Category Archive: BangShift XL, Craigslist Find, MOPAR, TRUCKS, XL Online Find
The Dream Winter Wagon: A 1991 Jeep Grand Wagoneer That Has Been Cummins-Swapped!
Dec 08, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on The Dream Winter Wagon: A 1991 Jeep Grand Wagoneer That Has Been Cummins-Swapped!
Jeep Grand Wagoneers (and other nice FSJ Jeeps) command coin, but the Grand Wagoneer is easily the most valuable at the moment. It was what the Range Rover became: a luxury sports-utility vehicle...
Rough Start: Splashing Through The Slush In A Ready-To-Go 1993 Ford Ranger Splash
Dec 04, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
The itch for a four-wheel-drive has been appearing again, as it usually does during the beginning of winter. Taking the hot rod out for snow donuts is fine, but driving it every day when the weather...
Ramp Truck Heaven: This 1963 Dodge Club Cab Hauler Is Big-Blocked Awesome!
Dec 04, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Ramp Truck Heaven: This 1963 Dodge Club Cab Hauler Is Big-Blocked Awesome!
There are tons upon tons of 1970s Dodge-powered motorhomes out there in the world, and for the most part, all we see are massive engine donors and rolling crime scenes. But one enterprising...
The Alaskan Army Truck! Dirt Every Day Builds Their CUCV Chevy Up For A Romp In The Wilderness!
Nov 30, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on The Alaskan Army Truck! Dirt Every Day Builds Their CUCV Chevy Up For A Romp In The Wilderness!
Normally, Dirt Every Day’s Fred Williams builds some of the most insane, mental and questionable off-roading units around: a Plymouth Roadrunner with a diesel, a Jeep that goes full submarine,...
Rough Start: Try Something A Little Different – A 1973 International Wagonmaster!
Nov 30, 2016Bryan McTaggart3
It’s not uncommon nowadays to see families using extended-cab or crew-cab pickups as the family car. You have seating for at least four and a bed…what’s not to like? It...
eBay Find: A 1968 GMC Pickup That Checks Every Last Box…Except For The Wheels, You Pick Your Favorites!
Nov 29, 2016Bryan McTaggart8
You can’t exactly blame Freiburger for coining the term “Muscle Truck”. The concept has been around for years, mainly because when you combined the larger engines trucks were...
This 1973 Cadillac DeVille Caribou Is Way Too Perfect For A Ute, Even If It Is A Unicorn
Nov 28, 2016Bryan McTaggart3
“I felt like destroying something beautiful.” That line is from the movie Fight Club, and that is currently the conundrum I find myself in as I stare at the pictures of this 1973 Cadillac...
Too Stuffed With Leftovers? This 1977 Holden One Tonner Should Help You Out!
Nov 25, 2016Bryan McTaggart3
I have a thing for coupe utilities. I like El Caminos and Rancheros. I kind of like the Scamps and Rampages, too, though I like them more when they’ve been rear-drive swapped and are packing a...
Bangshift Project Files Update: If You Hurry, You Can Own This Ford Truck/Crown Vic Combination!
Nov 22, 2016Bryan McTaggart3
We’ve looked at Nathan Kershaw’s 1969 Ford F-250 frame swap build before. It’s a neat premise: everything that makes a Crown Vic go, stop and in general be a great sedan, stuffed...
Would You Rather, The Winter Workhorse Edition: Which Would You Take Out In The Cold, The Ford Or The Binder?
Nov 22, 2016Bryan McTaggart6
Yep, the leaves are finally down, the air has taken a turn for the crisper and colder, and it’s time to give up in the concept of fall and to start settling in for the winter months. While...
Random Car Review: The 1990 Ford F-150 “Street” Concept Truck
Nov 21, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
I am one of those individuals who has this strange habit: boredom leads to research. It made me pretty popular in school when it came time to dig through encyclopedias. (Yes, I outdate the Internet,...
Rough Start: Cool Can Be In The Last Place You Expect It, Like This 1979 Ford Courier!
Nov 21, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Rough Start: Cool Can Be In The Last Place You Expect It, Like This 1979 Ford Courier!
The Ford Courier…wow. There’s a throwback. Growing up in Washington State, we had a neighbor lady that owned a white Courier, and I can’t be any more blunt about how much I despised...
Stuck The Landing: This Monster Chevy Goes For A Jump And Breaks A Few Things!
Nov 19, 2016Bryan McTaggart4
It’s tall, it’s got presence, it’s got a Duramax that sounds the business, and it looks virtually new. This Chevy Silverado is somebody’s life-long project…or current...
Money No Object: This 2004 Chevrolet Express Just Might Be The Ultimate People-Mover – Turbocharged LS For Twelve, Anyone?
Nov 09, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Money No Object: This 2004 Chevrolet Express Just Might Be The Ultimate People-Mover – Turbocharged LS For Twelve, Anyone?
This isn’t the 1970s, folks. The days of looking at a full-size van and going, “Hmm…you know what…that would make a bitchin’ hot rod” are long, long gone. Right?...






