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Category Archive: FORD, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Introducing The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 1 – The 1939 Mercury Gets Some Love – The Iron Trap Garage Crew Is Chopping This Bad Boy And So Much More!

The Iron Trap Garage crew are never without projects, but this one is special because it feels like it has been forever since they chopped or channeled anything. But that is all about to change with...

Dirthead Dave’s Unreal Adventure Saga Continues: Part 2 Of His Unreal Adventures, On Unreal Adventure.

In the first part of Dave’s adventures in getting to Unreal Adventure, Dave had to drive this thing pretty far in order to even start the Unreal Adventure and he’s on his own and has been...

Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Walter All Steel Turbo And Ezarc Metal Master Face The Extreme Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 9.

A couple days ago we shared the video from Fireball Tool where Jason was building the ultimate grinding disc test rig in preparation for the ultimate grinding wheel test we’ve ever seen. And now it...

2024 Top 5: Holeshots from the 2024 NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series That Made An Impact

Holeshots are an interesting phenomenon at the dragstrip. On one side of the race track you have someone who is thrilled with cutting an awesome reaction time that opened a window that just might...

Happy New Year From BANGshift.com! Here’s To A Happy, Healthy, And Fulfilling 2025!

On behalf of the entire BANGshift Family, I want to thank you all for being a part of our 2024 and hope that your 2025 is even better! We are super thankful for such a great year of racing in 2024...

What On Earth Is A 481X? Is It Just A Fancy Big Block Chevrolet? Pete At HED Gives Us A Tour And He Puts On Together!

Pete at HED is one smart engine builder and tuner, and after being asked all the time about the 481X engine, he decided to put out a video explaining how this thing is similar and not similar to...

The Best of 2024: Torque Test Channel Shares Their Top Tools of 2024. What Tools Will Be On The List, And Which Ones Do You Need?

I love the end of the year because we get all the Top 10, Best Of, etc. Whether it is your favorite tool tester like Project Farm or Torque Test Channel, or your favorite action video creators, there...

Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Blue Sali and Combat Abrasives Face The Extreme Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 8.

A couple days ago we shared the video from Fireball Tool where Jason was building the ultimate grinding disc test rig in preparation for the ultimate grinding wheel test we’ve ever seen. And now it...

Best of 2024: NHRA Shares Their Best Behind The Scenes Moments You Never Saw On A Broadcast

I’ve done a lot of livestreams, and tv shows, and the like, and it is pretty well known that often the magic stuff happens when you least expect it. When the cameras are “off” and...

HOW TO MAKE SUPERCHARGED LS POWER! FULL DYNO RESULTS. JUNKYARD VORTECH 4.8L, 383 6-71 & 6.2L WHIPPLE

Which supercharger is best for your LS engine? Do you want a modern style Whipple or Magnuson? How about a centrifugal like a Vortech or ProCharger? And what about all of us who love the look of an...

Beginner Metal Shaping: How To Make Compound Curves EASY With No Power Tools. Shrinking Stump, Sand Bag, English Wheel Only!

Karl Fisher at Make It Kustom does some awesome metal shaping, and often with cool machines. But he also does a lot of hand shaping, and even teaches classes on the subject at metal shops around the...

How Does Walmart’s Hyper Tough Cordless Impact Gun And Impact Driver Compare To The Big Boys?

The cordless tool game just keeps on getting tougher and tougher as the various brands are constantly improving performance while trying not to change pricing. Or in some cases, while continuing to...

FREE LIVE Drag Racing From The 10th Annual New Year Nationals At Bradenton Motorsports Park – Monday

There are only a couple of races happening before the clock strikes midnight on Sunday to ring in the new year and while we’re sure 2025 is going to be awesome, 2024 isn’t done yet! Our last big...

Custom Land Rover Discovery Feature Video: Ian Johnson Builds A Land Rover Like You’d Never Expect

Ian Johnson is one of those guys that you almost never find behind the wheel of anything “average”. He’s more likely to be driving something with some rock rash and personality. So...