Engine Teardown Nightmare! This Crankshaft Welded Itself To The Balancer! Watch How Peter At HED Get’s This Thing Apart.

Over the years I’ve pulled a few engines apart that surprised me because they had damage inside that you would think might keep it from running, or at least running as well as it seemed to in...

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CHEAP 8.1L CAM TEST-HOW TO ADD 30 HP AND 30 LB-FT FOR TOWING. 8.1L DART CARB INTAKE VS EFI-WHO WINS?

I love me some 8.1 horsepower, and in the video below our friend Richard Holdener is back at Westech Performance doing some cam testing on his dyno mule 8.1. He also does some testing with a carb vs...

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Big Truck Frame Repair: This Scania Truck Is Totaled. Can This Frame Be Straightened Out And The Truck Repaired?

Big truck frame repair is kind of mezmorizing sometimes. Whether it’s the guys in eastern Europe that take a completely pretzeled chassis and straighten it out so they can weld it all back...

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Desert Racing Tech: The SCIENCE Behind BAJA 1000 Support Vehicles! Check Out The Optima Batteries, Ford, Steel-It, Polvoorde Racing Support Rig.

Having just finished watching all the racing action from the Dakar Rally, and their famed trucks, it’s cool to see what a BAJA 1000 support rig looks like. They aren’t the same, as the...

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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: It’s The Last Stage Of Dakar 2026! Dramatic Stage 13 Racing Action Is Below!

Here comes Stage 13! It’s the final stage of Dakar Rally 2026, and will determine who’s going to take home the win. These racers are still going to have to race in this stage, and there...

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Installing a Two Post Lift Is Easy! With Just A Few Tools, You Can Install Your Own Two Post Lift At Home In A Couple Of Hours!

I bought my first Two Post lift from a friend of a friend in Southern California for just $800 but it had to be taken down, transported to my shop, and then installed again. I called a couple of lift...

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Video: German Firm ZF Has Developed A System Where A Big Rig Can Be Controlled With A Tablet – Wild Stuff

ZF is certainly a company that most BangShifters have heard of. The operation makes everything from axles and transmissions to heavy duty truck components and they also have a research and...

The Bounty Hole From The 2015 Rednecks With Paychecks Event Wasn’t Just A Mud Pit…Was There Even A Bottom?

We might be a bit slow on learning the lingo, but we do know that if it involves off-roading and the word “bounty” is put in front of the obstacle, it means, “really, it’s...

Craigslist Hilarity: The Ad For This 1977 Mack R Model Manure Truck Could Be The Funniest One Ever

We’ve lost our minds, right? An ad for a 1977 Mack R Model Manure truck?! In this case it isn’t the rolling tank of black that caught our eye but rather the content of the ad that is...

Craigslist Gem: This Jaguar-camino Is Weird, Wonderful, And Can Haul Grey Poupon For Days

Back in the days of bootlegging, crafty guy modified their cars to haul moonshine and outrun the law over treacherous mountain and country roads. This car has absolutely nothing to do with any of...

Bitchin Hard Core Lifted K5 Blazer On 42.5 Inch Boggers!

We dig lifted trucks, and Super Swamper Boggers are crazy insane tires that suck in so many ways but rule in so many more. This lifted K5 Blazer has all the goodies we love in a big truck and makes...

This 1955 Studebaker Ramp Truck Is Awesome And Needs And Old Stocker On Its Back

While you are reading this, Chad and I will be heading to LS Fest in Bowling Green, Kentucky for a couple days of announcing work and that’ll include stuff on the road course, the autocross,...

New National Record! Truck Driver Chokes On Dr. Pepper Mows Down 23 Cars At Dealership

You may be having a crummy day today and that stinks but since we’re nice guys and we’re always looking to help BangShifters keep their spirits high, we have found a story that makes your...

This May Be The Coolest Square Body 4×4 We’ve Ever Seen. Mini Monster Like None Other.

When I found this killer 1977 GMC square body short bed on Rockwells, I sent the link to Brian and he about died. This may be the coolest square body 4×4 we’ve ever seen! Owned since 1977...

What Goes Up…Watch As “Plowboy 2” Driver Richie Keith Go For The Heavens!

Rock bouncer driver Richie Keith has a reputation for his balls-out driving style among his peers…in a motorsport that requires that kind of style just to be competitive. His...

This 1931 Ford Is Powered By An Old Diamond Rio Truck Motor and Has A Frame Made Of Old Light Poles – We Dig (Video)

Mike Musto’s show “Big Muscle” on the YouTube Drive channel is a good watch. Every week he finds himself beating the stuffing out of a cool car in some part of the country. The cars...

You Make The Call: Which Rig Wins This Tug Of War? The Lifted 4WD Dodge Or The 2WD Ford Wrecker?

The tug of war is a simple contest that depends on two things. Power and traction. In the battle you will watch below we have a mud caked Dodge Ram truck that has obviously been attacking the local...

Three Cool Military Trucks We Think You Should Buy Right Now

We dig military trucks, and military inspired trucks around here. I mean who doesn’t like a giant 6×6? But there are other cool military trucks that we want to buy too. Here are a couple...

Holy Crap! Watch Military Trucks, Humvees To Be Exact Get Launched Out Of A Plane!

This is insane. In a good way of course, but insane nonetheless. I mean can you image sitting next to a humvee that is being dropped from a plane? Wow, I want to see this go down in person! This...

More Elburn Pull Action Photos – Trucks, Tractors, Flying Dirt, and Carnage

(Photos by Greg Rourke) –  Here’s another great collection of photos by Greg Rourke that were taken at a pretty intense truck and tractor pulling Elburn, Illinois. This time of the year...