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Making the world a better place, one low-buck Firebird at a time

Not just an inexpensive, Oldsmobile V8-powered Firebird, but a means to raise funds for a good cause, too.

You need this: A Porsche 914 with Fuchs, box flares and Subaru power

The most notable modification made to this Porsche 914? In place of the original engine is a more modern Subaru flat-four.

Your Projects: Volvo 1800S resto-mod with turbocharged GM V6 power

The new heart going into this Volvo 1800 resto-mod? A turbocharged GM 3600 V6 engine.

A K24-powered, wide-body Porsche 914 | Your Projects

This wide-body Porsche 914 project hides a Honda K24 engine backed by a five-speed gearbox from a Porsche Boxster.

You Need This: Volvo 240 wagon with turbocharged V8 power

Do good things come in wagon-shaped packages? This V8-powered Volvo 240 wagon says yes.

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Features: Back-to-back adversities can't slow this V6-powered Honda S2000

Swapping a Honda engine into a Honda 2000 is nothing new–but this one bypasses the ever-popular K-series for an Odyssey-spec V6.

Features: Volvo 240: The underappreciated motorsport icon tackles drifting

Sure, the Volvo 240 has a racing pedigree–but can it drift?

Features: #TBT: An old-school Toyota with a healthy dose of Lexus V8 power

This 1UZ V8 swapped 1980 Toyota Corolla means business, with four cams of fury in a lightweight and nimble chassis.

Shop Work: How to wire a cross-pollinated engine swap | Swap Science

Here’s how we mated two totally different wiring harnesses to make one functioning car–and how you can do it, too.

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Engine swap project car updates

Rules require a floor covering? What we used instead of carpets.

One of the things you notice when your car catches on fire is that the stuff you use to put out the fire is capital M messy. We’ve found fire …

How to sort a rebuilt race car | Project Endurance Race Miata

We’d upgraded the safety gear in our LFX-swapped Miata, which meant it was finally time for the fun part: track testing.

We’ve written at length …

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