Category Archive: BangShift XL, ENGINES, MISC, Videos, XL Videos

Watching a Locomotive Turbocharger Get Serviced Is Just As Awesome As You Think It Is

This is one of those times when we really don’t have much to tell you about the context of the video below other than to say, THIS TURBO IS FLIPPING HUGE AND WATCHING IT GET REBUILT IT IS...

Video: The Story Of The Only Car In F1 History Powered By A Turbine – An Experiment Short-Lived

This is the story of the only turbine powered car to ever race Formula One. Originally a machine designed to win the Indy 500, which it nearly did, the transition from ovals to road courses three...

Check Out This MASSIVE Model A Parts Stash In A Barn In New England – These Barns Are Packed With An Insane Number Of Parts!

The Iron Trap Garage crew is back at it with another insane find. This time they are up in New England going through a barn FULL of Model A Ford parts, and more. At this point they keep finding stuff...

This Old Episode Of TNN Motor Mania Features 1980s Big Rig Racing, Unlimited Snowmobiles, and More – Totally Awesome

Now this is some awesome time machine action. We’re going to admit to being a little fuzzy on the details of this show called “Motor Mania” which aired on TNN. Supposedly this show...

Daddy Dave and the No Prep Kings Visit Empire Dragway, Which Is Almost Canada, And Dominator Wrecks His Stuff. Ugh.

This is a cool video because not only are Daddy Dave and the gang doing some racing, but also showing off a cool project. But not everyone had fun at Empire Dragway in New York, as poor Dominator had...

This Blasphemi Road Trip Just Got Harder For Finnegan And Joe! The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Of Drag And Drive Competition.

In the last video Finnegan and Joe were starting off their Midwest Drags adventures and this one starts off where that one left off. Let me tell you, it isn’t without drama! Watch and try not...

Vintage Hero Video: Watch Bigfoot 1 Attack Hill Climb Events All Over The Country In The 1970s and 1980s

This is GLORIOUS! You are about to watch a video depicting some of the hill climb exploits that Bob  Chandler and Bigfoot1 engaged in during the 1970s and 80s. From the famed Big Eliminator at...

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...

Video – Super Vee: New Young Giant Of Racing – Awesome Look At 1970s Super Vee Racing!

This is awesome vintage video here. Super Vee: New Young Giant of Racing is a promotional film made by USAC and SCCA to help promote a series that was already exploding in popularity in the 1970s....

Beards, Burnouts, And Beers: Chad And Ryan Are Joined By Dane Thompson Who Talks About Crashing The Maliboom, Safety, & Drag & Drives

We’re back with another episode of Beards, Burnouts, and Beers where Ryan and I talk about whatever strikes us as important in the racing and hot rodding world. We’re talking to our...

The Secrets Of The SD-455 Revealed: A Look Into The Guts and Glory Of Pontiac’s Greatest Muscle Car Engine

As we all know, the Pontiac SD-455 Firebirds were the last mighty gasp of the muscle car era before it was smothered by government regulations, fuel crises, and a public that was far more obsessed...

The Right Combo: Watch This Supercharged Rolls Royce Meteor Powered Tractor Make A Full Pull

Once again we’re leering at a European pulling tractor with a freaking awesome engine combo and admiring the noise and the fury that it creates. In this case the tractor we are talking about is...

The Roar Of Power: This 1970s Allis-Chalmers Dealer Film Is All In On Killer Tractor Pulling Footage

This is some gold right here. Between the cool tractors, the basic and awesome old sleds, and the footage of them both working together, this is about 10-minutes of gearhead heaven. The name of this...

Nitro Dyno Failure: Watch This Turbocharged Drag-Bike Self Destruct On The Rollers

If there is one thing I have learned in nearly 20 years around professional drag racing it is that nitromethane is both the angel on your shoulder and the devil at the same time. It’s the fuel...