With the bellhousing and crankshaft adapters finished, it was time to start assembling the backend of the engine. I received the bellhousing...

 This adapter requires extremely tight tolerances to prevent vibration and misalignment with the flywheel, so the manufacturing process must...

The crankshaft to flywheel adapter, bellhousing adapter, and engine mounts all needed to be custom-made for this build. I designed everythin...

  The first start and run of my Volkswagen 1.6NA swapped 1999 Ford Ranger. The process required several hours of bleeding air from the f...

I purchased a spare 1.6NA engine on Facebook Marketplace for parts, but ultimately saved a lot less than I thought I would. Unfortunately, i...

I wanted to reuse the original airbox and filter, as well as reinstall the original MAF and intake air sensors for later data acquisition (a...