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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This Crew Cab Dually Trade Road Trip Goes South For Mortske! Did He Get TAKEN Or Is This Just Lowered Dually Life?

When you make enough trades, there is no doubt that occasionally you won’t end up making out exactly as planned. Doesn’t mean the car or truck you trade for sucks, but maybe it just...

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Holley LS Fest 2024 Photos: Off-Road Action Photos From Beech Bend Raceway Park’s Biggest Event Of The Year! Dirt Flying Action!

Here’s our ninth gallery from Holley’s LS Fest in Bowling Green. This one is a small gallery of off-road photos that make us wish we had been able to spend more time up on the hill watching...

Amazing Video: Here’s How Locomotives Were Overhauled In 12 Days Circa 1938 England

We have showed you lots of cool videos of old locomotives being built but this is the first one we have ever showed you that illustrates the process of a locomotive being overhauled and it is one of...

Watch This Old 27-Liter Rover Meteor Tank Engine Rumble And Roar Away On The Dyno

We’re no geniuses around here but we think we know the formula to coming up with a good engine. Start by basing it off of one of the best engines of all time. Continue to tweaking the design...

Make It Kustom And HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck: First Ticket In The 1971 GMC Cabover Ramp Truck? Sorry Officer, We Were Just Going For A Test Drive…

It’s moving along, and it’s time for a first real drive! This project has been a fun one to watch, it started when Brent from Halfass Kustoms and Karl from Make It Kustom got together to make...

This 1980s Tamiya Promotional Video Rules: F-150, Sand Scorcher, and Rough Rider

There are some things that I find myself wanting in waves and I am guessing most of you have felt this way, too. Some days you wake up and think, “Today I’m gonna buy X,Y, or Z...

Holley LS Fest 2024 Photos: More Car Show Photos From Beech Bend Raceway Park’s Biggest Event Of The Year! More Of The Cool, The Weird, The Awesome…

Here’s our seventh gallery from Holley’s LS Fest in Bowling Green. There were way too many cool cars, trucks, boats, and planes! I’ve been the voice of Holley’s LSFest since its inception...

JUNKYARD TURBO LS-A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO BOOST. HOW TO PICK A MOTOR, A TURBO, HEADS, CAM AND INTAKE!

No matter how much info is out there on the web there still seem to a be lot of folks who are unsure about combinations for their rides. That is especially true when it comes to turbo LS combos as...

Here Comes The Boost: Here’s A Review Of The (Then) Newly Turbocharged 1992 K2500 Diesel

When Dodge and Cummins teamed up to start offering the B-series engine in pickup trucks, it was a game changer. Despite the fact that Dodge had the oldest chassis and styling going at that time,...

DO GM 427 LSX CRATE MOTORS REALLY WORK? THIS 427 LS7 STROKER IS RATED AT 570 HP-WHAT DOES IT MAKE?

Once upon a time, when crate engines first became a thing, everyone was thrilled to be able to get engines that made real power with a warranty. And when they started being tested by all the...

This 1960s WABCO Motor Grader Operator Film Is Retro Cool Heavy Equipment History

In today’s world we have YouTube to teach us everything from how to make nitromethane in a laboratory to auto mechanics. You can see people doing just about every task on God’s green...

Is Your Car Lift Ramp a Death Trap? Let’s Find Out With Project Farm. Testing Several Brands To See Just How Bad, Or Good, They Are.

If you have ever owned a pair of automotive lift ramps, like the ones you’d use for doing an oil change, then you know that there is something sketchy feeling about them not matter how much...

CHASSIS DYNO VS ENGINE DYNO RESULTS. WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR TRUCK NORRIS CAM SWAP DOESN’T ADD POWER!

It used to be that if you were serious about making power and doing real tuning, you took your engine to the dyno shop and bolted it to the engine dyno. It wasn’t cheap, but well worth it...

1,000 MILE ROAD TRIP IN A 69 YEAR OLD CAR! What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Finnegan’s Blasphemi Is Getting Some 12 Volt Love Before Drag Week!

I’ve done dozens of drag and drive events. Dozens. And the number one thing that people find themselves fixing is usually electrical related. Some folks might argue that I’m wrong, citing...

The Truth About Harbor Freight Hercules Battery Tools! Should You Buy Them? The Questionable Garage Puts Them To The Test

In this era of cordless battery powered tools, everyone always questions whether or not the low priced options like the Hercules brand from Harbor Freight, are worth owning. And the truth is that...