This is what

This is what happened in the final hours before LokJaw, our supercharged Duramax diesel-swapped Chevy C20, was to debut at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. All hands were on deck. Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, friends, family, fabricators… anyone who could turn a wrench was invited to join in. You may have heard of or seen the hashtag #semacrunch. This is what it looks like.
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[@stephenmoxley3004]

I was very happy to see Lokjaw at the SEMA Show, after having watched all of the episodes leading up to its unveiling. Kudos to Banks employees for making this happen.

[@davidstephens1092]

Deadlines equal dead on your feet, do or die effort required, no retreat no surrender. Well done to everyone involved.

[@thecat6062]

The dedication and enthusiasm shown by the team brings a whole new meaning to "Banks Power" ... You guys are awesome! Loved this series, Love Banks products!

[@bankspower]

Thanks so much!!

[@SuperJackass68]

Holy cow the talent in that shop. Can't wait to hear it run. Good job everyone!!!! You guys are mad men

[@bankspower]

Lunatics is another word that comes to mind as well!

[@Innovaspeed]

Just saw this truck at Dino's while this video was published. While not the truck I would personally build, the level of quality achieved is better than the videos can show. Excellent work everyone!

[@wrenchg3954]

This is no doubt the most Proper Spare no expense Professional Diesel engine build on the tube

[@bankspower]

Agreed.

[@0verboosted]

Gale I hope all these guys get a raise after this week! And maybe some vacation….and hopefully some sleep.

[@chriswilson433]

Eric needs a raise; he was sleeping in his truck! ;)

[@40calDeathPunch]

Deadlines and commitments that's what it's all about. And in the end....we do it all over again! Great job Banks Team!

[@phillip.9524]

The coordination to put this together was amazing, it is why Banks product’s obviously work so well.

[@Airman..]

Historic project Can't wait for the next video

[@erichill5208]

Very cool build. I appreciate the series because y’all went to all the specialty component manufacturers and showed the design proses as to the why custom parts are the way they are for such a cool performance custom one off. Looking forward to see this beast burn the tires

[@veleriphon]

Love the ending credits elevator music.

[@chriswilson433]

I know you can’t stay sane when every project finishes like this, but some my favorite memories are all-hands-on-deck, time-crunch projects. I really felt this episode.

[@usercid640]

How do you build a SEMA car? Gradually and then suddenly the night before

[@bankspower]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@Tinman97301]

Wow, Dude was just holding that driveshaft out with one hand for 3 minutes or so. Damn! What a piece of art. The entire build is wow. But that driveshaft 👍💯🔥

[@bankspower]

Yup, the guys over at QA1 and 3m killed it with this driveshaft.

[@davegerrard6857]

Agreed! Bad ass

[@michaelguerin56]

That engine was already a serious piece of kit but with the nitro bottles fitted, it is into the next world! 🙂

[@bankspower]

* Que the NASA launch countdown *

[@mattbram8993]

Can’t wait to hear this Frankenstein

[@CubsRule1231]

God bless you American patriots Dwight and Shawna members of the Banks family

[@patbullard9276]

The dedication is truly inspiring.

[@dougbourdo2589]

Wow. just, WOW!

[@davidbottles3035]

Gotta love a good time crunch.

[@bruizey7319]

Now we know where Gale's hair went...

[@nathanthomas8184]

One HELL of an engineering BUILD Great editing U win the Skull award

[@JayRussellDuramax]

Incredible work, guys! I can't wait to see this thing running and driving, and those EPIC hood and bed hinges working! Thank you so much for sharing this with us!

[@bankspower]

Our pleasure! Stay tuned for more action.

[@fredericrike5974]

Awesome Banks Engineering! It takes a team to play at that level and get the results. Gale, this is a tremendous "card" to throw down to intro your diesel crate motor line. I can think of more commercial power reworks than just pure performance- great fortune with this! FR

[@turbolife5912]

Work hard boys we want to buy this stuff when you get up to speed again ❤️🇺🇸💪🏼🇦🇺🙏🏼🎸

[@williambrown397]

Great Team effort, another job Well Done.

[@bankspower]

Thank you very much!

[@PheelTheJoy]

Came back for the fwd whipple

[@FSHSKainon]

ABFT gosh darn.. WTF took ya so long to upload this.. I've been jones-in.. OMG !!! If you aren't over building.. it ain't good enough !!! thanks for FINALLY !!! Uploading 🙂 DEaDicated Folks fo Sure !!

[@tjboylan20]

I have a crazy Dream of doing twin compound Turbos each at 108mm on a Duramax that also has a tuned supercharger to be on the low end for turbo lag I feel like Banks would be the company that would do it

[@scottr.hampton2474]

3:16 This is like watching NASA employees putting a satillite together before launch! Amazing work guys!

[@jamesdeelstra7615]

Erik is like an npc not knowing what's going on

[@codo7]

I so thought you had missed it. Powernation has already shown their vid.

[@AmarilloHorseSports]

Should have said something. I would have brought my car trailer out , that week before SEMA.

[@bankspower]

We had planned to pick up our new trailer but didn’t have time.

[@1979augistine]

Deadline time is fun 🤪

[@crusiethmaximuss]

Well deserved overtime for finishing that masterpiece throughout the night D: The Banks team is pure excellence!!!

[@narmale]

lol if you think that was all going on during night-of

[@bankspower]

Everyone came into work Friday even and basically didn't leave till 10am Monday morning.

[@rona1144]

Whew, makes you tired watch it. The reward of making the deadline, and sleep, and bank account 😉

[@tonyb3307]

Good job completing lockjaw. I swear in one of the first episodes Gale said this be a garage build that any guy could do.... This episode we have a third of the best builders in SOCAL trying to get it done in time for SEMA. 10 months and 1 week for SEMA doesn't seem like a garage build any guy could do.

[@bankspower]

Gale said that anyone could build this truck.. but it would simply take them longer. And in this case, much longer. But we still maintain that it could be made in a garage... assuming that garage was equipped with a plasma table.

[@iainlangley]

Would love to know what this thing cost to build. Amazing start to finish...

[@BigGroupHug]

Making full use of that filmschool degree

[@shadowopsairman1583]

I was thinking of an Allison or 10L90 behind my custom truck cammed LR4, with a 11.5AAM FF rear, LSD if possible. 285,305,33" MTs out back on a combo suspension/body lift that keeps a higher rake out back for hauling, additional leaf and overload leafs, color chromed stock wheels. Custom ttue push bumper in front, step bumper out back.

[@bobqzzi]

Freaking lunatics. Great Job

[@bankspower]

That's the best adjective to describe these bunch.

[@americantruck3943]

You need a word count on the top right corner of the screen for the word "custom"🤣🤣

[@bankspower]

😂😂

[@ryanc8188]

All the sema sleep positions... Look like they are in the military.

[@bankspower]

Agreed.

[@sonofthunder.]

rocket scientist....right there

[@frijoli9579]

Awesome build. First failure will be the slip yoke, second the ATS built Allison. Kidding. ATS built the best transmission they have built in 20 years. Great build otherwise.

[@rickrack78]

# 1 !! 👍🏻💪🏻

[@erikwelker3483]

I still remember in one of the early videos that Gale said anyone could build a truck like this in their garage. I would love to know the man hours and $$ invested to make this kick ass truck.

[@bankspower]

Several thousand. And, yes, we still maintain that someone could make this in their garage with one caveat... you'd need a plasma table.

[@TsunauticusIV]

So... will the “slip” tend to bind since the slip is at an angle to the shaft? Seems like it might bind at times

[@narmale]

nope, thats what the u-joints are for, you set your front and rear u-joints to the same angle, and the rest doesnt matter

[@twanospano5293]

Is the tailshaft custom?

[@bankspower]

Assuming you're not being sarcastic, yes, ATS Diesel created a one-off tail shaft.

[@ZeeBri]

disappointed at the lack of purple gearbox. also these people might think these times are hard, but they're going to look upon them fondly for the rest of their lives

[@AB-80X]

1350 shaft for a diesel? I'd run a 1410 or even 1480.

[@narmale]

2k hp driveshaft... id be worried to run that if this was going to be a true driven truck... that engine is aiming to make what, 1500hp? its going to be double that in torque.... way above the driveshaft handling if it ever saw traction from a dead launch

[@bankspower]

For this engine, it's a target of about 650-750hp. It's the stage 1 engine option in our crate engine program.

[@narmale]

@@bankspower wow, i figured way more 👍👍

[@cencoast_7.340]

Someone get that guy a bigger shirt

[@craigflatley7370]

👍

[@SHIFSHAF]

no paint??

[@bankspower]

No paint.

[@bigredracer7848]

36👍's🆙 MR POWER

[@jesustrevizo3148]

13:15

[@GimbleOnDew]

Hate to break it to you, SEMA is over.

[@bankspower]

Yes, this video launched late, Sema crunch hit our video production team as well. We still wanted to finish out the series.

[@MrAcuta73]

Waiting for the 3rd party lawsuits for a stressful work environment, etc that has plagued the gaming industry. Crunch is crunch, and frankly, people thrive on the challenge. But these days? It's some sort of abuse, not a voluntary test of skill and expertise. I do my best when under the gun....I think most people do.

[@bankspower]

We will eventually offer one in our stage 3 version of the Banks crate engine program.

[@NCTLLC24]

UHaul Tralier, Really….. After A Serious Build, A UHaul To Haul Your Investment

[@bankspower]

Our transport guy moved to England. 😉

[@NCTLLC24]

@@bankspower , Sorry, Hope All Went Well!!! It Looks Amazing 🤩, Breathtaking…. Gorgeous Build, Can’t Wait To See Some Sema Footage

[@Garth2011]

Engineers wear their caps backwards??

[@bankspower]

Only when exhausted and they can’t tell backwards from forwards.

[@Garth2011]

@@bankspower Noted...surely doing so intentionally isn't making an audience feel more comfortable with the IQ.

[@ColeSpolaric]

I want to know why we didn't see Gale put in a helping hand here! 😉

[@patrickspringer6534]

He's 97 years old!

[@Thebadbeaver9]

Hes probably the one filming.

[@Thebadbeaver9]

@@patrickspringer6534 what would possible give you that idea, he's 79.

[@patrickspringer6534]

@@Thebadbeaver9 I was joking with an exaggeration.

[@Thebadbeaver9]

@@patrickspringer6534 ah my bad

[@cdub166]

Why is there always a "crunch"? Maybe you should start sooner. Maybe you need to plan for 2030 NOW!

[@richg.8092]

👍👍👍👍☕☕☕☕🍩🍩🍩🍩

[@davegerrard6857]

My question is if these guys are so Bad Ass why are they always down to the wire on deadline for sema or delivery!? Or do they just do it on purpose to create Drama!!!

[@bankspower]

Monday through Friday, Banks designs and manufacturers performance parts and engines. That's the company's primary function. Special projects like this one are done in our spare time. Seriously, in our spare time. If we stop making parts, we stop making money. So, shifting staff over to a special project like this doesn't happen until the last moment when there's no other choice. Banks is not alone. You'll find every aftermarket manufacturer in the same boat. They end up doing the bulk of their specialty project build at the last minute.

[@K-Effect]

You should've painted it

[@jamesmoore8900]

Sema has turned into a joke. Remember when it used to be technology's newest latest and greatest? now a competition to see who can build the nicest looking shitbox with nice paint and a Bluetooth driveshaft.

[@KableTac]

all that work for a half-finished unpainted longbed truck. i bet amsoil was pissed.

[@finleyfendt3750]

What an incredible waste of time and manpower, wow. Information that is unusable. So sad. And as a side note, I am loaded with Banks products that perform perfectly an better than expected.

[@bankspower]

Please explain.

[@finleyfendt3750]

@@bankspower I would like to explain, what part, the complement or the reality.