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1. VW Cabriolet on a Fiero Chassis with a Turbo Buick V6

Thursday, 26 May 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / VW Cabriolet on a Fiero Chassis with a Turbo Buick V6

... a 1979 VW Rabbit Cabriolet that had the bottom cut out and welded around a 1988 Pontiac Fiero rolling chassis. Of course they didn’t easily glue together since the Fiero track was five inches wider and wheelbase was one inch shorter. The ...
... a 1979 VW Rabbit Cabriolet that had the bottom cut out and welded around a 1988 Pontiac Fiero rolling chassis. Of course they didn’t easily glue together since the Fiero track was five inches wider and wheelbase was one inch shorter. The ...

2. <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 end, the council’s solution was to simply tell me to re-route all of my piping to the curb, at my cost of course. Easy for them to say, harder for me to execute. After coming to terms with this, I figured, hey, if I’m going ...
... so I thought. After digging around, I ended up locating the storm-water pipe that travels from the house all the way underneath the shed, but no easement. That’s because there was no easement. To cut a long story short, after council spent ...

3. For Sale: The First V8 Swapped Porsche In The World

Tuesday, 08 December 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / For Sale: The First V8 Swapped Porsche In The World

... hands of their driver (with the 305 block!), and a 10.33@133mph with slightly more powerful setup a few years later (not even the current 600hp setup!) It also did a 1:30 at Riverside 2.54 mile short course. -COOLING The Corvette radiator ...
... to Rod and the Porsche/Hot Rod world. About 300 miles of those 6,000 were track miles in the hands of Rod, to which is was always trailered. A few hundred were on the car when purchased from Dennis and the rest were accrued locally in short ...

4. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 5

Saturday, 03 January 2015 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 5

... In short, pointless.Consequently, we have decided to finish off the car and actually get it on the track for a limited shakedown and see what other issues we have to resolve. We then need to get a total of say 600 miles or so under our belt ...
... yes, camera crew were in attendance so video and better pics to follow in due course. And for posterity! Meanwhile on the mould front, major progress and James is back on the project applying Silicon sealer to the mould flanges ...

5. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 4

Friday, 07 November 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 4

... the intercoolers which will be fitted properly very shortly. A quick wheel update for those who were concerned about the lack of OZ marking on the refurbished new wheels, and a good comparison between factory fresh and Moto ...
... suggests that some mechanical cleaning had been applied. However, as a precaution we cleaned out the pipes with cellulous thinners and pulled through a course swab. This showed evidence of combustion product and mild oxidation, but no foreign ...

6. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 3

Friday, 29 August 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 3

... restored oil tank also now fitted. Tanks will be out again shortly for their pressure test and then back in for good. A final burst from last week with Colin adjusting the valve shims now that the cams are back in place. Here ...
... of our fuel tanks undergoing a pressure test. Left overnight and they both passed with no issues. Next couple of shots show Colin checking over our restored exhaust manifolds, which in due course will undergo the Zircotec process, and generally ...

7. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration

Tuesday, 06 August 2013 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration

... we have a really good undamaged and true base to build up on given the history and the time and money being invested. All measurements have been recorded for the future as in due course I will put a book together on the history and the journey ...
... chassis on the jig and importantly the engine still in, we are changing the single LM cross brace to the more rigid GTE style. Construction again! This is the fuel tank saga. In short they very badly needed replacing. Original car ran ...

8. Jeff Hanson’s 1969 Camaro

Monday, 14 April 2008 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Jeff Hanson’s 1969 Camaro

... into it. Jeff swapped an LS7 with a Katech Cam Kit, headers, and a custom dry sump oil system. Of course a T56 six speed was included along with a McLeod twin disc clutch. The paint is a sick 3 stage red with custom air brushed carbon fiber ...
... brushed carbon fiber SS stripe. A ton of customization went into this car and a lot of it being very subtle such as the shortened and painted front and rear bumper. Or smoothing out the side markers, door handle, lock, truck lock and latch. ...