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Big Truck Frame Repair: This Scania Truck Is Totaled. Can This Frame Be Straightened Out And The Truck Repaired?

Big truck frame repair is kind of mezmorizing sometimes. Whether it’s the guys in eastern Europe that take a completely pretzeled chassis and straighten it out so they can weld it all back...

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Solar Battery Chargers: Are They Worth Having? Can They Do Real Charging, Or Are They Just A Battery Tender?

When I got my gooseneck trailer, I installed a 17,000 lb Anvil winch and a couple of batteries and thought about getting one of those solar powered battery chargers to keep the batteries charged up...

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Desert Racing Tech: The SCIENCE Behind BAJA 1000 Support Vehicles! Check Out The Optima Batteries, Ford, Steel-It, Polvoorde Racing Support Rig.

Having just finished watching all the racing action from the Dakar Rally, and their famed trucks, it’s cool to see what a BAJA 1000 support rig looks like. They aren’t the same, as the...

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How to Chop An All-Original 1932 Ford Tudor: Chopping a True Survivor – Fitting and Welding It Back Together Are The Most Crucial Steps!

Now that the top has been cut off, the real critical stuff has to happen. We’re talking about fitting and welding this original roof back in place, just a few inches lower. This isn’t...

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Unsafe At Any Speed! Is the Rotsun Too Rusty? The Answer Is Yes, Definitely Yes. Watch To See Just How Bad It Is!

The Rotsun is, well, rotten. Hence the name. But how much rust is too much? Is this thing structurally okay, is it a total loss, or does it just need a little love. I once drove from Dallas, TX to...

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Huge Money Auction Purchase! This One-of-One Ferrari 250 GTO Sells for $38.5 Million at the Mecum Kissimmee!

Auctions are amazing because you can get insane deals on some stuff, and other stuff goes for insane money. And sometimes the things that go for big money aren’t worth it. On numerous occasions...

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Get A Walk Around Of This Bitchin’ Group A Volvo 240T By It’s Original Driver!

A 1980s Volvo as a race car? Ok, that’s not too unique…we’ve seen plenty of these Swedish bricks flying through the woods as rally cars. But one set up as a touring car,...

Unicorn Sighting: The 400/4-speed 1974 Pontiac Grand Am Is Back Up For Sale! Moonshine Runners, Your Car Has Arrived!

Dear Santa: It’s been a while since we talked, fat man. And let’s just say that I’ve got more than a bone to pick with you. Every year I’ve asked for one thing, a car that has...

The Mighty Car Mods Boys Get Their Hands On A 1981 Honda Motocompo And Thrash It

In 1981, a Motocompo was quite possibly one of the coolest things to come out of Honda. Built from 1981 through 1983, they were specifically marketed with the Honda City, a tiny hatchback that thanks...

Morning Symphony: Uncorking A Lancia Delta Up A Hillclimb…You Like Boost, Right?

What’s your morning boost? What is it that takes you from a dragging, half-lidded mongoloid whose only response to any question is a grunt, to a shiny, positive person who is ready to take on...

Who Does This? A Dodge Ram Bought New In 1993 Got Parked With Just 70 Miles On It, And Now It Could Be Yours!

Mark this one in the WTF Files. While perusing eBay, daydreaming of buying a sweet classic full size Dodge Ram, I stumbled upon this auction. It’s not uncommon to see classics up for auction...

Rough Start: This 1984 Chevrolet Caprice Coupe Is Sleeper Material…Get That 305 Out And Get The Shoehorn Ready!

You have to love finding a car like this: kind of desirable, kind of not, well cared for, one or maybe two owner, untouched for years. It’s a blank canvas…there isn’t much damage to...

Top Fuel Pilot, Nostalgia Pioneer Dan Horan Sr. Passes Away

  (Photos by Tim Marshall, Keith Burgan, John Ewald and Jeff Burghardt – Words by Darr Hawthorne)  Dan Horan Sr. has passed away, he was a cool guy who was a diehard dragster racer...

Which Of These $10,500 Vehicles Would You Rather Show Up In For A Holiday Gala At Trump Tower?

Weird question? We don’t think so, and here is why. Showing up at the Academy Awards wouldn’t garner as much attention as showing up to a Trump function will until his prospective...

Hays Now Has Steel And Aluminum Flywheels For Big Block Fords, 1986-92 Chevrolet Small Block And Late-Model Chevrolet Big-Block!

It’s easy for someone to mentally build up the powertrain of their dreams: the block, the internals, the heads, fuel delivery, transmission…all of that comes to mind rather quickly. What...

Question Of The Day: How Would You Build A Hybrid Vehicle?

Hold up a minute before you start typing all sorts of hate in the comments, because I’d never ask  BangShift readers to design the next Prius. No, we are far and away above that. The goal for...

Dinos Git Down 2016: The Must Attend Event For C10 Freaks

If you dig C10’s, and who doesn’t, then Dinos Git Down is an event you dream of attending. It’s not really a show. It’s not really a cruise. It’s not really a cook out....

Money No Object: This 1969 Cadillac DeVille Wagon Is A 1-of-5 Factory Unicorn!

I’m back home after another 1,500+ mile jaunt on America’s highways, and this time in a different vehicle, the late-model Tahoe that belongs to my mother-in-law. Overall, the Tahoe did...

The Alaskan Army Truck! Dirt Every Day Builds Their CUCV Chevy Up For A Romp In The Wilderness!

Normally, Dirt Every Day’s Fred Williams builds some of the most insane, mental and questionable off-roading units around: a Plymouth Roadrunner with a diesel, a Jeep that goes full submarine,...

Store Bought C Clamps Kinda Suck! ChuckE2009 Shows How To Build Your Own

Ever build a tool that you can walk into any home improvement or hardware store and purchase for reasonable money? Every start to build it and realize, when you are about 75% done, that it is going...