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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BangShift Exclusive: An Incredible Inside Look At The Restoration Of A WWII B-17 – The Desert Rat Labor Of Love

(Words and photos by Bob Chiluk) – So BangShift Chicago gets a hotline call wanting to know if we would like to see some old metal that’s being restored locally. Silence for a split...

Man Sized Job: Four Rigs Moving Half Million Pound, 200ft Long Tower Through Oklahoma – 100% BangShift Approved Heavy Hauling (Video)

As you read this, four beefy Kenworth rigs are working in teams of two (two pushing, two pulling) to move a massive 186ft, 535,000lb demethanizing tower through Oklahoma to its final resting spot in...

Watch This Excavator Climb To The Top Of A Specially Made Tower – Huge Skills Involved Here!

Recently the adventures of clan Lohnes at Diggerland USA were documented on these pages. For some reason they didn’t have a ride like this to try. Liebherr is one of those giant companies that...

Diesel Debauchery Video: Watch A 6V53 Detroit Equipped With A Whipple Screw Blower Shoot Fire And Get Pissed!

If you’ve been reading BangShift for any length of time you know that our unabashed love of two stroke Detroit Diesel engines is often showcased. Today is another of those days because we found...

Stay Out Of The Blue Water: Tanker Truck Spills Portable Toilet Water All Over Interstate After Rolling Over

A tanker truck driver in California is probably reconsidering his career choice after an accident left his truck rolled over in the middle of the highway in a lake of blue portable toilet water....

Top 11: SUV’s For Fall, Because Arriving At A Sweater Party In A Murano Is Lame

You know the kinds of ads I’m talking about: A young couple, dressed in the best combination of Macy’s sweaters and REI jackets pulls through a perfect scene of small towns and perfect...

100% BangShift Approved: We Spend The Day At Diggerland USA – America’s First Construction Equipment Theme Park

(Full disclosure: In May, I wrote a blog item about a new theme park that was opening up in New Jersey called “Diggerland USA” the people at Diggerland saw that blog post and offered the...

When Things Go Amazingly Bad: The 2013 Norfolk-Southern Train Fire – The Biggest Engine We’ve Ever Witnessed Eating Itself Alive

(Lead photo by Dan Kohler) A runaway diesel is a scary enough situation in a regular motor vehicle, as we’ve shown numerous times before. But a runaway diesel locomotive engine is far and away...

Holy Smokes! This 2006 Police Spec Charger Has A Cummins Diesel In It – Burnout Video!

2006 was the first year for Dodge to jump back into the police car market with a cop-spec version of the four door Charger. The cars had hemi power, tough looks, and can still be seen buzzing the...

Just How Light Is The New Aluminum F-150? Let’s Take A Look…

Ford has been all over the idea of lightening up the F-series lineup lately, and we wondered just how much lighter the truck would be compared to it’s rivals. While the idea of constructing the...

Event Coverage: Hot Rods On The Water A The Geneva Lakes Antique And Classic Boat Show 2014

(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – A couple of times each year, one or more of our contributors finds themselves at a classic boat show and they inevitably ask, “Do you want any photos from this...

This 1938 Diamond T Model 80 Is One Of The Coolest And Most Rare Pickups Ever – Beautiful Truck Looking For Big Money

Sometimes things just don’t work out. This is true in life and in business. Both Mack and Diamond T were ultra-successful makers of heavy duty trucks during the 1930s and both of them decided...

Great Read: How An Old Willys Jeep Has Taken A Family Through 60 Years Of Fun And Adventure

We often show you cool videos from Petrolicious, but today we’re showing you a cool story from the website because it speaks to everything right and good about the gearhead world. We got tipped...

Someone’s Gonna Get Fired! Four New Chevrolet Trucks Involved In A Four-Car Wreck On The Way To An Unveiling

I don’t think “my bad” is gonna cover this one. Chevrolet recently invited dealers to come to the Wentzville, Missouri assembly plant so that they could take one of the first 65...