FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: From Chassis to Rolling! 4 Link, Axles, Crossmembers & More!

Shannon and Jess are moving right along on the FJ40 and things just keep getting better. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might not...

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The RIGHT WAY To Strap Down Your Bagged Truck On Your Trailer….And Let The Debate Begin…

When our friend Brandon from Lower Class Fab posted this video yesterday we knew it was going to cause a stir. The subject of tying down cars to trailers is always one that gets debated and can get...

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Newbern’s Ramp Truck Project Continues: Tearing Into Two Builds! C50 Cab Off Plus A Fox Body Engine Gets Pulled!

Newbern is back at it with another installment on the C50 ramp truck build. He’s taking a couple of donor vehicles and putting them together to make his dream ramp truck and we can’t wait...

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Big Power, Small Engine: Double Or TRIPLE The Power Of Your Predator Engine For Go Kart And Mini Bike Fun!

I don’t know any car guys and gals who don’t like mini bikes and go karts, and in recent years there is no better engine than a Predator from Harbor Freight. Freiburger and I built mini...

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This Crew Cab Dually Trade Road Trip Goes South For Mortske! Did He Get TAKEN Or Is This Just Lowered Dually Life?

When you make enough trades, there is no doubt that occasionally you won’t end up making out exactly as planned. Doesn’t mean the car or truck you trade for sucks, but maybe it just...

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Tool Testing: Mustard vs Ketchup DeWALT says their 1st Right Angle Die Grinder is 1.5X As Powerful As Milwaukee!

We love tool tests around here, and while we know many of you out there are super loyal to mustard or ketchup, aka DeWalt or Milwaukee, we’re not really that particular. Yes I understand why...

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Innovation In Action Video: How Dodge Stepped Up And Produced The Sperry Gyro-Compass During WWII

The stories of innovation, engineering, and manufacturing heroism during WWII are legend and will be until the end of time. From Ford producing airplanes by the gripload to GM cranking out trucks and...

4.8L VS THE WORLD! 4.8L (WITH 7 PSI) VS 5.3L VS 6.0L VS 383 VS 408! WHO MAKES THE MOST TORQUE?

There is no replacement for displacement! This is a truth that has been beat into us since our earliest days as hot rodders. And it is true. If you take like engines with two different displacements,...

ABANDONED 29 YEARS! Will This 1975 Dodge Truck RUN and DRIVE Again? Dylan McCool Thinks He Can Make It Happen.

Dylan is back at it, with another old find that has spent a ton of years sitting in the treeline, waiting for someone to remember they left it there. This 1975 Dodge D100 is a looker too! LOL Okay,...

Watch This Upside Down (But Right Side Up?) Ranger V770 12-Cylinder Engine Run and Spit Fire!

The Ranger V770 12-cylinder engine was a stalwart power plant for a slew of airplanes that included a bunch of trainers that were used to get pilots ready for war during WWII. A single overhead...

This 1973 Jeep J2000 Truck Sales Promotional Film Has Us Looking For A Dealer – 70s Greatness

It is pretty hard to argue against the overt coolness of the Wagoneers and J-trucks of the early 1970s. They were really well built, intentioned to get out there into the wild, and they look great as...

Watch A New Holland Pulling Tractor Blow ALL THE WAY UP During A Pull

While we have tons and tons of respect for the guys in the drag racing world that run “a lot” of boost, they have nothing on the pulling tractor guys. These guys have been force feeding...

Video Of A Massive, Pre-Hydraulic LeTourneau Front End Loader Is Yellow Poetry In Motion

As I have established over the last thirteen years here at BangShift, I love old machines that completed huge tasks without the technology of today. Decades back, the work still had to get done and...

Can Finnegan Tow Doubles With His Cummins Diesel-Swapped Chevy or Is It Gonna Get Dangerous?

Everyone knows I’m a huge fan of ramp trucks, and so is Mike Finnegan. He’s owned several, gave Newbern the bug so bad he’s building his own, and now he wants to haul more than one...

Easy Bolt On Steering Upgrade For OBS GM Trucks! Saturday Morning Borgeson Steering Box Swap That Really Works!

OBS GM Trucks have never been hotter, and there are TONS of parts available for everything from suspension to power adders, engines swaps, and so much more, but one place they really respond to...

SHIFT WITH CONFIDENCE. You Won’t Miss A Shift When It Counts With B&M Automatic Shifters!

Own your driving experience with smooth gear shifts and unrivaled control today! B&M is having a sale on their automatic shifters. My first aftermarket shifter was for the th350 in my 1969 Camaro...

Truck Show Photos: The Inaugural Grand National Truck Show. We’ve Got ALL The Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) • The inaugural O’Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Truck Show took place at the Fairplex in Pomona on September 16-17. It featured over 400 trucks, vans, and SUVs of...

Truck Show Photos: The Inaugural Grand National Truck Show Was Full Of Epic Haulers! We’ve Got ALL The Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) • The inaugural O’Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Truck Show took place at the Fairplex in Pomona on September 16-17. It featured over 400 trucks, vans, and SUVs of...

Holley’s High-Mount Accessory Drive for Ford’s Godzilla Engines Provides A Hassle-Free Engine Swap

Holley has been making all kinds of rad accessory drive systems the past few years, for LS and LT engines, Gen 3 Hemis, and more. And now they have a new system out for Ford’s Godzilla platform...

Engine Swap! Father & Son Budget Squarebody Truck Build With Vice Grip Garage- Part 1 Not What You Think!

It’s father and son project time on Vice Grip Garage and that means this fun Squarebody GM truck is getting an engine swap! I love squarebody Chevrolet and GMC trucks and so does Derek, so it...