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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Gallery #2 Spring Carlisle Swap Meet Photos: Joe Grippo Cruises This Huge Swap Meet And Show To See What Kinds Of Cool Stuff Showed Up

Photo gallery #2 is below, and if you missed the first one, we’ve got a link for you to check them out below as well. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Ahh, Springtime in Pennsylvania, one day...

BANGshift.com Would Like To Wish All Of You A Happy And Safe Independence Day! We Hope You Enjoy The Celebration This 4th of July!

On behalf of myself, all our great BANGshift.com contributors, and all our families, BANGshift.com would like to wish you all a happy, healthy, and safe Independence Day. Happy Birthday to the United...

Spring Carlisle Swap Meet Photos: Joe Grippo Cruises This Huge Swap Meet And Show To See What Kinds Of Cool Stuff Showed Up

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Ahh, Springtime in Pennsylvania, one day it’s 50 degrees and 83 degrees the next, then it will rain for a week.  Gotta love the inconsistency, every day is...

Tool Testing: Who Makes The #1 Ratcheting Wrench? ICON, Mac, Snap-On, Gearwrench, Tekton & More! Putting Them All To The Test!

I remember the first set of ratcheting end wrenches I ever saw in person. I was on Power Tour with my buddy Sean, and GearWrench was on hand giving away some small wrench sets. I still have that set...

Been Proven Wrong About Calipers? Does Price Really Matter When It Comes To The Calipers In Your Toolbox?

So, are $10 Harbor Freight calipers as good as those that cost 25 times more? I mean how much difference can there be in something as simple as a pair of calipers? Or is there really no substitute...

Unreal Adventure Dirty Dozen 2025 Announced! More Than A Hundred Applied, These 12 Are The Finalists!

Unreal Adventure is one of the coolest off-road events ever assembled, so there are plenty of folks who want the chance to go on this awesome off-road road trip. While a couple dozen folks attend...

Is This Video Right? Do People Really Not Know This About Jackstands? Let Us Know, Because I’m Hoping BANGshifters Are Smarter!

How often do you see a video on YouTube with a clickbaitish title, only to watch it and wonder how anyone could find it to be true? Usually, these videos show something that seems really basic about...

Diggin’ Through An Old, Closed, Salvage Yard! Check Out The 1960 Desoto, 1962 Comet Wagon, A Skybird, & tons more!

Chad is back at it folks! This time with another cool yard to go through that belongs to a friend of his. Being as I love walking through old junkyards and salvage yards, I feel his excitement for...

Holley Introduces New Terminator X Bluetooth Module: Take Control of Your Engine with the Terminator X Bluetooth Module

Bluetooth is awesome, and not just for your stereo anymore! Holley EFI has introduced the new Bluetooth Module for the Terminator X and that means you can do all kinds of fun things with your...

Long Term Review: Better Than Diesel? Is The Ford F-350 with a 7.3L GAS Godzilla Engine Any Good? Here’s The Verdict!

The gas vs diesel truck battle has been a long and contentious one, with nearly all non-commercial applications of the diesel being a waste of money. There, I said it. Diesel tow rigs are a waste of...

TOOL TESTING: Who Makes The Grippiest Oil Filter Tool? Watch And Find Out If You Are Using The Right One!

Oil filter tools, or wrenches, can be incredibly simple or kind of trick. But regardless, they should actually work and that means they need to be able to grip an oil filter in order to turn it and...

Tool Tech: Are Power Tool Turbo Fan Dusters Getting Out of Hand? Do You Really Need One That Will Blow 8,000 Miles Per Hour?

Sometimes I wonder how the hell we got where we are in the world today. Think about this for a second. The vast majority of the public hauls something in their truck one time or less per year. And...

One Of Australia’s Best Drivers Gives Lacey Blair Burnout Tips at Holley LS Fest West! But Do They Actually Work?

Lacey was back at it for the Burnout Wars competition at LSFest Texas a few weeks ago, and boy was she out for blood! Lucky for her, she also had a secret weapon in the form of one of...

4×4 AMC Pacer: The Dirt Everyday Motortrend Trar Build That Dave Ultimately Gave Away And That We LOVE!

Boggers rule! If that two word statement doesn’t evoke a strong emotion to agree or disagree, then you don’t know what a Super Swamper Bogger tire is. Arguably the most aggressive mud...