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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Crazy Action Photos: 10th Annual Show and Go At The Lee County Mud Motorsports Complex

(Words and photos by David Whealon) – In most racing series winter warm-ups have started and Lee County Mud Motorsports Complex in Sanford, NC has followed the trend with their first race of...

Want To Stand Out On The Trails This Summer? This Chevrolet SSR 4×4 Ought To Do The Trick!

The poor Chevrolet SSR…it tried so hard to be loved. Chevy pulled a page out of Chrysler’s 1990s playbook…specifically the chapter on going from concept car to production in thirty...

The Max Grundy Designed Chevrolet Hauler Known As ODIN Is For Sale – Incredible

We’re big fans of well known hot rod artists and designer Max Grundy. The guy has a thing with big trucks that we love and he has a design style and vision that really suits our tastes. Case in...

Mud Bog Time Machine: 1980s Action From Arkansas City, Kansas – The Trucks Rule!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Last stop in our mud bog time machine is Arkansas (pronounced as you see it – not like the state) City, KS.  Gearheads will note that Ark City (best...

That’s Gonna Hurt In The Morning: Watch As The “Black Out” Rock Bouncer Barrel-Rolls Down At The ARC Race!

The full-coverage overkill cages that you see on rock bouncers isn’t for show. When you combine lots of power, heavy right feet and incline angles that aren’t advisable for mountain...

Craigslist Weird Humor: Someone Has Listed A Mobile Brothel For Sale In The Form Of A Chrysler RV

  BangShifter Mike Lang gets all the credit for this gem of a Craigslist find. We’re going to assume that Mike did not type “mobile brothel” into the search line but somehow he...

Craigslist Hilarity: This Ad For A 1986 Jeep CJ7 Had Us Rolling – Priceless Stuff

We have to thank BangShifter Matt Boutilier for tipping us off to this hilarious Craigslist ad for a 1986 Jeep CJ7. The Jeep is for sale in Maine and it is a nice looking piece with a lift, some...

Random Car Review: The 1957-1962 Tucker Model 222 “Sno-Kitten”

I don’t care if the Spring Equinox is a little over a week away, it’s Spring at BangShift Mid-West HQ. The grass is growing, the saturated fields are finally drying out, the house finches...

Mental! This Truck To Truck Stadium Super Truck Crash Video Looks Straight From A Video Game!

(By Eric Rood) – Stadium Super Trucks might be the coolest road racing in the world when they end up on a road course billing.When everything is going well, Robby Gordon’s rip-snorting...

This Old Cab Over Dodge Wrecker Is A Hot Mess, But We’re In Love All The Same

This is one of those times when I’ve fallen so immediately in love with something that I am virtually blinded to the sheer horror of the situation until I take a second look and realize how...

Crazy Video: Watch This de Havilland Canada Dash 7 Perform Short Take Off and Landing Drills – 20-ton Plane Defies Physics

(By Eric Rood) – YouTube is flush with videos of supremely talented Alaskan bush pilots dropping their two-seat Piper Cubs and Super Cubs onto tiny patches of level ground, “rolling” to a...

This Mud-Running Ford Bronco Is A Beast! Wheels Up In The Mud From A Dead Launch!

Traction in the mud…yeah, this big Bronco has it in spades. It’s also got enough power to hang the front end in the air from a dead launch in the mud! This is the John Deere Bronco and...

Mud Bog and Monster Truck Time Machine: Here’s The Scene, The Rigs, and The Muck From Newkirk, Oklahoma Circa 1984

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Here’s the latest installment of our mud bog and monster truck time machine stories. Heading further North on our wayback journey we turn to NewKirk,...

Craigslist Find: This 1974 Dodge Power Wagon Is Too Big For The City And Too Nice To Not Drive!

Reading the listing for this 1974 Dodge Power Wagon makes you feel outright sorry for the guy who is selling the truck, it really does. This Dodge was gone through three years ago in a frame-off...