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Dave Chappelle’s Butter Jeep Is Back In The Shop: Here’s What It Takes To LS Swap A Jeep Wrangler
Dave Chappelle’s Butter Jeep blew up an engine and so he’s got LS Swap fever. How hard is it to LS Swap a YJ Jeep? These Jeeps are old, cheap, and perfect for more power. But how hard is...
2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack vs Ford Mustang Dark Horse: The State of The Muscle Car
I know there is no cool genuine V8 sound with the Charger Daytona, or any of the other insanely powerful electric cars and trucks available today, but sound aside do they keep up with today’s...
Featured Product: The Yost Sealed Back Mechanics Vice Has Big Clamping Power At An Affordable Price!
Is the New YOST HD Mechanics Vise the tool your shop is missing! I’ve been casually looking for a vise for the shop, and have been thinking I’ll buy something used and clean it up, but a...
Sleeperdude Is Getting This RARE 1965 Econoline Truck Back On The Road After Years Parked!
There is something special about these Ford Econoline E100 pickups. The Econoline vans are super rad too, but there is something really special about the pickups. I’ve known several people that...
JUNKYARD 6.0L LS INTAKE TORQUE TEST-TRUCK VS TBSS (WHO IS THE REAL TORQUE KING?) FULL DYNO RESULTS!
We love us some 6.0 junkyard LS dyno testing around here and where can you get more of it than from Richard Holdener? In this test he’s checking out the Trail Blazer SS intake vs the Early...
Cool Video: Chemically Dipping And Stripping And Rust Protecting A 1970 Chevy Camaro Z28
When I was 14 I started chemically stripping all the paint off of my 1969 Camaro convertible and it was a ton of work. I was young, and had no money, so it was the right way to go, but man it sucked....
Featured Product: BEST INVENTION of 2025? The New ANTI-RATTLE Hitch Invention from etrailer.com is Awesome, But Do You Need This?
There are a ton of anti-rattle trailer hitch products out there nowadays, and according to the folks at Big Truck and RV this is the best one yet. You’ll see why in the video below, but before...
1966 Crown Imperial Abandoned for 21 Years! Mopar Big Block! Will It Run?!? Demo Derby Greatness!
When I was a kid, I loved going to the Demolition Derby every year at San Jose Speedway. We had family friends who used to compete, and as I grew up I was intrigued by all the modifications that demo...
Checking Main Bearing Clearances: Big Block Building 101 – Squarebody Stuff Keeps Rolling On The 454 Big Block Chevy For Project Creampuff.
Chad from Squarebody Stuff has got a .060 over 454 block that he is planning to do a full rebuild on for a project, and the next step is checking bearing clearance for the mains. Check it out and let...
How to Make Custom Dies for Simple Body Lines | Fabricating Hemi Coupe Door Reveals Using A Technique That Will Work For Lots Of Stuff!
We humans are some pretty interesting creatures. We can screw some stuff up, that’s for sure, but we’re also pretty smart when it comes to figuring out creative ways to fabricate stuff....
WILL IT RUN?! Aaron And Emily Picked Up This 1984 Peterbilt 359 That Has Been Parked for 20+ years. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?!
Emily and Aaron are stepping it up big time with this one! They keep getting bigger and bigger projects, whether for on the road or on the water, but this one takes the cake. They got themselves a...
Is Finnegan’s New Trailer The BEST Drag And Drive Trailer EVER Built?! A Few Stand Out, And This One Might Be At The Top Of That List
Drag and Drive trailers range from the sublime to the ridiculous and everything in between. I’ve built big ones, small ones, and medium sized ones, but at each drag and drive event you see more...
Will This Supercharged Slant Six Be A Beast Or A Dyno Disappointment? Can An Early 1960’s Inline 6 Make Real Power?
Ah… the leaning tower of power. This is arguably one of the most famous and prolific Mopar powerplants, and yet it was also it’s most anemic. While everyone knows the famed Hemis, and the...
5 EASY Mods For Your CHEAP Welding Table – Harbor Freight, Vevor or Klutch Tables Can All Benefit From These Mods
If you are an average carjunkie, like us here at BANGshift, then we know that you are always looking for the best bang for your buck on tools and equipment for your garage. And when you want a fab or...