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Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Shortening The Driveshaft, Sorta First Drive, And More For The F1 Project

Here is Part 11 of the 1951 Ford Project. It’s nearly ready for the big unveil, and in this episode the driveshaft gets shortened, the radiator goes in, and the running boards get mounted so it...

Exclusive LIVE Tour of Hot Rod Hoarder Headquarters! Check Out This Epic Collection Of Fun

If you are a regular here at BANGshift.com then you know that our friend Tommy Lee Byrd is The Hot Rod Hoarder and he makes some really fun videos and has some great adventures. We love his eye for...

Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap: New Sheet Metal Going On, Reinforcements, And More!

In this video, Casey gets the front apron, bumper, and cowl section to go on and look like they belong. Given the drastic difference in some dimensions on this car that is more difficult than you...

Will It Run? Barn Find 3rd Gen Camaro. Will It Make A 600 Mile Trip Home?

When Derek picked up the old Ford recently and then had to make repairs, and keep it going, so he could drive it all the way home from Iowa I was hooked. This time Derek has a 1989 Camaro that has...

Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: How To Shorten A Ford Flathead Torque Tube

The Iron Trap shop truck project is coming along, but because it is a project being built from all kinds of spare parts then there is a fair amount of finagling that must go on. One of those things...

The Charger: Lock And Load The Parts Cannon For Maximum Effect

I made the conscious decision to not treat this 1976 Charger the same as every other project car that I’ve owned over the past three decades. Any change from the way the car was when I first...

BangShift Project Power Laggin’ Update: Prepping Our Junkyard Magnum 360 For Swap Day!

Welcome back to our coverage of Project Power Laggin’! Follow along as we take a tired 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon we found in Central Maine and transform it from a derelict roadside attraction to...

Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap: More Cutting, More New Sheet Metal, Looking More Like A Car!

In this video, Casey gets the front apron, bumper, and cowl section to go on and look like they belong. Given the drastic difference in some dimensions on this car that is more difficult than you...

Flying Sparks Power Tour Prep Day 5 And 6: Final Steps To Be Ready For The Road!

Emily and Aaron are continuing to work on the Bronco to get it ready for Power Tour and that means a new video every day for all of us to enjoy. With Power Tour starting in Memphis a couple of days...

Iron Trap’s 1934 Ford Coupe “Beautiful” Has A New Engine And Is Ready To Drive!!

Video 1 Description: In the last update on “Beautiful” we found out the 59ab we had planned on putting in as a replacement had a cracked block. The engine appeared to be totally rebuilt...

Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: First Fire Of The LS, Trans Tunnel Fab, And More! Part 10

Here is Part 10 of the 1951 Ford Project. Finishing up the wiring, making this thing actually run, and then filling the giant hole in the floor that needs to cover the transmission. Plus all kinds of...

Will This Pontiac GTO RUN AND DRIVE After 40 YEARS? (Buried in Garage)

Derek from Vice Grip Garage has been working hard on cars and trucks of all kinds this year, but this one here is pretty special for a variety of reasons. First off, it’s a 1967 GTO that has...

The Abandoned $500 Chevy Nova: FIRST WASH in 24 Years – INSANE Transformation + BURNOUTS!

In the last video we saw Tommy getting this thing running with surprisingly little work. Now it’s running better and better and it gets a bath like none you have ever seen. It is a miracle...

Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap: KUSTOM HOT RAT ROD MODERN BUILD!

It’s Part 4 of the 1965 Mustang chassis swap, and the front sheetmetal is starting to go together. Of course, this is where things are going to get more difficult because the old and the new...