Category Archive: BangShift XL, FORD, XL Project Trucks
The Revival, Part 3: The Nearly-Totaled 2001 Ford Super Duty Lives! It’s Been A While, But The Results Speak For Themselves!
If you aren’t familiar with The Revival Super Duty, or need a quick reminder of just how bad this 2001 Ford was when work started, CLICK HERE for part one and CLICK HERE for part two! It...
BangShift Project Truck Spotlight: The Craziest 4×4 Build In The History Of BS!
It was ground floor BangShift forum member SuperBuickGuy who shot me a note a few weeks ago and rightfully whacked me across the back of the head as a reminder that we have BangShifters building some...
BangShift Project Spotlight: Check Out This Jeep Build That’s Just Getting Started
While many of the projects in the BangShift project build section are seasoned and long term, there are ever more that depict that happy time when a build is just getting started. Such is the case...
The Incredible Restoration Of This 1979 Kenworth K100 Truck Is One Of The Best Things On The Internet
As a 12-year old kid on vacation from England over here in America, Paul Cox saw a Kenworth K100 truck and was instantly in love. The model was best known for its role on the show BJ and the Bear...
BangShift Project Files: Not One, But Two Ford Truck Projects! A 427 In One, An EcoBoost Swap In The Other!
There are professional builders. There are skilled craftsmen. There are amateurs…like myself. And then there are guys like “EcoBoostedF100” in the forum, who make all of us look...
The Revival, Part 2: Our Super Duty Gets Straightened Out And Cleaned Up
The last time we checked in on the nearly-totalled 2001 Ford F-250, it had just rolled off the trailer and into the yard for an assessment of the damage, and there was plenty of it. The rear end had...
Bottom Dollar Blazer: The Conclusion
While Lohnes and Reynolds were off devouring their 14th platter of free shrimp at SEMA, they forgot they never confiscated my keycard to BangShift HQ, giving me — the most hated man in...
The Revival, Part 1: Bringing A Super Duty Back From The Trip To The Scrapyard
In the quest to locate a shop to wrench on the Project Raven Imperial in peace, quiet, and with enough solitude that I don’t wake the neighbors up with loud and unabashed swearing, I offered up...
Bottom Dollar Blazer – Episode 7: It’s Time To Start Thinking Paint, BangShift Style.
Well, it’s been a while since I posted my last update to the Blazer project. Class is wrapped up at Assabet Valley Tech, and I got a ton of the grunt work done. Now it’s time to think...
Bottom Dollar Blazer Project – Episode 5: MY PARTS ARE HERE!
OMG, Mr. Brownpants is here, Mr. Brownpants is here, and he has my parts! I’ve been waiting for this day, and it’s finally here! This is basically the shipment that’s going to turn...
Accidental Treasures: Stuff I Found in my ’79 Blazer
Over the last few weeks, I’ve published a few stories about the work I’m doing on my ’79 Blazer. You’ll read more about it every Friday for the next few months. I really got...
