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1. The War Waggin’

Thursday, 18 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / The War Waggin’

... custom made by Andrew or pieced together from the junkyard. He estimates the entire project, including the car, cost him a total of $5,160. Considering the time he achieved on Laguna Seca I would say has done a great job. Power comes from ...

2. Roadkill Wraps a 1956 Buick around a C3 Corvette Chassis

Wednesday, 17 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Roadkill Wraps a 1956 Buick around a C3 Corvette Chassis

Roadkill Wraps a 1956 Buick around a C3 Corvette Chassis | After finishing their Stubby Bob project the Roadkill boys head down to a junkyard in Tennnesse to forage for their next project. After a failed attempt to build some type of Frankenstein ...

3. Chevy Colorado with a 796 HP Turbo LQ4

Thursday, 23 June 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Chevy Colorado with a 796 HP Turbo LQ4

... the middle. To give you an idea of this truck’s performance, it ran a 11.20 sec quarter-mile when the engine was producing 480 horsepower to the wheels. If you are interested in building your own then check our their junkyard turbo LSx ...

4. the swiss chocolate box

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

... Herb of Monster Kustoms fame. Today it’s hard to believe that this Shoebox would have almost ended up at the junkyard. But Ramon is happy it didn’t. And it was him who did everything he could to avoid this inglorious fate. Now that ...

5. 1948 Studebaker with a Skyline Drivetrain

Tuesday, 22 March 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1948 Studebaker with a Skyline Drivetrain

... The rear bumper was also reshaped and moved closer to the body. Other parts of the body such as the area under the rear bumper and rear fenders had custom panels made to fill the recesses. A pair of Infiniti J30 fuel tanks found in a junkyard ...

6. Drift Rod Created from a 1953 Ford Popular Body and a Saab B204

Tuesday, 19 January 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Drift Rod Created from a 1953 Ford Popular Body and a Saab B204

... that would stand out at the track. The result was a custom hot rod built on a tiny budget out of a 1953 Ford Popular and parts sourced from a junkyard or custom made. The body sits on a custom tube chassis with a full roll cage. Powering the ...

7. Wreck Racing’s Honda Insight with a Subaru Flat-six

Tuesday, 27 October 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Wreck Racing’s Honda Insight with a Subaru Flat-six

... 300 lbs. The car is powered by a Subaru EG33 flat-six engine that was pulled from a 1993 Subaru SVX at a junkyard. To fit the engine in the back of the car the floor had to be cut out and then the team designed and built a custom subframe out ...

8. 1974 Nova With A Big-Block Chevy

Monday, 30 June 2014 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1974 Nova With A Big-Block Chevy

1974 Nova With A Big-Block Chevy | This project proves you don’t need a lot of money to build a very capable pro-touring classic. The owner claims it was “built cheap” with a lot of the hardware purchased from a junkyard or ...

9. The Bandit Gets A Heart Transplant

Wednesday, 28 May 2014 Content / engineswapdepot.com / The Bandit Gets A Heart Transplant

... to today where we enjoy junkyards filled with efficient, high horsepower engines and the greatest two words known to man “engine swap”. Add those two things together and you can give a 1977 Firebird Trans-Am such as this one the ...

10. Ecoboost Engines Coming To A Junkyard Near You

Wednesday, 07 May 2014 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Ecoboost Engines Coming To A Junkyard Near You

Ecoboost Engines Coming To A Junkyard Near You | If you are interested in powering your next vehicle with a turbocharged V6 you will be happy to know Ford is selling a lot of them. Close to 45% of all new F-150s are being sold with a turbo V6. ...