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Category Archive: FUNNY STUFF, Videos

Wow, Just Wow! I’m Not Sure How Anyone Could Think This Was Ready For Powder Coating.

If you are thinking about building a vehicle that is going to require welding, you probably should have a clue on how to actually weld. And if you don’t, you should probably find someone else...

Public Service Announcement: Why You Should Drain The Water Out Of Your German SUV!

Ask anybody who is familiar with the words “rust repair” what the one thing you want to avoid is. Go ahead, ask. Ask any Mopar fan, or anyone who lives in the snow belt areas. You want to...

So Tesla Sent A Car To Space…That’s Nice. Škoda Actually Sent A Superb To Mars!

Sometimes you have to strike while the iron is hot. Or, in this case, as soon as the 2008 Tesla Roadster is nothing more than a dot in the night sky. Look, make no mistake that what SpaceX did with...

Morning Symphony: The Sound Of Truth, Or The Best Dub-Over Possible? Is This A Legit V8 Escort Wagon?

My family has a strange relationship with the Ford Escort. On one hand was the black 1998 station wagon that my stepmother drove all over God’s creation, putting the little sewing machine of an...

Ready For Spring Lawn Care? How About This Lego Technic-Based Hay Baler System?

March 20th is the Spring Equinox…the day that winter is officially over and done with and for many, the time frame where lawn care starts to re-enter the picture after all of the snow and rain...

Can A Beater, $500 Ford Explorer Be A Fun Toy? Check Out This Dirt-Cheap Drift Build!

This time last year I was convincing my wife that buying a $400 rollover wreck of a 1998 Ford Explorer really was a good idea. If she’d just tolerate being cold, riding along in a truck towing...

Funny Racing Fails! Check Out This Collection Of Some Of The More Laugh-Worthy Moments From 2017!

Sometimes, all you can do is find the humor in a situation, no matter how messed up it may be. Did I slip and fall on some ice? The pratfall is one of the oldest and easiest laughs in the book. Did...

It’s Better This Way: Watch As This Chrysler LeBaron Droptop Gets Buried For Being A POS!

Yes, the Chrysler K-car was the right car at the right time for a company that had just very narrowly escaped the jaws of death. Yes, most were simple, frugal little commuter cars that moved forwards...

Winter Weather Have You Stuck? Sit Back And Watch Some SLMRA Lawnmower Ice Racing!

As I type this, I’m looking out the window of the office and I’m watching Mother Nature coat everything around BangShift Mid-West in a fine mist that is going to freeze up and make all...

Best of BS 2017: Man Vs. Wild: Stump Removal Done Right And Wrong!

Mow around it all you want, ignore it as long as you can…sooner or later, the ugly stump of what was once a tree in your yard is going to have to be extracted sooner or later, and it’s...

Best Of BS 2017: These British Tank Mechanics Found Five Bullion Bars In The Fuel Tank Of …Well, A Tank!

Here’s a strange question: what do you do with a tank that you got in trade? Very few of us will even come close to needing to know, but a group of tank freaks in Britain will be recommending a...

Insert “Do Not Try This At Home” Clause Here: Airbag, Meet Donut Spare!

Look…we all know that there is plenty of stupid ideas out there that can get you hurt or worse. We also know that a lot of those ideas tend to be some of the most enjoyable things out there....

A Brit In Baja: Watch As Carfection Gets A Trial Run At Baja – Just A Taste Of The Off-Road Masterpiece!

The British and Mexico haven’t had the best of relationships. There have been trade disagreements, expropriation of properties, and of course that one time that Richard Hammond from TopGear...

When Changing The Engine In Your Odyssey, Keep Your Honda All Honda! (Don’t Mind The Pull-Starter…)

I’m not the most adherent to the idea of brand loyalty here. In some cases, it makes sense…you aren’t going to stick a Ford 351 into a Plymouth ‘Cuda and you aren’t...