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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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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Now THIS Is A Big Block: 12,444ci of Fairbanks Morse Diesel Is For Sale – Want It?

Thereare big engines and then there are BIG engines and this one qualifies as the latter. Behold the awesome Fairbanks Morse 38TD D8 1/8 which is 40,000lbs, 4,244hp, and likely 20,000 lb-ft of torque...

Here’s One From The What Were You Thinking Files: A Honda Civic Trar!

Some say that necessity is the mother of invention, and that certainly proves to be true. At some point in human history, people needed to create motorized vehicles that could bring goods in bulk...

This Video Proves That Boost And Wheel Speed Can Solve Any Problem

This video is pretty awesome because it actually made me feel warmer watching people on a beautiful beach and also because it has one hella pissed off SUV putting in some work to free another stuck...

This 1960 Mercury School Bus Is Equipped With NAPCO Four Wheel Drive And May Be The Only One In The World

We have fawned over everything we have ever found with NAPCO four wheel drive over the years but this 1960 Mercury school bus is on a completely new level. For sale on eBay currently, it is beyond...

Unveiled: The 2016 Easter Jeep Safari Concept Vehicles! Which One Is Your Favorite?

It’s rare for a manufacturer to celebrate and thank the fans quite like Jeep does every year at the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah. 2016 is the 50th anniversary of the Easter Jeep Safari,...

Crazy Action Photos: 10th Annual Show and Go At The Lee County Mud Motorsports Complex

(Words and photos by David Whealon) – In most racing series winter warm-ups have started and Lee County Mud Motorsports Complex in Sanford, NC has followed the trend with their first race of...

Want To Stand Out On The Trails This Summer? This Chevrolet SSR 4×4 Ought To Do The Trick!

The poor Chevrolet SSR…it tried so hard to be loved. Chevy pulled a page out of Chrysler’s 1990s playbook…specifically the chapter on going from concept car to production in thirty...

The Max Grundy Designed Chevrolet Hauler Known As ODIN Is For Sale – Incredible

We’re big fans of well known hot rod artists and designer Max Grundy. The guy has a thing with big trucks that we love and he has a design style and vision that really suits our tastes. Case in...

Mud Bog Time Machine: 1980s Action From Arkansas City, Kansas – The Trucks Rule!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Last stop in our mud bog time machine is Arkansas (pronounced as you see it – not like the state) City, KS.  Gearheads will note that Ark City (best...

That’s Gonna Hurt In The Morning: Watch As The “Black Out” Rock Bouncer Barrel-Rolls Down At The ARC Race!

The full-coverage overkill cages that you see on rock bouncers isn’t for show. When you combine lots of power, heavy right feet and incline angles that aren’t advisable for mountain...

Craigslist Weird Humor: Someone Has Listed A Mobile Brothel For Sale In The Form Of A Chrysler RV

  BangShifter Mike Lang gets all the credit for this gem of a Craigslist find. We’re going to assume that Mike did not type “mobile brothel” into the search line but somehow he...

Craigslist Hilarity: This Ad For A 1986 Jeep CJ7 Had Us Rolling – Priceless Stuff

We have to thank BangShifter Matt Boutilier for tipping us off to this hilarious Craigslist ad for a 1986 Jeep CJ7. The Jeep is for sale in Maine and it is a nice looking piece with a lift, some...

Random Car Review: The 1957-1962 Tucker Model 222 “Sno-Kitten”

I don’t care if the Spring Equinox is a little over a week away, it’s Spring at BangShift Mid-West HQ. The grass is growing, the saturated fields are finally drying out, the house finches...

Mental! This Truck To Truck Stadium Super Truck Crash Video Looks Straight From A Video Game!

(By Eric Rood) – Stadium Super Trucks might be the coolest road racing in the world when they end up on a road course billing.When everything is going well, Robby Gordon’s rip-snorting...