Category Archive: 1320 Engine Tech, Apex Engine Tech, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
HOW TO ADD 120 HP: JUNKYARD TURBO LS CAM SWAP-BIG HP AT SAME PSI-TURBO HEADERS VS CAST MANIFOLDS-HP?
Every cam is a turbo cam, in the words of Richard Holdener himself, so if that is the case then how can you possibly make more than 100 extra horsepower from a cam swap on a junkyard LS turbo combo?...
Make It Kustom’s 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Project: Making These 4-Door Sedan Doors Into Longer Coupe Doors With Suicide Hinges
In the second video from the Lincoln Zephyr project, Karl takes the doors from this 4-door sedan and makes them into coupe doors. Not only that, but he makes them suicide doors by utilizing the...
This 1970 Corvette Is 454 Equipped And Has Been Sitting For Almost 20 Years Under A Tree. Watch The Details Job Go Down!
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?
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...
Iron Trap Shop Truck Build Part 3: A Few Bits Of Metal Work And This Thing Is Almost Ready to Start Bolting The Body Together!
Here is the third installment of the shop truck build, and as rough as this thing looks the sheet metal work needed is really pretty minor. In this video you’ll see a couple panels get made,...
Punching Louvers In An Aluminum Hood! Louvers Rule, And Technically You Can Do Them Yourself!
In this video from This Old Hotrod you’ll see what really goes into louvering a panel. In this case it is an aluminum hood, but the process is the same regardless of what you are building. I...
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
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....
Pro Touring Triumph GT6 Build: This Sucker Is Going To Be LS Swapped Greatness
So this project here has been going on for several years, and we kind of dig it, mostly because it is going from restomod to pro-touring machine and we dig the direction. To bring everyone up to...
Happy 3/05! Let’s Talk Small Bore Small Blocks (and V6s)
305ci is not exactly a magical number when it comes to high performance engines in most people’s minds but the reality is that if you are a stock car racer or someone who has followed the...
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...
Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: Custom Fitting The Bed So The Big Wheel And Tire Combo Tucks When It’s On The Ground
In this episode of the COE project the bed gets fitted over the giant dually wheels out back, including some custom fitting and widening so it all fits when laid on the ground. There is some creative...
5.0 Shootout! 5.0L SB FORD VS 5.0L COYOTE-WHAT’S THE BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK? HAS MODERN TECHNOLOGY IMPROVED THE 5.0L?
Mod Motor and Coyote Ford engine fans are always going on about pushrods being antiquated technology, even though there are several modern engine examples that use them and make great power in both...
