Search

1. Rock’n Roll ohne B-Säule

Monday, 30 November 2020 Content / Blog / Rock’n Roll ohne B-Säule

2. Lada Niva with a 2JZ

Tuesday, 31 May 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Lada Niva with a 2JZ

Lada Niva with a 2JZ | Never doubt how much motor can be stuffed into a small car. This 2000 Lada Niva (VAZ-2121) has had the 1.6 L or 1.7 L inline-four replaced with a 3.0 L 2JZ-GTE inline-six. The rest of the drivetrain consists of a Supra ...
... car runs a front suspension and brakes from a Supra and Jaguar XJ6 rear suspension. The ad below shows the car being sold out of Centurion, South Africa but many mentions on social say it is from Russia. If anyone knows more about this car please ...

3. Toyota Starlet with a 2JZ

Tuesday, 17 May 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Toyota Starlet with a 2JZ

... turbocharged 2JZ inline-six. The length of the engine clearly required a custom tube chassis in at least the front of the car and huge fenders to cover the very wide track. No word on the power but it has to be north of 600 horsepower considering ...
... his previous engine, which was a turbo 1.6 L 4A-GE, produced that much. This is the Starlet a few years ago running the turbo 4A-GE. This video shows it running a high-10 but Jakob was able to run a 9.987 sec quarter-mile with the 4A-GE. Source: ...

4. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 3

Saturday, 23 April 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 3

... out and chopped the entire front nose clip off the car to replace it with custom bar work. This enabled us to position the cooler exactly where we wanted it while retaining the factory radiator, headlight and front bar mounting points. It is ...
... no cats and very few bends. Can’t wait to see what this beast is going to sound like. This just shows you how simple this exhaust system is. But wait there is more, check out where the tip comes out… Side Pipe LYF. If you ever ...

5. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 1

Friday, 22 April 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 1

... This time they’re doing us Aussies proud by not only starting with a local car – a Ford Falcon – but also choosing a UTE! You’ll have to continue below to find out their plans for this hauler… All text and images ...
... spare time on his hands Grubbo finished those mounts off like a work of art, this rear end is going to be something special. When you remove the rear cradle, it shows just how much metal the boys have removed. When these two guys get together, ...

6. Top 10 Posts of 2015

Sunday, 10 January 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Top 10 Posts of 2015

... Falcon 2.3 Turbo Aside from the exceptionally cool car and unique engine choice, this build was a delight to read due to not only the car and work surrounding it, but also the owners own anecdotes that were well-writen with a great amount of ...
... muscle cars, pro touring, hot rods and race cars. Every image in the thread shows masterpieces of metal fabrication. My love for the Roadster Shop is obvious, as I believe they are not only one of the best car builders in the world, but ...

7. Suzuki Swift with a K20

Monday, 28 December 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Suzuki Swift with a K20

... in a car that only weighs 1,488 lbs. This video shows the Suzuki Swift when it was still running the 1.3 L engine. The engine was pushed to the absolute limit. They maxed it out on the dyno with 154 whp but runs it while racing around 130-140 ...
... motor mounts and some cutting on the radiator support to clear the intake. The change has given the car an extra 100 whp on a stock motor and the tremendous aftermarket support of the K-series engines. It will be wild to see this run more power ...

8. <div>Build-Threads Project Garage: Plumbing & Driveway</div>

Monday, 21 December 2015 Content / build-threads.com / <div>Build-Threads Project Garage: Plumbing & Driveway</div>

... the building process (much, much faster than it actually happened!) The next logical step was to finally bring my car home after having it hibernating at my in-laws for what felt like an eternity. You’ve most likely already seen this ...
... 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 - Part 4 At the time of the last post, the actual building itself had been completed up to lock-up stage with the floor epoxied to a nice clean finish. Here’s a quick gif that shows ...

9. ICON is Building a Hellcat Powered Superbird

Friday, 20 November 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / ICON is Building a Hellcat Powered Superbird

... as this. The video below shows Jonathan Ward touring ICON and talking about their current projects. I have embedded the video below at 16:22 where Jonathan starts explaining the Superbird project. This is how the car looked when ICON started ...
... of the features found in a modern Hellcat powered Dodge will be carried over, such as launch control, ABS, center touch screen, push start, and key fob. It will be very interesting to see ICON’s design and fabrication in a project such ...

10. Morris J2 Van called The Slug

Thursday, 22 October 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Morris J2 Van called The Slug

... and car shows but built completely by the owner at his house and on a tiny budget. To start the owner had always wanted the van to sit very low. To accomplish this an air bag suspension would be used. The front suspension would also be changed ...
... and car shows but built completely by the owner at his house and on a tiny budget. To start the owner had always wanted the van to sit very low. To accomplish this an air bag suspension would be used. The front suspension would also be changed ...