Category Archive: FORD, Metal Fabrication, OTHER, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Project Trucks, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: The 1929 Ford Roadster Pickup Gets A Chopped Windshield And A NEW Bed!
Jul 08, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: The 1929 Ford Roadster Pickup Gets A Chopped Windshield And A NEW Bed!
The Iron Trap shop truck is so close to being ready to run! Watch as they install some nice new parts this week and actually sit in it and make engine noises for the first time. I think this is going...
Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Shortening The Driveshaft, Sorta First Drive, And More For The F1 Project
Jul 08, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Shortening The Driveshaft, Sorta First Drive, And More For The F1 Project
Here is Part 11 of the 1951 Ford Project. It’s nearly ready for the big unveil, and in this episode the driveshaft gets shortened, the radiator goes in, and the running boards get mounted so it...
Chevy Small-Block V-8 Time-Lapse Rebuild! RESTORED And IMPROVED | Redline Rebuild
Jul 07, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Chevy Small-Block V-8 Time-Lapse Rebuild! RESTORED And IMPROVED | Redline Rebuild
Watching time-lapse videos is fun, but the ones that are done so that the parts and pieces in the video appear to be doing their own thing without tools, people, etc is something truly special. It is...
FORD 5.0L INTAKE SHOOT OUT-GT-40 vs 93 COBRA R vs SN95 COBRA vs EXPLORER-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER?
Jul 07, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on FORD 5.0L INTAKE SHOOT OUT-GT-40 vs 93 COBRA R vs SN95 COBRA vs EXPLORER-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER?
The GT-40 intake manifold is one of the most talked about and revered intake manifolds in small-block Ford history. And because it is so good, Ford enthusiasts were always looking for intakes that...
Sheet Metal Fabrication: Repairing Previously Repaired 1933 Ford Fenders Part 2
Jul 07, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Sheet Metal Fabrication: Repairing Previously Repaired 1933 Ford Fenders Part 2
With rare exceptions, fenders from 1920s and 1930s cars are going to have some old repairs that have been done to them. After all, they are 90-100 years old and have been living who knows what kind...
This 1951 Chevy Truck Build Is Budget Friendly And Creative Because It’s Being Built In South Africa!
Jul 07, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on This 1951 Chevy Truck Build Is Budget Friendly And Creative Because It’s Being Built In South Africa!
Building a project on the cheap, by being creative and doing the work yourself, is what hot rodding is all about. And I’m totally down for a patina’d project that starts off with a donor...
Top 10 “Made in USA” Tools? Best USA-Made Products Ever Tested by Project Farm
Jul 04, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Top 10 “Made in USA” Tools? Best USA-Made Products Ever Tested by Project Farm
Project Farm is always testing tools and we love them for it. You’ve seen a bunch of cool testing videos from them here on BANGshift, but this one is a Top 10 from other tool testing videos. So...
Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap: New Sheet Metal Going On, Reinforcements, And More!
Jul 03, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap: New Sheet Metal Going On, Reinforcements, And More!
In this video, Casey gets the front apron, bumper, and cowl section to go on and look like they belong. Given the drastic difference in some dimensions on this car that is more difficult than you...
Metal Shaping 101: How To Use a Hammer & Dolly For DENT REPAIR!!
Jul 03, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Metal Shaping 101: How To Use a Hammer & Dolly For DENT REPAIR!!
If you have hung out here for any amount of time you know that we love Karl Fisher’s video from Make It Kustom. He is all about teaching folks how to shape metal and he does that with some of...
Fuel Injector Guide – Which Fuel Injector Is Right For You?
Jul 03, 2022Chad Reynolds1
Injectors are a pretty important part of an EFI engine, but can be a tricky buying choice when you start making real power with a combo, or are building one up from scratch. If you are going for a...
Are They All The Same Motor Oil? Let’s Settle This! Four Levels of Pennzoil Motor Oil Compared
Jul 03, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Are They All The Same Motor Oil? Let’s Settle This! Four Levels of Pennzoil Motor Oil Compared
Oil is a mystery to most folks, as we don’t really know what is inside the quart we pick up at the auto parts store, and don’t understand the additives that might make one different than...
Sheet Metal Fabrication: Repairing Previously Repaired 1933 Ford Fenders Part 1
Jul 03, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Sheet Metal Fabrication: Repairing Previously Repaired 1933 Ford Fenders Part 1
With rare exceptions, fenders from 1920s and 1930s cars are going to have some old repairs that have been done to them. After all, they are 90-100 years old and have been living who knows what kind...
Will It Run? Barn Find 3rd Gen Camaro. Will It Make A 600 Mile Trip Home?
Jul 03, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Will It Run? Barn Find 3rd Gen Camaro. Will It Make A 600 Mile Trip Home?
When Derek picked up the old Ford recently and then had to make repairs, and keep it going, so he could drive it all the way home from Iowa I was hooked. This time Derek has a 1989 Camaro that has...
Polishing Turds Episode 5: Balancing The Crankshaft
Jul 02, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Polishing Turds Episode 5: Balancing The Crankshaft
In this latest episode of the Polishing Turds series from HED you are going to see the excitement that is balancing a rotating assembly. This series is of course done with tongue firmly in cheek, but...






