Tag: swap
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Cushman Trike with Honda Goldwing Power
This trike probably started like as an industrial vehicle, but now it’s a seriously overpowered golf cart. The engine is a 1.5 liter flat six from a Honda Goldwing motorcycle. Yes, that’s the car-sized cruiser bike with all the tail pipes which is very popular with Baby Boomers There isn’t too much else to say…
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Rat Rod DJ-5
This little Jeep likely started life as a rural mail truck with a Buick/Dauntless V6, but the current owner saw fit to cram in a Dodge 318 and 727 Torqueflite. It’s a two-seater with a tiny bed, but should be all one needs to tool around a Florida Key or go to Cars and Coffee…
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Body on Different Frame: Ford Falcon and Crown Vic United!
Yes, the Falcon used unibody construction. That seems to explain why this is so oddly tall. Also, the front was extended a whopping thirteen inches because the wheelbase of the Crown Victoria was so much longer. These issues make one wonder why these two cars were selected for mating. But, then again, who doesn’t love…
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1966 Mustang Turbo Coupe
Admit it, if you’re a car person remotely interested in Fords, you’ve wondered about this swap at some point. The seller has combined a nicely modified 1980s 2.3 turbo with a 1966 Mustang and seems to have done all the right suspension, brake and other mods to keep up. This engine came from a Cougar…
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Buick Grand National Wagon Tribute
No, Buick never put the turbocharged 3.8 from the GN into the Regal Wagon; but someone else did. This car isn’t perfect; but it is a great start. The engine swap was done in such a way that it look essentially stock (surface rust and all). What’s the bad news? The biggest issue is that…
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L28 Powered 1955 Rambler Wagon
Here’s an odd swap: A 1955 Nash Rambler wagon with a Nissan/Datsun L28 inline six. While the combination of brands is genuinely odd, this Nash would have had an I6 from the factory; so we assume this was a relatively easy fit. Good news is this L28 should put out nearly twice the power of…
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AMC Concord Pro Street Surf Wagon
Woodgrain, surfboard, tubbed rear and small-block Chevy. A winning combo? We like wagons because of their do-everything nature. Usually, that means they drive like a car and haul like an SUV. Today’s feature car is perhaps less versatile, but still has a split personality. It looks like a utilitarian, early 80s woodgrain wagon and has…
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Straight Outta China: Wildfire WF650-T with Engine Swap
Those familiar with Wildfire – an interesting name for a gas-powered device – know that they sold Chinese-made trikes in the US with pickup and minivan bodies. Car and Drive famously reviewed one and was less than impressed. The US EPA also had issues with this company. Maybe your experience will differ? These usually feature a…
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Old School Cool:1970 Datsun 521 with Chevy 327
Small Block Chevy (SBC) swaps are all the rage these days, but they’re nothing new. The original swaps were into 1920/1930s hot rods and usually involved Ford’s “Flathead” V8; but Chevy swaps have a history, too, as evidenced by this 1980s swap involving a tiny Datsun pickup and a Corvette 327, which is older than…
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Not Your Typical E30 Swap
E30 BMWs with other BMW inline sixes swapped are not altogether too uncommon, and some even receive BMW V8s. This seller, however, took a different path. Yes, that’s a Nissan/Infiniti VH45DE engine from a first generation Q45. What’s that engine doing there, you ask? The seller apparently was looking “to generate as much power to…