FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Fabrication Marathon! Winch Mount, Bumper & Race Prep Madness In The Shop

Shannon and Jess are moving right along on the FJ40 and things just keep getting better. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might not...

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Let’s Talk ENGINES, PROJECT CARS, CHiPS TV, and More With David Freiburger!

David Freiburger’s Socials and YouTube channel have grown dramatically since the Motor Trend Studios that he and Finnegan were working for shut down and he went out on his own. It’s been...

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Viva Las Vegas 2026 Rockabilly Car Show Video – Hot Rods, Pinup Girls & Live Bands Take Over Las Vegas!

Viva Las Vegas is one of THE premier rockabilly car shows and get togethers in the country. Taking over the Orleans Hotel and Casino every April, this show is in its 30th year! When I still lived in...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Dyno Testing Dual Plane Intake Manifolds: Made in the USA vs Cheap Import Knockoffs – How Do They Compare?

We’re all about made in the USA parts when they make sense, but I’m very well known for saying that crap is crap, regardless of where it comes from. The point being that you should buy...

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BangShift Road Test: 2018 Dodge Durango GT Blacktop AWD – Two Weeks With The Burrrrrango

As New England is in the middle of a historic and brutally cold stretch like much of the nation is, we were happy when Dodge threw us the keys to one of their more robust offerings over the holidays...

2017 Photo Highlight Reel: David Whealon Picks His Favorites (Part 1)

(Images by David Whealon) – David Whealon has joined in the fun with a killer photo review of 2017. He has picked hundreds of his favorite snaps from the year and we arguing to be serving them...

The Cold, Hard No: Watch As This Rockbouncer Rolls Back To The Bottom Of The Hill

Being told “no” sucks. It’s one of the first things you learn as a child and it sticks with you as you grow up and grow old. No, you can’t have another piece of candy. No, you...

Snow Monster: The Dynamics Of A Kamaz Dakar Truck Flying In Frozen Russia

I don’t know how many words in Russian we all know between the three of us, but there is one we all know without question: KAMAZ. That stands for ten tons of Russian race truck that uses about...

Money No Object: The Convertible 1981 Jeep Wagoneer That You’ll Want This Summer

Is it too early to be talking about drop-tops? We just passed the Winter Solstice a couple of weeks ago and BangShift Mid-West is currently the land of frigid winds. It’s cold enough right now...

This 1920 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup Snowmobile Is For Sale And Totally Awesome

New Hampshire has brought many great innovations to the world over the last couple hundred years but we’re not sure if any of them can top the snowmobile, which was invented in the 19-teens by...

Best of BS 2017: Sgt. Rock: Get A Closer Look In, At And Around Stacey David’s Monster 1941 Dodge WC!

This 1941 Dodge WC needs no introduction to you, does it? Chances are pretty good that if the truck wasn’t in the photos, you would know exactly where I was at and who I was standing near. For...

Best of BS 2017: We Wake Up The Big Block Chevy In A 1971 C10 With A Plethora Of Off The Shelf Parts

(By Kaleb Kelley) –  As we’re building our 1971 C10 for the Win A Classic Sweepstakes, I had to figure out what to do to freshen up the old motor. First off, it’s a NAPA 454 Big Block...

If I Live In Snow Country I Would Want This Track N Go Setup On My Truck!

There isn’t a single car guy or girl on earth that doesn’t think tracked vehicles are pretty cool. I mean who doesn’t want to drive a tank and blow stuff up! But tracks can go on...

Best of BS 2017: Watching This Trucker Pull Gears With A Three Stick Transmission Is Like A Circus Act

We’ve been hammering you with high winding race cars and hot rods in our Parting Shift videos over the last few weeks so now it is time to change gears (see what we did there?) to something...

Best of BS 2017: 1967 Film Shows How The Pieces Of The Saturn V Were Moved To Florida and It Rules

The Saturn V rocket remains the most powerful man-made vehicle ever constructed and it was the bad ass hot rod that carried the USA to a victory in the Space Race with Russia. Like any hot rod, it...

Best of BS 2017: This Ford Dualie Has Cummins Power To Get It Down The Road

No “Fummins” is not a typo (which, let’s be honest we have mastered around here) it is some diesel slang for a Cummins powered Ford truck. That’s exactly what you are looking...

Best of BS 2017: This Supercharged And Turbocharged Cummins-Powered Dodge Charger Is A Freakshow!

Where do we start with WelderUp’s “Project Overcharged” 1968 Dodge Charger? It looks like an extra from the set of Mad Max: Fury Road. Hiked up on a completely custom frame and...

Best of BS 2017: Project FIRE – How They Tested Their Heat Dissipation Theories Before Making Astronauts Live Through It

If hot rodding is ultimately about solving problems and achieving new things, there has never been a better or more important group of hot rodders than the NASA engineers of the 1960s that drove the...