Category Archive: BangShift XL, Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Project Trucks, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories
FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Fabrication Marathon! Winch Mount, Bumper & Race Prep Madness In The Shop
Shannon and Jess are moving right along on the FJ40 and things just keep getting better. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might not...
12 VOLT ELECTRIC AIR CONDITIONER UPGRADES. Cotten Is Fixing The A/C In His Hemi Monte Carlo!
Last fall we shared video of Cotten installing electric air conditioning in his HEMI powered Monte Carlo, a car that was already polarizing before the A/C install. He liked the electric A/C, and...
A Broken Valve and Beat Up Piston Couldn’t Stop The BTR And Tin Soldiers Race Car Gang!
There are racers, and then there are RACERS. We’ve all known guys who will never give up, regardless of the damage or obstacles that are trying to keep them from racing, but we probably all...
Will This 450HP, 5-Speed, 1955 Chevrolet Wagon RUN AND DRIVE 850 Miles Home? @Stay Tuned and @Vice Grip Garage Built This Car In Just DAYS!
I’ve built cars in absurdly short periods of time, and then driven them cross country on multiple occasions, but to most people that is insanity. Heck, to most hot rodders the thought of...
FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: No More Rubbing! Raising Fenders And Dialing In The Steering Setup
Shannon and Jess are moving right along on the FJ40 and things just keep getting better. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might not...
What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.
Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...
Iron Trap Garage Video: Cummins Swapping A 1947 Ford Flatbed, Checking Out A 1934 Phaeton & Carlisle Prep!!
The Iron Trap Garage crew are at it, getting some work done and prepping for the upcoming Carlisle swap meet. The big job in this one is doing a Cummins swap on a cool 1947 Ford Flatbed pickup. This...
Tool Testing: This $800 Snap-On Goes Up Against Every Price Ratcheting Wrenches To See Who’s Got The Best!
We run a lot of tool testing videos around here and many are expensive vs cheap tool comparisons. I’m not saying that every cheap tool is good, or that all expensive tools are overpriced, but I...
Engine Rebuilding 101 with David Freiburger, Alex Taylor, and More! O’Reilly Auto Parts Convention Fun!
O’Reilly Auto Parts puts on an annual meeting and convention that is attended by O’Reilly Auto Parts associates from all over the country each year and as part of that they also bring in...
Martin Lundqvist Racing Fabrication Is Building A Bad Ass 1969 Camaro Drag and Drive Car In Sweden! Watch This!
I love new drag and drive builds, and because I’m going to Sweden this year for Street Week I am really excited that this new drag and drive build is being built at Auto Cut in Stockholm by...
Dyno Testing Dual Plane Intake Manifolds: Made in the USA vs Cheap Import Knockoffs – How Do They Compare?
We’re all about made in the USA parts when they make sense, but I’m very well known for saying that crap is crap, regardless of where it comes from. The point being that you should buy...
Is This Thing An ABOMINATION or GREATNESS? This Is A Small Block Chevy Powered Ford F100! Installing a HUGE Cam and Engine Refresh With Derek.
I know that some of you are screaming already, but the reality is that it’s not like you can’t replace the Chevy with a Ford in this F100 if you buy it and want to “save” it...
Freiburger and Finnegan Limo Truck Dyno Shootout! How Much Power Did It Make?
If you missed the awesome on the road engine build and swap in Finnegan’s Limo Squarebody truck, then you missed a lot and are going to want to use the link below. They literally built a brand...
