Tool Tech: Mythbusting! Putting 20 Myths About Using An Impact To The Test! Which Do’s And Don’t Actually Matter?

Opinions are like belly buttons, meaning everyone’s got one, but that doesn’t mean they are based on facts. It is absolutely insane how many people have opinions on how to use a tool...

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This Show is PACKED with RARE Muscle Cars & Cool Corvettes! It’s Corvette Expo And Chevys In The Smokies!

Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it with another great video of some insanely rare and awesome muscle cars. These cars were all on hand at the Corvette Expo and Chevys in the Smokies...

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BluePrint Engines Tech: Compression Testing The Right Way. Check Out The Simple Tools And Techniques You Need!

Doing a compression test on an engine is pretty straight forward, and only requires a couple of tools. And only one of those is a “specialty” tool, and you can either rent one from your...

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Use This 3 Step Secret to GLASS FLAT Paint! Kevin Tetz Shares Decades Of Experience That Will Make Your Paint Job A Success

We’ve shared plenty of Kevin Tetz videos over the years around here, and I can tell you that Kevin sure knows what he’s talking about. The number of TV and YouTube personalities that have...

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SUPPORT SURGES FOR LENO’S LAW AS CAR CULTURE DEMANDS COLLECTOR’S RIGHTS: Letters Pour in from California’s Lowrider Community and International Car Rreservationists in support of California SB 1392

We’ve talked about California SB 1392 in the past, and are thrilled that despite not making it to a vote in 2025, the bi-partisan group of California law makers who support it are still pushing...

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How To Fab Headers: Follow Along As The Iron Trap Garage Crew Build Custom Stainless Headers For The Ardun Powered 1933 3 Window!!

Headers are one of those fabrication projects that seem to intimidate a lot of people, and for good reason. If you go at them from the wrong direction, don’t have a game plan in place to start...

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Three Cool Military Trucks We Think You Should Buy Right Now

We dig military trucks, and military inspired trucks around here. I mean who doesn’t like a giant 6×6? But there are other cool military trucks that we want to buy too. Here are a couple...

Holy Crap! Watch Military Trucks, Humvees To Be Exact Get Launched Out Of A Plane!

This is insane. In a good way of course, but insane nonetheless. I mean can you image sitting next to a humvee that is being dropped from a plane? Wow, I want to see this go down in person! This...

More Elburn Pull Action Photos – Trucks, Tractors, Flying Dirt, and Carnage

(Photos by Greg Rourke) –  Here’s another great collection of photos by Greg Rourke that were taken at a pretty intense truck and tractor pulling Elburn, Illinois. This time of the year...

This 1979 Ford F-100 Runs 12s On A Crazily Stock Turbocharged Ford 300 Inliner! Sleeper City

There’s not much better than a smartly built combo that blows people away and has “well thought out” written all over it. We have to thank BangShifter James Pringle for tipping us...

This Motorcycle Engine Equipped Golf Cart Rips Wheelies Like There Is No Tomorrow (Video)

Boys and their toys. It seems like half of the machines and equipment that have been invented and developed since the beginning of time may have had their roots in some sort of fun. Many of those...

Take A Look At This Video Of 10 Bitchin CARS That Roll Coal Like The Big Boys!

That’s right, rolling coal isn’t just for the dudes in trucks, and you’ll love watching these cars show the big boys how it’s done. A couple of these suckers sound like big...

The Second 2 None Mega Truck Puts On A Show Worthy Of An Arena – High-Flying, Axle Breaking, Mud Slinging Fun!

Mega trucks may not be your cup of tea, but there is one thing that you have to respect: they will use that truck as hard as they can until they break something bad enough that they have no choice...

Incredible Video: Watch An Immense Liebherr Crane Lift A 756,000lb Generator 360 Feet Into The Air And Position It With Precision

We’ve showed you big before here on BangShift but this is big on a scale that we may have never broached in nearly 15,000 stories on the site. This is big in a mind boggling way. This is big in...

Chino Air Show 2015: Check Out The Incredible Planes That Came To The Show – Modern And Classic Stuff Alike

(Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt) – There are few things more impressive in the world than military aircraft. From the humblest beginnings one could imagine over 100 years ago to the simply...

Meet The HMMWV’s New Replacement: The Oshkosh L-ATV

The HMMWV, AM General’s military truck that has been in service since 1984, has a replacement, after years of testing and several prototypes. Oshkosh Defense was awarded the $6.75 billion (!!)...

Truck and Tractor Pulling Action Gallery: Elburn, Illinois Knows How To Throw Down! Killer Iron In Here

(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – Tractor pulls. The concept is simple, you hook your tractor or truck to a heavy sled, a weight slides forward making it more difficult to pull the farther...

Who Wants To Go Lucas Oil Off Road Short Course Racing?! Here Is Your Chance!

Why is it that we are so infatuated with running a truck around one of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series tracks? Is it because two of the best are within 30 minutes of my house? Or is it that I...

This Arctic Expedition Outfitted Sprinter Van Is Awesome! We Want One!

Sprinter vans are cool, and whether you are the pool guy, plumber, construction guy, shuttle driver, or just a car guy you know these things are utilitarian to the core. So what happens when you make...

This Suburban Blurs The Line Between Mudding And Swimming – Was That A Fish That Just Brushed Your Leg?

Where does one draw the line between mudding and a sunken truck? Is it when the bumper dips below the water line? Maybe it is when tire motion is only noticeable by ripples along the surface of the...