Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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How Much Horsepower Does An Engine Driven Cooling Fan Really Take From Your Engine?

We tested alternators, engine driven fans, and other accessories on the dyno years ago and I can tell you that most of the accessories on the front of your engine take very little power to turn under...

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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’s HELLA 2026! COURSE 2 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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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom Fender Flares Built For Punishment! Truly Custom Fabrication.

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper done, it’s time for fender flares. But these aren’t just any flares, as they will tie into the bumper out back for...

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Marketplace Find: This Survivor 1985 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Is Big Block Powered Gold! Big Block, TH400, 3.73, And 68K miles!

Wow what a score this one will be for someone. With less than 70,000 miles on the odometer, and interior and paint that look near mint, this big block 2500 Suburban will make a great family cruiser...

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This May Be The Coolest Fire Truck Ever – The 1959 Dodge American LaFrance Little Mo – One Man Fire Dominator

For starters, trucks of the Dodge “Power Giant” era are some of the coolest on the road. The 1957-1960 trucks really have a unique look and whether we’re talking the W100 or larger...

This Video Of A Guy Stacking Beer Bottles With An Excavator Is Flipping Awesome

There’s a reason that guys who do this work are called heavy equipment “operators”. We think that some of them could probably perform surgery with the big machines that they use to...

Watch This Freightliner Sand Rail Scale The Dunes At Pismo Beach – The Beast Rules

If there’s a guaranteed way to be awesome in this world it would be to take a Freightliner truck and convert it into what amounts to a massive sand rail like you see in this video. We’re...

The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Ripping The Gears In A Detroit Diesel Swapped 1971 Chevy Mini-Rig

We are typically not fans of the “mini-rig” look for trucks where guys try to make a pickup look and act like a big rig but in this case, we’re kind of on board, ok all the way on...

Video: An Evel Knievel Jump And The World’s Richest Demolition Derby – Great Footage From 1973

It was February 1973 and Evel Knievel was among the most famous people on Earth. His star would continue rising for another year until his disastrous failure at Snake River Canyon. One of...

Building Blocks: There’s an eBay Listing Featuring 300 Bare Big Block Chevy Blocks For $500,000

So heres’s the latest massive cache of parts that has come up for sale on eBay and it’s biggie. Like the rest of them it carries the same question. Is it worth it? Is this an investment...

Looking For A Great Performing Distributor With The Right Look For Your Ford Flathead? Mallory’s Newest Offering May Be It!

There’s a million concerns on the minds of modern hot rodders, especially those guys building retro-style cars. You need to make it fit right, you need to make it run right, and you need to...

RacingJunk Find: This 1950 GMC 640 Series Truck Is Unique, Different, And Still True To The Original

If you wanted to buy a tough truck in 1950 to haul trailers with or do handwork you walked into the GMC dealer and bought one of their 640 series rigs. These things were configured in many different...

Original Owner Time Capsule: This Is One Of The Cleanest Early Dodge Ramchargers We’ve Seen In Ages!

One vehicle that is a rare treat to see on public roads these days is the Dodge Ramcharger. Even though they were less popular than the GM and Ford competition, they were solid rigs that could handle...

This 1974 Ford F-600 Rollback Truck Is Glorious! Anyone Need A Neat Car Hauler?

It’s one of those days again, where I feel like messing with the bosses, so first thing’s first…Lohnes and his big, lumbering utility truck fetish. I love looking for things that...

New Old Seriously?! This Set Of Chevy 348 Heads Have Never Been Assembled Or Installed On An Engine!

N.O.S or new old stock parts are kind of the holy grail for people doing really stringent restoration work. In the case of this eBay ad, the parts we are talking about are a set of 348 Chevy heads...

This Grandpa Fresh 1981 K20 Scottsdale Chevy Truck Is Almost Too Cool To Mess With…Almost

I have to be honest, it takes a special car to make me question whether or not it is a good idea to start messing with it. Some you certainly wouldn’t want to cut up, but pulling all the...

LSFest West Is Only A Few Weeks Away And Here Is One Guy Thrashing To Make It.

LSFest West is awesome!!! But like most events, some big percentage of the people participating are thrashing to get their projects done in time. Peter Guy is one of those dudes who is building...

Laid Out On The Lake Is New Zealand’s Only Minitruck And Customs Show, And We Dig It.

With obscurity comes commitment. You can quote me on that one. It’s easy to build, show, and enjoy a 1932 Ford. No offense, but you can build one from a catalog and then go to a jillion events...