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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Vice Grip Garage Annual Father Son Trip! ATTEMPTING 3,000 Miles In A VINTAGE BIG BLOCK RV! Cooking, Fishing, Museums and more!

A couple of weeks ago we shared the video of Derek picking up this machine and getting it ready to drive 850 miles home. Seemed like a pretty stout trip in an unknown RV, but that was nothing when...

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Freiburger Takes Us On A DRIVING TOUR of HISTORIC HOT ROD SPOTS Around Los Angeles! Too Many To Count!

There are tons of historic spots around Southern California that impacted hot rodding, racing, and custom car building over the last 80 years or so, but no matter how many you can think of there are...

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The Grind Hard Giant Trike Project: Part 5 – Pass or Fail? The 3×3 Monster Trike Gets A Steering Test

We’ve shared the first four parts of this build and can’t get over everything that is going on here. This is a full on project that is not for the weak of heart. This is going to be something...

ARP Introduces “Reduced Wrenching” Bolts To Their Extensive Lineup Of Precision Fasteners

Given the space constraints that many builders face — especially in today’s compact and high-performance engine bays — industry-leading fastener manufacturer ARP has responded with an...

Derek Got Himself A New Shop Truck, And We’re Jealous! Take A Look At This Grandpa Special And The Mods He’s Doing To It.

I’m on the hunt for a new family tow rig right now, and while I want a 3/4 ton Suburban, I sure do dig a Duramax crew cab as well. That’s why I’m jealous of the Grandpa special that...

Desert Off-Road Racing Livestream Replay: The 2025 BFGoodrich 57th SCORE Baja 500 – RACE DAY

Desert off-road racing is some of my favorite off-road action, and having been to Ensenada for the BAJA 1000, the BAJA 500 is near and dear to my heart as well. If you dig desert off-road racing as...

Dirthead Dave Chappelle Squarebody GMC Rock Crawler Project! A Three Day Transformation Starts Here. Episode 1.

Dave is back at it with another awesome project, but this time it is for his buddy Mark who deserves a little payback for all the help he’s given Dave over the years. According to Dave it is...

Suspension Tech: How to Tune Your Performance Shocks for Street Comfort. You Don’t Have To Suffer On The Road!

Technology is a wonderful thing when it comes to building hot rods and street machines, but sometimes it can also be a pain in the butt, quite literally. It’s never been easier to make your hot...

Quick Drive: The 2025 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X – Rugged, Sturdy, Simple, A Truck’s Truck

For many years here at BangShift we have heard the cries of, “why can’t anyone just make a simple truck, anymore?” We get it. As it seems almost every pickup truck on the market...

Not Stock Photo’s Video From The Rally for Jeff: Custom Cars, Celeb Guests & a Community United for Jeff Stroh

John was back at it last weekend, shooting video at a cool show to share with all of us, while at the same time helping our friend Jeff Stroh who is incredibly well connected in the scene, and who...

Octane Booster That Works! You Can Increase Your Octane Level Up To 5 Numbers With The New NOS Octane Booster

In the 1980s and 1990s lots of hot rodders like myself would buy lead additives to put in their gasoline because the valve seats in our engines weren’t hardened and would become damaged without...

He has a DREAM SHOP in his BASEMENT! 1320 Video Takes Us Through Mike Finnegan’s CRAZY Garages And Car Collection!

Whether you are a Roadkill fan, a Finnegan’s Garage fan, a Faster with Finnegan fan, or just a fan of Mini Truckin’ and Hot Rod Magazines back in the day, everyone seems to know Mike...

They Don’t Make Things Like They Used To! 100 Years Later, Are Tools Today Actually Crappy Compared To Old Stuff, Or Not?

We’ve all said it, thought it, or heard it. They don’t make things like they used to! But is that true? Or are we romanticizing the tools and parts and stuff that we love from back in the...

We’ve Got Even More Of Joe Grippo’s Photos From The Mid Atlantic Indoor Nationals Car Show! Hot Rods, Drag Cars, Customs, And Trucks!

Here’s our third gallery of photos from the Mid Atlantic Indoor Nationals thanks to our dude Joe Grippo. If you missed the first gallery, we’ve got a link below so you can check out all...

Can Tony Angelo And The Stay Tuned Crew Make 600HP from a Junkyard BIG BLOCK CHEVY on the CHEAP?!

We all know that a Big Block Chevrolet can make big power, that’s no secret. But with modern parts and technology they can make insane power easier than ever. But they can’t necessarily...

Can You Weld Over Aerosol Paint? | TIG vs MIG Welding on 9 Spray Paints TESTED! Is Weld Thru Primer A Real Thing?

I’ve been welding for 46 years, and while I know a lot of welders who are far more talented than I am, at several points in my life I welded every day for my living. Over that time I’ve...