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DIY Monster Truck Tire Repair: When Your Tire Is 66 Inches Tall And Costs $3,000 You Better Be Able To Fix Them!
Aug 06, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on DIY Monster Truck Tire Repair: When Your Tire Is 66 Inches Tall And Costs $3,000 You Better Be Able To Fix Them!
(Words by Charles Wickam) So you’re in your car, driving along, and then you pick up some road debris and suddenly your TPS starts dinging at you letting you know you have low tire pressure and...
Project Hay Hauler Gets Converted From A Longbed To A Shortbed! Watch The Transformation Here!
Aug 06, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Project Hay Hauler Gets Converted From A Longbed To A Shortbed! Watch The Transformation Here!
Project Hay Hauler, the 1967 GMC truck that Scott Liggett has owned for several years, is one that has come a long way here on BANGshift.com, but this here is the biggest transformation yet! What...
Pakistani Truck Cylinder Head Rebuild: They May Not Have Much, But They Are Determined! Watch This Cylinder Head Go Through The Entire Process!
Aug 05, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Pakistani Truck Cylinder Head Rebuild: They May Not Have Much, But They Are Determined! Watch This Cylinder Head Go Through The Entire Process!
You just saw the video from Peter Harrell at Harrell Engine and Dyno, where he’s doing a competition valve job on a set of cylinder heads for a small-block, and this valve job and cylinder head...
Interior How-To: Replacing a Classic 1960s Car Dashboard
Aug 01, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Interior How-To: Replacing a Classic 1960s Car Dashboard
I stumbled upon this YouTube channel called Upholstery Tips, and have been entertained and informed on a few fun things since. We recently shared a video where a cool custom console was built for a...
Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: It’s Back Together And Better Than Ever!
Jul 31, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: It’s Back Together And Better Than Ever!
The Model A Shop Truck is going together nicely now that all the chassis has been painted! Yes there is some fabrication happening in this episode to get it buttoned up, but then it will be almost...
347 FORD STROKER-WHAT MAKES MORE POWER? BOLT ONS OR BOOST? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU UPGRADE WITH BOTH?
Jul 31, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 347 FORD STROKER-WHAT MAKES MORE POWER? BOLT ONS OR BOOST? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU UPGRADE WITH BOTH?
Bolt-ons or boost? It’s the age-old question when building horsepower. Or should you just jump right into doing both? Luckily for us Richard Holdener is the king of dyno testing and can show...
Route 66 In A Forgotten Big Block Square Body – Day 2 With Lots Of Breakdowns
Jul 31, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Route 66 In A Forgotten Big Block Square Body – Day 2 With Lots Of Breakdowns
The latest update on the C20 road trip has this poor truck being pushed to its limits because sitting for decades has taken its toll. That means this is one of those painful breakdown parts of the...
1,600 Mile Route 66 Road Trip In A Forgotten C20 – Day 1
Jul 29, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 1,600 Mile Route 66 Road Trip In A Forgotten C20 – Day 1
We told you that this one would be exciting, and taking an old forgotten C20 on a road trip across Route 66 sure does qualify. This is a killer route that has some super fun parts to it, and from...
Forgotten Big Block Truck- Will This C20 RUN AND DRIVE After 16 Years?
Jul 28, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Forgotten Big Block Truck- Will This C20 RUN AND DRIVE After 16 Years?
Derek is a squarebody Chevrolet truck fan and he’s brought a lot of them back to life, but this one right here is special. It’s a Silverado C20 and it’s an original big block truck....
DOES BIG BLOCK CHEVROLET HEAD FLOW MATTER UNDER BOOST? AFR 315 VS 345-ALL MOTOR 496 & 8-71 BLOWN 496!
Jul 19, 2022Chad Reynolds2
Cylinder heads determine power potential of an engine. The camshaft controls the rpm range and power curve, but the overall power potential has to do with how much air and fuel you can get into the...
FORD VS CHEVY VS DODGE-WHAT AMERICAN V8 MADE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF POWER? 5.0L VS 350 VS 360-WHO LOST?
Jul 17, 2022Chad Reynolds1
Videos from the dyno are usually all about making the most power you can with a given combo, but not this one. Today’s video is all about finding the engine that makes the LEAST amount of...
Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: Gets Disassembled For Chassis Paint!!
Jul 17, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: Gets Disassembled For Chassis Paint!!
The Iron Trap Shop Truck is coming along gang. This episode is all about pulling the truck apart to make the chassis pretty, which means filling holes and paint. Check it out. The more I watch Iron...
Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Finishing The Pedals, Cooling System, And Bed Floor Before Pinstriping And The Big Reveal.
Jul 15, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Finishing The Pedals, Cooling System, And Bed Floor Before Pinstriping And The Big Reveal.
The 1951 Ford F1 build has been a fun one to watch, and this video has a lot going on, with multiple parts going in and getting figured out. This episode not only has the final components being...
Q-JET VS THE WORLD!! PONTIAC 400 CARB SHOOTOUT 2-BARREL VS Q-JET VS QUICK FUEL 750 (THE OTHER GUYS!)
Jul 12, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Q-JET VS THE WORLD!! PONTIAC 400 CARB SHOOTOUT 2-BARREL VS Q-JET VS QUICK FUEL 750 (THE OTHER GUYS!)
GM cars and trucks came with Quadrajet carburetors for decades, and they came on every GM makes engines at some point or another. They were considered to be a performance 4-barrel carburetor that...