Not A Moment Too Soon: Toyota To Offically Unveil GR Corolla This Thursday -The Hot Hatch We Need
Mar 29, 2022Brian Lohnes1
(By Tom Lohnes) – Well folks, the teasers are over. After three images, two videos, and two more final images that surfaced today, Toyota has finally decided to show us their new hot hatch on...
NO CNC HERE: Watch Scrap Steel Become Spur Gears Using Only Manual Machines!
Mar 29, 2022Chad Reynolds1
We’ve got another Pakistani manufacturing video to share, and this one is pretty cool too. Not only are there no fancy machines being used, but the ones that are, look to be 100 years old. With...
Engine Tech: Junkyard Big Block Battle. Gen 6 7.4L vs Gen 7 8.1L
Mar 29, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Engine Tech: Junkyard Big Block Battle. Gen 6 7.4L vs Gen 7 8.1L
That’s 454 vs 496 for all of you cubic inch fans out there. Yes, there is 42 cubic inches more Big Block in the 8.1 but are it’s weird LS style enhancements enough to be the best big...
Iron Trap’s 1934 Ford Coupe “Beautiful” Replacement Engine Is JUNK!!!
Mar 29, 2022Chad Reynolds1
Blowing up an engine in one of your hot rods sucks, but it might even be worse to get a replacement engine that you expect to be good only to find out it is also junk. Unfortunately for the gang at...
Sheet Metal Tech: How To Build A Wire Edge Panel
Mar 28, 2022Chad Reynolds1
If you have been around old cars, you have undoubtedly seen a wire edged panel before. They are common on older British cars for sure, but also on lots of others. A wire edged panel is one where...
Who’s The Quickest And Fastest? Rivian R1T vs Ram TRX vs Ford Raptor vs GMC Syclone
Mar 28, 2022Chad Reynolds4
Boom, it’s on! This is the strangest and coolest new truck drag race, that’s for sure. With the high power Rivian going up against the RAM TRX, aka the Hellcat Truck, and the lighter...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: The Demonics – Formaldehyde Injection
Mar 28, 2022Brian Lohnes2
If there’s something wrong with retro-surf punk hot rod music than I never want to be right. This album was sent in by Harry and he said we should give it a listen. Well, it’s awesome and...
Dyno Fury: Watch This Malibu Punish The Dyno Rollers With 600ci and 800hp Worth Of Spray
Mar 28, 2022Brian LohnesComments Off on Dyno Fury: Watch This Malibu Punish The Dyno Rollers With 600ci and 800hp Worth Of Spray
This is one of those cool videos that does not have any carnage, explosions, busted parts, or high flying antics. Hell, we don’t even get to see how hard this thing spiked the rollers but what...
Make It Kustom’s 1960 Cadillac Project Is Getting Hydraulics! Going Down Low!
Mar 28, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Make It Kustom’s 1960 Cadillac Project Is Getting Hydraulics! Going Down Low!
The 1960 Cadillac Coupe De Ville is coming along with more and more progress. In these two episodes the chassis is out of the barn and getting the hydraulic suspension all sorted out and installed....
For Sale: This 1970 Chevelle Concourse Estate Wagon Is K10 Chassis Swapped And Definitely Turns Heads
Mar 28, 2022Chad Reynolds4
We’ve highlighted plent of TRARS here on BANGshift.com, where someone takes a car and puts it on a truck chassis. Sometimes they are super smooth and look right, sometimes they require...
Here’s What Happens When Jason At Fireball Tools Decides To Build A New Jack For His Truck, That Doubles As A Vise.
Mar 28, 2022Chad Reynolds2
This one is truly something unique. When Jason at Fireball tools puts his mind to it he is capable of making things at a totally different level from mere mortals. It may not be possible for me to...
Rough Start: Making A Bird Of Prey Out Of A Thunderbird
Mar 28, 2022Bryan McTaggart2
Call me a downer, but I believe we are seeing the end of the Second Musclecar Era. It was a good run, and as gearheads we should feel blessed that we have so much to choose from for builds. Look at...
Adam Savage’s One Day Builds: Drill Press Modifications!
Mar 27, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Adam Savage’s One Day Builds: Drill Press Modifications!
A drill press is one of those tools that is invaluable when you need it, and forgotten when you don’t. Depending on what you work on in your shop, you may or may not use one a lot. Sometimes...
Are You Poor But Want A Classic Car? The Hot Rod Hoarder Says This Is The PERFECT Entry-Level Classic Car that ANYONE Can Afford
Mar 27, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Are You Poor But Want A Classic Car? The Hot Rod Hoarder Says This Is The PERFECT Entry-Level Classic Car that ANYONE Can Afford
I’ve collected several old cars over the years and while they never all run at the same time, I do enjoy having them. But it is not at all unusual for people to ask me how they can get into the...












