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1. heart & soul

Sunday, 01 May 2016 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / heart & soul

heart & soul | "Authenticity" is one of the favorite terms of today's marketing people. Everything's gotta be real, rough, rugged, honest, true to god and down to earth. Most often, it's only part of the desperate try to breathe life into some ...

2. Fiat 850 Abarth Replica

Thursday, 11 February 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Fiat 850 Abarth Replica

Fiat 850 Abarth Replica | There are some cars that just blast their way straight into the cockles of my heart. I’m not sure why, but they always tend to be old Fiats and Alfa Romeos, and if you add the word Abarth, you can bet it’s ...

3. Top Ten Articles of 2015

Sunday, 10 January 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Top Ten Articles of 2015

... Mentions I wanted to include five articles that did not make it into the top ten but I felt were great projects. The Devil Has a Change of Heart This project caused a lot of strong opinions and some of that was due to incorrect information. ...

4. Porsche Cayman with a LS3

Monday, 09 November 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Porsche Cayman with a LS3

Porsche Cayman with a LS3 | Joshua Murray found a stock 2007 Porsche Cayman S with a blown motor and thanks to his extensive race fabrication background this little German sports car received a new American heart. Joshua wanted to go with ...

5. 1970 Dodge Charger with a 1650 HP Mercury Racing Engine

Wednesday, 04 November 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1970 Dodge Charger with a 1650 HP Mercury Racing Engine

... modifications are amazing but what really makes my jaw drop is the heart of this beast. Under the hood sits a twin-turbo Mercury Racing QC4v DOHC V8. The all-aluminum 9.0 L (552 ci) engine weighs 699 lbs and with 7.8:1 compression ratio and ...

6. The Return of Rusty Slammington

Tuesday, 03 November 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / The Return of Rusty Slammington

... have a German heart. Under the hood sits a BMW S38 inline-six that was built by VAC Motorsports. The displacement has been increased to 3.7 L and upgraded with forged internals, 14:1 compression, and a dry sump oiling system. The engine runs ...

7. Morris J2 Van called The Slug

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

... from the factory I-beam front to an independent one from a Mitsubishi l300 van and the rear was changed to a triangulated 4-link with a step notch installed on the chassis. The next modification was finding a heart for The Slug. The owner ...

8. The Devil Has a Change of Heart

Monday, 01 June 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / The Devil Has a Change of Heart

The Devil Has a Change of Heart | A young boy sees an orange Lamborghini Diablo in a parking lot. It is the type of car he has only seen in a game or the Internet. He runs to the car with a huge smile and asks to take a picture with it. He doesn’t ...

9. Building A 1976 Pontiac Firebird Into A Pro-touring Monster

Thursday, 21 May 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Building A 1976 Pontiac Firebird Into A Pro-touring Monster

Building A 1976 Pontiac Firebird Into A Pro-touring Monster | A gentleman in Sweden is combining his engineering mind with his auto enthusiast heart to transform a 1974 Pontiac Firebird into a race car that he can still drive to get ice A gentleman ...

10. A Tale of Three Lotii

Monday, 11 May 2015 Content / build-threads.com / A Tale of Three Lotii

... to get the desired ride height. Off the jack stands for the first time, smiles all ’round. A wrinkle-red rocker cover is the fastest way to my heart. New wheels set off the shape of the car. A nice buff job and a quick release of it’s ...