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Matt Urch runs his own shop called Urchfab which specializes in custom fabrication and engine installs/swaps. To gather attention for the company Matt decided to build something that would stand out ...
I just came across some newer videos showing the quad-turbo setup the Curran Brothers Racing recently installed on their quad-rotor powered Mazda RX-2 in action. In November the combo was able to rea...
I just came across an update from Arjan Kolkman on his Detroit Diesel Hot Rod. When we last saw the project it was in black primer and still needed work on the interior and the Allison 750 automatic ...
Dave from Speed Academy recently purchased a 1977 Toyota Celica GT for a personal project. The car originally came with a 2.2 L 20R inline-four that produced around 96 horsepower. That will soon be r...
This go-kart was built by TransTurbine and features a Boeing 502-12 gas turbine engine setup in a custom turbojet configuration. The engine produces 300+ pounds of thrust running off diesel fuel. The...
You might expect a personal project by someone who owns their own restoration and fabrication shop to be a cut above the rest. If that same builder also has a mechanical engineering background then y...
The Norwegian owner of this Volkswagen 412 had always dreamed of owning one with a Porsche 911 engine ever since he saw his first as a young boy. Then a friend pointed him to one that had already set...
This 1990 Camaro Z28 was built by The RestoMod Store in Independence, Missouri for Heidts Hot Rod & Muscle Car Parts. It was built to show off Heidts’ new 3rd Gen F-body Pro-G front and rear independ...
Rocky Auto has no qualms when it comes to engine swaps. We have covered several projects of theirs and they will use whatever engine choice they feel suits. Under the hood of this 1974 Nissan Fairlad...
Anton Artemenko really enjoyed his 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser but wanted something a little different under the hood. The SUV came with a 4.0 L 1GR-FE V6 which produced 237 horsepower and 278 lb-ft of to...
I want to thank all our friends, fans, and readers for making 2015 one of our best. With your support we were able to publish 429 articles. This was more than the past two years combined. I hope 2016...
BBM Motorsport located in Senden, Germany unveiled their newest project and it involves three turbos, diesel torque, and wagon styling. The team started with a BMW E91 330d and removed the 3.0 L M57T...
This is Jason Ferron’s R31 Skyline wagon he uses to compete in Australia. The car was previously powered by a 5.7 L LS1 with a T-56 six-speed transmission but Jason missed the feel of a turbo so he s...
When I last wrote about this builder it was on his 1970 Daihatsu Hijet powered by a mid-engine V8. At the bottom of that article you can view all his current and past projects. One of his recent proj...
This project started with a Datsun 120Y being stripped down to bare metal and the floors cut out. Then the owner found a Nissan R32 and removed the entire AWD drivetrain along with the bottom half. A...
MotiveDVD just released part 2 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,...
Max Marshall originally built this BMW E30 for the British Drift Championship but it has sat in the corner ever since the 2012 season. Max knew it had a lot of potential and started a massive rebuild...
This 1953 Ford COE truck was built to haul’s Dan Hogan’s matching Ford Model A. Although the Model A was built about four years ago the truck was finished just this year for SEMA 2015. Dan owns Hogie...
The guys at Speed Academy stopped by K-Tuned to talk with Kevin Stittle about his Suzuki Swift. Kevin has taken his built 1.3 L G13B motor out and replaced it with a stock Honda K20. The motor was in...
Cody Loveland took the Enviate v2.0 he is building for Pikes Peak 2016 out of the garage for some first impressions. Cody put it simply “unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.” The race car is powere...
EDH Performance in Norway decided to take a 18 foot ski boat which originally came with a small-block Chevy V8 and do something a little bit different. Using a custom length driveshaft connected to t...
When this 1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am rolled out of the factory it was sporting a 301 ci (4.9 L) turbocharged V8. Schwartz Performance has since turned it into a pro-touring machine along with inc...
Punchbuggies Racing took its twin engine Jetta Mk4 to play in the snow. The Jetta’s front wheels are powered by a VR6 while the rear wheels are powered by a turbocharged W8. For more photos and video...
Winslow Bent from Legacy Classic Trucks stopped by Jay Leno’s Garage to show off a custom project. The project started life as a 1942 Dodge WC63 which was a six-wheel drive, open cab troop transport ...
Jesse Davis took the engine from a 1988 Ford Ranger to use in another project. After that the truck sat for a year until he made a deal with a good friend to buy it but only if Jesse swapped a non-fa...