Built Diesel Mafia Highlights Their Favorite Tractor Pull FAILS, Carnage, Wild Rides and Mishaps of 2023
Dec 19, 2023Chad ReynoldsBangShift XL, CRASH & BURN, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Spotlight, XL Videos
The other day, we shared another carnage and fails video from the tractor pulling world, and if you missed it we’ve got a link below. This week the gang over at Built Diesel Mafia have put...
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Halfass Kustoms Newest Project: Starting Work On The 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom
Dec 19, 2023Chad ReynoldsCHEVY, Metal Fabrication, OTHER, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, TRUCKS, Videos, XL Project Trucks, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
This project is one that Brent has had sitting around for some time and has just been waiting to get back onto it. It isn’t your average 1949 GMC, as it is mounted on a modified Caprice chassis...
PRI Show Photos: We Came, We Saw, And We Made A Dream List. Check Out The Cars And Parts Of PRI 2023
Dec 19, 2023Chad Reynolds1320 Gallery, Apex Gallery, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Drag Races, Event Coverage, Gallery, XL Gallery
Here’s another batch of photos from the 2023 PRI Show and a link below in case you missed any of them. We’ve got more photos from the 2023 PRI Show in Indy. Man this place is full of epic stuff...
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Daniel and the Crew at Powell Machine Show How To Rebuild Gen 3 HEMI Heads The Right Way. Valve Job, Surfacing, And Removing Broken Bolts
Dec 19, 2023Chad Reynolds1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Tech Stories, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Tech Stories
Powell Machine Inc. is known for building some pretty impressive engines, and for being experts in valve train and lifter technology, particularly in those classes of racing that require a flat...
Cool Historic Video: Watch Walter Cronkite Cruise A Sports Car, and Check Out Vintage In-Car Racing Action From Lime Rock!
Dec 19, 2023Brian LohnesApex Racing News, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Walter Cronkite was a car guy, no kidding. He was a sports car guy, having fallen in love with the small speedy cars while working as a front line war correspondent during WWII. Cronkite owned and...
King Of The 1980s Sleepers: The 1985 Ford LTD LX Had 5.0L Power Along With Cop Shocks, Tires, and Suspension
Dec 19, 2023Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
This is pretty awesome. The Ford LTD was a car owned by grandparents across America. It was not an exciting car, not a fast car, not a car that was designed to do anything but just shuttle people...
Retro Awesome Video: Watch Ms Bigfoot Crush Cars and Sled Pull Back In 1986
Dec 19, 2023Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Truck News, XL Videos
This is some great footage. Captured at an event in Missouri, we are going to watch the famed Ms. Bigfoot Ford Ranger smash some cars and hook to the pulling sled. The first thing you’ll notice...
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FLYWHEEL VS FLEXPLATE-DOES A LIGHTWEIGHT FLYWHEEL ADD ANY POWER? 45 POUNDS VS 16 POUNDS-WHO WINS?
Dec 18, 2023Chad Reynolds1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Tech Story, 1320 Videos, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Spotlight, Apex Tech Stories, Apex Video, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
In a lot of racing, folks are real big on the weight of their flywheels because it effects how the engine accelerates. But on a lot of occasions I’ve seen folks go with the lightest flywheel...
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Bello’s Kustoms LS Swapped A Merc! Here’s The Exhaust, The Finishing Touches, And The First Road Trip In The LS Merc.
Dec 18, 2023Chad ReynoldsApex Project Cars, BangShift APEX, ENGINE, ENGINES, FORD, Metal Fabrication, MISC, OTHER, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Here’s the videos you guys have been waiting for on the LS swapped Merc build. The first one below has the finishing touches and exhaust being finished and then it is time to take this thing...
Finnegan’s Cummins-Swapped Chevy Square Body Roadkill Ramp Truck Hauls His New Race Trailer AND Blasphemi!
Dec 18, 2023Chad ReynoldsBangShift XL, MISC, Videos, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
Finnegan has gone through a fair number of trailers and haulers in the past few years and on several occasions he’s talked about how heavy some of them have been to haul around. Well now...
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Dirthead Dave Installs A Sliding Ragtop And Shaves The Gas Door on the Bagged Mustang II Project!
Dec 18, 2023Chad ReynoldsApex Spotlight, Apex Tech Stories, Apex Video, FORD, Metal Fabrication, MISC, OTHER, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos
If you haven’t ever wanted a sliding rag top in a vehicle then you are a weirdo. I’ve never been a sunroof guy, but a sliding rag is pretty damn cool. I think a VW bug or bus with a...
The Torque Test Channel Tests Out Big Boy 3/4″ Impacts: Modded DeWALT v Metabo, TEMU v Amazon
Dec 18, 2023Chad ReynoldsTECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos
Cordless impact guns are insanely strong in 1/2″ sizes, but what about these giant 3/4″ bad boys? And do any of these cheap ass tools from Amazon and TEMU actually have any merit? Is it...
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DIY Engine Tech: How To Replace Valve Springs and Do A Budget Refresh On An LS Head At Home.
Dec 18, 2023Chad Reynolds1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Tech Story, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Spotlight, Apex Tech Stories, BangShift 1320, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories
I know a lot of folks who get a junkyard LS and then start doing upgrades and are intimidated by the thought of replacing their own valve springs or cleaning up their own cylinder heads in general....
