1977 Chevy Promotional Film For The K5 Blazer Has It All, Even The Blazer Chalet!
We kind of wish we had a backyard full of late 1970s K5 Blazers. Why? Because we’d be freaking billionaires. The money that these trucks are commanding now is just insane but hey, people are...Restoration Video: Seeing The Process of Bringing A Vertical Steam Engine Back Is Mesmerizing
Nov 28, 2023Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, ENGINES, MISC, Videos, XL VideosComments Off on Restoration Video: Seeing The Process of Bringing A Vertical Steam Engine Back Is Mesmerizing
Now this is what we call a payoff! A few weeks ago we showed you the first part of a Hand Tool Restoration project involving a small upright steam engine restoration. That part was mostly getting the...Fun History: This Preview Road Test Of The New 1994 Ford Mustang Is A Fun Look Back
Nov 28, 2023Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, VideosComments Off on Fun History: This Preview Road Test Of The New 1994 Ford Mustang Is A Fun Look Back
It is interesting to watch this MotorWeek preview road test of the new 1994 Ford Mustang with the hindsight we are able to glance at it with now, right? Things were fresh looking, engines were...