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1. 1993 Land Rover Defender with a LS3

Wednesday, 03 February 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1993 Land Rover Defender with a LS3

... crate engine which produces 430 horsepower. The engine was wired using a Speartech harness. This allowed plug-and-play connection with the 6L80E six-speed automatic transmission. The transmission was setup with a manual shift mode that is controlled ...
... Defender engine to something with a lot more power. This 1993 Land Rover NAS Defender came in for a complete body-off restoration and upgrades. Every piece of the body was gone over to make for a new green paint job. Some body pieces such ...

2. 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

... of the RSR factory car. That is one of the biggest pieces to ownership in this car is the stories! This car was written up in piles and piles of magazines. Per Hot Rod Magazines article in October 1977 the car clocked a 10.5 @128mph in the ...
... kits for others wanting a V8 powered Porsche. While the original swap included a Z28 302 ci block that was increased to 305 ci, the current setup uses a Dart 400 block. The engine uses AFR heads (11.4:1 compression), Keith Black flat top hypereutectic ...

3. east coast attacks

Saturday, 28 November 2015 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / east coast attacks

... to notch the firewall and modify the radiator. The Edelbrock triple-carb setup was added along with some rebuilt Stromberg 97s. Jason also made a nice set of headers from 1936 Ford torque tubes. When Matt and Isaac got the 34 Coupe in 2012, ...
... Jason finally found it through an ad he had seen in the local newspaper. When he got it the lower 6 inches were missing and the body was held together by two pieces of the roof and the doors. Luckily the frame was in ok condition. Jason knew ...

4. east coast style

Saturday, 28 November 2015 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / east coast style

5. Builder Spotlight: Matt Clark

Thursday, 22 October 2015 Content / build-threads.com / Builder Spotlight: Matt Clark

... dynamics were critical to this build as well. Accordingly, the engine was set as far back in the chassis as possible for optimal weight distribution. So far, in fact, that the engine hoist had to be modified to accomplish its placement. Techno-Toy ...
... addressed, however. During the second phase, the Z28 cowl induction hood and front clip were replaced with period-correct pieces. Also at this time the transmission and suspension were fully rebuilt. The engine was rebuilt, balanced and upgraded ...

6. Project 510: Short Shifting

Friday, 10 July 2015 Content / build-threads.com / Project 510: Short Shifting

... obliged. It took us a few months of back-and-forth messages, but we finally settled on a date one early Sunday morning, and after 1.5hrs of driving, I arrived at my destination. The plan was to fit a 10mm CNC machined spacer plate to the top ...
... final welding could take place. To ensure the shifter wouldn’t snap off in my hand during enthusiastic shifting, the two adjoining pieces were channeled into a “V” to allow full welding penetration. While Lachlan begun fusing ...

7. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 4

Friday, 07 November 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 4

... ready for the Trim Meister A few more bits and pieces fitted last week. Tunnel finished and now off to Rorky the Trim Meister and one or two other elements fitted. The super speed Rorky ...
... weight and which will disappear under the dash assembly. A couple of detail shots of the intercooler manifold set up. Meanwhile another general shot and cross bracing in situ, ...

8. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 3

Friday, 29 August 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 3

... under load. Ouch! New piston rings arrived, along with HT leads and gasket set. Do you guys get robbed in the States same us and why is it that everything ex Ferrari has a disproportionate price tag and is not easy to get your hands ...
... replacing which look more like an Apprentices welding test! James now sorting out the front brake cooling ducts. Needless to say they are pretty simply cast Kevlar pieces so after adjusting they will be given the Mototechnique treatment ...

9. Build-Threads Garage: Framework begins!

Monday, 18 August 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Build-Threads Garage: Framework begins!

... for the roller door had to be dyna-bolted into the slab, as did the other 2 vertical columns that aren’t in the first set of images). The horizontal baton above the roller door opening is actually two batons, screwed together, back to ...
Build-Threads Garage: Framework begins! | And so begins Part 3! In the last post, the concrete had just been poured and the shed was delivered in pieces. When I first started dreaming up this garage, the plan was always to build it myself with ...

10. Build-Threads Garage: Introduction

Monday, 07 July 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Build-Threads Garage: Introduction

... room, settling on a final size of 7m deep by 10m wide. Since the garage would be detached from the house, I wasn’t concerned about trying to match their appearances. I opted for a modern look, utilising a skillion (single pitch) roof, ...
... to use, and I had to be mindful of leaving bits and pieces strewn all over the place. The upside, though, is that I was able to use all of my dads tools! I have endless memories from in and around that garage, from working on my push bike, ...