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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Video: The 7,700-Pound, 5-engine, Black Widow Pulling Tractor in Action

We were initially tipped off to a great video of the Ohio-based Black Widow pulling tractor by BangShift.com forum member 67Prostreet. Here’s the video of this five-engined monster being used...

Best Of BangShift: Harvest Brigade – How Government, Industry, And Farmers Fed The Country During WWII

The story of the Massey-Harris Harvest Brigade is an interesting one because it combines elements of opportunistic business practices, an honest measure of good will and forward thinking, the...

Best Of BS 2015: The Kibbetech-built Crown Victoria Prerunner Is Stirring Up Ideas In Our Heads

Soak in that visual for a second: a 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria prerunner. Everything but four wheel drive is present and accounted for: ‘cage, flared out fenders, suspension with good travel,...

Best of BS 2015: First Time Ever A B-52 Flew OUT Of The Famed Arizona Airplane “Boneyard” And Back Into Service – This Is Awesome

(Photo: Master Sgt. Greg Steele/USAF) – Usually when old military aircraft fly into the famed “boneyard” at Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona they don’t come out under their own...

When We Were Paralyzed: Videos From The Infamous New England Blizzard Of ’78

Because today may be the hottest Christmas on record for most of New England, we thought it appropriate to show some crazy footage of the white stuff not looking so pretty or nice. Check this out!...

Best of BangShift: The Mud Bog Wheelie To End All Mud Bog Wheelies

(By Jason Mazzotta) – This is one of those videos that is impossible to watch just once. Whether it is for the fact that the run is so quick and is over in seconds or the fact that it is just...

Best of BangShift: Lockheed Martin Invents Laser Gun That Can Melt A Truck Engine In Seconds – The Future Gets Creepier

(By Tony Sestito) – For years, lasers have been in many modern devices, from car CD players to those little pointers that you annoy your cat with. But up until recently, laser weapons were the...

Best Of BS 2015: This Finn Uses An Excavator To Become A Human Tetherball – Do Not Try This At Home

“Do not use for anything other than intended purpose.” That ominous warning goes for a lot of items, but the fact that it exists is simply due to someone daring to find a secondary use....

Watch A Boston Plow Driver Take Lots Of Pleasure In Burying Cars And Driveways After A Blizzard

By now you may have heard that the area right around Boston is about to get smashed in the face with like 3ft of snow in the next 24 hours. It just so happens that I live directly in the epicenter of...

Best of BS 2015: Watch This Awesome Video Of A Chevy 350 Getting Torn Down, Cleaned Up, And Rebuilt – All In Four Minutes!

Hagerty Insurance is behind this great video that shows a greasy, grungy old Chevy 350 being torn down, machined, and rebuilt over the span of just four minutes. The whole thing was shot in time...

One Of None: This Mashup Of A Mercury Sable Wagon And A Grand Marquis Is Amazing

When it comes to questions we have always had, the fact that Ford did not make a station wagon model of the Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis to compete against the Caprice, Roadmaster, and others...

Brad Deberti’s Trophy Truck Hits A Drone In Mid Air During McDonald’s Commercial Shoot!

It was bound to happen, hopefully the video is worth it! This video shows Brad Deberti launching his truck 200 feet for a McDonald’s commercial and the drone pilot gets just a wee bit low...

This 1970 C20 Looks Just Right On The Ground On Steelies. We’ll Take It!

Everyone is always talking about C10 pickups and wanting a short bed which costs a fortune. In fact, I’ve talked multiple people into buying a nicer, and more reasonably priced long bed with...

Just In Time For Christmas: This….Ahhhh $69,500 Creation!

Brady Basner of XS Power Batteries sent us the link to this absolutely nutty looking S10 truck and because we not cannot forget that we saw it, we’re going to publicly blame him for this blog...