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1. For Sale: 1994 Supra with a 1UZ

Tuesday, 10 May 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / For Sale: 1994 Supra with a 1UZ

... car was also missing an engine and transmission. Instead of returning the car back to factory spec the owner decided to go a different route using a 1998 Lexus LS400 as a donor for all the major components. The 4.0 L 1UZ-FE V8, four-speed A340E ...
... car was also missing an engine and transmission. Instead of returning the car back to factory spec the owner decided to go a different route using a 1998 Lexus LS400 as a donor for all the major components. The 4.0 L 1UZ-FE V8, four-speed A340E ...

2. Jaguar E-Type with a 1JZ

Tuesday, 26 April 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Jaguar E-Type with a 1JZ

... comfort that the team didn’t start with a good donor or even a complete one. They actually started with separate front and back pieces that were pretty far gone. Very few restorers would have worked with these. Under the hood sits a ...
Jaguar E-Type with a 1JZ | Charlie’s Classic & Custom Body & Paint Shop in Somerset, UK has spent the past 18 months in the evenings and on weekends turning a Jaguar E-Type Series 1 into an amazing drift car. Purists can take ...

3. Top 10 Posts of 2015

Sunday, 10 January 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Top 10 Posts of 2015

... being used as a donor, it’s builds like this that give us all that “maybe I can do that” feeling of enthusiasm. 8. Peugot 106 Hillclimb buildFrom an iconic vintage race car to a humble little hatchback, it doesn’t ...
... Falcon 2.3 Turbo Aside from the exceptionally cool car and unique engine choice, this build was a delight to read due to not only the car and work surrounding it, but also the owners own anecdotes that were well-writen with a great amount of ...

4. Subaru Leone EJ22T AWD

Tuesday, 15 December 2015 Content / build-threads.com / Subaru Leone EJ22T AWD

... of a built EJ22T bottom end and STi Version 8 Type RA heads? Yeah, I’d choose the Leone too. The initial build is done and dusted quite quickly, but the car continues to evolve throughout the thread. Unfortunately it meets a ...
Subaru Leone EJ22T AWD | Sure, you could buy yourself an STi Impreza, but where’s the fun in that? What about taking an all original, low-milage 1986 Subaru Leone, converted to AWD thanks to an XT6 (Vortex) donor, with an engine consisting ...

5. A Tale of Three Lotii

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

... air lines sees it ready for the show hall. What I love about this Elite is the delectably retro interior overhaul, starting with this donor set of seats and panels. The rear trims are actually from a Lotus Elcat and need some surgery to ...
... the badge” train of thought. You might not agree with some of the styles of modification, but I’m not here to convince you one way or another, I just like seeing people modify cars, especially cars that are rarely messed with. All three builds ...

6. EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Buttoning things up

Wednesday, 29 October 2014 Content / build-threads.com / EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Buttoning things up

... wheelbase is LONGER than S15 keeps spinning us out. Some things are meant to be… Would you believe that the 200sx steering rack more or less bolted in. Grub worked his magic on a donor column and we managed to get it to bolt up to the civic ...
EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Buttoning things up | We’re already up to Part 5 of the Impossible Fabrications / Nulon EG Civic build. In this installment we start at the back of the car to see the rear suspension framework finalised, and an ...

7. 1969 Mustang With A 494ci Can-Am Motor

Wednesday, 10 September 2014 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1969 Mustang With A 494ci Can-Am Motor

... are lots of subtle body modifications on this Mustang. The look was so important to get right, a donor car was used to check the widened back and altered roofline. The wildest part is the engine is the engine. It is one of ten all-aluminium ...
... are lots of subtle body modifications on this Mustang. The look was so important to get right, a donor car was used to check the widened back and altered roofline. The wildest part is the engine is the engine. It is one of ten all-aluminium ...

8. EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Intro + Teardown

Monday, 25 August 2014 Content / build-threads.com / EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Intro + Teardown

... the progress of the build on Build-Threads.com, to which I happily obliged. So here is part 1, which gives you a nice rundown on the project including an introduction to the project car and it’s donor. I’m very excited to see this ...
... the progress of the build on Build-Threads.com, to which I happily obliged. So here is part 1, which gives you a nice rundown on the project including an introduction to the project car and it’s donor. I’m very excited to see this ...

9. Greengoon – retro afficionado

Friday, 01 March 2013 Content / build-threads.com / Greengoon – retro afficionado

... isnt’ cool about classics is their brakes, a modern upgrade is always a good idea. Having a donor car means you can mix and match all the best parts from both your rides. Classics always look good with their peers. Back in the garage “where ...
... and various tyre size testing on later-model OEM wheels. Heading over to the Non-Datsun section of the forum made me realise Duane’s penchant for old cars wasn’t restricted to just Datsuns, as he had another 2 project cars under ...

10. Saab 96/9-3

Wednesday, 14 December 2011 Content / build-threads.com / Saab 96/9-3

Saab 96/9-3 | It’s time for another chassis-swap build, and this time the donor car and recipient are both Saabs. The builders are combining the classic shell of a Saab 96 with the modern underpinnings of a Saab 9-3, with the goal of creating ...
Saab 96/9-3 | It’s time for another chassis-swap build, and this time the donor car and recipient are both Saabs. The builders are combining the classic shell of a Saab 96 with the modern underpinnings of a Saab 9-3, with the goal of creating ...