Category Archive: FORD, Metal Fabrication, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Iron Trap Garage Is Chopping The Windshield On Mike’s 1934 Ford Cabriolet, And It Looks So Rad! He Is Thrilled!
Chopping a top, regardless of the car or truck, takes some real work. And the bigger and rounder the roof, the tougher it is to chop and make look right. That means that if all you have to do is chop...
Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: More Pickup Box Work, And Mounting The Air Ride Compressors And Tank
In the last video, Brent blasted rust off of it with a trick laser he bought online. In this one he’s finishing up some work on the rear of the bed and getting the air ride compressors and tank...
JUNKYARD 8.1L CAM TEST. STOCK VS ZZ502-REAL DYNO DATA. HOW MUCH HP IS A ZZ502 CAM WORTH IN A GEN 7?
Richard Holdener is back at it! This time he’s taking that Vortec 8.1, aka the 496, and seeing if he can make real power gains with a bigger cam. And can that cam come from a Gen 6 Big Block?...
Tool Time: Is American-Made A Requirement? An Option? All Or Nothing? If Not, What Determines Your Buying Choice?
I’ve talked a lot about American Made products here on BANGshift for years, but have become pretty vocal in the last two years about crap being crap and quality being quality, regardless of...
Carb Tuning 101: Powell Machine Talks Holley Carburetor Tuning For Maximum Power. Learn How Your Holley Works.
We’re fans of the tech that is shared by the Powell Machine crew, and the two videos below are no different. If you are looking for Holley carburetor tuning info, then these Holley Carburetor...
This BURIED Plymouth Barracuda Has Been Parked for 22 YEARS! Will it RUN, AND DRIVE 400 Miles Home For Vice Grip Garage?
Video Description: A guy bought a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda Sight Unseen from some fans of Vice Grip Garage. It was previously restored, but parked for 21 years. It’s rough, doesn’t run,...
Is It Stupid To Fix Up A 300,000 Mile Vehicle? Or Are They Only Good For Parts? Project Farm Wants To Settle This!
We talk about junkyard LS engines all the time around here, and I’ve personally had LS powered vehicles with nearly 300,000 miles on them. Hell, one of them gave up it’s engine for one of...
Metal Shaping? Linear Stretching A Transmission Tunnel Transition. Math, Measuring, And Shaping Explained
There are several ways to shrink and stretch sheet metal but regardless of the methods the principles are the same with regards to what you need to do in order to get the metal to move in the...
IT’S GOING DOWN MORE! FINNEGAN IS SUSPENDING THE BED OF HIS SEMA 2024 OBS TRUCK PROJECT WITH ZIP TIES?
Well he’s back at it, but nothing can be simple with Finnegan. Well at least the suspension install will be as he’s working on the rear of his OBS truck this time. The rear needs lowering...
Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 7 – The Right Valve Job For Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block, And How A Valve Job Effects Flow
In the seventh episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete is going to be performing the valve job on this little supercharged small-block so it will be able to make big consistent...
Tony Angelo Swaps An 800+ Horsepower NASCAR V8 Into His 1955 Chevy Street Car! This Is Going To Be A Riot
Tony Angelo is back at it on his cool 1955 Chevy, and even if we weren’t Tri-Five fans around here we’d totally approve of the 800+ horsepower small-block NASCAR combo he’s got...
Vintage Speed Parts Find: The IronTrap Gang Found An Ardun Hemi Headed Flatty And Are Making It Run!
I’m lucky enough to know some folks who race Ardun headed flathead Fords at Bonneville and can tell you that these are some seriously cool cylinder heads that can make a Flathead actually make...
Dylan McCool’s 1971 Roadrunner Might Have Been Forgotten For 35 Years, But What Will It Take To Make It Run Again?
Dylan McCool is back at it with his long forgotten 1971 Plymouth Roadrunner. This bad boy needs to come back to life and Dylan is working to make that happen. Cars like this one are so cool to find...
