Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Off Road Feature, XL Spotlight, XL Truck Feature, XL Videos

LS Fest West 2021: Meet “Hank” the High-Flying LS-Swapped Ford F100. Rad Doesn’t Begin To Describe This

What’s funny about LS Swaps is the reactions you do, and DON’T get from people with regards to certain swaps. For example, unless you are at an all-Ford event, nobody even gives an LS...

$1,000 Build: So Close To Done, And Ready To Be Raffled Off For A New Owner! Who’s Going Home With It?

It’s still “way” under budget, considering that the budget is just $1,000 and we love this thing. Love, love, love it. The idea behind this project is so good and we love Casey for...

$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...

Classic Truck Prerunners Are Awesome, And This 1977 Dentside Ford Is No Exception.

If you are a lover of classic Ford trucks and also dig something that can haul ass in the dirt, then this is the Prerunner you just might fall in love with today. And while I dig this thing, it is...

4.5 Tons Of Fun: The GMC Hummer EV Will Weigh A Reported 9,046lbs – Pretty Crazy

(By Tom Lohnes) – Electric cars are heavy. With all of their batteries, motors, and other things, EVs outweigh gas-powered vehicles by a lot. Batteries can make cars like the small Chevy Bolt...

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...

An Explorer That Can Explore – Meet The New Ford Explorer Timberline, A More Off-Road Capable Version Of The Venerable SUV

(By Tom Lohnes) – So, you want an of-roader from Ford and can afford the Ranger Tremor but aren’t quite up to F-150 Raptor status. What do you get? Well Ford has an answer for that and it...

The Ford Lightning Is Coming Back As An Electric Pickup Truck – I Guess We Should Have Seen This Coming

(By Tom Lohnes) – Well folks another Ford F-150 Lightning is coming. The problem with that is that it’s an electric pickup truck. Why Ford, why? Yes, that’s right. The upcoming...

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,...

Shawn Is Finally Going To Build The 1972 Chevrolet K5, And It Is Getting A Big Block!

Everyone knows that Shawn has a weakness for K5 Blazers, after all he’s had several and still owns a couple. In fact, probably more than we know because he isn’t saying just how many...

Another Kibbetech Project Update! The Jeep JK Prerunner Is Done, The OBS Ford Is Coming Together, And More!

Donuts baby, they are like the universal first road test for any good off roader, just like burnouts are for a hot rod. And since we know Kibbe has an affinity for doing them anyway, it’s a...

No Blower, No Problem: The 475hp 2021 SRT Durango Is An All-Wheel-Drive Family Truckster And Entertainment Center

There’s always been a fun element of difference between the Hellcat and Scat Pack Chargers and Challengers. That same strata has been achieved in the Dodge SUV world as well with the hellcat...

The Jeep Commander Is Coming Back But It May Not Be As Authoritative As Before

(By Tom Lohnes) – Do you remember the Jeep Commander from about 15 years ago? Well, it’s coming back, but not as we know it. Based off of the Compass platform, the new Commander will be the...