Category Archive: BangShift XL, Videos, XL Drivetrain Tech, XL Spotlight, XL Suspension Tech, XL Tech Stories, XL Truck Feature, XL Videos
Dissecting a Tesla Cybertruck! Underbody & Wheels Off Chassis Inspection and Walkthrough, First Look At This Weird Machine
Dec 23, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Dissecting a Tesla Cybertruck! Underbody & Wheels Off Chassis Inspection and Walkthrough, First Look At This Weird Machine
From the very first moment that anyone saw the design renderings for the Tesla Cybertruck, everyone scratched their head in wonderment. After all, this thing looks like you gave a pencil to a 5 year...
Abandoned 1984 Chevrolet 1 Ton 454 Big Block! Will Mortske Make It Run?!? 4×4 Square Body Transformation.
Dec 20, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Abandoned 1984 Chevrolet 1 Ton 454 Big Block! Will Mortske Make It Run?!? 4×4 Square Body Transformation.
Mortske is back at it, this time working on a big block truck that he thought he should get in order to have a tow rig. Of course other projects came along and it got pushed to the side, but in...
Did Project Farm Waste $4,000 For A DIY Transmission Rebuild Kit? Or Is This Smart Money To Spend?
Dec 04, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Did Project Farm Waste $4,000 For A DIY Transmission Rebuild Kit? Or Is This Smart Money To Spend?
Transmissions are one of the things that enthusiasts seem most hesitant to build on their own. Whether you are talking about automatic or manual transmissions, and whether a newbie or the most...
The Sniper Transmission Controller – Your Plug And Play Solution For Precision Transmission Control For Late Model Electronic Transmission Swaps!
Dec 02, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Sniper Transmission Controller – Your Plug And Play Solution For Precision Transmission Control For Late Model Electronic Transmission Swaps!
It’s finally here! The new Holley Sniper EFI transmission controller is available! You can buy it to add on to your Sniper 1 or Sniper 2 install, or as a complete stand alone system for those...
LS Swap A Square Body Part 3: Halfass Kustoms New Square Body Chevy Project Is A Runner! First Drive And Shop Burnouts!
Nov 16, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on LS Swap A Square Body Part 3: Halfass Kustoms New Square Body Chevy Project Is A Runner! First Drive And Shop Burnouts!
We’ve shared all the parts of this build so far and you are going to dig it if you like it when a truck makes noise and smokes the tires inside the garage. We dig it and know you will too. This...
Squarebody Long Bed To Short Bed Conversion: Lowering, Rebuilt Suspension, Custom Fabrication, MORE!
Nov 15, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Squarebody Long Bed To Short Bed Conversion: Lowering, Rebuilt Suspension, Custom Fabrication, MORE!
In the first video we shared the shortening of the bed and chassis to convert this long bed to a short bed. If you missed it, you can use the link below to check it out. In this second video there...
LS Swap A Square Body Part 3: Halfass Kustoms New Square Body Chevy Project Gets A New Hydraulic Clutch For The NV3500 And More
Nov 14, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on LS Swap A Square Body Part 3: Halfass Kustoms New Square Body Chevy Project Gets A New Hydraulic Clutch For The NV3500 And More
It’s kind of nice when you have a collection of Chevrolet trucks and SUVs that are sitting with their LS engines and transmissions just waiting to become donors for other projects, and that is...
Measuring For Your New Hydraulic Clutch Install: How To Get Perfect Hydraulic Release Bearing Air Gap For an American Powertain Hydramax
Oct 12, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Measuring For Your New Hydraulic Clutch Install: How To Get Perfect Hydraulic Release Bearing Air Gap For an American Powertain Hydramax
Installing an American Powertrain Hydramax system in your hot rod or muscle car is an excellent upgrade. If you are swapping to a modern manual transmission, and why wouldn’t you, then...
Finnegan Broke His Supercharged 1967 Chevy C10 On The Way To Cletus’ Bristol 1000 Race!
Sep 11, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Finnegan Broke His Supercharged 1967 Chevy C10 On The Way To Cletus’ Bristol 1000 Race!
Finnegan is back at it, making the kinds of hot rodding and racing decisions we all make, which are sometimes more fun than smart. The clutch in his C10 has been a problem because of an odd failure,...
SEIZED and FLOODED Engine! – Will This Old Truck RUN AND DRIVE Again For Vice Grip Garage?
Jul 14, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on SEIZED and FLOODED Engine! – Will This Old Truck RUN AND DRIVE Again For Vice Grip Garage?
I’m a big fan of a square-body GM truck, and I kinda dig a stepside, but this one is going to be a challenge to love because it has not had the easiest life. Apparently, it sat for years...
Watch These Guys Fix A Broken Axle Housing On A Dump Truck With A Stick Welder And A Lathe
Jul 06, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Watch These Guys Fix A Broken Axle Housing On A Dump Truck With A Stick Welder And A Lathe
You know we are fans of the Pakistani Truck channel on YouTube and there are a bunch more just like it. These channels often show workers in far-off places who are using what we might consider...
The DeBoss Garage Support Vehicle Left Them Stranded 4000 Miles Away From Home
Jun 21, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The DeBoss Garage Support Vehicle Left Them Stranded 4000 Miles Away From Home
As you’ve seen here, the DeBoss Garage crew built a 1955 Apache Pickup to drive cross country on an adventure that ultimately was supposed to get them home to Canada. If you missed that series,...
The Crew Cab Died, So Vice Grip Garage Bought This Ford F100 Sight Unseen! Will It RUN And DRIVE 640 Miles Home?
Jun 17, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Crew Cab Died, So Vice Grip Garage Bought This Ford F100 Sight Unseen! Will It RUN And DRIVE 640 Miles Home?
After the crew cab square body decided it wasn’t happy anymore, the prospects for Derek and the gang to make it to the next three days of Power Tour were looking pretty slim. So in typical Vice...
Is Walmart’s ATF Better Than GM’s? Let’s find out! ACDelco vs SuperTech, Mobil & Red Line
Jun 06, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Is Walmart’s ATF Better Than GM’s? Let’s find out! ACDelco vs SuperTech, Mobil & Red Line
Project Farm is back at it, and this time the test is to find out which automatic transmission fluid really is worth buying and to cover a wide range of offerings, he’s testing Walmart’s...