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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Jumpin’ Jehosaphat! Watch These Two Mega Trucks Catch Destructive Amounts Of Air – WOW!

We have showed you a ton of cool mega truck videos over the years of the machines leaping into the air and landing like no big thing. Well, we have finally found the limits of at least two trucks and...

This 1949 International KB 6 Tandem Axle Van Used To Be An Oil Field Wire Truck – So Awesome

I don’t even know where to start. Literally. Do you talk about how this is a fully intact 1949 International KB 6 with its original engine? Do we start with the amazing van body that makes this...

This Museum Restored 1962 Chevy 4×4 Pickup Is One Of The Most Stunning Trucks We’ve Seen

If you had walked into a Chevrolet dealer in 1962 and bought this exact truck and then dipped said truck in Cosmoline and not taken it out for 50 years, it still would not be as nice as the...

Cool Video: Watch The Dramatic 1970s Footage That Shows The Rescue Of The Goodyear Mayflower Blimp Crew

When we think of the Goodyear Blimp fleet we don’t think of drama and amazing rescues. Nope, we think about gracefully gliding through the air, delivering cool camera angles at major sporting...

Holley LSFest West Photo Coverage, Road Trip, Show, Races, And More.

This is it, our first gallery of photos from last weekend’s Holley LSFest West! We drove up behind the wheel of the Hooker Blackheart 2016 Camaro and hooked up with a bunch of cool cats on the...

We Think This Lawnmower Would Make One Awesome Pit Bike!

A lawnmower? Yeah, but not just any lawnmower. This is a really cool Fairbanks Morse Lawn mower that was marketed towards women in the 1950’s and is an awesome example of early riding...

These Hot Rodded Big Rigs Lay Down Some Impressive Numbers At Famoso! Fast Muscle Car Territory

Today we have for you some large and lovely quarter mile entertainment that was captured at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California at the National Hot Rod Diesel Association drag races a couple of...

Vintage Petty Video: A TV Ad For the 1972 Richard Petty Special Lawn Mower at Lowe’s

Long before life and NASCAR got very complicated for Richard Petty, he was living the dream. Racking up wins and earning sums of money that few if any other drivers in the world of motorsports could...

Watch An Idiot Truck Driver Smash A Too Tall Crane Into A Bridge Repeatedly – This Is Incredible

Potentially the most basic rule of being a truck driver is knowing how tall the load on the truck is and paying attention to structures (like bridges) that may be too low for the truck and its cargo...

This Guy Put An Allison Airplane Engine In A 1939 Chevy, Added EFI And We Love The Wacky Looking Thing!

Tom Carrigan’s 1939 Chevrolet is absolutely friggin’ insane and we love it. Powered by an Allison V-1710 12-cylinder engine that was purchased from epic BangShift hero EJ Potter, this car...

230 MPH With The Aero Of A Brick Wall: Meet The Land Speed Cruiser!

Toyota’s Land Cruiser is in a strange place. Rumors are floating around that the 66-year-old nameplate could soon be sent to the bin since it costs as much as a Range Rover, weighs as much as...

This Worked Up, 440 Powered, Mud Bogging Winnebago Could Be The Most BangShifty Thing Ever (Video)

I was initially planning on writing this item mocking Chad obsession with old motorhomes and then I actually pressed play on the video below and a little pee came out. With a hot rodded 440ci...

Call The Chiropractor! It’s Another Compilation Of Rockbouncer Crashes!

Start engine, climb hill, done. Driving a rockbouncer doesn’t sound so hard, does it? Sure…if you’ve never seen one in action before, you can be fooled into thinking that all you...

Watch An FIA Racing Big Rig Powerslide Its Way Through A European Hill Climb

It is Friday, hopefully the man is not keeping you down with work and you’re counting the seconds before you get to blow out of the office for the weekend. If you are being held down by the man...