NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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Here’s The Story Of Freiburger’s Original Muscle Truck, And How We Helped Make This Awesome Squarebody A Thing!

I am willing to bet that there probably isn’t anyone who’s cut more stuff off of Freiburger’s Muscle Truck than I have. Since I was there for the original build, as part of our...

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New Junkyard Inventory! This 1963 Ford Custom Cab Pickup Is Cool! But Does It Check All The Boxes for a Custom Cab?

We’ve got more fun junkyard inventory from our friend Chad Ehrlich at Nobody Else’s Auto in Great Bend Kansas. This week Chad is sharing this awesome 1963 Custom Cab Ford pickup. These...

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The 2027 Dakar Rally Route Has Been Announced! Check Out Where It’s Going Below!

We’ve been fans of the Dakar Rally for decades, and we love to share coverage from the race here whenever possible. It’s been an interesting journey for the Dakar Rally in the last 10...

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Drill Press Meets Fab Table: Jason From Fireball Tools Built the Drill Press He’s Always Wanted!

Have you ever walked into someone’s shop or garage and seen a tool that got you excited because you realized it is something someone customized? I’ve done it too many times to count, and...

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This Awesome Dent Side Ford F100 Pre-Runner RIPS The STREETS, The Dirt, And More!

There is something awesome about vintage bodied pre-runner trucks, and this dentside F100 is a great example. My uncle had a SuperCab back then, and even though I was never a Ford fan growing up I...

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Tractor Pull Action Photos: Whealon Was Back At It For The Carolina Smoke Tractor Pulling Show, And The Action Was Hot And Heavy

(Words and Photos by David Whealon) With the tractor pulling season winding down, Galot Motorsports Park hosted the “Carolina Smoke Show” for the final championship hook of the Full Pull...

Halfass Kustoms $0 1951 Ford Rat Rod Project: It Looks Right, But Can You Actually Get An Engine Into The Zero Dollar Budget Rat Rod?

Well, it’s time to see if Brent can stuff and engine and transmission into this thing. It started out as just a fun yard art project, which I TOTALLY approve of, but now it’s turning into...

Stick Shift Zen Video: Ripping An SM420 In A 1966 C30 With Inliner Power – Slow Fun

My buddy Dana was the first guy to get his license in our circle of friends and the first set of wheels he had was a Dodge K-car that had been passed down from his sister. Passed down is kind of a...

Vintage Hugeness Video: Watch An Evolutionary History Of RG LeTourneau Built Wheel Dozers

You’ve got to really be a freak like I am to get cranked up over a video like this but to me, vintage footage that shows off equipment like RG LeTourneau built wheel dozers is well worth...

Must Know Tech Tips For Sheet Metal Welding From Bodyman Extraordinaire Kevin Tetz. These Tips Can Save You TONS Of Time!

Sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know, and that means what you do know might mean you spend more time doing a job than you actually need to. If you are sufficiently lost by that...

Our Friend Todd Ryden Shows Us How To Install A Lokar Shifter In His Bitchin C10 Suburban Project. Floor Shifter Goodness With Classic Style.

There are a ton of shifters out there on the market, for just about every transmission known to man, but often times those shifters are either race oriented and styled, or are just not very nice to...

Lobe Separation Angle, Lift, And Lobe Intensity: Powell Machine Talks Cam Specs And What We All Need To Understand To Speak Intelligently On The Subject.

We’ve shared plenty of Powell Machine videos here on BANGshift.com and that’s because this dude knows his stuff and is wide open when it comes to sharing knowledge. And that makes him...

The Sound Of Security: This 1950s Film Used To Educate The Public About Sonic Booms Is Wild – F-104 Starfighters In Action!

In the 1950s, the United States Air Force was facing a bit of a public relations problem. See, with the advent of super sonic jets like the F-104 Starfighter, the sounds of sonic booms were being...

The Big Fix: Watch This Welder Perform A Repair On A Massive Lanz Bulldog Piston

Ok, now this is neat. You are about to watch a welder perform a piston repair on a massive Lanz Bulldog piston. So a Lanz Bulldog is a tugboat engine? No. A locomotive engine? Negatory. How about a...

Finally! Lights That Are Brighter Than Advertised! Project Farm Tests Out Headlamps To See Who Makes The Best One

I used to think headlamps were a weird tool to have in the shop, but not anymore! I’ve changed my mind after using them during all the electrical installation in the shop. I love them now! I...

The Biggest All Truck Race In The World! The Tailgate Throwdown Did Not Disappoint! Check Out Day One Action Right Here!

Ryan Wing and I have been talking about putting on a race for a couple of years now, and then he had an idea on an all truck private shootout, and then a bunch of people said they wanted to come and...

Make It Kustom And HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck: Building The Deck To Finally Put The Ramp Into This Ramp Truck!

It’s time to put the ramp in this ramp truck! Check out the latest update and let us know what you think of this project. This project has been a fun one to watch, it started when Brent from...

Is The Best Thread Locker Loctite? Will Loctite Come Out On Top vs Permatex, JB Weld, Amazon, And More!

I always refer to thread locker as Loctite. And I don’t know anyone else who says anything different. Loctite is to thread locker like Kleenex is to facial tissue. Intelligently I know there...

Influence and Impact – Car Builder TV Show History, Monster Garage to Gas Monkey, Reality TV Hits The Hot Rod World.

Jason and Marcel are no strangers to building custom cars and trucks, and they’ve also seen it done on tv and even been a part of a few car builder tv shows. When reality tv found the car...