Category Archive: BangShift XL, ENGINE, MISC, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Project Trucks, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories
Derek is Taking A 1,600 Mile Journey To Trade One Of Vice Grip Garages More Popular Trucks For The Ride He Sold And Instantly Regretted It
We’ve all traded or sold a car or truck and then regretted it. Sometimes that regret is as soon as the deal is done and sometimes it takes a week or month or year to realize that you just...
Dirthead Shed Tire Testing: Putting Avix Trailtek R/T Tires To The Test As Butter Jeep Takes On Tough Moab Trails
Dirthead Dave is back at it, with the newly LS Swapped and running Butter Jeep out on the trails in Moab for a bit of tire testing. Dave has been wheeling Jeeps and everything else under the sun for...
FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: How To Build A Custom Roll Cage For An FJ40 Land Cruiser
Shannon and Jess are back at it on the FJ40 this week and this thing is coming along nicely. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might...
HOW TO READ A TURBO COMPRESSOR MAP. WHAT IS THE MAX EFFICIENCY ISLAND? HOW MUCH BOOST & POWER?
Richard Holdener is back at it with even more fun turbo tech. While turbo sizes are pretty simple, compressor maps are not necessarily as easy to understand. If you have an engine that can use a 76...
Will This 40 Year Old RV That Derek Bought SIGHT UNSEEN, RUN, DRIVE And CAMP 850 Miles Home?
Derek from Vice Grip Garage has had some pretty interesting adventures on the road behind the wheel and underneath some pretty interesting rides. He is the king of taking the gamble, but he nearly...
EFI Tech: Holley’s Quick IAC Setup Guide – How to Set Drive-By-Wire Idle on Holley Terminator X
IAC, Idle Air Control, is a little valve that controls a vacuum leak on fuel injected vehicles. In a carbureted application the throttle blades allow just enough air for the car to idle to pass...
FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Body Chop, Rock Sliders & Cage Plates As Fabrication Continues
Shannon and Jess are back at it on the FJ40 this week and this thing is coming along nicely. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one...
Vice Grip Garage PROCHARGED LS Dually Squarebody GIVE AWAY Project Part 2: Intake, Fuel System, And More, Coming Together For Big Towing Power!
Here’s Part 2 of the Vice Grip Garage dually, Corvette, and Trailer giveaway! This just might be one of the coolest giveaways in recent memory, and that is saying something since there are so...
Ever Seen A DECKED Pickup Bed Organization System? Watch Rae Ripple Install One In Her Shop Truck Right Here!
Whoever came up with these DECKED organization systems is pretty smart. While drawer style organizers have been around for trucks and suvs, they are typically aimed at fleet services and such and are...
FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: More Build Updates, Including Axle Prep, Four-Link Mounts & Major Floor Replacement.
If you missed this FJ40 project that Shannon Campbell is working on, we’ve got a link below, but if you are back for the next installment in this build series you are in luck as well. In this new...
Derek At Vice Grip Garage Is PROCHARGING His LS Dually Squarebody To GIVE AWAY! Plus, A Trailer, A Corvette, And CASH MONEY!
This just might be one of the coolest giveaways in recent memory, and that is saying something since there are so many nowadays. But this giveaway isn’t just for one vehicle, or even two, but...
Perfect Shop Truck? Newberns Got A New C30 Flatbed Shop Truck and He’s Fixing The 1963 Biscayne Project!
A good shop truck is invaluable, but it depends on the kind of work you do at your shop as to what would make the best shop truck. In the case of someone building hot rods and stuff, having a good...
FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Chassis Fabrication: Body Notch, Fender Trim, Spring Hangers And More
If you missed this FJ40 project that Shannon Campbell is working on, we’ve got a link below, but if you are back for the next installment in this build series you are in luck as well. In this...
