FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom FJ40 Tailgate Mount + Jeep Beach Prep Begins With Shannon and Jess Campbell

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper and fender flares complete, it’s time to wrap up the rear with the tailgate mounts. But these aren’t just any flares, as they...

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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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If Only Toys R Us Had This Kind Of Tonka Truck On Sale For Black Friday – Big, Big Chevy K5 Blazer!

The old saying that the only difference between men and boys is the size of their toys, is completely true. When we were kids, we always played with Hot Wheels cars, trucks, tractors, and machines....

eBay Find: This 1957 Chevy Panel Truck With NAPCO 4WD Is Big, Rare, Slow, And Tough As Nails

I have to begin with a sincere apology because I am not sure who sent me the link to this truck. The last week has been flat out nutso and there has been stuff flying every which direction, including...

Craigslist Find: Be Your Own Conductor With This Handbuilt Willys-Powered Train Set!

In all fairness, hot rodding derived from two earlier forms of mechanical focus: aircraft and railroads. We often cover a lot of the aircraft side of the house (supercharging, belly tanker LSR cars,...

Holy Flying Lorry…Mike Ryan and Lotus F1 Gain A World Record By Launching A Truck Over Their Expensive Racecar

Vacation is over, and as I type this I’m watching the sun set over the regional jets parked at Washington-Dulles as I endure a six-hour layover. Not exactly my idea of fun, so the first thing I...

Amazing – Smokey Yunick’s 1978 Luv Truck Is For Sale On Craigslist – It Even Has Experimental Tires On it!

BangShift tipster BigDad gets all the credit on this incredible Craigslist find. What is it? How about the personal shop truck of Smokey Yunick! That’s right, the “Best Damned Garage In...

GRAVELRAMA 2014 COVERAGE: Pea Gravel And Jeeps Fly At The Big Eliminator Hill – Action Photos Galore

(PHOTOS BY DOUG GREGORY) – One of the cool things about our BangShift army of contributors is that they have it as bad as the rest of us do. Doug Gregory has filed photos from drag strips, car...

Motorized Freak of the Week: The 1934 McQuay Norris Streamliner

Mechanically, this week’s oddity is nothing more than a V8-powered 1934 Ford. Stylistically, however, this thing looks as though it just came from outer space. This Motorized Freak is the 1934...

Event Coverage: Red Bull Air Races At The Texas Motor Speedway – Hot Rods Of The Skies!

(WORDS AND PHOTOS BY BRAD KLAASSEN) – Most folks make their annual trip to Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth, Texas, to take in their  favorite oval track races of the year, but for this...

Watch This 3.6L 2-Stroke Evinrude V8 Powered Sand Rail Make The Most Ear Splitting Sounds Ever On The Dyno

If you have ever wondered what it would sound like if you stuck a 3.6L 2-stroke Evinrude V8 that was formerly powering an outboard boat motor into the back of a sand rail with open headers and ran it...

Truck Feature: A Tale Of Two Chevy C10 Trucks – Late Model Turbo Power Or Old School Rumpity Cammed Goodness?

(WORDS AND PHOTOS BY DOUG AND TAYLOR GREGORY) – I’ve got a bit of an affinity for the Chevy C-10 having owned a ’66 and a ’70. Neither of mine were nearly as nice as the two you see...

This Scratch Built, Laid Out, Aluminum Bodied Dually With Big Block Ford Power Is One Is The Neatest Rigs Ever (Video)

Craftsmanship is something we really admire here at BangShift and it takes on many forms. There are guys who can machine stuff from hunks of metal so beautiful that it nearly brings us to tears and...

Big Burnout Video: A Compound Turbo Cummins Powered 1955 Chevy Truck Boils the Hides For A Long Time

Boy, is this some mean rig or what?! A bright red 1955 Chevy truck that is packing a seriously worked over B-series Cummins engine under the hood that clearly makes plenty of torque and horsepower....

Watch Champion Tractor Puller Larry Koester Suffer A Broken Wrist During A Violent Hook In His Shell-Rotella Mini-Rod Tractor

We’ve talked a lot at how wild and violent the little Mini-Rod tractors are when showing you pulling videos or photos. The super short wheelbase, the massive wheel speed, and the fact that they...

Wreckage Sequence! Watch A Mud Racer Lost The Handle On His Truck At High Speed With Disastrous Results

(PHOTOS BY CHARLES WICKAM) – Recently, Charles Wickam was shooting mud drag racing action at the Brazoria County Mud Drags in Texas. We’ll have all his awesome race coverage next week...