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1. 1952 Buick Super Riviera called Bombshell Betty

Wednesday, 29 June 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1952 Buick Super Riviera called Bombshell Betty

... 9″ rear end with 2.73 gears. The front suspension has been sourced from a 1968 Chevy Van with a dropped axle narrowed to 11″ and solid mounted. The rear suspension was taken from a 1973 Ford Thunderbird. Source: Dupont Registry ...
... car is currently for sale with an asking price of $195,000 OBO. Under the hood Jeff installed a 320 ci (5.2 L) inline-eight sourced from a 1950 Buick Roadmaster that has been bored .20 over for a total of 324 ci. The engine was upgraded with ...

2. 1955 Chrysler 300 with a 426 HEMI

Thursday, 16 June 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1955 Chrysler 300 with a 426 HEMI

1955 Chrysler 300 with a 426 HEMI | The Roadster Shop took the wraps off one of their newest completed projects, a 1955 Chrysler 300. The car sits on a modified FAST TRACK chassis which includes an IFS and four-link rear suspension with upgraded ...
1955 Chrysler 300 with a 426 HEMI | The Roadster Shop took the wraps off one of their newest completed projects, a 1955 Chrysler 300. The car sits on a modified FAST TRACK chassis which includes an IFS and four-link rear suspension with upgraded ...

3. 1949 Ford F-1 with a 1,200 HP Cummins

Monday, 06 June 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1949 Ford F-1 with a 1,200 HP Cummins

... in everything from drag racing, road racing, drifting, autocross, and even land speed racing. Source: Chuckles Garage FB album and @ChucklesGarage | 2016-06 | Christopher Christopher | Article | engineswapdepot.com | Engineswapdepot | ...
... reaches a Winters Xtremeliner quick-change rear end. The truck rides on a factory front chassis and custom tubular rear. The front suspension is a tubular a-arm setup with custom lower control arms and SPC adjustable upper arms. The rear suspension ...

4. 1978 Camaro with a Supercharged LS3

Tuesday, 24 May 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1978 Camaro with a Supercharged LS3

... had previously competed in Roadsport V8 racing. The car came without an engine and transmission but did have a rollcage, upgraded suspension and brakes. Mikko didn’t like the late second-gen appearance and changed it to a 1970 RS model. ...
... had previously competed in Roadsport V8 racing. The car came without an engine and transmission but did have a rollcage, upgraded suspension and brakes. Mikko didn’t like the late second-gen appearance and changed it to a 1970 RS model. ...

5. Custom Widebody Fiero with a 700 HP Turbo 4G63

Thursday, 19 May 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Custom Widebody Fiero with a 700 HP Turbo 4G63

... suspension consisting of hand-built tubular control arms and custom coilovers. It has taken a lot of work to get to this point but Mike’s smile while testing at Gingerman Raceway proves it was worth it. Plus word is spreading on this ...
Custom Widebody Fiero with a 700 HP Turbo 4G63 | Mike Nasiatka has been working off and on for six years turning a 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT into a race car he could use for autocross and road course racing. It has taken that long because nothing ...

6. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 1

Friday, 22 April 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 1

... suspension pickup is spot on. There is only one man for this kind of project. Grubbo from Impossible Fabrications has had his fair share of rear ends in his time, he is the master mind behind the RWD Civic, front mounted V8 RWD Drift ...
... on the huge amount of makes and models available on Australian roads. Aussie built cars dominated the 70′s and 80′s while the popularity of Japanese and European cars grew strongly as cars became more affordable and shipping made ...

7. 1934 Ford Coupe with a LSA

Wednesday, 09 March 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1934 Ford Coupe with a LSA

1934 Ford Coupe with a LSA | This Ford Coupe custom is called Road Kill R and was built by Xcentrick Autosports in Windsor, Canada. The project started with a totaled 2013 ZL1 Camaro being taken apart and stuffed into a 1934 Ford coupe. The ...
... firewall the coupe’s body fenders had to be increased to acomidate the ZL1’s suspension. The Camaro’s functional hood scoop was integrated into the coupe’s hood. Even the carbon fiber from the ZL1 was incorporated into ...

8. the devil's in the details

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

... provide the soul to an otherwise very clean build. Jürg is eager to stress that also all of the suspension parts as well as the axles and brakes are original 1932 Ford material. Everything was painted semigloss black.When it came to the ...
the devil's in the details | Even in his wildest dreams, good ol’ Henry would have never imagined this: More than 80 years after production ending, his 1932 Ford Roadster is still highly sought after. And it actually is so desirable, that ...

9. the ultimate mild kustom

Tuesday, 16 February 2016 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / the ultimate mild kustom

... a car club called the East L A Road Knights. When I was about 9, I had a friend whose dad had a couple of early Chevys that he was always working on. He finished one of the cars and I remember riding in it to an indoor car show. I was instantly ...
... is perfect. And it is still driveable.« According to the previous owner Chuck Fischer, the chassis build caused quite a lot of headscratching: »Mr Fischer told me the suspension, stance and smooth ride took a lot of thought. Especially ...

10. Building a Toyota AE86 with a Nissan VH45DE

Thursday, 11 February 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Building a Toyota AE86 with a Nissan VH45DE

... sourced from a JDM AE111 Corolla. During that time Mike used it for Auto-X and road course racing but recently had an itch for more power. After reviewing several engine options the team decided to go with a 4.5 L VH45DE V8 out of a 1996 Infiniti ...
Building a Toyota AE86 with a Nissan VH45DE | Misfit Autowerks recently started a new project involving a Toyota AE86 owned by their suspension specialist Mike Barton. Mike purchased the car nine years ago with a Blacktop 20v 4A-GE that was ...