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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Marketplace Find: This Survivor 1985 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Is Big Block Powered Gold! Big Block, TH400, 3.73, And 68K miles!

Wow what a score this one will be for someone. With less than 70,000 miles on the odometer, and interior and paint that look near mint, this big block 2500 Suburban will make a great family cruiser...

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Next Generation Ford Bronco To Be Built In Michigan – Not A Hoax, It Is Happening

(Image from Bronco6G.com) – After a couple of years of internet hoaxes, speculative renderings, and all out begging from Ford fans, it has been confirmed in the most interesting of ways that...

My Dream RV: We’d Live In This 1972 Roll-A-Long Motorhome Full Time With A Hot Rod In Tow!

I grew up with a Roll-A-Long motorhome. Ours was a square body, I believe a 1974, but it was very similar to this 1972 Roll-A-Long Motorhome. After trading it in when I was little, on a Pace Arrow,...

This Is The NORRA Mexican 1000 – Race From Ensenada To Cabo And Party The Whole Way

NORRA is a little bit different kind of racing organization. Let’s say they are a bit more “relaxed” than the typical off-road racing you see at the highest levels of competition at...

This 1959 Chevrolet Is A 3/4-Ton NAPCO Equipped, Freshly Restored, Beauty – All Matching Numbers

It has taken me three hours to write this blog entry because after seeing this truck and falling to the ground, I awoke only to see this truck and fall to the ground again, that time using the stairs...

You Can Buy This Bus With a Jail Cell In It Right Now For Totally Non-Nefarious Uses

I’ve seen some weird stuff come up for sale periodically on CraigsList, but nothing—and I mean nothing—has come across quite as strange as this Jail Bus for sale in Kentucky on GovDeals.com, a...

RideTech Announces New StreetGrip System For C10 Trucks – Pre Orders Being Taken Now, Shipping In November

The RideTech StreetGrip line has been extremely popular with enthusiasts looking to step up the handling performance and fun of their car (and now truck!) without going through a full pro-touring...

Luxo-Rig! This Kenworth Has One Of The Most Awesome Rolling Apartments We’ve Ever Seen On Its Back

(By Greg Rourke) – We love trucks here at Bangshift. We also love RV’s, and there has been a smattering of custom vans lately. So it’s only natural that we would like all three...

Unhinged Fun: Plenty Of Off-Roading Mayhem From Dennis Anderson’s Muddy Motorsports Park!

Give someone a cordoned-off area and tell them to have fun. Don’t exactly tell them what to do, only that they have to stay in the area. What happens? Said individual will almost always fall...

A Bit Of Cage And Some Tweaks And This Baja Bug Is Race Ready!

We’d do the NORRA Mexican 1000 in this bad boy no question! I don’t know what it is about Baja Bugs that are just so cool, but every time I see one I get excited and smile. And since we...

This SpaceX Video Of How Their Proposed Interplanetary Transport System Will Work Is Amazing

With everything negative going on in the world today it is very easy to lose sight on the awesome stuff that is happening. In the greatest example of how humanity runs the gamut from mouth breathing...

Big Cam Cummins And Enough Attitude For Everybody: This Hot Rodded Peterbilt Is Bitchin’!

Where do old semi tractors go when they die? If they are lucky, they get handed down through a series of owners before unceremoniously winding up at the back of a field somewhere as the old truck...

The One Man Railroad – A Look Back At The Tiny, Long Running Illinois Midland Line

(By Greg Rourke) – Shortline railroads are a necessary part of moving goods across our great land. Before highways the big railroads built branches and sidings to virtually any business that...

Do Want: Perhaps The Only Thing Potentially Cooler Than An Old Dually Is An Old Crew Cab – 1975 Ford F250

Old dually trucks, whether they are factory built or they are modified strike us as very cool but there’s another style of truck that hits us right between the eyes as well and that’s the...

Creepiest Pulling Crash We Have Ever Seen – Twin Turbine Tractor Rolls And Makes A Break For It

If you don’t have a chill run down your spine, or multiple chills run down your spine while watching this video you are either a psycho or you need to seek medical attention immediately. This...