The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

May 20, 20261320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, Sponsor News, XL Spotlight0

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness!

May 20, 2026DRIVETRAIN, ENGINE, FORD, Hack of the Week, Project Cars, SUSPENSION, TECH, Tech Stories, TRUCKS, Videos, XL Drivetrain Tech, XL Engine Tech, XL Project Trucks, XL Spotlight, XL Suspension Tech, XL Tech Stories0

I love donor vehicle builds like this one. What I mean by that is when you buy a car, or parts from the wrecking yard, to build something new and exciting in a way it never was before. My 1956 Chevy...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

May 20, 20261320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, Hack of the Week, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Spotlight0

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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Remembering Our Friend Kyle Loftis – The Man Behind 1320video Will Be Missed More Than He Ever Realized

May 19, 20261320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, BangShift 1320, XL Spotlight0

It has taken me several days to be able to post something like this on BANGshift. Posting it the day we found out about the loss of our great friend would have been the smart thing for page views and...

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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’s HELLA 2026! COURSE 3 RACING ACTION

May 19, 2026BangShift XL, CRASH & BURN, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Event Coverage, XL Spotlight, XL Videos0

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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Camden Murphy Sets Monster Truck World Speed Record at Monster Jam at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

May 19, 2026BangShift XL, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Spotlight, XL Videos0

Monster Trucks are awesome machines, and the things they are capable of doing are mind boggling at times. But as fast, and crazy, and high flying as they are, top speed is not the thing you think of...

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Big Stupid Fun: The Coolest Ford Pulling Truck Ever

Dec 17, 20101

There are those out there in the motorsports world that consider truck pulling to be a form of motorsports beneath them. While certainly a pretty simple concept, there is some neat technology...

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Project Goliath Update: Our Perfect Plan Goes to Hell

Apr 21, 2010Comments Off on Project Goliath Update: Our Perfect Plan Goes to Hell

It was all going to be so perfect. We were going to re-ring one cylinder in Goliath’s 292ci straight six and then it would be off to the shop to have the rotted cab floors repaired. That pipe...

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Project Goliath Update: The One Cylinder Rebuild, Part One

Mar 22, 2010Comments Off on Project Goliath Update: The One Cylinder Rebuild, Part One

The great thing about having a couple of project vehicles beating around here at BangShift.com is that our pain and suffering gets to become your entertainment! This is the first of a two-part story...

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Muscle Tractor: This John Deere 5020 Got A Detroit Diesel V8 Swap And Became A Plow Pulling Bruiser

May 27, 02173

Back in the middle 1960s, John Deere released the 5020 tractor. It was a mighty beast and at the time the big fellah about as tough a customer as farmer with lots of land could get his hands on. When...

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