Category Archive: XL Suspension Tech, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
Bruce Cook Is Building A Solid Axle Swapped Chevy Truck, On His Own, From His Wheelchair…
If this isn’t inspiring, then I don’t know what is. And I don’t mean because he’s in a wheelchair and it is sad or something like that. Bruce Cook is a bad ass that...
$1,000 Build: Still Under Budget! How Is Building A Hot Rod This Cheap Even Possible?
I want to be a disbeliever as well, but the truth is that this is actually happening. If you have budget constraints like most of us, then you really owe it to yourself to watch this series. Not only...
Boost Makes Better: This Build and Dyno Test Of An 8-71 Blown 427ci LS3 Is Awesome – Airboat Engine!
If you are going to build a kick ass airboat engine, you need a few things. The first is obviously some horsepower, the second is a deep reservoir of torque, and the third is reliability so you are...
Watch This 5-Axis CNC Machine Cut Up 125 lbs Of Billet Aluminum Into A Long Travel Trophy Truck Spindle
Wow, just wow. This is awesome. In this latest video from Kibbetech you’ll see their new Billet Aluminum Trophy Truck Spindle being whittled out of a big 125 lb chunk of billet aluminum to end...
Cross Country Road Trip In The World’s Largest Square Body With Finnegan. And Boats. Yep, More Boats.
This is a great video from Mike Finnegan and David Newbern. Why? Well because the first two thirds of this video are everything you expect from classic Finnegan and Newbern as they get the...
The Big Block K5 Swap Is On! The 187 Customs Crew Is On It. “Is the Drain Plug In It?”
Take one well worn K5 Blazer with an anemic small block and swap in a used Big Block out of something else. What could possibly go wrong? I mean these K series trucks were available with big blocks,...
Gen 5 LT Intake Test: L83, L86 And MSD Intake Manifold Tests On Cammed 5.3, 6.2, And More!
It’s on baby, the intake test you have been wanting and needing! Is the L83 intake the best LT intake made? Or is the L86 better? Or does the bad boy MSD intake blow them both away and take the...
Video: That’s Not Why It’s Called A Wrecker – Someone Call The Colonel!
Let’s say you are not having the best Wednesday. Let’s say that you woke up late, got behind schedule and the boss chewed on you when you walked in. Let’s say that it snowed and you...
Add Almost 500 lb-ft of Torque to Your Cummins-Powered Dodge Ram With Plug In Ease.
Never in history have you been able to buy a more powerful truck from the big three. The battle of towing supremacy has been pushed to limits even the engineers at Ram, Ford, and GM never expected....
$1,000 Build: Yep, This F100 Is Coming Together With An Ultra Cheap Budget
This $1,000 F100 build has been incredibly popular, and for good reason! This is a no bull real deal $1,000 build that is cool, will be fun to drive, and can be done by you at home. Yes the real...
Watch This Unstoppable Eight Wheel Drive Russian ZiL-135 Dominate An Off Road Obstacle Course
BangShifter Josh Moe sent us the tip on this cool video that was taken in Germany featuring a massive Russian ZiL-135 eight wheel drive truck dominating an off road course like it is cruising to...
$1,000 Build: The Hot Rod F100 Is Coming Together For Stupid Cheap Money!
When you decide to build something on the cheap, and to share the entire experience with the world, it is pretty cool. But when you do so in a way that shows every detail, and every expense,...
Listen Up: 1,000 Ton Sucker Punch – The Wild Story Of WWI Q-Ships
Imagine a single weapon of war with such vicious tactics that it nearly defeated an entire country. Such was the case with Germany’s fleet of U-boats during WWI. As the U-boats sunk hundreds of...
