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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Meet “Twork”, The Only Chrysler Sebring Mud Truck That Could Possibly Exist On The Planet

It takes a sick, sick mind to come up with this kind of combination, it really does. Some of the trars we’ve featured here over the years lend themselves nicely to the treatment, some are the...

We’re Pretty Sure The Indy Haulers Are The Coolest Pace Trucks Ever – Here’s Their History

(Words by Tony Sestito) – Over the years, there have been all sorts of official pace cars for all sorts of big races. Some of those cars were actually trucks. And in my humble opinion, one of...

The Quest To Find The Best Snow Mover Continues: This Tracked Case Monster Is Now In The Lead, Right?

From fast tractors to monster snow blowers we have been bombarding you with cool mechanical ways to relocate the white stuff. Today we think we may have found the king of them all. This tracked Case...

Watch This Mighty Oshkosh Truck Dig In And Lumber Through A Wall Of Snow Like A Mechanical Ox

Oshkosh trucks are heavy duty pieces that have been serving in municipal, military, and other hardcore roles for decades. They aren’t built for style and they aren’t built for tricky...

More Vintage 1980s Monster Truck Action From Montgomery, Alabama – These Trucks Were Too Cool!

(Photos by Doug Gregory) – This is the second group of photos that Doug Gregory sent us from a monster truck event he attended in Montgomery, Alabama in 1989 and these are as good and maybe...

Watch This Monster Steiger Tiger II Tractor Open A Nieghborhood’s Streets With A Huge V-Plow – Doin’ Work!

This video was taken a couple of winters ago but it is certainly germane to what is happening in a large swath of the country this winter with record snowfalls in some places and crazed, unexpected...

3,000 Miles and (Nearly) 30mpg – The 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit EcoDiesel Hauls More Than Just The Family

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – When the time was coming and the plans were being formed up for a 3,000 mile family road trip up and down the East Coast by way of mostly two lane roads, there was...

Ever Wanted To Wield A 40-Foot RV Around? Regular Car Reviews Gives You A First-Person Look At Piloting Your Own House

If you have never had the opportunity to drive something bigger than a Suburban, you need to. Two things will immediately come to your mind: you will be power-drunk knowing that you are in control of...

Copart Cadaver: This 1972 Chevy C10 Was A Pretty Awesome Truck Before It Was Decapitated – How In The World?!

It has been a couple weeks since we last presented you with a Copart Cadaver and implored you, our readers to become crash investigators and tell us what in the heck happened to the vehicle shown....

Watch This Jeep Plummet Off A Cliff, Bash Trees, Flip 8 Times And Protect The Driver

The majority of us have probably been four wheeling or off roading in one form or another. I have no problem admitting that the stuff I have done is absolutely weenie-esque when compared to what you...

This NAPCO Equipped 1959 Chevy Apache 3600 Is A No Nonsense, Go Anywhere Rig

Talk about cool, this truck is ice cold! A three quarter ton, 1959 Chevy Apache is a cool truck but when you add in the fact that it is also a factory NAPCO truck, the interest level (and price)...

Craigslist Find: A Properly Rat-Rodded 1948 International Wrecker With Minneapolis-Moline Power!

A cut down old wrecker with some hot-rodding touches and a tractor engine…if there was ever a Craigslist ad targeted straight towards Brian, I’ve yet to see it. While Brutus the Wrecker...

This Inside Look At Chuck Mallet’s Award Winning, Retro Inspired 2014 Silverado Is Great

Perhaps my single favorite vehicle at SEMA 2014 is the one featured in this video made the the team at Chevrolet Performance’s “The Block”. This truck was built by Chuck Mallet and...

Watch This Sled Failure Turn Into A Painful Crash At An Indoor Kentucky Pull

Indoor tractor pulls are cool for the same reason that indoor monster truck shows are. The action is all right there in front of you and the noise and fury are intensified by the fact that there is a...