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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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...

Someone In Florida Built A Horrible Looking Diamond Plate Body On A Postal Jeep And Wants $76,000 For It

AJ Cortes is the guy that we need to point the blame at for finding this creation on Craigslist somewhere in Florida. Look, the seller wants $76,000 for what you see here which is basically an old...

This Crummy Looking Ford Pickup Has A Fun Surprise Under The Hood – A Drag Week Veteran’s Project That We Love

(Photos by Keith Lopez) – Without people who can’t leave well enough alone, Bangshift would not exist. See, guys like Drag Week veteran Keith Lopez get something and they just have to...

Watch A 700hp Stadium Super Truck Complete A Lap Of A Drift/Autocross Course Up On Two Wheels – Fun Video

The Stadium Super Truck series has provided some of the most fun and impressive video of 2014. From the footage of them flying through the courses that they normally race on in stadiums to attacking...

Watch This Nearly-Stock YJ Wrangler Show The Mud Trucks How It’s Done

Mud truck are serious business. Big lifts, strong axles, tractor tires, and a screamer of an engine making all sorts of power are the needed to move a heavy truck through a good mud bog, especially...

BFGoodrich Pushed Their New Off Road Tires (mounted to wheels) Out Of An Airplane At 10,000ft To See What Would Happen – This Is Pretty Awesome

Before you launch into a “That’s CGI!” campaign, can it. You are wrong and we’ll prove it in the videos below. We thought for sure when we saw a film made by BFGoodrich that...