Category Archive: BangShift News, Car Features, MOPAR, XL Spotlight, XL Street Truck Feature, XL Truck Feature

Holley MoParty 2021: This 1971 Dodge D100 Rocks Modern Gen 3 Hemi Power and the Perfect Stance

This cool D100 pickup was a hit at Holley’s MoParty in Bowling Green and not just to us. There were a lot of people checking this one out and we understand why. With the perfect stance, this...

Custom Truck Feature: LS Swapped 1950 Studebaker | Bello Build

Bello’s Kustoms is owned and operated by Mike Bello who’s one of those SoCal builders everyone knows. He’s got a great attitude, serious metal shaping skills, and an eye for...

Puddin’s Vintage Mini Uhaul Project Gets A Cheap But Awesome Makeover

If you missed Puddin getting this cool old Ford Courier out and making it run again, don’t worry because we have a link below so you can check it out. This is one cool little project and...

Holley LS Fest 2021: Twin-Turbo, Bagged 1965 Chevrolet C10 Is A Tire-Smoking, Rolling Billboard

This is one badass truck. There were a ton of great trucks at LS Fest 2021, in all flavors and sizes, but this 1965 Chevrolet C10 was one of our favorites. The patina look is one we dig, and because...

Take A C10 Truck To Mexico, Fix It Up, And Drive It Back Home. Sounds Easy Right? Well, Not Quite That Easy…

I love this story, because I have always wanted to drive a car down to Mexico to get a paint job or interior done in it over a couple of days while hanging out in Mexico. But I love Mexico, so maybe...

This Hot Rodded, Carbureted, Tunnel Ram Equipped, 1936 International Pickup Is A Road Trip Monster With A Camper In Tow!

As much as we love all things LS, it is sometimes annoying to hear people talk like any other engine is unreliable and can’t be in a car you actually drive which is complete BS of course. And...

When You Build A Van With Armored Wheel Wells And 500 Horsepower It Must Be A Burnout Machine

I love wagons, vans, and Suburbans, and since I’m such a square body fan I just can’t not like this awesome tire-smoking machine right here. When I first saw it at Holley’s LSFest...

$1,000 Build: So Close To Done! The $1,000 F100 Build Is So Close We Can Taste It, But Is Staying On Budget Even Possible?

The closer this truck gets to done the more I want to blow a few hundred dollars on two piles of steaming poo so I can weld them together and make them into something worth driving! Don’t you...

Here’s Our BANGshift Pick Spirit Award Winner From C10 Nationals: He Won A Free Entry To C10’s In The Park!

(Words and Photos by Charles Wickam) With half of BANGshift officially in Texas now, and attending more events, I personally wanted to give the presence a little boost in the public’s eyes. I...

This Classic 1974 GMC Sierra Is Squarebody Greatness! Man The Things We’d Do With This Thing!

Love it, hate it, understand it, or don’t, patina is king. Especially when it is earned like the patina on this awesome 1974 GMC Sierra. There is something about a classic truck that just looks...

$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,...

Alex Taylor Shares The Latest On Dennis Taylor’s COE Project. This Bagged Big Block Beast Is One Cool Ride. Check Out The Cool Hydraulic Shifter!

You’ve heard me talk about cars that Dennis Taylor has built, and the fact that he’s one of the few builders left in the country that build a car from scratch while doing virtually...

The Bad Apple 1947 Chevrolet Truck Is Patina Greatness. Watch The Build At Tre 5 Customs Now.

Video series that show the build of a custom car or truck are always fun to watch, and in some cases I really like seeing all the work, all the details, and all the drama. But sometimes I like an...

The Toyota Land Cruiser Is Dead In America: Somehow Toyota Couldn’t Sell A Big Luxury SUV On A Continent Full Of Them

(By Tom Lohnes) – After more than 60 years of production, off-road dominance, and consistent reliability, The Toyota Land Cruiser is dead in the U.S market. What is responsible for the Land...