Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Spotlight, XL Videos

Crazy Tractor Pulling Carnage: Mini Rod Tractor Pullers Giving It Their All, And Then Some!

I went to a couple of tractor pulls when I was a kid and thought they were epic. Whether big or small, the tractors doing the pulling were loud and obnoxious and everything a drag racing kid wanted...

The Crawler Hauler Project Is Getting All Kinds Of Updates! Second Story Deck, Covered Porch, Fire Pit, And More!

We’ve shared a couple updates on this cool crawler hauler build, and really dig the way this thing is coming along. It started out pretty basic, but there is nothing basic about it now....

Army Truck Trailer Build: Bearings, Tires, Boxes, Mats, And Tie Downs, Plus Loading The First Tracked Vehicle On The 7 Ton M1083A1 Trailer Project!

In this installment of the Army Trailer build there is more wiring, the brakes and bearings and tires get sorted, as well as the whole tie down situation. Why? Because the first tracked vehicle is...

Finnegan And Newbern Are Taking The C10 And Square Force One To Bowling Green For LSFest!

There must be a reason that Finnegan is bringing Square Force One to Bowling Green, and we’re surely going to hear about it before it is all over, but we’re just excited to see him...

Video: Remember Kids, The Quickest Way Through A Mud Bog Pit Is Over It

To some people a mud bog pit looks like a sloppy obstacle course that you kind of attack and then slog your way through. For others, it looks like a runway that can be traversed as nicely as a 747...

Watch This 120 Ton Dozer’s Broken Ripper Tooth Get Flame Cut And Welded To Better Than New Shape!

I grew up with oxy-acetylene cutting torches and stick ARC welders. I didn’t weld with a MIG machine until I was in high school, and didn’t TIG until I was in college. And while I’m...

First Look at The New Fun-Haver Ultra4 4400 Ford Broncos! Vaughn Gittin Jr. And Loren Healy Are Stoked!

When Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Loren Healy are this excited about their new rides, you know they must be really cool. And with all the hype surrounding the new Bronco from Ford, it comes as no surprise...

Finnegan’s First Burnout In His C10! Wait, What? How The Hell Has It Taken This Long To Do Burnouts?

When I saw the title of this video I have to admit there was a moment where I thought about sending Mike a text asking him if he’s been feeling alright because we’ve been friends a long...

Amazing Restoration Video: Watch A Classic Clausing Colchester Lathe Get Completely Rebuilt To As New Condition

There’s something extra cool about restoring machinery. For whatever reason, seeing this video which features a 700 hour restoration of an old Clausing Colchester lathe hits different then that...

Video: Have Uncle Tony And Pals Made It To The Bottom Of Why Hydraulic Flat Tappet Lifters Suck Now?

It is one of the biggest and frankly frightening parts of budget engine building these days. The seemingly awful failure rate of hydraulic lifters after cam swaps or in fresh builds. It has...

Fire Safety: Finnegan Is Making Sure The Caddy Project Has All The Fire Protection It Needs

Anyone who knows me knows that racing safety is a very important thing to me, and that fire systems in particular are something I’m pretty passionate about. My friend Lyle Barnett was involved...

Custom Console Build: Step By Step Building A Console For A 1971 GMC Jimmy. This Thing Is Trick!

Another awesome project how to from Make It Kustom is right here. And if you are looking for some inspiration and technique to make your next console, then this is the video for you. I’ll be...

Army Truck Trailer Build: Adding Gnarly Ramps, Deck Mounts, And The Flatbed To The 7 Ton M1083A1 Trailer

This M1083A1 trailer build is pretty impressive. Building a triple axle trailer at home is in itself a pretty impressive project, but to take that on with the goal of adding a flatbed from an M1083A1...

Army Truck Trailer Build: Watch This Dude Build A 7 Ton M1083A1 Trailer In His Garage

This is kind of a cool project because it is a 7-ton triple axle trailer that is being built to tow behind his bitchin Army truck so he can haul his tracked vehicles and more. It has triple 5,000 lb...