Engine Swapping

I'm sure all of you have heard of wheel swapping on our beloved little cars. I went one step further and started swapping the engines. I carved engine blocks, manifolds, scoops, even tiny carburetors, and other hop up engine parts and made silicone molds to cast them from resin. Painting and detailing them was allot of fun. I also saved the engines I removed from the cars for future swaps.

Here's a few cars that got more powerful engines. I removed the ole' flat head and gave it a dual 4bbl from a 59 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser.

Another Swap was this M2 Torino. It got a big Boss 429 and a hood scoop.

Other engine swaps.

I went all out on this GTO. It got the works. All the parts used on this one were my own makings. The parachute, wheelie bars, and the whole engine with wires.

I can't even find the words to say how making all these parts and molds kept my mind off all the cancer stuff and even sometimes the pain also, while I was laid up from treatments and surgeries. Someday I hope to write and publish a book of what I learned and figured out how to do with this hobby, and casting all this hop up and diorama stuff.