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1. Carbon Fiber Alfa Romeo

Wednesday, 20 January 2021 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Carbon Fiber Alfa Romeo

Alfaholics is a company in Clevedon, England that specializes in Alfa Romeo 105 series parts and performance. The company recently debuted their newest project called the GTA-R 300 Carbon. The project starts with a custom carbon fiber body ...
Alfaholics is a company in Clevedon, England that specializes in Alfa Romeo 105 series parts and performance. The company recently debuted their newest project called the GTA-R 300 Carbon. The project starts with a custom carbon fiber body ...

2. The 1939 Plymouth Radial Air Truck Visits Jay Leno’s Garage

Friday, 02 September 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / The 1939 Plymouth Radial Air Truck Visits Jay Leno’s Garage

The 1939 Plymouth Radial Air Truck Visits Jay Leno’s Garage | When we last wrote about the Plymouth Air Radial Truck aka P.A.R.T it had just finished and was moving under its own power. At the time it was a huge accomplishment for Gary Corns, ...
... his two sons and his team at Colorado Auto & Parts. They had spent a lot of time figuring out how to take a huge 757 ci (12.4 L) Jacobs R-755-A2 radial aircraft engine and get it to move a 1939 Plymouth truck. They started with a custom ...

3. A Fabricator’s Project – Audi A4

Saturday, 27 August 2016 Content / build-threads.com / A Fabricator’s Project – Audi A4

A Fabricator’s Project – Audi A4 | Let me start out by saying this build is not yet complete, but the quality levels are through the roof, and as usual you can expect updates to be posted when it’s further along. For now, though, I’ll ...
... think you’ll be as gobsmacked as I was when I first saw the 3D scanning, CAD work, 3D printed parts, and fabrication already taking place. Rest assured, when it’s complete, this will be one VERY sorted A4. If only all fabricators ...

4. Holden FJ with a BMW V12

Sunday, 24 July 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Holden FJ with a BMW V12

Holden FJ with a BMW V12 | Tony Morphett from Creative Custom Cars unveiled his custom Holden FJ coupe utility at MotorEx 2016. Although the project was not finished it was still creating a lot of buzz. Their impressive metal fabrication was ...
... on display with a bare metal body which had been lengthened and widened. The entire powertrain comes from the BMW parts bin. The engine is a 5.0 L BMW M70 from a 750 that has two mirrored Nelson Racing turbochargers. Also taken from a BMW were ...

5. california blue

Wednesday, 15 June 2016 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / california blue

california blue | The 1964 Chevrolet Impala is kinda like the blue jeans of classic cars. It’s got a timeless styling, a solid construction, and it fits whatever look you’re after. In other words, you’ll be hard pressed to ...
... completely torn.« Nevertheless, Dylan, being a 15-years old high school kid now owning a 1964 Impala, was one happy camper when he proudly dragged his find home. To get this project started, Dylan made a list of all the missing parts. ...

6. For Sale: BMW E30 with a M62 V8

Tuesday, 31 May 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / For Sale: BMW E30 with a M62 V8

For Sale: BMW E30 with a M62 V8 | This 1991 BMW 318is is up for sale in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The owner spent 2 years and around 1,000 hours swapping a complete E39 powertrain and getting everything to work properly. Powering the car is a 4.3 ...
... case 2.93 LSD. Everything on this car was thoughtfully modified to allow for maintenance. To compensate for the extra power both the suspension and brakes were upgraded. The owner is also offering extra parts such as a airbag steering wheel, ...

7. Custom Widebody Fiero with a 700 HP Turbo 4G63

Thursday, 19 May 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Custom Widebody Fiero with a 700 HP Turbo 4G63

... on this vehicle has been left factory and everything was done by Mike in his garage. Mike was really interested in utilizing the Fiero’s rare properties to build a serious race car. After all if you are interested in an affordable rear ...
... five-speed manual built by John Shepherd. It was made from the best parts of a 1G and 2G FWD Eclipse transmissions. Connected from that are some Driveshaft Shop axles and custom hubs. Since Mike was serious about racing this car he reduced ...

8. Nissan Skyline R31 with a SR20DET

Wednesday, 11 May 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Nissan Skyline R31 with a SR20DET

Nissan Skyline R31 with a SR20DET | Joe Gisler really enjoyed his 1989 Honda Prelude 4WS but unfortunately there wasn’t a lot of off-the-shelf part support in his area. So after selling it he set off to build something that would be easier ...
... at LDS Fabrication to build a custom subframe by combining parts from a R31 and S13 crossmember. LDS Fabrication also built a custom transmission crossmember, custom 3″ stainless steel exhaust and one-piece intercooler pipe. Nissan ...

9. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 5

Monday, 02 May 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 5

... done on the car, we could turn the paint guns onto the suspension parts, including arms, hubs, knuckles and the diff. After seeing the results of the cage, going for black and silver suspension parts was the only option. It’s always ...
Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 5 | Now we’re up to Part 5, the fabrication is nearing completion and we’re starting to see some fresh colour being laid down. Previous instalments: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part ...

10. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 4

Monday, 25 April 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 4

Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 4 | Part 4 is here! In this update we see the cooling system take shape, along with intercooler piping and some interior upgrades. Previous instalments: Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 All text and images ...
... week so had a massive list to complete, everything from radiator mounts, seat mounting, hot and cold side piping, steering sorted etc. With all the mechanical parts fitted to the car is was a matter of joining it all up. The position of the ...