Category Archive: Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Project Trucks, XL Street Truck Feature, XL Tech Stories, XL Truck Feature, XL Videos
Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: Fitting The Cab To This Bagged, Shortened, And Bad Ass Dually Chassis
In this episode of the COE build, the cab is being fitted up after shortening up the wheelbase so the back of the cab and the front of the bed will come together right where they are supposed to....
900 Horsepower Big-Block Chevy Power Combos: HOW TO BUILD A 900-HP, ALL MOTOR, 6-71 BLOWER OR CHEAP TWIN TURBO BBC! WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
Which 900 Horsepower Big Block Chevy engine combo do you like most? There are so many times that I’m at an event and someone comes up to me to talk engines and wants to know how to make a given...
Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Chassis Swap, LS Swap, And More! It All Starts Right Here.
Brent at Half Ass Kustoms just finished up a cool 1937 Ford Pickup project and is jumping right into a new project as well. This one also happens to be a Ford, but it’s going to be quite a bit...
730-HP BBC ON 87-OCTANE!! HOW TO: 700-HP BIG-BLOCK CHEVY POWER COMBOS (ALL MOTOR, LOW COMP 540, SC 454 & TURBO 454)
There are so many times that I’m at an event and someone comes up to me to talk engines and wants to know how to make a given power output. Many ask about 600 horsepower combos for their muscle car...
600-HP BIG-BLOCK CHEVY POWER COMBOS. FROM CHEAP JUNKYARD TURBO 8.1L TO ALL-MOTOR 496 TO SUPERCHARGED 454
There are so many times that I’m at an event and someone comes up to me to talk engines and wants to know how to make a given power output. Many ask about 600 horsepower combos for their muscle car...
HOW TO MAKE CHEAP, JUNKYARD BBC 454 POWER. HOW TO MAKE A 500+ HP BIG-BLOCK CHEVY POWER COMBOS WITH PEANUT PORT HEADS.
There are so many times that I’m at an event and someone comes up to me to talk engines and wants to know how to make a given power output. Many ask about 500 horsepower combo for their cruiser...
Where Can A Scout Go, And What Can A Scout Do? Vice Grip Garage Puts One Through It’s Paces!
Brakes. They are kind of important, especially if you are trying to go off-roading down hills, over rocks, etc. Because Derek’s Scout hasn’t really been touched in a million years, other...
Bolt ‘Er Up: Watch The Hagerty 4.6L Jeep Inline Six Stroker Engine Go Through Final Assembly
Admittedly, the latest Redline Rebuild from Hagerty has not been the most wildly exciting or off the beaten project ever executed on the internet, but it has a lot of value. Why? Basically because...
Engine Tech: Junkyard Big Block Battle. Gen 6 7.4L vs Gen 7 8.1L
That’s 454 vs 496 for all of you cubic inch fans out there. Yes, there is 42 cubic inches more Big Block in the 8.1 but are it’s weird LS style enhancements enough to be the best big...
Here’s What Happens When Jason At Fireball Tools Decides To Build A New Jack For His Truck, That Doubles As A Vise.
This one is truly something unique. When Jason at Fireball tools puts his mind to it he is capable of making things at a totally different level from mere mortals. It may not be possible for me to...
How Truck Trailer Fifth Wheels Are Made From Old Ships High Strength Sheet Steel In Pakistan
We’ve shared several videos from the Pakistani truck channel and more here at BANGshift because there is some serious ingenuity that goes on with some of their manufacturing. Think here in...
CHEAP, JUNKYARD TURBO SHOOTOUT: TURBO TRUCK NORRIS 5.3L LS VS TURBO 8.1L BBC-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER?
We just shared the video that Richard made about testing a junkyard 8.1L Vortec engine with a Summit Racing S475 turbo that made gobs of power and 850 lb ft of torque. And in a previous video Richard...
Happy 3/25! It Is The Day We Celebrate The 5.3L LS Engine – Yes It Measures 325ci!
For a generation of hot rodders, this IS their small block Chevy. The 5.3L, 325ci LS engine was the bread and butter of the company’s line up for more than a decade and many, many millions were...
