New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Dyno Testing Dual Plane Intake Manifolds: Made in the USA vs Cheap Import Knockoffs – How Do They Compare?

We’re all about made in the USA parts when they make sense, but I’m very well known for saying that crap is crap, regardless of where it comes from. The point being that you should buy...

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Is This Thing An ABOMINATION or GREATNESS? This Is A Small Block Chevy Powered Ford F100! Installing a HUGE Cam and Engine Refresh With Derek.

I know that some of you are screaming already, but the reality is that it’s not like you can’t replace the Chevy with a Ford in this F100 if you buy it and want to “save” it...

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Freiburger and Finnegan Limo Truck Dyno Shootout! How Much Power Did It Make?

If you missed the awesome on the road engine build and swap in Finnegan’s Limo Squarebody truck, then you missed a lot and are going to want to use the link below. They literally built a brand...

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Vintage RV For Sale: This 1972 Chevrolet C30 Open Road Custom Camper Motorhome Is Retro Greatness!

Anyone who’s been hanging out around BANGshift for very long knows I have an affinity for old rv trailers and motorhomes. When I was a kid we had a Roll-a-Long motorhome that was a square body...

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The Gathering 2016 Shows That The Custom Truck Scene Is Alive And Well!

Anderson, South Carolina is the home of the Gathering 2016, a truck and custom car show put on by the gang over at Common Treads. And not only is the show held at a great venue, but the level of car...

Check Out This Mercedes Fire Truck! We Want This German Beast Bad!

I’ve always wanted to take a big fire engine, or pumper more specifically, and pull the rear apart to make a really really cool ramp truck. But other than that, I’m not really some big...

Daily Dually Fix: A Dually Excursion That Also Got Two Extra Doors!

Not only did someone make an F650 into an Excursion, and give it two extra wheels and tires, but also gave it two extra doors! This is one big bastard but we have to admit it looks pretty cool and...

283 Military Humvees For Sale Right Here For As Little As $4000 Each

We’re not making this up. The guys at GovPlanet have 283 Humvees for sale in their giant government surplus liquidation. We’re a little late to the party, as there were tons more up for...

Slow Motion Calamity: Backing This Pipe Lugging Big Rig Onto An Unsecured Barge Was A Bad idea

(Words by Greg Rourke) – Imagine the shenanigans those darn Russians got into before cameras were pointed everywhere and at everything. I’m sure we missed some good stuff. Here we have a...

Blown Alcohol Madness Coverage – 3,000hp Dirt Dragters Getting After It!

(Words and photos by David Whealon) – On the weekend of what would be considered the Super Bowl of mud drag racing at the NMRO 4-Wheel and Off-Road Jamboree Nationals in Indianapolis, IN, the...

Crazy: Watch This Enormous RC Jet Fighter Disintegrate In Midair

The world of radio-control airplanes can be pretty insane. While I personally don’t know a whole lot about the technical side of things, people have started to build some really large RC replicas...

This 1932 Packard Twin Six V12 Is A Rare And Expensive Monster – Depression Era Big Block

Measuring our at nearly 500ci and producing 160hp, the Packard V12 isn’t exactly the type of engine a modern hot rodder would want to slap into his car and go hunting for ducks at the strip but...

Own Your Own Tatra T815 6×6 Truck For Cheap

I like big trucks and I cannot lie… uhhhh sorry. Anyway, somebody needs this big bastard! It’s a real deal Tatra T815 6×6 and it’s a roller. You can get it with your choice of...

Clean And Cared For: This 1978 Dodge D300 Car Hauler Is Gorgeous!

Oooh, this speaks to us in all of the right tones. A Dodge D-series one-ton ramp truck? Sign us right up…we love the 1970s era Dodges, we love big-block Mopars, we love purposeful trucks and we...

Plowing Action Photos! For 121 Years Big Rock, Illinois Has Hosted A Plowing Competition – We Were There

(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – Indy. Pomona. Bonneville. Daytona.  Big Rock. All hotbeds of motorsports. What’s that you say, Big Rock? Allow me to clue you in. Big Rock, Illinois...

Definition Of A Bad Day: Watch This Locomotive Pulling A Derailed Locomotive Turn Over

Sometimes making a mistake when trying to correct a mistake is actually worse than the original mistake. If that fails to register with you, watch this video. You are going to see a crew working in...

Turbo Toyota Dune Climber Explodes On The Dyno: Being Able To See Through The Block Is Bad

We’ve seen worse, but only a couple of times. This is one bad blowup on the dyno as this dune climber Toyota kills an inline 6 with a giant turbo on it. According to the video it makes more...

Edelbrock Offering Rebates On Many Carbs and Intakes – Buy Now and Save A Pile!

Here’s a load of great news from Edelbrock! Heck, anytime we hear about a company offering rebates, no matter the product we think it is awesome to see companies offering their customers a way...