... 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 ...
... even has its own “V8 utes” racing series that supports our supercar category. Nothing better than a big motor up front, 2 seats in the middle, and no weight over the rear end. They are a lot of fun to drive and as the bumper sticker ...
... taken with permission from http://www.nulonnationals.com.au/2016/03/10/xr6-turbo-ute-part-1/ with some edits In Australia, being the lucky country, we have a huge choice when it comes to building and modifying cars, our car culture was built ...
... grinder out and make some go-fast modifications. Grubbo took no time in getting his head around what was needed. The 300zx rear end was a similar width to the leaf rear end, so setting the width was easy. Next up the chassis was “modified” ...

... getting better! Let’s continue! The Condition and Service: Let’s start on the engine and drivetrain: -ENGINE This is the section to be in! While we mentioned that the car had originally had a Z28 302 block, slightly increased to ...
... keep his 911 motor though and sold it as a roller. Being a young guy though who didn’t quite have the funds to put (at the time) a brand new 911 or 912 motor back in the car, Rod decided that it made much more sense if he engineered a ...
... garage. The story of behind this car is a really interesting. It all starts with a brand new 1966 Porsche 912 being purchased and then stolen the next year. The car was recovered without its engine and some other components and was sold to ...
For Sale: The First V8 Swapped Porsche In The World | What you are looking at is a piece of engine swap history as the very first Porsche to be powered by a V8 engine. In less than a week it will be sold and find its way into one lucky owner’s ...

... have it by the time that the Grand National Roadster Show came around the following year.« Matt and Isaac started looking at bodies and cars but everything they came across was built of fiberglass or street rodded material. Finally, they ...
... the last couple years, those east coast style cars have a strong standing next to the popular west coast style. Among those guys digging the east coast style are Matt Kimmel and his buddy Isaac Bowser. Almost ironically, they’re located ...
... Jason finally found it through an ad he had seen in the local newspaper. When he got it the lower 6 inches were missing and the body was held together by two pieces of the roof and the doors. Luckily the frame was in ok condition. Jason knew ...
... they did what should be done with any running hot rod: They drove the hell out of it. But they also wanted to change a few things: »We had a great little white tuck and roll seat built with gold piping so we could fit in it better. And ...

... time. It was only a couple of minutes before we started to see the acid taking action. A few days later – mint! Driveshafts were next. We had to get these in before we could fill the gearbox with oil or else the oil leaks out of the ...
... had no luck finding another one. Tony suggested using this silicone tape which fuses to itself when you wrap it. After cleaning off the mountain of Sikaflex used previously, it worked nicely. So here is the finished engine bay! Those who were ...
... I don’t think there’s anything we could’ve done to get it better. So glad to have this done and out of the way. The previous owners of our little City were obviously fans of using tap water instead of coolant. The giveaway ...
... time. It was only a couple of minutes before we started to see the acid taking action. A few days later – mint! Driveshafts were next. We had to get these in before we could fill the gearbox with oil or else the oil leaks out of the ...

... all together, but did take 3 guys to line up the suspension, engine mounts and gearbox mount. Lucky at this stage in the build we couldn’t keep people away. Like a glove..  The engine bay looks amazing with paint and removal of the old mounts… ...
... 5 days to finish the build and about 3 months work of work to do. The front and rear ends were tacked in so the next step was to fabricate a tunnel and firewall, not only was this going to give us the room for our drive shaft and gearbox but ...
... great, this is whatr you get when you spend the time and get every last corner of the bay ready before painting. We decided to paint the engine mounts black again as it would match the motor much better. Now for the exciting part. We get to ...
... and an alloy fuel tank fabricated. Then we work our way along the tailshaft and custom transmission tunnel, before heading to the front of the car where the bay is resprayed and the engine re-fitted. It’s almost time for SR20DET  RWD Civic ...