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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Check Out This Brutal Tug-Of-War Footage! Sometimes Full Power Isn’t Your Friend!

By all respects, if you have several hundred horsepower on tap, enough rubber to afford traction and enough weight to keep those tires planted, then dragging another vehicle around shouldn’t be...

eBay Find: Boss Hogg’s Answer To The Duke Boys Once And For All – A 1971 Cadillac Eldorado Trar!

After three years, a car I remember seeing on Craigslist in Arizona is back on eBay! This 1971 Cadillac Eldorado trar looks like the kind of car that you would have expected to see as a result of one...

Watch The Pabst Boys Roadhouse Crew Build A JCR Offroad DIY Winch Bumper!

Every once in a while we watch the Pabst Boys Roadhouse videos and laugh. They do some good tech with a very very solid nod toward the funny side of things as well. In this video they are working on...

Craigslist Find: A GMC 702ci V-12 – How Does 585 ft/lbs Of Torque At 1,600 RPM Sound To You?

Subtle, this monstrous engine isn’t. You will never, ever be subtle with twelve cylinders making power. Not in a Ferrari, not in an Aston Martin, and most certainly not in a GMC Truck. This is...

This Might Be The Coolest 1966 GMC Suburban EVER! Cummins, Allison, Bluebird. Hell Yes!

There is a lot going on with this 1966 GMC Suburban. It’s stretched so that it has two sets of full size doors on each side. It has stepside fenders grafted on to the outside of the stock...

Dust Yourself Off And Keep Going! Watch As The Plowboy II Rockbouncer Goes For A Roll And Comes Back Fighting!

The trails are open, the weather isn’t complete crap out and the rock bouncers are up and going! We are looking forward to the upcoming year of watching footage as these absolutely insane...

Andrew Comrie-Picard, Chris Komar, and Brad Lovell To Take On Alcan Rally In Stock Jeep On BFG KO2s!

It is the craziest automotive event you have likely never heard of. The Alcan Rally is a 5,000 mile sojourn into the arctic that combines elements of a Time Distance Event with challenges, special...

Mud Bog Time Machine: More Rigs, More Muck, and More Action From Oklahoma In The 1980s

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Part three of our time-traveling adventure takes us to my hometown (Blackwell, OK) and the mud events there.  I believe most of these were put on by the...

The Rest Of The Story On The Girl Who Drove The Big Rig Onto The Historic Bridge And Destroyed It – Honestly Fascinating

(Photo: Garet Cobb/Associated Press) – We were admittedly very rough on the 23-year old truck driver that piloted her big rig onto an historic Indiana bridge rated at six tons capacity and...

Best In The Desert Off-Road Racing Fun! Team Graf Tearing It Up At The 2016 Parker 425

The Best in the Desert series is pretty damn cool, and brings out the big guns. One team that knows how to run hard, and stay up at the top of the heap, is Graf Racing. Their Ford F150 is one bad ass...

It’s The Van Man… This Dodge A100 Is Classic Greatness

1970’s and 80’s vans, with the rake, custom wheels, and crazy paint, are bitchin! But so are the subtle ones. In fact, that’s my speed. Like this Dodge A100. Sure we’d letter...

Ron Braxling’s LSA Powered 1972 Chevrolet C20 4×4 Is One Bad Ass Rig

(Words and More than 65 Photos by Metalworks) Most of us have a classic car that we have dreamed of owning, but due to circumstances the opportunity has never presented itself. With luck and time...

Classic YouTube: We Have Never Seen A Happier Car Than This Broken 4×4 Camaro!

Maybe it’s because I’ve watched the movie “Cars” one too many times for my own good but I tend to see faces in the front end of vehicles. Sounds a bit stupid, doesn’t...

Movie Truck Freak! Check Out This Weird Custom Truck Used In The Movie Tango And Cash!

As a kid who grew up in the late 1980’s/early 1990’s, I have a fond appreciation for the great action movies of the era. My friends used to (and still do!) call these films...