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GMT800 Shop Truck Forum Build Thread Update

The latest forum build thread update covering GMT800 chassis development shows work done in the past 5 months on our shop 2000 Silverado 1/2 ton, including changes to the custom EFI tune, rear “helper” air bags that fixed a ride … Continue reading

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LS550 Swap Parts + Project Progress

A lot of ground is covered in our latest Forum Build Thread update on the S550 Mustang LS V8 swap / race car project we’re calling #Trigger. The final engine and T56 Magnum XL are installed, the 2018 front conversion … Continue reading

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Frankenstein 1995/2007 Subaru STI Swap – Updated After 6 Year Hiatus!

Long time readers of the Vorshlag forum will remember this FrankenSubie project, which we started documenting in 2009. A friend of the shop Paul bought this 1995 Impreza “L” FWD 2 door automatic back then. It was merged with a … Continue reading

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Project Update for 2016 Mustang #LS550 Swap

We have a huge forum build thread update (starting here) on our 2015 Mustang GT project we have dubbed #Trigger. This car is being built to develop an LS V8 + T56 Magnum XL swap kit as well as to … Continue reading

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’67 Mustang 427″ Track Rat Updates

We have made major progress on our customer’s 1967 Mustang coupe. It was already a track car, but now it is becoming a much faster, higher grip, and safer track weapon. We have updated the car to modern S197 Mustang … Continue reading

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’69 Camaro Track Car Update

It has been a while since we updated the Forum Build Thread on this tube framed ’69 Camaro, but now that it is driving under its own power, it was time for a big “catch-up” update, which you can read … Continue reading

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New Project: Cadillac CTS-V Endurance Racer!

We brought a new customer project into the shop in late March and have already dug into a number of punch list items on this 2004 CTS-V endurance road race car. You can read all about it in this new … Continue reading

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Two Project Updates – AKA: New Reading Material!

As a large chunk of the planet is stuck in isolation, we decided to publish two forum build thread updates on two of our in-house projects – our #TeamVorshlag BMW E46 LS V8 swap project we are building for Endurance … Continue reading

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Coyote Swap into 2010 Mustang GT

Vorshlag has been working on another V8 swap in our shop – a Gen II Coyote V8 going into a 2010 Mustang. This car previously competed in NASA Spec Iron class, but the owner wanted more power to be able … Continue reading

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Final 2019 #LS550 Forum Build Thread Update

We have one last round of updates to show on our newest shop project, the LS V8 swapped 2015 Mustang GT that has aptly been named #Trigger – for the instantaneous reaction some “brand purists” get when they see it. … Continue reading

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