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...
Finnegan’s Fun On The River Included A Cummins Swapped V-Drive Boat Rolling Coal!
In the last video from Mike Finnegan we saw him having to make repairs to his boat trailer after it got some serious damage on the way to Arizona for family vacation on the Colorado River. He...
Which Compression Ratio Is Best For A Power Adder Engine Combo? Is 8.5:1 The Way To Big Power Or Does 10:1 Work Even Better?
Big power combos under boost have always required lower compression ratios than a Naturally Aspirated combination, or at least that’s what we’ve been told. But is that true? Or is there...
Fantastic Video: This Look Inside Ed Pink Racing Engines Is Stunning – A Legacy Of Perfection and Success
“There has never been a Chevrolet LS engine in this building, anyone can do that. We want to do engines that scare the hell out of people who call themselves engine builders.” This is the...
Combative Comments: The Guys From Full Boost Dive Into Their Comments Section And It Is Hilarious
The comments section of YouTube is a place where things operate in a way that’s incongruous to the rest of humanity. No one has much good to say, everyone is an expert, everyone has a 1,000hp...
Biggie Smalls: This Video Explainer On The Coefficient Of Drag Is Really Good And Enlightening
Outside of the hardcore land speed racing set, the idea of aerodynamics and the things that have the most effect, positive and negative, are often lost on hot rodders. It’s been a world of...
Magneto Chat: Uncle Tony Gives A Good Primer Course In Magneto History and Operation Here!
The trusty magneto has been around for a long, long time. Long before cars were starting themselves and had fancy pants ignition systems, the trusty magneto was there. If you have ever wondered how...
“We Are QA1”, The Video That Shows You Who The Folks Are Behind The Cool Stuff At QA1
I’d probably be less poor if we just took money from anyone that wanted to advertise here on BANGshift.com, but we’ve always been particular because we really like companies who make...
Super Bitchin Video!!!! Driving a Turbo ’51 Dodge Dually Like a Sprint Car on Dirt! Rockabilly Ruckus 2021!
When Josh Dietrich sent me a Content Submission email yesterday, with a link to this video, I started to laugh a little. I laughed because this is what Josh said in his email. “This is my video...
Lost No More: This Semi-Final and Final Round Footage From The 1976 NHRA US Nationals Is Epic!
Some would call it the most massive upset in NHRA history. Others would simply call it the magic of the NHRA US Nationals. You are about to see semi-final and final round action from the 21st running...
The Smallest Block: Machine Work And Assembly Of The Hagerty Honda CT70 Engine
It has been a while since we’ve heard about the Hagerty CT70 bike restoration project. Those little machines are some of the most coveted in the pits of any race track and certainly people who...
Vertically Challenged: The Restoration Of This Upright Steam Engine Is Mr Hand Tool’s Most Ambitious Project
If there is one thing I truly love about the Hand Tool Rescue channel on YouTube it is that you can never possible have a clue as to what’s coming next. Will it be some apple peeler from the...