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Making 500HP with an $800 Dollar Junkyard Truck Engine And Then Throwing It, And A Tremec 5-Speed, In The 1964 Nova To Thrash!
Apr 09, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Making 500HP with an $800 Dollar Junkyard Truck Engine And Then Throwing It, And A Tremec 5-Speed, In The 1964 Nova To Thrash!
Making 500 horsepower with a junkyard LS takes very little work, and gives huge return on investment when it comes to smiles. When you add an American Powertrain TKX 5-speed swap to the mix,...
Street Freak – Part 4: Carbon Fiber! The Chassis Continues To Come Together And The Body Is Going To Be Epic!
Apr 08, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Street Freak – Part 4: Carbon Fiber! The Chassis Continues To Come Together And The Body Is Going To Be Epic!
Here’s the fourth video in the series, and the tube work is very far along now. Gusseting and body mounts are now in the works so the carbon fiber body parts can go on. It looks awesome and...
Derek Is Converting This 80s Built Ford Mustang Drag Car From STRIP To STREET For A Route 66 Road Trip! Vice Grip Garage Part 1 of 2
Apr 07, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Derek Is Converting This 80s Built Ford Mustang Drag Car From STRIP To STREET For A Route 66 Road Trip! Vice Grip Garage Part 1 of 2
Who doesn’t love a father son road trip? And what better way to enjoy one than to buy a Mustang II drag car, that hasn’t been raced in a long time, and make it ready to drive across the...
Murder Nova Burnout Truck – Build Series Part 5: Procharger and Monster Transmission Install On The C10 Burnout Truck!
Mar 29, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Murder Nova Burnout Truck – Build Series Part 5: Procharger and Monster Transmission Install On The C10 Burnout Truck!
The Murder Nova Burnout Truck is getting closer and closer to done! It’s going to be pretty, have an LS for power, and because of the ProCharger that is being installed in this video, it will do...
Clutch Tech: RebelDryver Scott Is Replacing The Clutch On His 515 HP 1965 Impala SS with a T-56 6 speed AGAIN!
Mar 27, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Clutch Tech: RebelDryver Scott Is Replacing The Clutch On His 515 HP 1965 Impala SS with a T-56 6 speed AGAIN!
Scott is a longtime stick shift guy, who has done tons of stick shift swaps and has daily driven stick cars for years. So when he made a small mistake on the install of his McLeod RXT clutch during a...
Fords Make The Best Jeeps? What Is Dirthead Dave Talking About? Fixing His Ford F-350 Problems So Its Ready For Jeeping!
Mar 19, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Fords Make The Best Jeeps? What Is Dirthead Dave Talking About? Fixing His Ford F-350 Problems So Its Ready For Jeeping!
Last spring Dave broke his Jeep and it has NOT been fixed for this year’s Easter Jeep Safari. It isn’t like he can’t fix it, but since he’s been wheeling with, and working on,...
Murder Nova Burnout Truck – Build Series Part 4: Fuel System Install On Our LS Swapped C10 And Making It All Fit!
Mar 19, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Murder Nova Burnout Truck – Build Series Part 4: Fuel System Install On Our LS Swapped C10 And Making It All Fit!
The Murder Nova Burnout Truck is getting closer and closer to done! It’s going to be pretty, have an LS for power, and with any luck will do insane burnouts at will. Check out the latest video...
ABANDONED To RESTORED! Vice Grip Garage Is Rebuilding A Ford F100 : Part 5 – Derek FINISHED The Hotrod 300 Ford F100 Truck And It Is SO Good!
Mar 17, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on ABANDONED To RESTORED! Vice Grip Garage Is Rebuilding A Ford F100 : Part 5 – Derek FINISHED The Hotrod 300 Ford F100 Truck And It Is SO Good!
Part 5 of the Abandoned and Restored F100 build is right here! And if you missed the first four, we’ve got a link to it down below. This episode of the build is all about buttoning this thing up so...
FORGOTTEN Buick Wildcat! Will It RUN and ROADTRIP For Dylan McCool After 21 Years?
Mar 14, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on FORGOTTEN Buick Wildcat! Will It RUN and ROADTRIP For Dylan McCool After 21 Years?
Dylan is back at it again, this time with a Buick Wildcat that hasn’t been driven in 21 years. Not only does he want to make it run and drive again, but also road trip the thing home...
Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Cadillac Powered 1938 Ford Moves For The First Time In Over 50 Years!
Mar 13, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Cadillac Powered 1938 Ford Moves For The First Time In Over 50 Years!
It’s time to make this thing run and drive for the first time in over 50 years! That’s right, this cool old hot rod project is back to life and will move under it’s own power for...
Murder Nova Burnout Truck – Build Series Part 3: The C10 Burnout Truck Gets LS SWAPPED With Texas Speed Ruthless Runt!
Mar 11, 2024Chad Reynolds1
It sure wasn’t pretty, but they got that part in the works and got some suspension under it, so now it is time to stuff some power into this beast. It’s time to build a burnout truck and that’s...
Old School Tech Video: This Breakdown Of A Road Ranger Big Rig Transmission From The 60s Is Brilliant!
Mar 06, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Old School Tech Video: This Breakdown Of A Road Ranger Big Rig Transmission From The 60s Is Brilliant!
There are millions of awesome videos on the automotive end of the internet and we try to find cool ones to show you every day here at BangShift. This particular video is an honest gem of 1960s tech...
DD Speed Shop’s FORGOTTEN First Generation Camaro: Nothin But NEW METAL! – This Makes It A Rust Free 1967 Camaro Right?
Mar 02, 2024Chad Reynolds1
Dan is back at it with another Camaro update. He’s run out of parts so other stuff is on order, so he’s deciding on what can go under the hood. When you get a Camaro project, you care a...
Street Freak – Part 2: Tube Chassis Fabrication Starts! Twin Turbo Lambo Powered, Mid Engine, 25.2 Drag And Drive Volvo!
Feb 29, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Street Freak – Part 2: Tube Chassis Fabrication Starts! Twin Turbo Lambo Powered, Mid Engine, 25.2 Drag And Drive Volvo!
Here’s the second video in the series, where the real work starts as the tubing starts being cut and fit for a layout that can only be described as awesome. I can’t wait to see this thing...






