Category Archive: CAR FEATURES, CHEVY, DRIVETRAIN, Metal Fabrication, OTHER, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Is Buying A Couple Chevy Vans To Flip A Good Idea? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Apr 26, 2022Chad Reynolds1
Every one of us car folks knows someone who buys the occasional project to flip, and some who flip cars on a fairly regular basis in order to make money for their real projects. I have a couple of...
Wire Stripper Shootout: German VS US Wire Strippers Put To The Test!
Apr 25, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Wire Stripper Shootout: German VS US Wire Strippers Put To The Test!
We love the tool tests that Project Farm always does, and the latest is all about wire strippers. I have to say that I am pretty particular about my style of wire strippers because I hate the cheap...
Iron Trap’s Junkyard Hot Rod Rebuild: AMAZING Junkyard Hot Rod Interior Transformation!!!
Apr 22, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap’s Junkyard Hot Rod Rebuild: AMAZING Junkyard Hot Rod Interior Transformation!!!
Interior work is one of those things that, like paint, intimidates folks and they are afraid of doing it themselves. This is why so many folks never finish the inside of their hot rods. If...
Iron Trap Visits A Virginia Drag Racer’s Collection – Oldsmobile Rocket Powered 1940 Ford Coupe And More!
Apr 05, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap Visits A Virginia Drag Racer’s Collection – Oldsmobile Rocket Powered 1940 Ford Coupe And More!
When you are driving home from gathering up more vintage car parts, and you have room in the truck, you stop to see if you can collect more parts! When a viewer hit up Matt and the crew at Iron Trap...
Is Synthetic Grease Better Than Lucas Red And Tacky? Red Line CV-2 And Royal Purple Give It Their Best
Apr 04, 2022Chad Reynolds2
Project Farm is back at it with another test we car guys and gals care about. I’ve been using Lucas Oil Red and Tacky for years now and have always found it to be a reliable in every...
Iron Trap’s Sweetheart Roadster Is Finally In Bare Metal! See How It Got There
Mar 23, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap’s Sweetheart Roadster Is Finally In Bare Metal! See How It Got There
We’ve really loved watching Matt get his sheetmetal work going on the Sweetheart Roadster, but the original paint and patchwork was really starting to get old. Apparently it wasn’t just...
MORE SURPRISES FROM A CAR CASEY BOUGHT WITHOUT SEEING IT FIRST! WILL IT RUN?!
Mar 22, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on MORE SURPRISES FROM A CAR CASEY BOUGHT WITHOUT SEEING IT FIRST! WILL IT RUN?!
A couple of weeks ago Casey bought a car that he had never seen with the exception of a couple of really crappy photos. And as if the bad photos weren’t enough, he bought it even after the...
Tool Test! Best Right Angle Impact Wrench: Milwaukee, Kobalt, Makita, Ingersoll Rand and Skil
Mar 21, 2022Chad Reynolds1
The world of cordless tools has come so far in the past few years. It’s insane the number of tools you can get that are powered by rechargeable batteries, but because you can buy them at every...
How To Incorporate Time-Delay Relays Into MSD’s Solid State Relay
Mar 19, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How To Incorporate Time-Delay Relays Into MSD’s Solid State Relay
Modern cars use time delay relays for certain functions, but they are a rarity on older vehicles even if they have had an EFI swap. That doesn’t mean you can’t add this functionality...
This 1970 Corvette Is 454 Equipped And Has Been Sitting For Almost 20 Years Under A Tree. Watch The Details Job Go Down!
Mar 07, 2022Chad Reynolds2
While it is cool to see barn find videos where they drag a car out and try to get it running, they usually don’t get cleaned up much, or go straight to being restored. In this video we see a...
Complete Guide To Painting Your Own Car Part 1 – Disassembly: How Much Do You Really Have To Take Apart?
Mar 06, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Complete Guide To Painting Your Own Car Part 1 – Disassembly: How Much Do You Really Have To Take Apart?
Anyone who has owned a car or truck with crap paint has felt the pain of knowing just how much it costs to have a car painted and not being able to spend it. At that point the ideas of painting it...
FIRE!!!! How To Build Flame Thrower Exhaust!!! (Stand Alone Ignition System)
Mar 05, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on FIRE!!!! How To Build Flame Thrower Exhaust!!! (Stand Alone Ignition System)
I’ve never owned a vehicle with flame throwers, and never really cared to, but they sure are fun to watch! The principle behind them is actually pretty simple, but the ways they have been done...
More Pinstriping Inspiration: Practice Pinstriping Panels With HotRod Jen
Mar 05, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on More Pinstriping Inspiration: Practice Pinstriping Panels With HotRod Jen
We’ve featured some of Hot Rod Jen’s work here on BANGshift lately and appreciate her cool videos that show how to pinstripe, her work flow, and her process for practicing and perfecting designs....
Pit Trike Build Part 6: A Few Tweaks And Then The Wife Takes It Out For A Top Speed Run!
Mar 04, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Pit Trike Build Part 6: A Few Tweaks And Then The Wife Takes It Out For A Top Speed Run!
Tracks on the pit trike! Oh yeah, this is some fun stuff right here and since the pit trike isn’t as good in the snow as it could be, it needs some tracks! Keep in mind that this thing is supposed...





