Category Archive: Apex New Products, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift Road Test, BangShift XL, XL Truck Feature, XL Truck News
Hot Hauler: The Upcoming Maverick ST Sounds Like It Will Be Big Fun In A Little Package
Apr 11, 2022Brian Lohnes5
(By Tom Lohnes) – As we already know, the Ford Focus ST is long dead in the US. The days of affordable fun in a small, practical vehicle from Ford have been over since 2018. Well, what if I...
Where Do Old Tow Trucks Go To Die? Steve Magnante Finds An Old Relic In The Junkyard
Mar 30, 2022Chad Reynolds2
In recent years Steve Magnante has become known for his amazing automotive knowledge on stage at Barrett-Jackson auctions where he is part off the television broadcast team on stage. If you know him...
1320Video Highlights The Quickest Truck They’ve Ever Filmed! Warparth, Driven By Lyle Barnett
Mar 26, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 1320Video Highlights The Quickest Truck They’ve Ever Filmed! Warparth, Driven By Lyle Barnett
When Grant Guthrie put together this awesome C10 truck dubbed Warpath, I’m pretty sure even he didn’t realize how much of a bad ass it would be right out of the box. So when he asked Lyle...
Video: Resurrecting Evel Knievel’s Big Red Truck. This Mack Is Truly Something Special
Mar 15, 2022Chad Reynolds2
Everyone knows Evel Knievel for his crazy jumps and stunts that he did on his famed motorcycles, but he was also known for a lot of other extravagancies, like this killer Mack truck that hauled him,...
Finnegan Bought A Used LS-Powered Pro 2 Race Truck And Is Already Breaking Things On Day 1
Mar 08, 2022Chad Reynolds2
Remember when you were a kid and on the first day playing with some new RC car, bike, or toy you broke it? That’s sorta what’s going on here with Finnegan, and somehow I think he and...
Hot Stuff: The 2023 Ranger Raptor Will Have Nearly 400hp and Pack Gnarly Suspension Like Its Larger Brother
Mar 07, 2022Brian LohnesComments Off on Hot Stuff: The 2023 Ranger Raptor Will Have Nearly 400hp and Pack Gnarly Suspension Like Its Larger Brother
(By Tom Lohnes) – Since it came out in 2018, the Ford Ranger Raptor has been the truck America said they wanted, but probably wouldn’t buy. Although extremely capable on a trail, the 210-hp...
This Squarebody Swapped Sherman Tank Project Keeps Knocking Down Trees And Then Needs Some Work
Mar 06, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on This Squarebody Swapped Sherman Tank Project Keeps Knocking Down Trees And Then Needs Some Work
Tracked vehicles are cool, and tanks are the ultimate tracked vehicle. Unfortunately, or should I say fortunately, it isn’t the kind of vehicle that everyone has access to. But if you like...
Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: Custom Fitting The Bed So The Big Wheel And Tire Combo Tucks When It’s On The Ground
Mar 04, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: Custom Fitting The Bed So The Big Wheel And Tire Combo Tucks When It’s On The Ground
In this episode of the COE project the bed gets fitted over the giant dually wheels out back, including some custom fitting and widening so it all fits when laid on the ground. There is some creative...
They Bought a Squarebody swapped WW2 Tank! What Would You Do With The Shermanator?
Mar 04, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on They Bought a Squarebody swapped WW2 Tank! What Would You Do With The Shermanator?
Tracked vehicles are cool, and tanks are the ultimate tracked vehicle. Unfortunately, or should I say fortunately, it isn’t the kind of vehicle that everyone has access to. But if you like...
FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: Safety Third! This Is The Safest The FJ45 Has Ever Been!
Mar 02, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: Safety Third! This Is The Safest The FJ45 Has Ever Been!
No belts and no roll cage is no way to go to Johnson Valley, so the Fab Rats are getting their tubing on. This is going to be snug. If you know old Toyota Land Cruisers then you know that an FJ40 is...
Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: It’s Bag Mount Time And Stuff Is Going Together!
Feb 28, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: It’s Bag Mount Time And Stuff Is Going Together!
In this episode of the Bello’s Customs COE project the big C-Notch and rear 4-Link are getting bag mounts so they will be ready to haul any heavy load they want. This is going to be a cool...
Will Cleetus Fix The 700 Horsepower RIPSAW Tank? The Mud Awakes!
Feb 27, 2022Chad Reynolds2
The RIPSAW rips, but not without causing some serious grief with multiple breakdowns in the first couple days of ownership. Cleetus and the boys have been thrashing the thing hard, too hard in fact,...
Cleetus Bought AND BROKE a RIPSAW Tank!!! 700hp Duramax Powered Tank That Does 70mph!
Feb 24, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Cleetus Bought AND BROKE a RIPSAW Tank!!! 700hp Duramax Powered Tank That Does 70mph!
It shouldn’t surprise you that Cleetus would end up with something awesome like this 700hp Duramax powered RIPSAW, and it also shouldn’t surprise you that it took just two days to break...
Introducing The Misfit Toys RONchero Project: A 1957 Ford Ranchero On A 4×4 Chassis!
Feb 17, 2022Chad Reynolds4
Trars are awesome! If you don’t know what a TRAR is, it’s a truck chassis with a car on top of it. Sounds weird? Yeah, it is, but it is also fun and if they are done right it’s...






