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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Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Body Work, A Bit More Fab, More Body Work, And Primer!

There has been so much metal fab already, and there will likely be some more, but in the two videos below you are going to see all the metal shaping pay off as the body work starts and primer gets...

Check Out Our Photos From Bonneville Speed Week 2024! We Got All Kinds Of Great Pics From The Salt!!

Check out the latest gallery from our time at Bonneville below, and don’t forget that you can click on any photo to make it larger and to scroll through the entire slideshow. Shooting photos at...

Custom Truck Show Video From The Havasu Meltdown 2024 – Custom Trucks Of All Shapes And Sizes!

The summer show season is in full swing and that means Havasu Meltdown 2024, a show that draws folks from all over the southwest, with a huge crowd coming from Arizona and California. Havasu is a...

Tommy Lee Byrd Highlights Old School TREASURE at the Street Rod Nationals In Louisville Kentucky

Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder and longtime BANGshift contributor, spent last weekend at the National Street Rod Association’s Street Rod Nationals in Louisville Kentucky and found all...

HOW TO MAKE JUNKYARD 5.3L LS POWER. BTR CAM FAMILY FEUD-L33 VS TRUCK NORRIS NSR VS TRUCK NORRIS VS HOT ROD VS RED HOT.

Making great power with a junkyard 5.3 LS is not hard, after all there are tons of parts available. But sometimes there are so many parts that it makes it hard to know which ones to choose. If only a...

The Worst Tank Ever: This Look At The WW2 Valiant Assault Tank Is A Study In Failure

Of all the rabbit holes I have gone down in the last year, studying old tanks may be the weirdest. Early on in the quarantine adventure of 2020 I found a series called “Age of Tanks” on...

Your Daily Dose Of Land Speed Racing Photos From The Salt : Our Bonneville Speed Week 2024 Photos Just Keep Coming!

Shooting photos at Bonneville is something special. The white salt makes every vehicle look even cooler, and you can get up close and personal with every racer! It’s so good to be back out at...

LT And Crew Are Attempting To Build The ULTIMATE Tow Rig And It Is NOT A Diesel. Big Block Power!!

We’ve recently shared a couple of videos from Richard Holdener that are all about building big blocks for big torque for a tow rig. If you missed them, I’ve got a link below you can use...

Not Stock Photography Visits Camp-N-Drag 2024 – Camping & Custom Trucks in Waveland Indiana

When I first started going to mini truck runs, back in the day, it was the norm for most of the folks attending to bring their trucks, and some form of camping gear, because they stayed on site at...

Harry Lee’s Tractor Collection Is Filled With The Greatest Freaks Ever – You Do Not Need To Love Tractors To Love This Video

Seriously, you do not have to give the time of day for tractors to love this video. Why? This is a video about homemade awesomeness, the kind of thing that we love to celebrate here. Harry...

Our Bonneville Speed Week 2024 Photos Just Keep Coming! – It’s Hot, Hot, Hot, But The Salt Is Good, The Cars Are Fast, And Records Are Falling!

Here you go gang! More awesome rides on the salt at Bonneville! It’s so good to be back out at Bonneville, and I’ve been shooting photos all day each day, along with contributors Claudia Robles...

We Drive It: The 2024 GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate – A One Option Study In Modern SUV Opulence

In the modern world of new cars, there’s not a lot of opportunity for a buyer to do what was the norm decades ago. That was the process of effectively line item selection various options, both...

Alex Taylor Makes Two 236 MPH Record Breaking Runs To Set A Record And Get Her 200 MPH Club Red Hat! Speed Week 2024 – Day 5

It wasn’t without some hurdles, that’s for sure, but Alex Taylor did us all proud and wheeled the Camaro to a record qualifying 236 mph on Monday morning and then backed it up the same...

Big Thrash: Watch A Kiwi Caterpillar Crew Rebuild A D8R That Lives In Antarctica!

Overhauls are among our favorite things to watch on the internet. That’s doubly true when the video is produced and laid out as well as this one is. There’s a reason for that though....