Trar-Rod: This 1977 Nova Has Big Tires, A Cage, Lots of Horsepower, And A Spoiler
Jul 06, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Trar-Rod: This 1977 Nova Has Big Tires, A Cage, Lots of Horsepower, And A Spoiler
BangShifter Rob Miller sent us this hot off the presses tip yesterday and we thought that you’d want to see it today. Why? This is one of the more interesting trars we have ever seen because it...
What Would You Use This 1989 Ford C8000 To Run Over? This Thing’s Unreal!
Jul 05, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
If you’re going to go big, actually go big. Don’t just bolt on large tires to a pickup truck, go get a medium-duty and proudly prove to everyone around that you aren’t screwing...
Two And A Half Tons Of Fun: This Supercharged Toyota Tundra Is One Badass Tow Pig!
Jul 05, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
It’s not the race car. Ignore how low this Toyota Tundra is, ignore the subtle tweaks, the aftermarket wheels, and the snotty exhaust note. Pay no attention to the airbags or the dyno time, and...
Best of BS 2016: Video Full Of Bitchin Engines You May Never Have Seen Before
Jul 03, 2016Chad Reynolds3
Ever see a GMC 12 cylinder engine in person? Ever hear of them? Unlike the monsters folks are making from two engines or billet, this was a casting from GMC. And that’s just scratching the...
Best of BS 2016: Watch A V8 Powered VW Pre-Runner Break Every Law Known In San Diego
Jul 03, 2016Brian Lohnes19
UPDATE: YEAH, THIS GUY WENT TO JAIL. Blame Charles Wickam for this one. This short film titled “Urban Assault” shows an LS powered VW pre-runner that goes completely mental through the...
The Ultimate Roadtrip Vehicle? Check Out This Ford E-Series Dually That Is Packing A Powerstroke And A Quigley 4WD System!
Jul 02, 2016Bryan McTaggart5
I’ve been semi-joking around about a BangShift Command Vehicle, the kind of ride that we could take from race to race in comfort, that could operate all of our systems in place and still be...
Buy Your Own 1942 GMC DUKW! You Could Be An Amphibious Tour Guide In A WW2 Icon!
Jul 02, 2016Chad Reynolds2
If you’ve ever been to coastal cities like Boston, Seattle, and South Beach you’ve seen the Duck Tours. Hell, Pittsburgh and Austin also have them just to name a few. A Duck, or more...
Seat Swap! Watch Bryce Menzies Take On Drag Race And Cruz Pedregon Attack The Dirt – Plus A Crazy Match Race
Jul 01, 2016Brian Lohnes1
It is always cool when professionals from disparate styles of racing get together and have fun with each other’s rides. In this case it is former NHRA funny car champion Cruz Pedregon and off...
Money No Object: How Many Uses Could You Find For This 4BT-Swapped 1947 Dodge Power Wagon 6×6?
Jul 01, 2016Bryan McTaggart3
The Willys Jeep gets all of the credit when it comes to World War II-era vehicles that found a place in society after their military service, but the Dodge Power Wagon (the flat-tendered...
This jet engine on a test stand makes an (un)expected exit stage left
We’ve shown you near-catastrophes here with turbine engines before on BangShift, including some chaps who nearly let one get away from their makeshift test stand on a forklift pallet. However, not...
Radical Overkill Is The Best Kind: Watch As Dirt Every Day Turns This Ford Crew Cab Into A Monster!
Jun 29, 2016Bryan McTaggart3
Rockcrawling is usually the territory of small, nimble rigs that have great suspension articulation, gearing for days, and enough suspension flex to make a Baja racer jealous. they don’t...
Wild Video: Watch These Tractor Crash Tests That Use A REAL PERSON As The Driver – No Dummies Here…Oh Wait!
Jun 27, 2016Brian Lohnes4
Ok, in the realm of stuff that has left us speechless, this video below now ranks near the top. Why? What you are going to see is a series of tractor crash tests that are illustrating the...
Huge By Large: This Monster Of A 1969 Chevy Pickup Has A Big Block And Lift For Days
Jun 26, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Huge By Large: This Monster Of A 1969 Chevy Pickup Has A Big Block And Lift For Days
Perhaps it is a fault that all of us have or perhaps it is just me but the reality is that I never really escaped 10-years old. If I had, something like this mammoth 1969 Chevy truck would strike me...
Cool Video: Watch This Driver Handle A Transfer Dump Truck Race Like A Boss – So Cool!
Jun 26, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Cool Video: Watch This Driver Handle A Transfer Dump Truck Race Like A Boss – So Cool!
(By Greg Rourke) – Truck length and weight laws are fairly standardized across the country. Your fairly common 48 to 53 foot flatbed or van trailer can weigh 80,000 pounds, with restrictions...