Category Archive: BangShift XL, Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
Budget Harbor Freight Off-Road Trailer Build Part 4 & 5: Adding Lots More Strength And Killer Fenders
The Harbor Freight overland off-road trailer build continues. I dig builds like this and I’m sure you will too. As we’ve said before, it is good inspiration for your own drag and drive or...
HOW TO MEASURE PISTON TO VALVE CLEARANCE. HOW BIG OF A CAM CAN I RUN? HOW MUCH LIFT?
What is piston to valve clearance? Well, it’s the important measurement that lets you know just how much camshaft you can put in your engine without the pistons and valves coming in contact...
What It Takes To Make Ultra Bad Ass Recovery Ropes. These Are More Than A Tow Strap. Yankum Rope
If you’ve ever owned a “tow strap” that has the metal hooks on the ends, and have tried to use it to get a stuck vehicle out of the sand or mud you have either found yourself at a...
Can Steve Morris Break This Billet Rod! Will Hand Tools Make It Happen?
If you missed the previous videos showing Steve Morris’ engine that broke all 8 billet aluminum rods, use the link below to check them out. Why? Well you are going to want to see what has been...
EFI vs Carbureted Electric Fuel Pumps: How To Run An EFI Fuel Pump On A Carbureted Engine
Ten years ago it seemed like every component for an EFI engine was different than a carbureted one, but in the last ten years those differences have gotten less and less. Computer-controlled...
Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: It Has Working Lights And Runs!!!!
The Model A Shop Truck project has been going hot and heavy for months, and the boys have really been making awesome headway on it, but it has never been this close to being a driver! This latest...
Is This Blasphemy? Gen III Hemi Swapped C10 Budget Build – Part 1 Tear Down!
The thought process here is that every conceivable vehicle on earth has already been LS swapped, so we need to start switching it up, and what better way to do that than to stuff a Gen III HEMI into...
Can These Guys Build Their Own MegaCab Bumpside Ford Pickup?
The 1967-1972 Ford trucks, often referred to as bump side trucks, are sought after by Ford enthusiasts. They are cool classic trucks and they are getting harder and harder to find. What makes...
New Product: Holley Sniper EFI 350 LPH Fuel Pump Module for 1978-1987 El Camino and Caballero
G-Body El Camino fans rejoice! And this new part also fits all you GMC Caballero guys too. New from Holley is their 350 LPH in tank fuel pump modules that drop right in and will support modern EFI...
BangShift Project Power Laggin’ Update: Swapping A Magnum 360 Into Our Old Rig!
Welcome back to our coverage of Project Power Laggin’! Follow along as we take a tired 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon we found in Central Maine and transform it from a derelict roadside attraction to...
WHICH FACTORY BBC HEAD MAKES THE MOST POWER? PEANUT PORT vs PORTED 049 OVAL vs REC PORT vs AFR 265!
Which cylinder heads should I run on my big block!?!? This is a question that has been asked by roughly a jillion people because not everyone is building a full-tilt race engine which means that not...
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!
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!
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...