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1. Toyota 86 with a VR38DETT

Thursday, 14 July 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Toyota 86 with a VR38DETT

... It was almost three times taller than the FA20 engine. The solution was to use a Dailey Engineering kit to switch the engine to a dry sump oiling system and convert it to RWD by removing the front differential. This reduced the height by six ...
... built with the HKS 4.1 L stroker kit by JHH Engineering. A new block had to be sourced from Nissan because these engines come with plasma-sprayed cylinder liner bores. This means the engine can not be honed or machined internally. The goal for ...

2. Lotus Exige with a Ferrari F355 V8

Thursday, 12 November 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Lotus Exige with a Ferrari F355 V8

... suspension canister, Cosworth Pi Omega D1 digital dash, and a CNC machined support from billet 7075 aluminum. The project is nearing completion and only needs a few things before it can start singing its wonderful melody around the track. Source: ...
... owner never set out to purchase a Ferrari engine. Instead he had set a power-to-weight ratio he wanted to obtain and the Ferrari engine came up for sale at the right time. He purchased a 3.5 L F355 V8 that had already gone through a race prep ...

3. EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Stage 1 Complete

Thursday, 20 August 2015 Content / build-threads.com / EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Stage 1 Complete

... The wheel aligner doesn’t lie so any mistakes we made in building the car would show through the machine, It was spot on which was the best news we have ever heard. Off to coota we went, we had only driven the car for 15km on the road ...
... boys at Impossible Fabrications spent many long nights (that turned into Mornings) getting the Civic ready for the shakedown. it wasn’t just the running gear that we have to bolt up for the final time, Door trims, Carpet, Dash, Radio, ...

4. Project 510: Short Shifting

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

Project 510: Short Shifting | It’s been a hell of a long time since any real work was done to Project 510. In fact, looking back at the archives, it’s been around 2 and a half years since I ripped it apart and fitted my FMIC and ...
... 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 ...

5. The Devil Has a Change of Heart

Monday, 01 June 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / The Devil Has a Change of Heart

... though the owner loves the final outcome it doesn’t mean it was an easy path. Several times throughout the build the owner was frustrated enough to consider selling it. A big motivating factor to finish came when a collector with three ...
... it. He doesn’t care about what happened to the original engine or why it was changed. All he cares about is seeing this rare car up close and hearing it roar. Why is this important? Because this boy sees the car for what it is, a beautiful machine ...

6. Project Honda City Turbo II – Exhaust, interior, FINITO!

Sunday, 26 April 2015 Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – Exhaust, interior, FINITO!

... drive out to Dandenong. Probs just use one of these next time we have to move it. So kawaii! The Land Rover Defender tow car was borrowed from a mate and it was awesome. I want one. MPW is the workshop looking after the exhaust fab. I don’t ...
... is a truly huge update which sees the final mechanical work completed, so the car can attend it’s debut outing, Classic Japan. If you’re a fan of odball JDM machinery, then this is the post for you, as you’ll find some other ...

7. 20B-powered Time Attack NC MX5

Friday, 03 October 2014 Content / build-threads.com / 20B-powered Time Attack NC MX5

20B-powered Time Attack NC MX5 | Time Attack season is almost upon us, with World Time Attack Challenge just around the corner (click here for my photos from 2010), I thought it would be a great time to share this long-term build from Western ...
... bodies and a whole host of goodies. Apart from all the CAD screenshots, machined metal goodness, fabrication, welding and general race-car building, you’ll also find a bonus R35 GTR build and a visit to Mazda HQ in Hiroshima within the ...

8. Exclusive look: Peasnell Racing Designs

Wednesday, 13 August 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Exclusive look: Peasnell Racing Designs

... Whilst everyone’s projects can’t be featured, I still love seeing what people are up to. Most of the time it’s regular guys like myself, tinkering away at their project in the garage, but every now and then something far beyond ...
... MATTHEW MCCONACHIE MK2 GOLF 650hp 4WD GOLF RACECAR BUILD: One of my favourite customers Matty is just the most placid, easy going client I ever had. This monster of a machine is nothing more than a play toy for now but were gently nudging Matty ...

9. before the race

Sunday, 10 August 2014 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / before the race

... but the entire town of Pendine. So, forget about that time machine and book your next summer vacation in Pendine Sands. Here are some pics I took the evening before the race. More pics in the gallery... To the gallery... | 2014-08 | Marc ...
... but the entire town of Pendine. So, forget about that time machine and book your next summer vacation in Pendine Sands. Here are some pics I took the evening before the race. More pics in the gallery... To the gallery... | 2014-08 | Marc ...

10. Project Honda City Turbo II – Engine refresh

Wednesday, 06 August 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – Engine refresh

... fit these assemblies with new o-rings and copper washers ASAP! The time lapse video below isn’t as action packed as I’d hoped, especially because the GoPro ran out of battery right as we started torquing the head studs. Still, check ...
... core and compressor housing, with our original actuator and exhaust housing machined to suit the larger turbine wheel. Next up we started the head rebuild. We’re replacing valve stem seals, cam seal, bunch of other seals, gaskets ...