The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness!

I love donor vehicle builds like this one. What I mean by that is when you buy a car, or parts from the wrecking yard, to build something new and exciting in a way it never was before. My 1956 Chevy...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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Remembering Our Friend Kyle Loftis – The Man Behind 1320video Will Be Missed More Than He Ever Realized

It has taken me several days to be able to post something like this on BANGshift. Posting it the day we found out about the loss of our great friend would have been the smart thing for page views and...

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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’s HELLA 2026! COURSE 3 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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Camden Murphy Sets Monster Truck World Speed Record at Monster Jam at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Monster Trucks are awesome machines, and the things they are capable of doing are mind boggling at times. But as fast, and crazy, and high flying as they are, top speed is not the thing you think of...

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This Restored 1970 Ford Econoline Pop Top Camper Van Is Road Trip Perfection

Any regular reader of BANGshift will know that I have an addiction to motorhomes, camper trailers, and vans among other things. I don’t personally own a van, but I have wanted a cool window or...

Watch The Most Impressive Two Minutes Of Big Rig Driving You Will Ever See – This Dude Dominates A Truck Rodeo

If this were a sports car we’d call it an autocross or a gymkhana but because it is an Iveco big rig, we’re calling it a rodeo. You may think you are somebody behind the wheel but until...

This Video Of An Intake Elbow Being Welded Will Either Inspire Or…Well You Know.

TIG welding is fun, but definitely more difficult than MIG welding for example. Putting together perfect welds takes time, patience, and practice. The latter clearly something that the guy in this...

Steam and Power, Baby! More Great Photos From The Northern Illinois Steam and Power Show

(Photos by Greg Rourke) – We’re back with more great photos from the 2017 Northern Illinois Steam and Power show. We think it is pretty cool that Greg Rourke was at this event while Chad...

Cool Old Stuff Gallery: The Northern Illinois Steam Power Club Show and Threshing Bee!

(By Greg Rourke) – It’s the second weekend of August, and the air north of Sycamore, Illinois is thick with coal smoke…it must be time for the Northern Illinois Steam Power Club...

The Need For Speed Continues At Bonneville Speed Week 2017

And we know it isn’t just the racers who feel this need, but also all you fans out there. Luckily for you, my son Cole and I have been shooting everything we can on the salt and have a bunch of...

Citizen’s Band: The Internet of the 1970s

Unless you were sitting up and taking oxygen between about 1973 and 1978, it is impossible to understand just how pervasive the Citizen’s Band radio was in that period. It reached every corner...

The Mecca Of Speed: Our Bonneville Speed Week 2017 Photos Just Keep Coming

Warning: Bonneville Speed Week attendance will result in an uncontrollable urge to build cars to go speeds no man was intended to reach. You have been warned. We’re not sure of the severity of...

Grab Some Lunch, We’ll Bring The Salt. Our Bonneville Speed Week 2017 Coverage Continues!

Everywhere we look there are cool things to see here at Bonneville Speed Week, and Cole Reynolds and I have been running around shooting photos like mad men so we can share all the cool stuff with...

Here’s Your Morning Serving Of Bonneville Speed Week 2017 Photos!

If you want Bonneville Speed Week 2017 photos, results, and more, BANGshift.com is the place to find them. We’ve been out every day jamming photos of everything we can find, and that means tons...

Blunt Force Truck: A 220+ MPH Bad Ass 1999 Ford F-250 Powered By A Twin Turbo V-12 Detroit Diesel

It’s baaaaack! The “It” is the 1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty of AF Dick who hails from Oregon. The last time I saw the truck was at Speed Week 2013 and I instantly fell in love with...

Bigger Than A Tank And Faster Than You: Check Out The “Hoenado” Tahoe As It Flexes It’s Muscles!

You know how sometimes, the story behind the vehicle is more interesting than the vehicle itself? Well, it might be a little bit of a stretch, but the story behind DMD Offroad’s...

It’s The Van Man!!! This 1972 Econoline Could Be Greatness

Okay, I just realized that while I am a tried and true Chevrolet fan, there is something about a Ford Econoline van like this one that just speaks to me. This era and earlier, are super cool and...

Massive Engineering Video: Watch The Spectacle Of The Marquette Michigan Ore Dock Loading A 1,000ft Ore Boat

(By Greg Rourke) –  We like things big here at BangShift, and they don’t get much bigger than the 1000 foot boats hauling ore from the Upper Great Lakes to the steel mills on the Lower...