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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This Flying Dune Buggy Thing Looks Like A Great Way To Thin The Herd Of Rich Adventure Seekers

There are a couple of divergent elements in this video. The first is the relationship between the dune buggy looking “SkyRunner” while it is on the ground versus while it is on the air....

This Lumina-Camino Is No Hack Job And We’re Dying To Find Out The Full Story On It

BangShifter Tom Campanelli is killing it lately. Not only was he the guy sending us live updates from Bradenton, Florida where Garlits was trying to run 200mph in the electric dragster yesterday, he...

Flips, Flops, Saves, And More. Formula Off Road In Sweden Takes Crazy To A New Level

We love Formula Off Road Racing because it’s awesome. Take some jillion foot tall pile of gravel, send high horsepower, light weight, 4 wheel drives with paddle tires on all 4 wheels and tell...

More Big Air Photos From The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series In Lake Elsinore

If you liked the big air and rollover photos we had yesterday from the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series at Lake Elsinore this past weekend, then you’ll dig these ones too. It’s an awesome...

High Flying, Dirt Throwing, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Trucks In Action From Elsinore

This past weekend was Round 3 and 4 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, and all the high flying Pro Lite, Pro 2, and Pro 4 trucks you love to see flying through the air were on hand at Lake...

Video: The Greatest Engine Explosion Footage Ever

We’ve all seen the video of the pulling tractor pitching it’s block over the side of the frame rails and then running it over. It was the king of the carnage hill for years, but...

This Oshkosh M911 Is A 22.5-Ton Ton Army Truck That Eats Deuce And A Half Rigs For Lunch

Two weeks ago I was rolling down the road in Mooresville, North Carolina with Eric Yost in his big deuce and a half military truck. That is a big, lumbering, unstoppable 6×6 monster that is the...

Viva Las Vegas 2014: Our Last Blast Of Truck Photos – Lots Of Patina And Character

We’ve finally come to the end of the road with our dedicated truck photos from Viva Las Vegas 2014. This last group of truckin’ awesome photos has some real odd balls in it like the the...

Ride Inside A Stadium Super Truck On The Road Course Over Jumps And Dicing With Another Truck

We have to thank BangShifter extrodinare Scott Brown for tipping us off to this fantastic video that gives us an in-truck view of what it is like for the Stadium Super Trucks to attack a road course...

Craigslist Find: This “1949 Ford” F1 Truck Is A Project Waiting For Someone To Finish It

If one were to envision what a completely 100% hand crafted 1949 Ford F1 riding on a Corvette chassis would look like, this may be it. Of course, that person would also be under the influence of some...

The Trucks Of Viva Las Vegas 2014 – Laid Out, Shined Up, Looking Nice, and Looking Tough

Since the dawn of BangShift, I’ve never hidden my affection for all things truck. Be the huge or small, new or old, I am a truck guy deep down in my heart and always will be. The good thing is...

This Roll Out Video For The 2014 Ram Power Wagon May Force Us To Rob A Bank So We Can Buy One

While the Ford Raptor certainly gets lots of headlines for being a high speed, muscle bound off roading machine that can jump (kinda) and soak up everything the desert has to throw at it, we have to...

This Video Of Stadium Super Trucks On The Long Beach Grand Prix Road Course Is Truckin’ Awesome

For those of your unfamiliar with the Stadium Super Truck series that Robbie Gordon championed, it is pretty awesome. The trucks are basically built to spec but that spec is basically a trophy truck...

Video: Screw The Rabbit, Trophy Trucks On TV THIS SUNDAY! The SCORE San Felipe 250 On CBS Sports

You know that we’re falling in love with off road racing more and more each day around here, and we’ve got great stuff coming this year that you’ll love on the truck front. One of...