Category Archive: BangShift XL, Metal Fabrication, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, TRUCKS, Videos, XL Project Trucks, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories
FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: More Build Updates, Including Axle Prep, Four-Link Mounts & Major Floor Replacement.
Mar 05, 2026Chad Reynolds0
If you missed this FJ40 project that Shannon Campbell is working on, we’ve got a link below, but if you are back for the next installment in this build series you are in luck as well. In this new...
Newbern’s Ramp Truck Project Begins Now! Saving A Ramp Truck And A C50 Means This Is Going To Be Awesome!
Feb 16, 2026Chad Reynolds0
If you don’t pay attention, or haven’t watched Newbern’s channel much, you might not know that he’s gotten a few important projects in recent years that are now going to come...
1967 Chevy C10 Transformation! New Interior, Rust Repair and MORE To Make This Cool Old Chevy Better Than It’s Been In A Long Time!
Feb 12, 2026Chad Reynolds0
Mortske is back at it, this time with more upgrades to his 1967 C10 project. In a previous video we saw him make some fun mods after getting this long abandoned truck running again. It was originally...
FORGOTTEN BIG BLOCK BRONCO! Will This Fire Damaged Locked Up Ford RUN AGAIN For Derek?
Feb 10, 2026Chad Reynolds0
How do so many cool cars and trucks get forgotten and left to return back to the earth? It always makes me wonder, and then I look at the pile of cars and trucks I have sitting around at the shop and...
Ready Enough!! Prepping A Classic Ford F250 So It Is Ready for Camping and 2800 miles Of Road Trip!
Feb 09, 2026Chad Reynolds0
Expedition rigs seem to be bigger and badder than ever, with more offerings and options for building them than you can even imagine. And their popularity seems higher than ever as well. With all that...
A Barn Find Dirt Daily With 4XFred Williams: Watch Him Cleaning 8 Years of Bird Poop Off This Barn-Find Land Cruiser
Jan 24, 2026Chad Reynolds0
Barn finds are awesome, and I love seeing videos of them being saved, but sometimes they don’t really cover what it is like to pull something out of a barn after a jillion years. After sitting...
Budget Friendly 1971 Bumpside Ford F100 4WD Transformation! DIY Paint Revival And New Wheels And Tires!
Jan 16, 2026Chad Reynolds0
It’s time for some love for this 1971 F100. It doesn’t need much to make a very big difference in how this thing looks, so in the video below it’s getting some slot mags, new tires,...
Dylan McCool’s Project Car Updates! Monaco Body Swap, ’58 Plymouth, W200, Cobra II, Charger, and MANY MORE!
Jan 02, 2026Chad Reynolds0
To wrap up 2025, Dylan McCool sat down to give everyone an update on his current projects and some of what to expect in 2026. If you are a fan of all the cool stuff he has going on, then check out...
OLD SCHOOL Dodge 1 TON TOW TRUCK Gets Repairs and Paint Work! A Vice Grip Garage Roadworthy Rescue Christmas Bonus Episode Not To Be Missed.
Dec 26, 2025Chad Reynolds0
In honor of the Christmas holiday, Derek has been putting out a few extra Vice Grip Garage videos the past week and we dig them. Some of them are a bit of Behind the Scenes coverage, some combine a...
Vice Grip Garage Christmas Extras: This BIG BLOCK Swapped Squarebody ROLLBACK Is Going On A Road Trip! Break In or Break Down?
Dec 25, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Vice Grip Garage Christmas Extras: This BIG BLOCK Swapped Squarebody ROLLBACK Is Going On A Road Trip! Break In or Break Down?
This rollback has had an interesting life, and after a fire and some other drama, this one has got a new to it engine and transmission. The fire wasn’t on this truck. The fire was on the truck...
Derek Is Rescuing a Forgotten Square Body Crew Cab — Will It RUN and DRIVE? Will The Vice Grip Garage Adventure Be Worth It?
Nov 22, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Derek Is Rescuing a Forgotten Square Body Crew Cab — Will It RUN and DRIVE? Will The Vice Grip Garage Adventure Be Worth It?
Derek is back at it with another Vice Grip Garage “Will It Run” video, and this time it is another square body crew cab pickup. Are you blown away by the success he has in getting these...
Check Out This FORGOTTEN Squarebody CREW CAB! Will It RUN AND DRIVE After Being Parked For Years?
Nov 13, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Check Out This FORGOTTEN Squarebody CREW CAB! Will It RUN AND DRIVE After Being Parked For Years?
Sometimes I wonder how someone can leave a car sitting for years before getting to it, and then I look at the collection of projects I’ve collected over the years. It turns out I’m as...
Custom Built ’66 C10 Is Powered By What?!? – The SEMA 2025 Debut Of The Legacy EV 1966 Chevrolet Pickup
Nov 07, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Custom Built ’66 C10 Is Powered By What?!? – The SEMA 2025 Debut Of The Legacy EV 1966 Chevrolet Pickup
Love it or hate it, electric vehicle technology is touching every aspect of the hot rodding, customs, trucks, and racing world. And with stuff like the Legacy EV 1966 C10, I say hell yes! This truck...
Transmission Tech Video: Here’s What Makes The 4L80e Such A Great Transmission, and How You Can Make It Fully Manual!
Oct 30, 2025Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Transmission Tech Video: Here’s What Makes The 4L80e Such A Great Transmission, and How You Can Make It Fully Manual!
That’s right, you can take the incredibly strong 4L80e and use it without a computer or a bunch of electronics to shift it. You can in fact make it a full reverse pattern manual valve body just...






