FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom FJ40 Tailgate Mount + Jeep Beach Prep Begins With Shannon and Jess Campbell

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper and fender flares complete, it’s time to wrap up the rear with the tailgate mounts. But these aren’t just any flares, as they...

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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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How Much Horsepower Does An Engine Driven Cooling Fan Really Take From Your Engine?

We tested alternators, engine driven fans, and other accessories on the dyno years ago and I can tell you that most of the accessories on the front of your engine take very little power to turn under...

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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’s HELLA 2026! COURSE 2 RACING ACTION

If you are new around there then you might not know that we seriously dig Formula Off-Road racing here at BANGshift.com. This is high flying, loud, and intense racing that involves what look to be...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom Fender Flares Built For Punishment! Truly Custom Fabrication.

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper done, it’s time for fender flares. But these aren’t just any flares, as they will tie into the bumper out back for...

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PRI Show Photos Continue Right Here! Parts, Cars, And More From The Racer’s Trade Show In Indy.

We’ve got more photos from the 2023 PRI Show in Indy, where everyone that’s anyone seemed to be on hand checking out parts, making sponsors happy, signing autographs, partying at the...

The Man Who Turned A Simplicity Tractor Into A Miniature Combine Lawn Mower Is The Greatest Living American

My friend Jack sent me this video link in an email yesterday with the simple phrase, “prepare to ruin your shorts…” The sad fact is that the man has sent me some terrifying links...

Our PRI Show Photos Start Here! Check Out Our First Photo Gallery Of Cool Parts, Cars, And More!

We are in Indianapolis for the 2023 PRI Show and man there is lots of cool stuff here as usual. Thursday we got to the show, judged the featured products, saw some awesome stuff we’d never seen...

Relocate The Battery In Your Vehicle With Detroit Speed’s Battery Relocation Kits

Not all battery relocation kits are created equal, and that’s why Detroit Speed put together one of their own when they decided the rest just didn’t cut it. If you are looking to clean up...

Video Bonanza: 1980s Monster Truck Arena Show Screamer Ads – These Are All GOLD!

This is awesome! I randomly ran across a single 1980s monster truck TV commercial on YouTube and then I went straight down the rabbit hole looking for more, and boy did I find them. This collect of...

Karl Fisher From Make It Kustom Shows Us How To Make An EASY, FREE, DIY SHRINKER TOOL! HOW-TO Make CURVED FLANGES on SHEET METAL!

In this episode, Karl makes a DIY shrinker from scrap he had laying around. And I know I could absolutely do the same thing with junk I have sitting around. I’m sure you can too. And if you...

This Bad Ass Jeep Is Showing Supercars What The Back Of A Cherokee Looks Like On The Way To Gapplebees

I’m a huge fan of things that haul ass, and especially things that haul ass but don’t look like they should haul ass. I mean sure this Jeep Cherokee has wheels and tires on it, and a...

A $1,000,000 RV That Isn’t A Toter And Stacker!? Touring a $1 Million SCANIA RV Imported from HOLLAND!

Bruce Wilson is an RV reviewing machine and gets some of the coolest access to stuff that you and I would NEVER get to see otherwise. And while all of us racers are used to seeing stupid fancy...

Watch The Awesome and Pretty Complicated Starting Procedure For A 1958 John Deere 820 – Pony Motor!

If there is a basic rule of life it is that any engine that needs or happily uses another engine to start it is pretty awesome and the big (400+ ci) two cylinder John Deere diesel is nothing but...

An Amazing Tale: The Story Of The Rotodyne, The Vertical Take Off Airliner That Almost Made It (Video)

When we think of failed aeronautical innovations we normally put them in the same category known as, “stuff that could not actually fly.” Well this video and this story will stand as...

Budget Shop Truck: Squarebody Long Bed To Short Bed Conversion – CHEAP REPAIRS. Basic Patch Panel How To With A MIG Welder

This cool low buck shop truck build is turning out really cool and we dig it. If you missed it, the long bed became a short bed, using the stock bed with the smallest of cuts and welds so that the...

Remember Bigfoot and USA-1 Racing Down Lanes of Crushed Cars At Gateway Motorsports Park In 1983? Let This Video Remind You

This video is absolutely awesome on every single level and we have to thank Chuy Nava for thinking of us and tipping us off to its existence. You are going to jump back in time to 1983 and to the...

Twin Turbo S10 RIPS On The Street! Blasting SUB-ZERO down a Back Road For Science. See This Thing At PRI In The Melling Booth!

The SUB-ZERO S10 is back and ready to rock. But instead of just shining it up for the PRI Show and leaving it alone, they are doing some upgrades and then doing testing. Again, nobody would know if...

How to Remove Rust – 6 Easy Ways to Protect Bare Metal With Willomet Motor And Fab’s 1970 Dodge Charger

We’ve all had to deal with rust repair on a project before, but what about the rust that shows up when you start working on something with new metal? I’m talking about two months into...