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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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: From Chassis to Rolling! 4 Link, Axles, Crossmembers & More!

Shannon and Jess are moving right along on the FJ40 and things just keep getting better. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might not...

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The RIGHT WAY To Strap Down Your Bagged Truck On Your Trailer….And Let The Debate Begin…

When our friend Brandon from Lower Class Fab posted this video yesterday we knew it was going to cause a stir. The subject of tying down cars to trailers is always one that gets debated and can get...

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Newbern’s Ramp Truck Project Continues: Tearing Into Two Builds! C50 Cab Off Plus A Fox Body Engine Gets Pulled!

Newbern is back at it with another installment on the C50 ramp truck build. He’s taking a couple of donor vehicles and putting them together to make his dream ramp truck and we can’t wait...

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Big Power, Small Engine: Double Or TRIPLE The Power Of Your Predator Engine For Go Kart And Mini Bike Fun!

I don’t know any car guys and gals who don’t like mini bikes and go karts, and in recent years there is no better engine than a Predator from Harbor Freight. Freiburger and I built mini...

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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...

Power Wagon Week: This 1978 Dodge W100 Power Wagon Is Survivor Perfection

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – As sure as I am sitting here typing this, I can say that Jim Dayotas’s 1978 Dodge W100 Power Wagon truck is one of the coolest vehicles we have ever featured on...

Cue The Flying Cars? Airbus Claims It Will Have Working Prototype By The End Of The Year

The idea of a “flying car” has been around for a long, long time. From the ill-fated flying Pinto to machines being developed by companies like Terrafugia, everyone has had their idea...

Power Wagon Week: Check Out This 1958 Dodge Town Wagon Power Wagon

If you’d like to know just how soft we have gone as a people, look no further than our current crop of SUVs in comparison to this 1958 Dodge own Wagon Power Wagon. Sure in today’s trucks...

This Former Yellowstone Snowcoach Track Van Could Be Yours

If you live in a northern climate you KNOW you’re looking at this thing and thinking, “Yeah, that IS pretty cool.” For sale here is a 1993 Chevrolet van that was converted into a...

Power Wagon Week: This 1979 Dodge Is As Mint As They Get! Big-Block And Comfy For The Era!

I have a certain vision for what a truck should and can be. There is the viewpoint that the truck is little more than a tool, in the same way a Caterpillar bulldozer or a farm tractor is viewed. I...

Power Wagon Week: Let’s Start With The History Of The Power Wagon

So by pure happenstance, both McTaggart and I had awesome experiences with Power Wagon trucks this past weekend and while they both have the same name plate they could not be more different in...

This 1100hp Tube Chassis Chevy Blazer Takes Flights And Pulls Wheelies Up A Ski Slope Like A Total Boss

In this video we see a “Blazer” which belongs to a guy named Mike Pages which is powered by a 424ci, blown and alcohol burning small block engine. This thing has no nose on it and the...

Longest Burnout Ever? V16 Detroit Diesel Powered Australian Mack Truck Destroys A Set Of Rear Tires On The Pad

We’re thinking that this could be the longest sustained burnout we have ever seen. Yeah, there is a break of a minute or two when the guy slides the rid off the burnout pad and it gets stuck in...

This Video Of A Restored 1902 Steam Powered Motorcycle Being Ridden Is Very, Very Awesome

The quality of this video isn’t awesome but the content of it very much is. The description for this clip of cool describes the motorcycle as being a 1902 Loco-Cycle steam powered motorcycle...

Major League Towing Fail: This One Ends Badly And Not In The Way You Think

Towing is a really tough job, especially the heavy hauling stuff. The forces, loads, and dangers involved with the equipment and jobs are sky high and there’s a chance of disaster at every...

This Original 1968 C10 Is A Hot Rod Waiting To Happen. What Would You Do To It?

With the popularity of the 1967-1972 Chevrolet C10, it seems like it is getting harder and harder to find unmolested, or unrestored, examples. So when we see one like this particular C10, it always...