Category Archive: FORD, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
$1,000 Build: The $1,000 F100 Is Running And Getting Close To Being A Real Hot Rod!
Okay folks, it’s tire smoking time! The $1,000 build is going together splendidly and is really starting to look like something you’d want to cruise around town. I love it. And anytime...
Alex Taylor’s 1955 Chevrolet Project: Rear Suspension And Wheelie Bars For The 6 Second Ride
The project is still moving right along, but there isn’t much time before it is supposed to hit the road! Last episode the rear housing was cut, welded, and worked into one big stout beast and...
Building A Fabricated 9 inch Housing For A 6 Second 200 mph Hot Rod. Alex Taylor’s ’55 Chevy Chassis Is Almost Done!
When you build a car that is capable of making thousands of horsepower, and then utilizing it to run the quarter mile in 6 seconds at over 200 mph, there are a lot of components and parts and pieces...
$1,000 Build: This Budget Built F100 Just Keeps Getting Cooler And Cooler, Watch How It Comes Together
This is a no bull real deal $1,000 build that is cool, will be fun to drive, and can be done by you at home. Yes the real budget is $1,000 and yes selling stuff off the donor vehicle to get budget...
This Is What Happens When You Go Looking For Parts In A Place With Whole Cars – Finnegan’s Garage
We’ve all done it, and if you haven’t then can you really call yourself a car guy? You have a project that needs parts, whether it is trim or body panels or even speed parts, and you end...
$1,000 Build: How To Build A Hot Rod Truck On A Super Cheap Budget
This is a no bull real deal $1,000 build that is cool, will be fun to drive, and can be done by you at home. Yes the real budget is $1,000 and yes selling stuff off the donor vehicle to get budget...
Project Phantom, Part IV: Our 1969 Mustang Goes Under The Knife
(Words and Photos: Joe Grippo) It’s been a few months since the last installment of Project Phantom, my wife Stacey’s 1969 Mustang GT. The Mustang, which had been parked near the New Jersey shore...
Are They Ruining It? The Motion Raceworks Bubba Nova Gets Engine Swapped
This 1972 Nova is the first street car project to come out of the Motion Raceworks shop, and it is a pretty special one. Yes, they have built several cars that they drive on race events like Rocky...
Introducing: Project Beachcomber, our 1979 Dodge Ramcharger
It’s been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. It’s also been said that everything is better topless. For both of these reasons, you’re now reading about the latest addition...
Finnegan And Newbern Are Road Tripping The C10! Well, After They Thrash On It For 5 Days Straight With Cotten And Two Other Dudes
Mike Finnegan is an entertaining cat, and a dude that is super fun to be around. He’s also pretty talented, although he’d deny that. Like me, he’s always down for a thrash and wants...
Rough Start Fox Body: Transmission Work, New Quarter Windows…AND IT RUNS!
My last update on the Rough Start Fox Body Mustang was on January 20th, 2021. In that update, I highlighted that I painted the driver’s side fender because I was bored, plonked in new one-piece...
Project Great Pumpkin Mustang: Gauge Lights That Actually Light Up!
If you’ve been around BangShift a while…especially if you’ve been in the Forums for a long time…then you might have heard a running joke or two about my luck with gauge lights...
The Challenger Revival, The Final Episode – From Rusting Hulk To Dream Machine
We’ve showcased every single episode of Dylan McCool’s build of this 1973 Dodge Challenger, from a slime-covered shell that was sitting in the trees, long left to the elements, to what it...
