Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
New Headlights & Bubble Skirts DRASTICALLY Improved Iron Trap’s 1939 Mercury “The Jersey Devil”
The 1939 Mercury project is really coming along now. It’s a proper car that runs and drives and looks awesome. I’m not a big fender skirts guy, but man it’s a slick looking ride. If...
How To Tune Up Your Body Hammers At Home. Must Have Hammer Adjustments!
Body hammers are super handy for a lot of work around the garage, not just fine-tuning bodywork. Any metal shaping and working can be done using one and will be smoother and cleaner than using...
Vise Grip Garage Does Sick Week: Day 1 – Chevelle and Monte Carlo 1ST PASSES EVER!
Derek and the Vise Grip Garage crew showed up at Sick Week in Florida to have some fun and to put the Chevelle and Monte Carlo through their paces. We talked with Derek in the line for tech and...
LS Corvair Project: It’s In! The LS4 Finds Its Way Home For The First Time. Man Is this Thing Trick!
John Reynolds is a bad ass. This is a cool project with a lot of great thought and fab work going into it and you are going to want to check it out. It’s awesome to watch and we can’t wait to see...
HOW TO MAKE MASSIVE ALL-MOTOR LS POWER! HOW MUCH POWER DOES A 408, 468 OR 495 STROKER LS MAKE?
Can you make big power with a Stroker LS engine? Hell yes you can! Just like any engine platform, adding cubic inches will add power and that means that bigger is almost always better don’t you...
Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: It’s 4-Link Time Out Back! Watch Them Design And Build One From Scratch
Whenever I see a COE, which stands for Cab Over Engine, I wish I had one. I have always thought a COE ramp truck would be cool, or even just a slammed COE pickup. They are just cool looking since...
Finnegan’s Garage Does Sick Week: Day 6 – 200 MPH STREET CARS DOING BATTLE! SICK WEEK 2022 FINALE.
Finnegan and Newbern got themselves and their cars to the final day of Sick Week 2022 in Bradenton Florida, but it wasn’t without some drama. Thankfully Newbern, Matt, and Brandon were on hand...
NHRA Winternationals Photos: Sportsman Racing Action Photos Start Here! Don Meziere Wins Top Sportsman!
(Photos by Wes Allison) Our NHRA Winternationals photo coverage starts right here with Sportsman drag racing action, including Top Sportsman winner Don Meziere! Meziere has been a BANGshift.com...
Finnegan’s Garage Does Sick Week: Day 5 – Fast Cars And The Best Drag And Drive Trailer Ever
When you do a drag and drive event there are two ways to go about it. With a trailer or without. There are positives to both, but one thing is for certain and that is that there are a lot of cool...
Iron Trap Shop Truck Build Part 1: Blown Flathead Powered Jalopy Shop Truck Build! – 1928 Ford Roadster Pickup
The more I watch Iron Trap videos the more I want to build a 1920-1940 hot rod. They seem so simple and bare-bones if you want them to be and that means that you can put one together pretty quickly...
Paint How To: Paint A Lace Roof On Your Ride For Cheap!
Casey’s Customs is building another budget build, this time a $3,500 budget Chevy rat rod style custom. It’s got a complete chassis swap, turbo charger add, and more. But this video here...
Rocky Mountain Road Trip: Survivor Boogie Van “EXCALIBUR” Sold And Delivered!
When the van was first found and purchased, Karl found the original builders and owners and they showed serious interest in owning the van again. Even though Karl knew he could probably sell this...
Pit Trike Build Part 3: Finishing A Pit Trike For Sick Week!
Here is Part 2 of the Pit Trike build. We can’t wait to see this thing on Sick Week and take it for a ride. If you missed Part 1, use the link below to watch. Having a pit vehicle at a race is a...
