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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Is This Thing An ABOMINATION or GREATNESS? This Is A Small Block Chevy Powered Ford F100! Installing a HUGE Cam and Engine Refresh With Derek.

I know that some of you are screaming already, but the reality is that it’s not like you can’t replace the Chevy with a Ford in this F100 if you buy it and want to “save” it...

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Freiburger and Finnegan Limo Truck Dyno Shootout! How Much Power Did It Make?

If you missed the awesome on the road engine build and swap in Finnegan’s Limo Squarebody truck, then you missed a lot and are going to want to use the link below. They literally built a brand...

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Vintage RV For Sale: This 1972 Chevrolet C30 Open Road Custom Camper Motorhome Is Retro Greatness!

Anyone who’s been hanging out around BANGshift for very long knows I have an affinity for old rv trailers and motorhomes. When I was a kid we had a Roll-a-Long motorhome that was a square body...

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Runaway Diesel Video Compilation: Watch A Bunch Of Diesels Run Full Bore On Their Own Oil

We have to thank BangShifter John Eken for the tip on this video featuring a multitude of runaway diesel engines. From BMWs to front end loaders, and locomotives, this video captures the nightmare...

Racing Season Needs To Hurry Up – We Need Things Like Nine-Second Diesel Trucks Again!

Is it spring yet? No…crap. At least time is on the march, because right now I’m missing the smell of PJ1 and race fuel. The strip is calling our name, and while Lohnes will be out for the...

This Chopped and Channeled 1971 Model R Mack Is Awesome – Take A Video Tour

(By Greg Rourke) – We see cool project cars on BangShift every day. What we don’t often see is the cool way some of these cars get hauled around. Here we have a guy who looked at a truck...

This 1971 Chevrolet C10 Camper Special Is A One Owner Truck With Great Patina

Whenever you find a truck like this, which has been driven and owned by the same person for its whole life, there is nothing cooler than looking it over and trying to understand each and every...

Watch The Sloppy Mechanics Make 992 Horsepower To The Tires On Their Junkyard Colorado

We dig the Sloppy Mechanics. Not just because they clearly know how to have fun and make power, but also because they do it their way. Instead of building things that intimidate people because they...

Rough Start: Give Your Inner Child What They Always Wanted: A Big Red Fire Truck!

Unless you are an absolute savant like the three of us were as kids, chances are pretty solid that the first vehicle you could name without any provocation whatsoever was “fire truck!”...

Disaster Bridge Video: This 11’8″ Span In Massachusetts Eats Trucks and Bad Drivers For Lunch!

(By Greg Rourke)  – Low clearance bridges are the bane of the trucking industry. Legal height for trucks is 13’6″, but that doesn’t mean they can just go anywhere. Case in...

Huge Aftermarket News: MOMO and Weld Racing Join Forces – Weld To Maintain Kansas City Manufacturing

Some very significant news has broken this am in the high performance aftermarket. MOMO, the internationally known high performance wheel manufacturer and Weld Racing have joined in a partnership...

Exclusive Photos Of The New American Powertrain 1968-72 C10 Transmission Hump

So this week BangShift will be dropping knowledge on all sorts of new parts, components, and products from aftermarket companies across the board as we’re attending an annual event that centers...

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...