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1. 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

... tube chassis that extended the frame several inches in the front to hold the engine. The drivetrain consists of a custom pulley system off the front of the engine down to a boat V-drive. Then the power goes through a custom driveshaft into a ...
... 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 ...

2. Milner Racing LRM-1 with a LS3

Monday, 29 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Milner Racing LRM-1 with a LS3

... independent suspension. The composite body is designed after a Range Rover Evoque at 4/5 scale. Customers could order it as a rolling kit or as a complete turn-key race car. This particular LRM-1 was built with a 6.2 L LS3 V8 which produces ...
Milner Racing LRM-1 with a LS3 | In 2013 Milner Racing began selling their newest off-road race car called the LRM-1. The project drew from their 30+ years of off-road racing and featured a full space frame chassis with double wishbone fully ...

3. Custom Jeep Cherokee with a Turbo HEMI V8

Monday, 15 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Custom Jeep Cherokee with a Turbo HEMI V8

Custom Jeep Cherokee with a Turbo HEMI V8 | This Jeep Cherokee is owned and built by Greg Huizenga. He started the project in 2010 when he decided to take a 1983 Jeep Cherokee WT body and install it over a 1971 Chevrolet C-10 chassis. The frame ...
Custom Jeep Cherokee with a Turbo HEMI V8 | This Jeep Cherokee is owned and built by Greg Huizenga. He started the project in 2010 when he decided to take a 1983 Jeep Cherokee WT body and install it over a 1971 Chevrolet C-10 chassis. The frame ...

4. Building a 1967 Camaro with a V12 LSx

Wednesday, 27 July 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Building a 1967 Camaro with a V12 LSx

Building a 1967 Camaro with a V12 LSx | One of the first 519 ci LSx V12 engines made by V12LS is going to custom builder Mike Heim at Quality Custom Rides in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The engine will go in Mike’s own 1967 Camaro he originally ...
... purchased when he was 18 years old. The Camaro will have a lot of custom modifications. The floor has been channeled three inches and the rockers have been removed. The narrowed frame will ride on a full air ride suspension with a with a custom ...

5. 1964 Chevy C-10 with a LSx

Tuesday, 12 July 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1964 Chevy C-10 with a LSx

1964 Chevy C-10 with a LSx | A customer sent their 1964 Chevrolet C-10 truck to V8 Speed & Resto Shop in Red Bud, Illinois for a complete restoration. The team started by notching the frame which would allow the truck to sit about six inches ...
1964 Chevy C-10 with a LSx | A customer sent their 1964 Chevrolet C-10 truck to V8 Speed & Resto Shop in Red Bud, Illinois for a complete restoration. The team started by notching the frame which would allow the truck to sit about six inches ...

6. V12 From Two Toyota I6 Engines Update 6

Thursday, 07 July 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / V12 From Two Toyota I6 Engines Update 6

... a lot of work such as modifying the frame and upper shock mounts and moving the radiator, intercooler and brake ducts. It also required new rear axles and sway bar arms. The builder asked an artist to create 3d renders of the final body design. ...
... Due to the design some changes had to be made to the wooden frame including shortening the nose about 8″ and narrowing the body slightly. The custom V12 engine is expected to be running on 10-12 psi of boost for around 800 horsepower. ...

7. Ford Ranger 4×4 with a Cummins 4BT

Tuesday, 21 June 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Ford Ranger 4×4 with a Cummins 4BT

... started with a 1994 Ford Ranger frame that he cleaned up and prepared for the list of mods it would need to support. Under that chassis Zach upgraded the drivetrain in the front with a Dana 60 from a 1978 Ford F-350 and in the back with a GM ...
... engine. Zach installed the engine using stock rubber 3.0 L V6 mounts and bolted them to custom built engine plates. The transmission was installed using a 1984 Bronco II crossmember. This particular crossmember was used because it has a unique ...

8. 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 ...
Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 3 | In the third instalment of the Nulon / Impossible Fabrications XR6 Turbo Ute, we see the front end converted to a tube frame setup, and a special one-off exhaust fabricated all the way ...

9. the swiss chocolate box

Wednesday, 13 April 2016 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / the swiss chocolate box

the swiss chocolate box | Many of us know that feeling: We just sold a car or saved some money and, all of a sudden, we are eagerly on the lookout for a new project. Usually, we don’t find that cool soon-to-be custom or future hot rod ...
... was a mess. The body was looking okay from a distance but it was completely hacked up. They had cut out the inner wheel wells, it had several rusted areas and the floors were gone.« Underneath things weren’t looking better: The frame ...

10. Coyote Swap Kit for Classic Fords

Monday, 11 April 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Coyote Swap Kit for Classic Fords

... Aluminator motor$28,600 XS Aluminator computer$3,080 XS Aluminator air intake$440 XS Aluminator starter motor$550 Ford Racing 6 speed auto $9,900 RRS engine mounts$850 RRS custom sump & pick up$1,350 Twin fan radiator and hoses$450 Reservoir ...
... 1968-71 Montego. RRS has finished components ready for sale including engine mounts, under dash brake booster, shock tower notching kit, upper control arm and coil over struts, powered/manual rack and pinion, and frame rail supports. Products ...