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Pigpen: Newbern And Cotten Hot Rodded This LS7 Powered 1950 GMC Shop Truck And Here’s The Behind The Scenes Action!
Newbern and Cotten are always up to something fun and that includes getting to work on some pretty cool rides. If you are a fan of Roadkill then you may remember this truck from an episode from...
The Charger, Part 9: Shoving A Tremec TKX Where It Truly Belongs
Every six months, it seems, it’s time to provide an update to you, the BangShift reader, on the status of my ’76 Dodge Charger. Let’s be honest: in the entire duration of my...
Dirthead Dave Chappelle’s Slammed Nissan Hardbody Gets Fuel, Brakes, And Steering Finished! And Then It Moves Out Of The Shop!
A huge portion of the fans of Dirthead Dave, and the Dirthead Shed YouTube Channel, know him as the off-road guy who builds cool stuff and loves being outside climbing over rocks and playing in the...
New Mods for Blasphemi, Finnegan’s Hemi-Powered 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air! Lots Of Little Things To Make This Thing Even Better Than Ever!
Blasphemi, Finnegan’s awesome blown Hemi powered 1955 Chevrolet is a special machine and we dig it. So does Finnegan, and he’s been giving this thing a lot of love over the past two years...
LET’S TALK TECH, WITH RICHARD HOLDENER: ICE WATER INTERCOOLERS, DO THEY WORK? HOW WELL? AIR INLET TEMPS MATTER!
Richard Holdener does several live tech talks every week, and the subjects range from the simple to the complex, but usually revolve around some testing videos that have recently come out or will...
Ceramic Coatings Are All The Rage, So Who Really Makes The Best One? Testing $8 Ceramic Coating vs $120 And More!
In the past few years, ceramic coatings have become all the rage. Getting your car ceramic coated will give you results like an awesome wax, but with a lot more durability. So you have to do it far...
Is This 280zx Beyond Saving? When Is A Car Worth Saving? Kevin Tetz Walks Us Around A Potential Project To Figure Out If It Is Worthy
I’ve bought two cars in my life that made me wonder if I should have. The first turned out epic, and as soon as I started mocking it up during the build, any doubts left my mind. It would turn...
Featured Products: Budget Beasts! YOST Sealed Back HD Mechanics Vises From Eastwood. A Stout New Vise Line At A Great Price
When I was growing up my grandpa had some really cool tools. Not because they were fancy necessarily, but because they were insanely beefy and built to last. I can’t even imagine the number of...
Is This The Cheapest DIY Way To Preserve Your Wood Deck Trailer? Cause Free Is Good, But Is It Good Enough?
I own two trailers, both of which are wood decked, and I’ve really only wished for one of them to have a steel deck on a couple of occasions. When you consider that I bought the trailer in...
You’re Using a Torque Wrench Wrong! Or Are You Using A Torque Wrench Right? MythBusting: The 10 Do’s & Dont’s Of Torque Wrenching
I’m writing this BEFORE watching the video, because I don’t want to be prejudiced by what the Torque Test Channel is trying to teach us all about using a torque wrench properly. And...
Project Panda X-Press: Richard Holdener’s Favorite CHEAP EBAY AMR500 BLOWER ON A GEO METRO XFI. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
Richard Holdener and I have been friends for a long time, and we’ve had some pretty interesting ideas. Some might call them stupid, or crazy, or even funny. But this one might be all those...
Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Recycling Door Latches So They Will Actually Latch Nice And Stay Closed!
In the last video, Brent fixed up some dents, got the doors aligned with all the new rockers and running boards, and worked on shaved door handles too. In this one he’s working on door latches...
Street Freak – Part 6: A Mid-Engine Drag And Drive Lambo Powered All-Wheel Drive Volvo IS NOT BOLT ON! Fabricating More Stuff To Hold All The Things!
Here’s the sixth video in the series, and more fab work is happening plus taking apart a Wavetrac to make sure it isn’t junk. In the last episode the chassis in this bad boy got the chassis...
Puddin’s Fab Shop Model A Project Update: PUDDIN FOUND RUST! BUILDING CUSTOM SHEET METAL FLOORS TO MAKE THE MODEL A NICE AGAIN
Puddin’s new Model A project sure is a good looking car, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some issues hiding below the skin. We’re looking forward to seeing this thing go from being a...