Category Archive: BangShift XL, CHEVY, ENGINE, ENGINES, Project Cars, TECH, TRUCKS, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Project Trucks, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories
V8 Squarebody Swap in a Weekend!! Out with the old V6 and in with a new Small Block! Power Upgrades!
Mortske is back at it! This time he’s taking a 6 cylinder square body and doing a swap, but it isn’t getting an LS! It’s been a running and driving truck like lots of folks have,...
North Carolina State Fair Tractor Pulling Photos! David Whealon Kills It As Usual With His Awesome Photos!
(Words and Photos by David Whealon) Well, we’re back on our yearly stop for the “Southern Showdown” at the NC State Fair with some of the best NTPA/ UPOC pullers in the country showing up for...
Ultimate Adventure 2023 With The Dirthead Shed! Watch Dave Take Us Through The Rest Of His Week Of Hell, I Mean Wheeling.
When Dave says he beat the hell out of himself and this truck on Ultimate Adventure 2023, he means it! This project is pretty cool, and we knew there would be some carnage, but this might be one of...
TIM CAMERON’S NEW BUGGY, 100 SHOT, DOMINATES SOUTHERN ROCK RACING SERIES FINALS 2023
Tim Cameron is a bad bad man. When he decides he’s going to build an off-road buggy that climbs things even goats won’t try, he usually succeeds and does so with lots of flurry. This...
What No One Tells You About Engine Swaps! What Is The Best Engine To Pick? Or Is There One?
You’ll remember that Jared just finished up the Duster project where he installed an LS, then a Gen 3 HEMI, and then a Ford Coyote, all in the same platform so that he could run that same car...
Mortske Tries To Revive A Squarebody Tow Truck!! Abandoned for 12 Years! Will the 6.2 Liter Chevrolet Diesel Run Again?!?
This one is interesting to me not just because it’s a square body tow truck, but also because it’s a 6.2L diesel which is what is under the hood of my recently acquired square body...
Derek From Vice Grip Garage Makes His Monster Truck Driving Debut, Against Guys Who Do This For A Living! How Does He Stack Up To The Pros?
Derek gets to do some pretty fun stuff sometimes, and he’s always super thankful for it, but this time might be one of the coolest yet. We’re talking about driving a real life monster...
Watch a 4,000hp Locomotive Get Built by Hand in 1928 – Absolutely Amazing Video
No hype, no BS, no exaggeration, this video is friggin’ awesome. This is footage from 1928 news reels showing the construction of a massive 3,600hp locomotive in Canada. It made us want to...
Influence and Impact – OBS Trucks Gone Wild, Air Suspension, Custom Paint, and Retro CK Resurgence
It’s time for another episode of Influence and Impact, but this time it is all about customized OBS trucks and the extremes they went to in order to create such a strong sport truck market....
4.8L VS THE WORLD! 4.8L (WITH 7 PSI) VS 5.3L VS 6.0L VS 383 VS 408! WHO MAKES THE MOST TORQUE?
There is no replacement for displacement! This is a truth that has been beat into us since our earliest days as hot rodders. And it is true. If you take like engines with two different displacements,...
ABANDONED 29 YEARS! Will This 1975 Dodge Truck RUN and DRIVE Again? Dylan McCool Thinks He Can Make It Happen.
Dylan is back at it, with another old find that has spent a ton of years sitting in the treeline, waiting for someone to remember they left it there. This 1975 Dodge D100 is a looker too! LOL Okay,...
Can Finnegan Tow Doubles With His Cummins Diesel-Swapped Chevy or Is It Gonna Get Dangerous?
Everyone knows I’m a huge fan of ramp trucks, and so is Mike Finnegan. He’s owned several, gave Newbern the bug so bad he’s building his own, and now he wants to haul more than one...
Easy Bolt On Steering Upgrade For OBS GM Trucks! Saturday Morning Borgeson Steering Box Swap That Really Works!
OBS GM Trucks have never been hotter, and there are TONS of parts available for everything from suspension to power adders, engines swaps, and so much more, but one place they really respond to...
