Category Archive: BangShift XL, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Project Trucks, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Truck Feature, XL Videos
If You’ve Ever Thought About Building A Camper Van, Watch This! Complete Van Build Timelapse | Step by Step Amateur Build
Camper vans have been all the rage over the past few years and people have been buying and building them in all kinds of locations all over the world. There are several builders all around the world...
Wanna See A New ZZ632 Cranked Up On The Engine Dyno? Watch This!
If you’ve never been to a dyno shop to see an engine being tuned and tested on an engine dyno, you are missing out and should schedule a time to test your next engine build. I love being on the...
Making Patch Panels For A 1965 Ford E100 Van Pickup From Scratch
We share a fair amount of rust repair videos around here because most of the cars and trucks we’re into are older and that means many of you out there are going to have examples that have at...
In The Market For A New Rearend For Your Ride? Before You Purchase A Rear End Housing…… WATCH THIS!
No matter where you purchase your rear-end housings from, there are some basic questions, measurements, etc that are required before you make an order. With that said, there are also some decisions...
Ultra Rare Flathead Parts: Bronze Heads And Hi Rise Intake Manifold To Make The Ultimate Flathead Engine?
We’ve heard of some rare stuff for Ford’s Flathead V8, but this is something I’ve never heard of before. Bronze heads? I mean I guess there isn’t any reason why it...
CHEAP, JUNKYARD SBC MODS-HOW TO MAKE MORE Q-JET POWER. BUY VS MODIFY-JUNKYARD VORTEC OR EARLY SBC
Everyone has been hot and bothered about junkyard LS engines for the past few years, but before that, there were plenty of traditional small-block Chevrolets that were coming out of junkyards too....
Weighted Sockets = More Power. So is Heaviest Best? Physicist is stumped
If you’ve ever had a crank pulley bolt that won’t come out, you know what true frustration feels like. Hondas are famous for having a 19mm crank bolt that is exposed to the elements and...
Rebeldryver’s Ford 428 FE Project Part 2: Let The Bottom End Assembly Begin!
It’s back for Part 2, where the 428 FE is going to get ready for its crankshaft, but first, some measuring has to happen. No matter how good the machine shop is, it is always a good idea to do...
Tools, Shop Supplies, And More That You Can’t Live Without: Fireball Tool’s Founder Jason Gives Us His List
Anyone who has ever spent any time visiting other workshops knows that you are always seeing some tool or fix or supply that you didn’t know about or think about for your own workshop. Those...
Vans Are Back! Custom Vans Are Making A Big Resurgence, And We Totally Approve.
Stacey David has a new van project he’s been working on and we couldn’t approve more. After all, if we were going to build our own custom van it most certainly would be something like...
How Much Does Heat Change Clearances In An Engine? The Answer Is, More Than You Might Think.
In several forms of racing, they preheat the engine oil and coolant so as to preheat the engine and it’s components as well. For many of these applications it is said to be critical to go...
ABANDONED 1979 Chevy LUV Gets A BUDGET FRIENDLY Makeover From Puddin’s Fab Shop!
I would drive this little LUV truck every day! There, I said it. A cool little mini truck, whether it’s a LUV, an S10, a Courier, or whatever is a handy little parts truck that can be great to...
Big Tire Garage Builds A Custom Winch Mount For The Colorado Rock Crawler
Ian is making the final push to get the Ultimate Adventure Colorado set and ready to go for the trip and that means buttoning up all kinds of “little” projects. One of them is the front...
