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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The Legends Of Baja: A First Look At The 26 Episode Series You Won’t Want To Miss

On Tuesday we announced that SCORE International was going to have way more coverage of their races in 2015, and showed you a preview of one of their new web series called ROOST!. Well, today...

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This 1974 Jeep CJ7 Brush Buggie Is One Heck Of An Off Road Fire Fighting Rig And It Could Be Yours!

I’ve got to thank old school BangShifter Stiney for the tip on this awesome little firefighting rig called a Jeep “Brush Buggie”. Built by the company of the same name, it is a Cj7...

This Video Of Two Guys Drag Racing V8 Powered Lawn Tractors Will Crack You Up

This video was filmed at the Knox, Pennsylvania Horse Thief Days where they have all kinds of fun stuff that happens in downtown Knox, but the lawnmower drags are what caught our attention. Lots of...

Blog Fight: The Wagon Battle Escalates With This Sweet Ford Country Squire – FE Power, Patina, A Winner For Sure

Look, this station wagon fight that McTaggart started with me (as history will show, NOT the other way around) may rage on for days. This could turn into the station wagon equivalent of WWI with each...

Somebody Built A Honda Accord Dually And Now They Want You To Buy It

Every single person I know, plus relatives, and even a distant cousin we assumed had been eaten by cannibals sent me emails, texts, or carrier pigeon notes on the existence of this car and the fact...

SCORE Launches 104 Episodes Of Online Off-Road Coverage For 2015. Check It Out Here!

You know how much we dig off-road racing around here, and nothing is cooler than desert racing like the SCORE Baja 1000. Well in 2015 you are going to get to see even more SCORE Desert Racing, both...

Historic Seattle Ferry Kalakala To Be Scrapped – The Story Comes To A Sad End

The MV Kalakala story began in 1933, when the ship that made up most of the hull, the Peralta, was torched in an arson fire. The superstructure of the ship was a total loss, but the hull was fine,...

Red Bull Frozen Rush 2015: This Trick Animation Shows The Track Layout, Jumps, Chicanes, And How The Trucks Will Battle Head To Head In The Snow

We’ve been beating the drum pretty hard on Red Bull Frozen Rush 2015 only because we’re losing sleep at how neat this whole thing will be. It is not often that us New Englanders get to...

BangShift Project Files: Not One, But Two Ford Truck Projects! A 427 In One, An EcoBoost Swap In The Other!

There are professional builders. There are skilled craftsmen. There are amateurs…like myself. And then there are guys like “EcoBoostedF100” in the forum, who make all of us look...

Off-Roading Fail: Watch This Dodge Front-Flip Into A Mud Pit – Everyone Is OK

We just can’t get enough of the “mega”-trucks around here lately, and this Dakota fits the bill with it’s heavy-duty axles, tractor tires and an engine that would be right at...

Blog Fight: You Want A Cadillac Wagon? I Got An Eldorado Shooting Brake Right Here!

Fifty-seven thousand dollars is a lot of money to spend on a station wagon, Cadillac or otherwise. And while Brian was busy writing up the Castillian thinking he was going to bury the New...

Fun Video: Playing in the Snow with an Old Linn Tractor Half-Track, a BangShifty Toy We Need!

There’s lots of gearhead stuff that we have no real practical use for, but just really want. Count an old Linn half-track as one of the latter. The machines were made in New York from 1916-1952...

Blog Fight: McTaggart’s Pontiac Wagon Is For CHUMPS! This 1976 Cadillac Castilian Wagon Is Where It’s At

Clearly McTaggart thought he was going to be the king of wagon mountain on the blog today but I have news for him. That Pontiac he found is pretty clean but let’s be honest, that thing is a...

“Uh-Oh” Video: Randal Key Launches His Rockcrawler, Camera Operator Requires New Pants

“Location, location, location.” If you are recording anything to do with a vehicle, knowing where to stand makes the difference between you being a hero and a grease spot that once was a...