Category Archive: BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, Tech Stories, Videos
Watch This Odd Hand-Plane and Chisel Combo Tool From 1878 Get Made From The Original Patent Drawings!
Normally when we check in on the Hand Tool Rescue channel there is some sort of awesome old apparatus being brought back to its former glory. We have seen all manner of things from saws to massive...
How Did They Do It? The Making of The Ford Model T Wheel Start to Finish An Original Film By Ford. This Is A Lot Of Work!
We sometimes forget how much manufacturing has changed, especially in the automotive world, since everything is so automated nowadays. It’s hard to walk through the Corvette manufacturing plant...
Is This The Ultimate Welding Table? A Fireball Tools Cast Welding Table You Might Actually Be Able To Afford! Introducing The Dragon Wagon.
If you have been around here much you know that I’ve been a welder since I was a kid and love all things welding related. That includes awesome welding and fixture tables. One of the nicest on...
Make It Kustom And HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck: Building A Fuel Tank From Scratch For The 1971 GMC Cabover Ramp Truck!
It’s time for even more welding, but this time it’s on the new fuel tank for this beast. This thing needs a big tank and it has to fit in just the right spot, which makes it a bit of a...
ALL-MOTOR, JUNKYARD LS MEGA POWER. HOW TO ADD 200 HP TO YOUR SBE 5.3L WITH NO BOOST AND NO NOS
200 horsepower without boost or nitrous?! Is that really possible? Of course it is! With the right parts you can make real power gains on any engine and we all know that LS engines are just begging...
Street Freak – Part 8: This Mid-Engine Drag And Drive Lambo Powered All-Wheel Drive Volvo Is Getting The Engine And Trans Installed!
Here’s the eighth video in the series, and the engine is going in! With just a few weeks to go before Street Week starts, it is time to make big stuff happen and this sure counts. There is still...
Puddin’s 1961 Mercedes 4X4 Build Makes This K5 Blazer FRAME SWAP Seem Like A Great Idea! Perfect Fit!??
Trars are cool. We’ve featured several of them over the years here at BANGshift and I don’t know anyone who doesn’t dig them. I mean, not everyone wants one, but everyone looks at...
Torque Wrench Myths Tested! Here Are The Top 10 View Suggestions Tested Right Here So You Might Learn Something
There are lots of folks who use tools the wrong way. In fact, we all do it. It might be something minor, or it might be something major, but when it comes to a torque wrench you certainly want to be...
It’s Hot, Hot, Hot, So Do These Little Neck “Air Conditioners” Actually Work? Should You Have One For Working During Summer Months?
We’ve all seen the stupid Facebook ads where they show some little cube that plugs into the wall and will “drop the temp in a million square foot room by 30 degrees!” They always...
Tech Talk: Borgeson Has A Tech Page That Will Knock Your Socks Off – FAQs, Tips, and More Here
We know that you love car stuff because you are reading BangShift right now. You likely love the car stuff more than you love the stuff you are supposed to be doing at the moment, which is a-ok with...
Tony Angelo Is Doing A DIRT CHEAP Turbo 6 Cylinder Build! With Boost On The Slant Six, They Cut The 0-60 Time IN HALF!
I’m a fan of junk builds, as well as projects that have no good reason to do other than to put smiles on the faces of those doing them. I mean that’s what hot rodding is all about, right?...
Will This 1955 Chevy Belair RUN AND DRIVE After 37 YEARS Parked In A Garage? A Day With Derek Just Might Do The Trick!
This one isn’t Derek’s! No really, this isn’t his car but he’s going to do everything he can to make it run and drive again after sitting for 37 years on the garage....
Featured Product: KBS Coatings Top Coater Is A Beautiful, Durable, And UV Stable Paint That Will Work On So Many Projects!
We’re big fans of KBS products around here, but if you haven’t seen their products here on BANGshift or haven’t caught up with them at the PRI or SEMA shows, then you need to check them out....
Tech Tip: Here’s How A CO2 Or Electric Shifter Can Improve Your Racing Program. There’s More To It Than You Think!
Lots of folks think that a CO2 or electric shift solenoid is something that only bracket racers want or need, but that just isn’t the case. In this video from the gang at Motion Raceworks...