Derek is Taking A 1,600 Mile Journey To Trade One Of Vice Grip Garages More Popular Trucks For The Ride He Sold And Instantly Regretted It

We’ve all traded or sold a car or truck and then regretted it. Sometimes that regret is as soon as the deal is done and sometimes it takes a week or month or year to realize that you just...

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Build Your Own Vapor Blaster At Home With A Harbor Freight Blast Cabinet, Including a Full Parts List!

Vapor blasting, or wet blasting as many people call it, is a media or sand blasting method that uses water and sometimes an added detergent. The water and abrasives combine to clean and slightly...

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Dirthead Shed Tire Testing: Putting Avix Trailtek R/T Tires To The Test As Butter Jeep Takes On Tough Moab Trails

Dirthead Dave is back at it, with the newly LS Swapped and running Butter Jeep out on the trails in Moab for a bit of tire testing. Dave has been wheeling Jeeps and everything else under the sun for...

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AS SEEN ON TV Tools that Beat Yours: Are As Seen on TV Tools Better Than We’ve Been Giving Them Credit For?

AS SEEN ON TV! We’ve all fallen for the trap at some point or another and bought some kitchen gadget, tool, or “performance” part that had huge claims as to how wonderful it was....

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Here Are All The American Powertrain Shifter Fitment Options On TREMEC 5 & 6 Speed Transmissions For Your Project

Wondering if there is a way to get your Tremec transmission’s shifter to line up in your application? Have a weird one and want to move the shifter forward or back to make it just right? In the...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: How To Build A Custom Roll Cage For An FJ40 Land Cruiser

Shannon and Jess are back at it on the FJ40 this week and this thing is coming along nicely. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might...

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Unreal Adventure 2025: Unreal Adventure Hits The Pacific Northwest! Episode 5 – THEY ALMOST LOST TWO RIGS on Liberty Trail!

Unreal Adventure is back and we’ve got Part 5 of the adventures where the drivers and crew learn what Washington’s hardcore trails like to do to fullsize rigs! We’re super excited to see...

Engine Build Tech: Pat and Frankie Are Building a 427 LS Short Block for Big Power – Part 1

It’s time for big cubic inches and big power, and thankfully Pat and Frankie are dragging us along for the build of this cool 427 cubic inch LS street engine that features some pretty cool...

IHRA News: IHRA Announces Leah Martin as President, Marking a Historic Moment in Motorsports Leadership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IHRA Announces Leah Martin as President, Marking a Historic Moment in Motorsports Leadership Fairfield, OH — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) announces Leah...

Here’s How To Pick Out The Correct Power Distribution Module For Your Hot Rod, Race Car, or Truck Wiring Project.

A PDM, or Power Distribution Module, is like a smart fuse panel. They can not only control the application of power to certain circuits, but can do so based on user defined parameters. I’m not...

Watch This 1200HP Bain Racing Intake Being Built In 7 Minutes – What’s Taking You So Long?! Get To Work!

Sheet metal intake manifolds are super cool when finished and a huge pain in the butt if you aren’t good at them and don’t have the ability to make the various components quickly and...

Is A Tire Inflator Even Worth Owning? Did You Think a Tire Inflator Could Be This Good! One Hit Wonder or Great Buy?

I’ve owned a lot of air ride equipped rides in my day and that means always having on board air, at least as long as you plumb yourself a fitting for an air hose and chuck. But what if you...

LEFT STRANDED! The 1956 Chevy Truck Is JUNK! But Is The Unique Predator Carburetor To Blame?

If you aren’t familiar with a Predator carburetor, don’t beat yourself up about it. That is unless you were alive during the heyday of Pro Street in which case you should be ashamed. But...

Junkyard Crawl With Steve Magnante: A LUV-LY PICKUP TRUCK – Steve Walks Us Through What Chevrolet’s Isuzu Built Mini Was All About

Chevrolet LUV trucks are awesome little pickups, and they seem to be more popular now than ever, which is saying something. My kid has one, and there are a jillion of them out there at the track,...

Can We Use Modern Tools & Tech And Still Build A Traditional Style Hot Rod? Is The Finished Project All That Matters? Or Does The Method Matter Too?

When it comes to road trips we’re always saying that it is the journey, not the destination, that is most important. And when building hot rods or race cars we often say that the process is as...

Building A New Robot To Test Cordless Jump Starters: These Jump Starters are Getting Out of Hand With Their Insane Claims on Amperage.

It seems like more and more products nowadays make absurd exaggerated claims as to how powerful, fast, or bright they are. It doesn’t matter what you are looking for online, there always seems...

Unreal Adventure 2025: Unreal Adventure Hits The Pacific Northwest! Episode 4 – Running the Rough 4×4 Trails of Washington State!

Unreal Adventure is back and we’ve got Part 4 of the adventures where the drivers and crew learn what Washington state has to offer in the world of hardcore trails! We’re super excited to see how...

Heres How the World’s Best Bench Vise is Made! Fireball Tools Made In The USA Hardtail Vise Is A Beast

I love factory tours and how it’s made videos. I remember as a kid going on the brewery tour at Olympia Brewing, and also the Hershey chocolate factory. There were also tractor factories and...

Happy Thanksgiving! BangShift.com Wishes You A Wonderful Day With Friends And Family!

Man, what a year 2025 has turned into! It’s Thanksgiving Day, where food, drink, family and fun take center stage. And while many of you will be frying, roasting, or smoking a big bird, and...

Cheap vs Premium Walkie Talkies! Which One Should You Choose For Your Drag And Drive Setup!

One of the most fun things about a good drag and drive event is being in a fun group going down the road. Whether that group is one you had setup before the trip, or if it’s a group that just...