Category Archive: BangShift XL, MISC, OTHER, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
Painting Mike Finnegan’s Toyota Mini Truck At A Truck Show! Wait, Mike Finnegan Has Another Mini Truck? That Runs?
If our friend Courtney Hallowell was still around, he’d be proud that some old mini truckers, like Mike Finnegan and I, still admit to being mini truckers. I want another mini bad. And...
Dyno Video: Big Block Chevrolet VS Big Block Ford. Which Junkyard Big Block Reigns Supreme!
The Ford vs Chevrolet argument started the minute the two faced each other in competition the first time and it is a battle that will continue until cars no longer exist. I’m a die-hard...
$3,500 Build: Casey Tries The 1951 Chevy Body On The Blazer Chassis. Will It All Fit?
In the last video, Casey was asking all of us viewers what we thought he should do moving forward since he may have chosen the wrong chassis for this build. With 95% of the viewers telling him to...
Dyno Video: It’s Not Pretty, But It Doesn’t Make Much Power. Low Buck, Junkyard Dodge Magnum 360 Mods, Part 1
When you think Magnum, you think big. So it’s only natural for everyone to have thought that big power numbers should come along with the Magnum 360 name when Dodge put them out in their trucks...
Can Rebeldryver Make A Cheap Parts Boat With A Hole In It Into A Cheap Fun Boat? Or, Will It Sink?
There are many of us who have bought some kind of parts vehicle only to get it home and realize it might be too good, or too fun, to cut up and use just for the parts. That goes for both too....
$3,500 Build: Did He Choose The Wrong Chassis? The Chopped, Channeled, Bagged, And Bitchin Chevrolet Project Is Underway
More progress, but with some hiccups too. What should Casey do? He’s asking your opinions on this one, because he may have chosen the wrong chassis for this build. After successfully building...
Take A C10 Truck To Mexico, Fix It Up, And Drive It Back Home. Sounds Easy Right? Well, Not Quite That Easy…
I love this story, because I have always wanted to drive a car down to Mexico to get a paint job or interior done in it over a couple of days while hanging out in Mexico. But I love Mexico, so maybe...
Alex Taylor’s Quest For The 6’s 1955 Chevrolet Can’t Run The Number Without This Big Block And Twins!
This project has come a long way in way less time than anyone would normally believe. And it is all being built in house at the Taylor’s hot rod shop, where the entire family works to build...
This Homemade Welding Fixture Table Is Awesome, And Includes Killer Storage For Your Garage
I’ve featured plenty of welding and fixture table builds here on the site, because I’m a welder and LOVE a good workbench, welding table, or fixture table. Since I’m always on the...
$3,500 Build: A Chassis Swapped, Bagged, And Chopped 1954 Chevrolet Build For Just $3,500
After successfully building an F100 for just $1,000, it would seem that building a 1954 Chevy would be a snap for $3,500. But it’s not that simple when you consider what Casey is going to do,...
Alex Taylor’s Quest For The 6’s 1955 Chevy Project Is Legal! They Got Their NHRA Chassis Cert!
No amount of thrashing will get you on the race track legally unless you’ve got an NHRA Chassis Certification. The car doesn’t have to be completely finished in order to get inspected and...
LS Swap Cruise Control Made Simple! Use Factory Parts To Add Cruise Control To Your LS Swapped Ride
Cruise control is a nice thing to have in your car or truck, but it isn’t always easy to do in your hot rod or truck that has had a late-model engine swap. For years we’ve used the Dakota...
Sheet Metal Tech: How To Bead Roll 2 STYLES of Door Panels!! Quilted Diamonds & Scales!!
Aluminum door panels can be super cool looking on hot rods, race cars, street machines, and trucks alike. From simple to complex, we’ve seen all kinds of them on all kinds of applications. The...
