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1. American Iron with Swedish Power

Thursday, 11 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / American Iron with Swedish Power

... V8. You can find the engine in many Volvo models and generations. You can even find them powering boats. Robin soon removed the 2.3 L B230FT “Redblock” inline-four out of his Volvo 740 wagon and installed it into the Nova using ...
... urethane small-block Chevy mounts connected to custom steel mounts made by Robin. The oil pan needed to be notched to clear the Nova steering linkage. The engine produces about 275 horsepower at the wheels thanks to a RSI stage 2 camshaft ...

2. 1976 Honda Civic with a D16

Tuesday, 26 July 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1976 Honda Civic with a D16

... its performance. Under the hood sits a 1.6 L Honda D16A9 inline-four taken from a 1988–1991 CR-X. The engine’s power has been slightly increased to 136 horsepower thanks to a ported head and lightened/balanced crankshaft. This is ...
1976 Honda Civic with a D16 | Georges Champomier really enjoys racing his 1976 Honda Civic at tracks all over the world. The project started back in 2008 with an engine swap and since then Georges has modified many aspects of the car to improve ...

3. california blue

Wednesday, 15 June 2016 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / california blue

... which is considered by many to be one of the birthplaces of lowrider culture, besides of being the capital of California. No wonder, already at an early age, Dylan fell for the impressive sight of lowrider Impalas, cruising the boulevards of ...
... A lot of the small stuff was gone, but thanks to the help of Mario Hernandez, he was able to track down the Impala’s missing bits one by one. Much more head scratching was caused by the sheet metal work, which Dylan did for the most part ...

4. the devil's in the details

Thursday, 03 March 2016 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / the devil's in the details

... of metalworks, there wasn’t much to do – thanks to Brookville. So, Jürg was able to fully focus on the color choice. He was really fond of Washington Blue – an original hue from Ford he had seen on the very 32 Roadster ...
... for his dream, a freshly built roadster, consisting among other parts of an original factory 32 Frame and a Brookville steel body. The roadster had been built in Germany and changed hands several times before it ended up in Jürg’s ...

5. Honda NSX Track Car

Tuesday, 12 January 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Honda NSX Track Car

... wait to see how that turns out! Thanks to Maarten for submitting. Cover image by Jessy Penelon. 4x below images by Jessy Penelon for AutoWorks Magazine. Coming soon… CLICK HERE for the full ...
Honda NSX Track Car | It’s time to kick off 2016 with a new build! The Honda NSX is a bucket-list car for many people, whether you’re a Honda fanboy, a lover of 90′s JDM, or maybe you have a case of the feels from the original ...

6. <div>Build-Threads Project Garage: Plumbing & Driveway</div>

Monday, 21 December 2015 Content / build-threads.com / <div>Build-Threads Project Garage: Plumbing & Driveway</div>

... back many, many years, before the easement was built, apparently all of the houses in the street used curb and channel drains. This was very handy, because it meant I didn’t need to tear up the footpath and/or nature strip to run my own, ...
... again, next to the rear decking looking towards the garage, this is my favourite part. From the opposite direction, with my back against the garage. The final finish. Some beading goodness thanks to the clear seal. Yes I love my driveway, ...

7. The Wooden Supercar

Thursday, 17 December 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / The Wooden Supercar

... system might have added. The LS7 is connected to a six-speed transaxle. There is so many great photos of the build process at Joe Harmon Design’s flickr account. You get a much better scope of the project than this article could provide. ...
... wheels were made using Oak veneer inside an aluminum rim. Each wheel consists of 275 pieces. Powering the car is a 7.0 L LS7 which is expected to produce 700 horsepower thanks to individual throttle bodies, a custom ground camshaft, and ...

8. Building a Custom 1932 Ford with a Twin-turbo Ferrari V8

Monday, 14 December 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Building a Custom 1932 Ford with a Twin-turbo Ferrari V8

Building a Custom 1932 Ford with a Twin-turbo Ferrari V8 | The ’32 Ford is a popular starting point for many hot rod and custom builds because of its timeless design. Alan Lee is planning on setting his three-door coupe apart from everything ...
... features a cross-plane crank, smaller valves and a different firing order. The V8 will have its power boosted further thanks to twin Turbonetics turbochargers. The project still has a lot of work left and Alan estimates the car will run under ...

9. 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

... competitive driver in the 24 Hour of LeMans, IMSA, 24 Hour of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, Can-Am and many other series, as well as being a Toyota factory race car driver. (Bruce Canepa, purveyor of all things important in racing and cars ...
... of town first, rowing 1st, 2nd and 3rd weaving slowly through the streets. The steering is very direct and gives good feel and the engine is surprisingly tame thanks to smart engineering and easy to drive. The highway onramp approaches, a blip ...

10. 2013 Golf R With A 740 HP VR6

Friday, 05 June 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 2013 Golf R With A 740 HP VR6

2013 Golf R With A 740 HP VR6 | HPA has been making big power for many years using VW’s 3.6 L VR6 engines and their turbo kit but found the DQ250 transmission was having trouble with anything over 650 horsepower. Thanks to their technical ...
2013 Golf R With A 740 HP VR6 | HPA has been making big power for many years using VW’s 3.6 L VR6 engines and their turbo kit but found the DQ250 transmission was having trouble with anything over 650 horsepower. Thanks to their technical ...