Category Archive: SUSPENSION, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Project Trucks, XL Spotlight, XL Suspension Tech, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: It’s 4-Link Time Out Back! Watch Them Design And Build One From Scratch
Whenever I see a COE, which stands for Cab Over Engine, I wish I had one. I have always thought a COE ramp truck would be cool, or even just a slammed COE pickup. They are just cool looking since...
Hard Hit Video: Watch A Pulling Tractor Driver Get Beat Around So Bad His Helmet Flies Off!
Back when I was working every week at New England Dragway we’d see some really wacky stuff going on with helmets and how people wore (or didn’t) them. You’d see the straps tied in...
Rocky Mountain Road Trip: Survivor Boogie Van “EXCALIBUR” Sold And Delivered!
When the van was first found and purchased, Karl found the original builders and owners and they showed serious interest in owning the van again. Even though Karl knew he could probably sell this...
King Of The Hammers: Watch Larry Chen’s Adventures From The 2022 King Of The Hammers
King of the Hammers is one of the coolest events of the year, and a great way to start off the racing season. We didn’t get to go this year, but thankfully there is a ton of other coverage so...
Introducing The Misfit Toys RONchero Project: A 1957 Ford Ranchero On A 4×4 Chassis!
Trars are awesome! If you don’t know what a TRAR is, it’s a truck chassis with a car on top of it. Sounds weird? Yeah, it is, but it is also fun and if they are done right it’s...
Watch This Huge Deuce And A Half Truck Drive Through What Looks Like A 6ft Deep Swamp…With A Twist
As if our love for the venerable deuce and a half army truck were not already widely known, here’s another video to highlight our love for these slogging green rigs. What you are about to see...
FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: When Will The Cutting Stop! More Hacking And Welding
Just when you think this thing has got to be almost done, they start hacking more sheet metal off of it! If you know old Toyota Land Cruisers then you know that an FJ40 is an iconic off-roader. Like...
Few Things Are More BangShifty Than A Screaming, Motorcycle Engine Powered, Mini-Pulling Tractor
John Piper is the news inductee into the wholly imaginary BangShift hall of fame and the reason is that he has one of the coolest mini-pulling tractor setups we have ever seen. This little monster...
Cool History Video: This WWII Film Talks About Why Ball Bearings Were A Priority Target Of The Allies
WWII is such a fascination for so many people because there are facets of it that you’d never really consider unless you are REALLY into the history of the conflict. The mechanical side of WWII...
FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: A New Bumper, Winch, and Fenders Is Just What The Doctor Ordered!
It just keeps getting more and more complete! The FJ45 Rock Crawler Project is on and this episode is showing this bad boy getting another bumper, a winch, and some fender love. If you know old...
Giant Killers: This Late 1940s Film Called Giant Killers Tells The Story Of WWII PT Boat Construction – Awesome Stuff!
When it comes to the most compelling mechanized weaponry of WWII, PT Boats are pretty close to the top of the heap for me. Sporting three massive Packard marine engines, bristling with torpedos,...
FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: The Fab Rats Continue Smashing More Projects On The FJ45 Rock Crawler
It just keeps getting more and more complete! The FJ45 Rock Crawler Project is on! If you know old Toyota Land Cruisers then you know that an FJ40 is an iconic off-roader. Like a Jeep CJ, it’s a...
BangShift PSA: Here’s A 10 Second Check To Tell If A New N-Series Ford Tractor Governor Is Junk Or Not (It Probably Is)
As time allows, I like to tinker with my old N-Series Ford tractor. Truth be told, I have not been keeping all of you up to current on the work that’s been completed over the last few months....
