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

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!

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?

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

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

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

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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Is An Inflatable Paint Booth A Good Buy? Who Should Own One, If Anyone, And Are They Worth The Money?

Inflatable paint booths have been a fairly hot topic the last few years as folks who only need to paint a car or truck occasionally find the thought of a complete solution in a box interesting. I...

Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck FIRST DRIVE!!! Finishing Steering & Brakes And Drag Link Fabrication

In this video from the collaboration Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig, you’ll see the brake...

Upgrading from Holley’s Sniper 1 to the NEW Sniper 2 EFI: Installation Guide for Enhanced Performance

Holley’s new Sniper 2 EFI system is the latest and greatest in self-tuning, easy to install, EFI conversion systems and it brings a new level of performance to the class. There are lots of...

HEMI HEADER TEST-LONG TUBES VS THE WORLD. NA & SC GEN 3 HEMI! LOG VS SRT8 VS SHORTY VS LONG TUBES!

We all know that long tube headers are the ultimate when it comes to exhausting a high performance street engine, but how do all the other offerings stack up? Has exhaust port and manifold technology...

Save $250 On Any 5 Or 6 Speed Swap Kit From American Powertrain Today And Tomorrow Only!

This is the final American Powertrain sale of the summer, and there has never been a better time to buy that 5 or 6 speed kit for your muscle car, street machine, Corvette, or truck because if you...

How To Build A Suqare Tubing Bender For $20 In 20 Minutes In Your Garage.

This is a pretty cool tool, that you can build in a matter of minutes with some scrap, a couple bearings, and one item you have to pick up at Walmart or the nearest sporting goods store. It’s a...

Cooler Than Rubber! Fabricating Hard Lines For Radiator Hoses Is Simple. You Can Do Them At Home!

Sometimes radiator hoses can be a pain in the butt, especially when you are doing an engine swap. It is getting harder and harder to find some of the older radiator hoses, even for stock...

Influence and Impact E3 C-10 Truck History, 73-87 Squarebody, Resto-Mod Trucks For Days!

This new series from the guys at Auto Revolution is pretty darn cool! If you ever wondered how the C10 trucks you know and love came to be so influential in the custom truck and hot rod scene, and...

NEW RUSTOLEUM 5 IN 1 SPRAY PAINT TEST. APPLYING A $41 PAINT JOB THEN HEADING TO THE CAR SHOW!

Spray can paint jobs have been the rage the past several years, and so have Rustoleum enamel paint jobs where people buy a $12 can of Rustoleum, thin it, and then spray it like it is regular...

5.3L LS VS 5.3L LT VS 5.3L LS/LT HYBRID-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER? 500+ HP 5.3L SHOOTOUT-WHO WINS?

We talked about putting LT heads on an LS to make a hybrid of the two, but how does that stack up to an LS or an LT? Which 5.3 is the best one to build? I mean there are more and more L83 LT engines...

How It’s Done: Dipping And Chemical Stripping A 1966 GTO Body Of Paint AND Rust Is A Neat Process.

Dipping cars to remove paint and filler isn’t new, but the process has changed over the years for sure. In fact it isn’t just to get rid of paint anymore, but also to get rid of rust....

Did CHEAP Parts Destroy The Engine In Mortske’s LS Swapped 1985 Chevrolet Crew Cab Dually?!?

There are lots of folks who never buy anything but high dollar factory parts, and then jillions who buy replacement parts from lots of sources. Many folks use price alone to decide which parts to buy...

The StanceWorks 800hp 1931 Ford Model A Race Truck Is Back! It’s terrifyingly fast… and he’s eager to drive it again. But First It Needs A Rebuild

If you aren’t familiar with the Stanceworks 1931 Ford Model A, you should be. This little bastard is epic and yet there is something about it that makes you wonder if it is going to put the...

HOW TO: LT HEAD SWAP AN LS. GEN V L83 HEAD SWAP ON A GEN 4 5.3L L33. HOW MUCH HP ARE THEY WORTH?

GM’s LS engine may be the hottest internal combustion engine in the last two decades, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only thing GM built that is worth building. The LT engine, the...