Category Archive: 1320 Tech Story, Apex Tech Stories, ENGINE, ENGINES, Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Tech Stories

DIY Stainless Spark Plug Wire Holders: A Traditional Looking, Simple, Plug Wire Solution For Your Hot Rod That Is SO CLEAN!

Traditional hot rods, like those built in the 1930’s, 1940’s, and 1950’s really were simple machines. Part of that is because there were not a ton of speed parts manufacturers like...

Steve Magnante Car Feature: Is This Plymouth Superbird The Real Deal? Or Did Someone Build A Nice Clone?

There are very, very, few original rare muscle cars that I would care about owning. A COPO 9561 or 9560 1969 Camaro would be awesome, but I’m still totally good with a clone. I’m not...

Did Kevin Tetz Make A Mistake Trading For This Vice Grip Garage Camaro? This One Might Have Been Better Off Left Alone.

You ever trade a car or truck and then have trader’s remorse? Where you start wondering if you made the right decision? Sometimes it hits you right away upon leaving the trade sight, and other...

WILL IT RUN AGAIN? FIXING THE REAL PROBLEM WITH FINNEGAN’S 632CI BIG BLOCK CHEVY RACE MOTOR!

We’ve all see the trials and tribulations of Finnegan’s adventures in jet boat racing, as he bought a proven boat that had been sitting and so far the racing efforts with it don’t...

Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Tucking 1941 Ford Bumpers For Even More Hot Rod Goodness

In this update on the Iron Trap Garage 1938 Ford Convertible project, Matt and the crew are adding 1941 Ford bumpers, and tucking them in tight, for a real hot rod look. This is an old hot rod build...

New Tool Testing: Shootout Between New Worx NITRO And Amazon’s Best Impact Wrench vs Milwaukee

It’s time for another tool test from our friends at the Torque Test Channel. These are some of the best tool tests you are going to see on the internet, and they really put them through their...

Check Out This 1932 Ford Tudor Barn Find That Chip Foose Found, And His One Day Transformation That Has Me Wanting To Go For A Ride

Chip Foose is well known for being the guy that reimagines cars and trucks into what some consider the best versions of themselves. He nips and tucks and stylizes the best attributes of a car or...

Turn, Turn, Turn: This Video Shows The Awesome Borgeson C3 Power Steering Upgrade Kit Being Installed

When it comes to classic Corvettes their styling is iconic, their performance the stuff that can make you smile, but their steering systems are kind of a nightmare. Using a hydraulic ram and valve...

Restoration How To: How To Restore Dents in Steel Trim. The Carter Auto Restyling 1953 Chevy Kustom Chicken Truck Project

How many times have you seen a potential project somewhere, only to realize that even though the body is savable it doesn’t have a single piece of trim on it that isn’t all banged up? It...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Extending And Reshaping The Rear Fenders On The 1949 GMC Roadster Project

In the last video, Brent shaved the door handles and added modern door latches. In this one he’s working on the rear fenders to make them long enough to fit with the new extensions he did to...

Can You Build A 427 LS Out Of A 5.3? Powell Machine Shows Us How. The Cali 5.3 427 Build: Part 1

We’ve talked about Powell Machine’s videos here on BANGshift before, and I find them to be really informative and easy to follow. Now I’m a nut for engines, both naturally aspirated and power...

Mortske Is Doing Up A 1967 Chevrolet C10!! Budget Friendly Transformation! Patina Paint Longbed Shop Truck!

Mortske is always finding fun old rides to work on and fix up, and unlike many of the YouTubers out there doing similar things, he openly sells most of his projects after getting them into running...

Pigpen: Newbern And Cotten Hot Rodded This LS7 Powered 1950 GMC Shop Truck And Here’s The Behind The Scenes Action!

Newbern and Cotten are always up to something fun and that includes getting to work on some pretty cool rides. If you are a fan of Roadkill then you may remember this truck from an episode from...

The Charger, Part 9: Shoving A Tremec TKX Where It Truly Belongs

Every six months, it seems, it’s time to provide an update to you, the BangShift reader, on the status of my ’76 Dodge Charger. Let’s be honest: in the entire duration of my...