New Product Shop Test: The MYCHANIC Rechargeable MEK LED Drop Light
I’m in love with this light. It’s one of 7 lights that the folks at MYCHANIC offer, and I was fully prepared to think it was just another average rechargeable shop light. It is not. In...
This 1979 GMC 3500 Cheyenne Pickup Truck Wrecker Has A Big Block, A Four Speed, and A Holmes 440 In The Bed
One of the vehicles I remember most around down growing up was an early 1980s Ford F-350 pickup truck with a wrecker setup in the bed. It belonged to a small service station and it got worked to...
Rough Start: Your Best Shot For A Nice Old Truck Is This 1985 Ford F-150!
The inspiration for today’s Rough Start find comes straight from the weather around BangShift Mid-West. Thanks to all of those April showers that will bring May’s flowers (read:...
Crazy Video: This Peterbilt Dragged A Maxima At Least Four Miles Up A Mountain Pass!
If you have ever driven over the Cajon Pass in California you know that it is a winding, climbing slog of a drive to get over if you are in anything underpowered. Even if you are in something with...
Yes, You Need This M29 Weasel As A Spare Vehicle! Tracks For The Win!
If there is one thing I have managed to learn from marriage (besides “yes, dear”) it’s how to shop wisely. For example: you buy sweatshirts and hoodies the first week that...
The Baja Ranchero Is The Coolest Truck Build You’ve Never Heard Of – Until Now
When Allen Repashy reached out to us and said that we should take a look at the Baja Ranchero project he is neck deep into, it looked interesting enough. When we actually got in there and looked at...
Rough Start: Would You Go All-In For A Dodge Flatbed With A Camper?
Old camper rigs are one of the stranger things we dig here at the offices, the more obscure the better. I wish I could better explain the “why” behind that…I get wanting one of...
Dirt Every Day Does The Junkyard Rescue: This 1994 YJ Wrangler Goes From Rotting To Running On The Beach!
We’ve heard you guys: you like it when some derelict old wreck gets a second lease on life. We hate to see vehicles that are just a few hundred bucks’ worth of parts and a couple...
This 1972 K5 Blazer Is An Unrestored Masterpiece – Someone’s 1970s Trail Rig, Three Pedals and All
Spotlights, slot mags, a winch, and a four speed. Those are the things that drew us like a moth into a fire for this 1972 K5 Blazer. The rig looks like it was someone’s trail runner or maybe it...
105 Years Ago This Weekend The Titanic Sunk – 30 Years Ago There Was A Terrible TV Special Made About It, Remember?
The 1980s were the greatest decade for “television specials” ever. There was David Copperfield doing big scale magic on TV, there was Geraldo finding nothing but stale air in Al...
In The Battle Of A Hydraulic Press vs A Small Anvil Which Will Win? (We All Know Which Wins)
The hydraulic press channel is really something else. This guy comes up with all different kinds of stuff to jam into his press and squash and then millions of us tune in to watch it. Literally. The...
This 1972 Dodge Monaco Station Wagon Is A Rare And Huge Cruiser – 400ci and Simulated Wood Grain
I’m not even sure where to start with this one. This 1972 Dodge Monaco station wagon is one of just 2,500 ever made and we’re kind of surprised at that. The car is awesome looking with a...
Watch The Insane Wagler DX500 All-Billet Turbocharged and Screw Blown Duramax Max Its Initial Dyno Rip
One of the most impressive, talked about, and buzz worthy things at the 2017 PRI show was the awesome engine you see before you. This is the all-billet Duramax style engine that deployed both twin...
This 1969 Ford Country Squire May Have Some Rash But It Only Has 13,000 Miles, A 390, and Rubber Floor Mats
You all know that we love station wagons around here. We love them with big blocks, with small blocks, and with lots of options and with none. This particular wagon is interesting because it is not a...
