The Electric Ferrari
Eric Hutchinson was looking for a vehicle to swap an electric motor into when he came across a listing for a 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS with a salvaged title. The Ferrari had suffering a fuel leak and unfo...
Eric Hutchinson was looking for a vehicle to swap an electric motor into when he came across a listing for a 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS with a salvaged title. The Ferrari had suffering a fuel leak and unfo...
This 1995 Porsche Carrera 2 was built by San Kinkhat in Quebec, Canada. Behind the driver sits a built 5.7 L LS1 that produces 475 horsepower to the rear wheels thanks to a FAST 102 mm throttle body ...
Jared wanted something different when he set out to build his drag car. He wanted the body along with the drivetrain to be different. His Father always enjoyed using inline-six engines and after seei...
This Toyota 86 was built for Nikki Hepburn and Luke Coy to compete in many different drag racing classes. Powering this beast is a 4.5 L 1FZ-FE inline-six built by Pro T. If these engines don’t sound...
Mike West of Wild West Entertainment enjoys building vehicles with jet engines. Currently he has a jet powered recliner, golf cart, and Smart Fortwo. Bangshift claims the Smart car is powered by a Ly...
Phil Penny has figured out a way of stuffing 1,000 horsepower into a tiny 1965 Honda S600. He accomplished this by using a 2JZ that has been stroked to 3.2 L and features resin filled block, GRP alum...
Sometimes a builder has completed so many projects that they seek to build something really unique. Take for example this project by Chateau Stillwater Garage. The builder had already completed a Maz...
Francesco Conti is a professional drifter from Lugano, Switzerland who competes in King of Europe Drift ProSeries. For many years he drove a BMW M3 E92 GT4 but last year decided to switch to a Nissan...
Building a death machine out of a Willys Jeep is becoming more popular. We have covered the infamous LSx Willys with a supercharged 4.8 L and another Willys powered by a twin-turbo 5.3 L. Now comes p...
If your Saturn SL1’s motor is just not cutting it anymore you might consider getting a little creative just like this builder did. He took a 2000 SL1 and swapped the 1.9 L inline-four to a 5.3 L LS4 ...
Steve Morris Engines started a series showing each step of building a 1,000 horsepower turbocharged LSx engine. You can enter the contest here to win the engine which will be given away on April 15. ...
This 1979 Subaru Brat was built by a machinist and welding professor from Oregon. It was sold when he moved to another state. Just about everything on this Brat is custom from the body, drivetrain, s...
One of the best part of searching for articles is finding the wild combinations builders come up with. Take for example this project from Boix Performance in Funtana, Croatia. They have taken a 1961 ...
Yoichi Imamura has debuted a new drift machine for D1 Grand Prix 2016 to compliment his Nascar V8 powered LFA. The new car is a Toyota 86 with a twin-turbo 4.0 L 1GR-FE V6 which produces around 986 h...
Alpha Powersport is located in Houlton, Wisconsin and specializes in aftermarket service and products for the Polaris Slingshot. They recently made news by building maybe the most powerful Slingshot ...
This is James Mackie’s 1971 Ford XY Falcon drift machine called XYYNOT. Under the hood sits a 5.7 L LS1 with an upgraded VCM3 camshaft and a baffled oil sump which helps produce 360 horsepower to the...
While searching Facebook for new projects I found a post showing a sale listing for a four door Honda Integra DC2 with a turbocharged Nissan RB25 inline-six. The seller says the front end of the Skyl...
This wild Civic wagon might be the most desirable vehicle for a Honda fan desiring storage space with performance. It was built by Synchro Motorsport which is a voluntary race team based at Honda’s f...
Genovation Cars just broke the top speed record for electric automobiles using a custom built 2006 Corvette Z06. The record was broken on February 23 at Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds and Shuttle Land...
Tony and Lucky began a new project called Bonemaro in Hot Rod Garage episode 37. The project started with a 1979 Camaro they purchased for $800 and a 5.3 L iron-block LM7 from a 2002 Avalanche for $1...
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 For...
This is the Medicine Man Racing Team’s Nissan R32 that is capable of reaching the low-7s. They have continued to improve upon this car over the past several years. The drivetrain consists of a Drag I...
I found this project while surfing Facebook. I don’t know very much about it besides it is a Nissan R32 with a R34 front built for British drifter Andy Stroud. The car runs a 4.9 L BMW S62 V8 from an...
Weaver Customs in Salt Lake City, Utah unveiled a really unique 1970 Plymouth Barracuda called “Torc” for owner Len Elfervig at Detroit Autorama 2016. The project started with a Barracuda body that w...
MotiveDVD just released part 5 of their Project Erubisu (Japanese for Elvis) build series. The project involves installing a VR38DETT from an R35 into a R34 Skyline V-Spec with a goal of producing 1,...