Rebuilt And Restored: This 1750 Snap-On Vise Is Rusted and Seized, But Worthy Of A Restoration
Sep 25, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Rebuilt And Restored: This 1750 Snap-On Vise Is Rusted and Seized, But Worthy Of A Restoration
I feel like people that are into old stuff are into all the old stuff. For example, those of us that love classic cars are also the ones likely to love old tools. And since we like restoring cars and...
Safety Third: This Video Showing The Starting Process of A Rumley Oil Pull Tractor Is Insane
Sep 25, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Safety Third: This Video Showing The Starting Process of A Rumley Oil Pull Tractor Is Insane
There are not that many vehicles left in the world where starting them is a matter of life and death. Fuel dragsters and that’s about it on that list. Back in the day though there were ample...
English Wheel Tooling EXPERT Shares Top Polishing Techniques – Smooth Wheels Make For Smooth Parts!
Sep 24, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on English Wheel Tooling EXPERT Shares Top Polishing Techniques – Smooth Wheels Make For Smooth Parts!
An English Wheel is a magical tool that can do amazing things to sheet metal. Often considered one of the most important metal shaping tools, the English Wheel can shape sheet metal in multiple...
Holley LS Fest 2024 Photos: Smoke Show! Burnout Photos From The Biggest Gathering Of LS Enthusiasts On The Planet!
Sep 24, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Holley LS Fest 2024 Photos: Smoke Show! Burnout Photos From The Biggest Gathering Of LS Enthusiasts On The Planet!
Here’s our fourth gallery, and it’s all from the smoke show! I’ve been the voice of Holley’s LSFest since its inception 15 years ago, and for the first 7 or so years of that I announced...
Historic Video: A Look At Autolite Circa 1940 – Killer Manufacturing Film!
Sep 24, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Historic Video: A Look At Autolite Circa 1940 – Killer Manufacturing Film!
Many of you hear the name Autolite and think about the popular brand of spark plugs and while you are not wrong, you are missing out on a huge hunk of the company’s history. Electric Autolite...
Holley LS Fest 2024 Photos: Car Show Photos From The Biggest Gathering Of LS Enthusiasts On The Planet! The Cool, The Weird, The Awesome…
Sep 23, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Holley LS Fest 2024 Photos: Car Show Photos From The Biggest Gathering Of LS Enthusiasts On The Planet! The Cool, The Weird, The Awesome…
Here’s our third gallery! I’ve been the voice of Holley’s LSFest since its inception 15 years ago, and for the first 7 or so years of that I announced literally every competitive and...
Mill Right: This Video Showing The Rescue And Restoration Of A Bridgeport Milling Machine Is Awesome
Sep 23, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Mill Right: This Video Showing The Rescue And Restoration Of A Bridgeport Milling Machine Is Awesome
This is some absolutely awesome stuff. Hand Tool Rescue is one of my favorite channels on YouTube because whether it is some weird 1800s apple peeling machine or even an ancient hand tool, seeing...
Incredible Video: Someone Built A Turbine Powered Chainsaw And It Works Awesome – See The Guts And See It Cut!
Sep 23, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Incredible Video: Someone Built A Turbine Powered Chainsaw And It Works Awesome – See The Guts And See It Cut!
The best projects and things we have featured here at BangShift over what is now closing in on 30,000 posts are the things that people have made solely because they wanted to. In the realm of that...
Boss Cat: This Monster Caterpillar 3508 V8 Makes 1030hp and 3070 Ft/Lbs Of Torque on The Dyno!
Sep 23, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Boss Cat: This Monster Caterpillar 3508 V8 Makes 1030hp and 3070 Ft/Lbs Of Torque on The Dyno!
Now THIS is a V8. The Caterpillar 3508 V8 Land Mechanical Engine is a monster in every way, shape and form. It is huge and it is heavy, weighing nearly 10,000lbs. This turbocharged beast has a bore...
Rocky Mountain Race Week Carnage: 1320Video Catches All The Action, Good AND Bad! 450 Miles Of Driving And A Full Day Of Drags!
Sep 20, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Rocky Mountain Race Week Carnage: 1320Video Catches All The Action, Good AND Bad! 450 Miles Of Driving And A Full Day Of Drags!
In what may be the longest drive in Drag and Drive history, we amazingly got almost everyone from Texas to Louisiana! The drive was nearly 450 miles, and was covered on Day 3 which is just a drive...
Squarebody Cinema: Check Out This Salesman Training Video On 1974-75 Chevrolet Trucks
Sep 20, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Squarebody Cinema: Check Out This Salesman Training Video On 1974-75 Chevrolet Trucks
Yes, we do want the “Dooley” as much as you do, but that’s jumping ahead. One of the greatly ironic naming conventions in automotive history belongs to GM and the line of trucks...
World’s Fastest Stick Shift Full-Size Truck DESTROYS itself on the Drag Strip! | Race Week 2.0 Day 2 From The Texas Motorplex!
Sep 19, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on World’s Fastest Stick Shift Full-Size Truck DESTROYS itself on the Drag Strip! | Race Week 2.0 Day 2 From The Texas Motorplex!
Day Two of Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 was full of personal bests, and more carnage! We had lots of folks making the best runs of their lives, but a few that also broke things worse than they ever...
LS Engine How To: How to Install An LS Steam Vent Kit – It’s Simple, But Important, For Proper Cooling Of Your LS Engine
Sep 13, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on LS Engine How To: How to Install An LS Steam Vent Kit – It’s Simple, But Important, For Proper Cooling Of Your LS Engine
From the factory, every LS engine has a steam vent system which is a couple of hoses and fittings that come from the top of the cylinder head’s water jackets and connect into a port on the...
How Much Power Can Evan And The Gang At Westech We Squeeze Out of GM’s Tiniest 4.8L LS? Let’s Find Out!
Sep 13, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How Much Power Can Evan And The Gang At Westech We Squeeze Out of GM’s Tiniest 4.8L LS? Let’s Find Out!
We’re fans of all engines, but there is something cool about little displacement engines making big power. Since Chevrolet’s unveiling of the small-block Chevrolet in 1955, people have...










