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Category Archive: Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos

MIG Welding 101: How To Make Better Welds – Tips And Tricks For Strong, Pretty, MIG Welds.

A few days ago we shared some TIG welding tips and tricks from the gang over at Pacific Arc TIG Welding and today we’re sharing MIG welding tips and tricks from Tim Welds. Like Pacific Arc, Tim...

DIY Tool: Make An Easy Dimple Die At Home To Flush Mount RivNuts!

We love homemade tools around here, and this one right here is SUPER handy. I can’t tell you the number of times I would have loved to have had this tool in my arsenal and now I’m going...

Wanna See Inside Alex Taylor’s 3,000 Horsepower Big Block Chevrolet? Check Out The New Parts And Build Right Here.

Everyone knows Alex Taylor’s cool 6-second 1955 Chevrolet that she and the Taylor family put together for Drag and Drive events, as this thing has been a beast. Sure it took some time to iron...

Cordless Drills: Is Buying Top Models Even Worth It These Days? Or Is Cheap All You Need At Home?

We share a lot of tool testing here on BANGshift, and honestly that’s not just because I’m a tool nut. Nope, it’s also because I can’t afford to buy all those high dollar...

Building A 1,000 Horsepower, All-Wheel Drive, 2,200 Pound, Tesla Plaid Killer! This Little Bastard Will Be A Beast!

Can you imagine the kind of fun you can have in a 1,000 horsepower machine that only weighs 2,200 pounds? Yeah, were’ talking about some serious power to weight ratio and when you consider that...

World’s Worst 1957 Chevrolet: CHEAP And EASY – 1 Day PRO STREET Upgrade For The Worst 1957 Chevy

We’ve been sharing all the build videos on this DD Speed Shop 1957 Chevrolet project and it’s getting close to done after a jillion hours of welding in dozens of free patch panels. But...

TIG Welding 101: These Common Myths About TIG Welding Are Busted! This Will Help You!

Pacific Arc TIG Welding is a hell of a welding tech resource. You can take online welding course with them, see tons of great videos on techniques, principles, and tips and tricks, and if you follow...

Facebook 5.3 LS Build: Part 1- 2. Line Honing And Decking! Powell Machine Builds A High Performance 5.3 Step By Step For You!

We’ve talked about Powell Machine’s videos here on BANGshift before, and I find them to be really informative and easy to follow. Now I’m a nut for engines, both naturally aspirated...

Will It Run?!? Mortske Picked Up Another Failed Facebook Marketplace Project! Chassis Swapped 1953 GMC with EFI!!

I say all the time that some of the best deals on projects are those that someone has either been stumped by, ran out of money or talent on, or has just lost interest in because it has taken so long...

CHEAP JUNKYARD M90 MAKES OVER 600 HP! IS IT A WORLD RECORD FOR THE 3800 V6 M90? 5.3L + M90=600+ HP!

Richard Holdener has been playing around with a junkyard find M90 supercharger for the past few videos, making an adapter to connect it to a 4.8L LS and then modifying the 4.8 for more and more...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Filling The Cowl Vent, And Scavenging The Yard For A Brake Master Cylinder!

The custom GMC roadster pickup project can’t have all this other custom metalwork and then still have a factory cowl vent, so in this video Brent is going to fill it in and smooth it over....

Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Found In Upstate New York!! Hasn’t Been Driven Since 1973!

You have to think that if there are barn finds of all kinds that still show up today, not all of them are going to just be regular driver cars. What I mean by this is that some of them have to be hot...

Paint Correction on 25-Year Old Black Paint – OBS Clash Build Restoration, This 2000 Chevy Tahoe Limited Really Shines Now!

The AutoRevolution boys did a great series called the OBS Clash where they got this cool OBS Tahoe low and cool like a proper sport truck. But the black paint on this bad boy has seen better days and...

CHEAP E-BAY TURBO VS JUNKYARD M90 BLOWER-4.8L TORQUE FOR TOWING. GT45 TURBO VS M90-WHICH WORKS BEST?

Speed parts have never been easier to find, or cheaper to buy in the grand scheme of things, and everyone is always interested in finding out how much horsepower you can make with a cheap chinese...