Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Tech Story, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Mike Murillo LaFawnduh Fire Aftermath Pt. 1: The Tear Down, What Went Wrong, And Future Plans

Last week we shared the scary fire video from Mike Murillo Racing, where his famed LaFawnduh Mustang burned very badly. Luckily Mike was wearing safety gear and was able to get out of the car without...

Who Makes The Best “Ratcheting” Wrench? Craftsman, GearWrench, Blue Point, Proto, Wera, DeWalt, SK, Williams

Ratcheting end wrenches are one of the finest hand-tool inventions to hit hot rodders in decades. I love them, use them a lot, and can’t imagine having a toolbox without them anymore. But who...

Will Brent At Halfass Kustoms Be Able To Make This Long Forgotten 1958 Chevrolet Apache Pickup Run And Drive Again?

Brent at Halfass Kustoms seems to be getting more and more cool project vehicles this year and thankfully he’s into seeing if he can make them run before doing anything else to them. I mean...

Peter Harrell, Of Harrell Engine And Dyno, Shows What It Was Like Tuning Cleetus McFarland’s Mullet To A Whole New Level

While Cleetus McFarland has certainly enjoyed some success behind the wheel of his cars, and does a great job tuning most of them,  when the new engine went into the El Camino they call Mullett, he...

Chad Ehrlich Junkyard Tour: Chevy C-10 & Ford F-100 Pickup Trucks Plus An Old Two-Door Ford!

He’s back at it, showing off more of the stuff from the “new” wrecking yard that he took over next to his already epic yard in Great Bend Kansas. If you are looking for bad ass...

How To: Restoring An Old Lathe For Your Shop At Home

Old tools and equipment are awesome, but sometimes they need a freshen up to look or perform their best. In the case of old milling machines and lathes, they often work perfect but are cosmetically...

DIY Shop Tools: Building A Hydraulic Lift Table From Scratch

A Hydraulic lift table can be very handy to have in the shop. Whether you are just trying to get something heavy to a more comfortable work height, or are actually needing to raise and lower...

The Alfarrari Project: The Front End Is Going To Need A LOT Of Love!

With the back of the car getting all the attention recently, it is now time for Jeff to hit the front end of this one. Like the rest of this car there is a lot of original sheet metal that looks good...

Single Seat Race Car Build Part 11: A Very Riveting Portion Of The Build Is Underway

In this latest installment of the build, there is a lot going on to make the body and chassis one. The previous few videos have this thing getting lots of metal shaping happening and the body is sexy...

Polishing Turds: Part 12, Final Assembly Before Dynoing This Thing!

In this new episode of the Polishing Turds series from HED you are going to see the final assembly of the engine finally completed! Can you guess how much power it is going to make on the dyno? Pete...

Sheet Metal How To: Shrinking Disc Magic – Making High And Low Spots Disappear With No Filler!

Wray Schelin is a certifiable badass when it comes to metal shaping and belongs to a list of metal shaping masters that we are lucky to have. His YouTube videos, and in person classes, will have you...

BARNFIND OLDS – Will it Run After 23 Years Of Being ABANDONED??

Another bring it back to life video, but this time it is JunkYard Digs who is going after this 1972 Old Cutlass to see if it can live to see another day. I’m a big fan of GM A-Bodies and this...

Can You Grade Stainless Steel With A Magnet? Cheap Stainless Isn’t Necessarily Good Stainless

As Justin explains in this video, there are several grades of stainless steel available on the market. This is important because in our global economy there are parts being made in all these...

Can You Really Build A Welding Fixture Table For Under $50? Watch.

Anyone who visits us here at BANGshift on a regular basis knows that I have a thing for metal fabrication. That means that I not only share videos with you guys that show how to shape and fabricate...