Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift XL, MISC, Sponsor News, TECH, Videos, XL Truck News, XL Videos

Parking Lot Transformation: Check Out This 1997 OBS Chevy Getting Ride Tech Air Suspension In Rustic Conditions!

Buy a truck, road trip it 860 miles, give it a completely brand new suspension system, road trip it home. Oh, and that whole suspension system thing? Do that part in a parking lot! That’s the...

How to Make a Dimple Die Punch Tool!! Countersink Screws in Sheet Metal + Flatten Bead Rolled Panels

I love dimple dies, and the selection of them that exist now is crazy, but some of them are pretty pricey. The countersunk “finish washer” style dimple die that Karl makes in this video...

Can Finnegan And Newbern Save The Death Metal Charger, Again? Is The 2JZ Here To Stay?

The Death Metal Charger is like a cat, it has 9 lives. But will it every actually get to being something cool and fun that doesn’t require cutting and hacking every single time it gets ready to...

Straight Shooters: This Intake Manifold Shootout On A Jeep Straight Six Is Interesting and Cool

If there is an engine platform that we have learned more about over the last couple of years on YouTube than the Jeep inline six, we’re not sure what it is. The Horsepower Monster channel has...

Wiring Tech: Solder Seal Connectors, And Wire Labeling. These Tips Will Help You With Your Wiring Projects!

I learned about solder seal connectors 15 or so years ago and yet I still meet people all the time who have never heard of them. These are some pretty cool little pieces of technology that can really...

Which Rust Converter Actually Works, And Works Well? Full Rust Converter Testing

I’ve just started a steel project and am using a combination of new and older materials. While all my steel is unused, some of it has been stored outside and has some surface rust that will...

Engineering Marvel, And Example Of Just How Awesome Physics Really Is: The Falkirk Wheel, A Marvel In Boat Moving

Locks are an amazingly simple and yet impressive method for moving boats up and down when a river’s path experiences elevation changes that are too severe for boats to travel, or where...

Will It Run After 35 Years | RARE 1965 Datsun 320 | First Start For Abandoned Mini Truck | RESTORED

Will it run?! These will it run videos are some of the hottest things going now and while some of them make me laugh I do like the fact that folks are trying to make things run without always having...

Iron Trap Garage: This 1939 Ford Has Lived In A Wrecking Yard For 60 Years! Watch It Come Back To Life

If you are like me then every time you walk through the wrecking yard you are seeing cars or trucks that you think would be cool to bring back to life. In this case the 1939 Ford here was last on the...

Tape Measures Suck: Since We Need Them, Whose Is Best? Tape Measure Shootout

I don’t know why, but I have a love hate relationship with tape measures. I seem to have some that I love and then most that I hate, but I can never seem to find the same model as the ones I...

FJ45 Rock Crawler Project Update: Oops… Making Cool Parts And Then Having To Fix Them.

Anyone who has built a car, truck, motorcycle, or whatever has at some point or another built a part for their ride only to find that their perfectly designed part had a flaw that kept the next part...

Oil Pan Build: Watch The Neat Transmission For a 1965 Mini Cooper Go Back Together

Learning stuff, whether in person or remotely is pretty awesome. For us, this video fit that bill perfectly because having never climbed under a classic Mini, we had no idea that the transmission was...

DO INTERCOOLERS ADD POWER? JUNKYARD SUPERCHARGED 3800 L67 V6 INTERCOOLER TEST. ZZP AIR-TO-WATER TEST

Intercoolers are a common performance upgrade on boosted applications nowadays, with their installation on turbocharged and centrifugal supercharged combos pretty much the norm. And with factory...

Electrical Tech: How To Wire Up Your Kill Switch The Right Way – Alternator And Battery Wiring

One of the most common tech failures we see at race tracks is an improperly wired battery cutoff switch. We see it all the time, and most of the time the person whose car is failing has no idea why...