Derek is Taking A 1,600 Mile Journey To Trade One Of Vice Grip Garages More Popular Trucks For The Ride He Sold And Instantly Regretted It

We’ve all traded or sold a car or truck and then regretted it. Sometimes that regret is as soon as the deal is done and sometimes it takes a week or month or year to realize that you just...

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Build Your Own Vapor Blaster At Home With A Harbor Freight Blast Cabinet, Including a Full Parts List!

Vapor blasting, or wet blasting as many people call it, is a media or sand blasting method that uses water and sometimes an added detergent. The water and abrasives combine to clean and slightly...

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Dirthead Shed Tire Testing: Putting Avix Trailtek R/T Tires To The Test As Butter Jeep Takes On Tough Moab Trails

Dirthead Dave is back at it, with the newly LS Swapped and running Butter Jeep out on the trails in Moab for a bit of tire testing. Dave has been wheeling Jeeps and everything else under the sun for...

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AS SEEN ON TV Tools that Beat Yours: Are As Seen on TV Tools Better Than We’ve Been Giving Them Credit For?

AS SEEN ON TV! We’ve all fallen for the trap at some point or another and bought some kitchen gadget, tool, or “performance” part that had huge claims as to how wonderful it was....

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Here Are All The American Powertrain Shifter Fitment Options On TREMEC 5 & 6 Speed Transmissions For Your Project

Wondering if there is a way to get your Tremec transmission’s shifter to line up in your application? Have a weird one and want to move the shifter forward or back to make it just right? In the...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: How To Build A Custom Roll Cage For An FJ40 Land Cruiser

Shannon and Jess are back at it on the FJ40 this week and this thing is coming along nicely. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might...

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The BSF Recovery Service Is Totally Awesome – Watch This Off Road Tow Truck Get The Job Done!

(By Greg Rourke) – Up in Northwest Wisconsin and Northeast Minnesota they have a bunch of off road parks and trails. And unlike the weenies I see driving around here with four shocks at each...

Not Every Holden Is A Burnout Car…Check Out This Beastly Kingswood Pulling Truck!

If there is such a thing as “burnout season” in Australia, it’s currently in full force right now. Video after video, we’ve seen some of the best come out swinging, turning...

Ever Wonder Why Cop Cars Have Push Bars? Here’s A Video Example

(By Greg Rourke) – I was a truck driver for a while. The perception is big semi trucks can drive through anything, but reality is it doesn’t take much to reduce them to 80,000 pounds...

During WWII The Germans Used Tiny Remote Controlled Tanks As Rolling Bombs (Video Of GIs Riding One!)

Just when you think that you have a pretty good handle on lots of the weaponry and innovations that came out of WWII you learn that the Germans were using small, remote controlled tanks packed with...

Watch A Crazy Irishmen Try To Keep His Car From Being Towed By Driving It Off The Truck!

(By Greg Rourke) –  Sometimes I run across something blogworthy on Youtube, then find the vid that shows up next is even better. Today was one of those days. We showed some cats that...

This 1984 M1009 Military Blazer Is How Chevrolet Should Have Built Every K5 Blazer

We tend to look at military trucks on Craigslist and eBay so that we can dream about yet another vehicle to add to our list of must haves. The typical M35 is of course a staple, as who doesn’t...

This 1979 Ford Crew Cab Short Bed Is Root Beer Brown Greatness, And We Love It

Crew Cab trucks are awesome, regardless of year, make, or model, but some are better than others. This 1979 Ford Crew Cab Shortbed is an example of the some of the best. Just look at this thing! Not...

Seems Legit: Here’s How You Tow A Car In Russia With No Rope

(By Greg Rourke) – We’ve all been there…car non functional for whatever reason. Most of us call a tow truck, but apparently in Russia we have a couple of geniuses who had a better...

The Fastest Log Vehicle Ever Is Turbine Powered Which Seems Odd And Dangerous

We were enjoying some swinging chairs at Barrett-Jackson when we came upon this crazy Guinness Book of Records Record Holder tree stump. Well technically it’s a log. According to the display,...

RideTech’s 48-Hour C10 Is Going Together LIVE At Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE LIVE BUILD OF THE RIDETECH 48 HOUR C10 STARTING AT 10AM PACIFIC, 1PM EASTERN CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE CARS FOR SALE AT BARRET-JACKSON.COM That’s right folks, the...

This 1967 Dodge Power Wagon May Have A Chevy Big Block But It Also Has Killer Solid Wheels – Neat Truck!

If there was one thing that really captured my imagination as a kid reading four wheel drive magazines it was huge trucks with solid wheels. I have no idea why those thoughts and that look have stuck...

Check Out Some Of The Cool Trucks We Found At Barrett-Jackson In Scottsdale

The number of vehicles for sale at the Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction in Scottsdale is truly mind boggling, but the variety is even more interesting. Pro Street, restored classics, sports cars,...

Roman Candle Video: Watch What Happens When A Locomotive Suffers A Turbo Failure

(By Greg Rourke) – We’ve seen all manner of explosions on BangShift…engines, blowers, transmissions, but I don’t think we’ve had a diesel locomotive. Until now. Here we...

Hooker Blackheart Expands Line To Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S – Headers, Exhaust Packages

The Hooker Blackheart line has grown again! This time the company has expanded to include the popular Scion FR-S and the Subaru BRZ. These small sports are are awesome machines for the track or the...