Building Ghia Drift Car with Porsche 944 Race Chassis! (Body Swap) [Ep 1]

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

What engine should we cram into this new project? 👀

[@thomasamstatter2744]

How about a 1.8L Turbo from VAG? They are pretty common, there are a ton of upgrade parts available, which dont break the bank and its fairly light.

[@nickwatson2167]

Honda K boosted to 1000hp

[@Vasiceek]

You should put 2JZ twin turbo engine in that bad boy

[@jamezz7957]

The only answer is a 5cylinder 07k swap. I'm doing it on mine and it fits so perfectly. I'll even come help lol. It takes boost really well and unopened can make your power goal of 350 without any issues

[@mizterwizter]

01E transmission with a 1.8T engine or maybe a VR6 would be cool. There are some kits available for the conversion.

[@thechadwick22]

Turbo 5-cylinder! Awesome project

[@michaelweare4353]

The Gandalf shift staff BELONGS in a drift car.

[@GooseGosselin]

This is a solid choice. If you didn't start another project you'd have episodes 70 to 105 of "Ryan English Wheels Something", not that I wouldn't love watching it. I kinda hope 2025 launches you into a full time KZbinr, this channel is hugely under rated. On a side note, my uncle had a Karmann Ghia he bought new, so I'm doubled down on being a fan boy of this channel.

[@roaddoglv]

If the kid became a full time You Tuber they’d have to find someone to do the Translog wide body builds. Real coach builders are far and few between these days. Particularly getting one to move to York.

[@roaddoglv]

Build it to a pro drift rule book so when you want to pass it on it can retain some value.

[@Myserieden]

Splitting up the project videos was a great idea. As much as I enjoy the jigsaw it was getting slow. Keep up the great work guys.

[@bjsmithart]

I’m really looking forward to this new project. Both the 944 & Ghia are on my dream garage list.

[@oleuiters8406]

O7k (there are already kits for it) plus Beautiful 5 cylinder screaming in your ears.

[@finboyYYC]

This, pick up a rabbit 2.5 on the cheap.

[@AngySumo]

​@finboyYYC or out of one of many, many jettas with that 5cyl too, right? Mk5 gen iirc?

[@ramonnunez1066]

The 07k is such a good engine. I agree with this.

[@joeljay8008]

Started as rear engine, then was converted for mid-engine, and now you're going front-engined ... I like to imagine a future where someone puts all three engines in it.

[@KaosProject21]

wat... wat...

[@RioZLander]

as some one who use to Drift the hell out of a Karmen Ghia in forza and use to troll people i love this.

[@yosalut9790]

For the engine if you want you can take a look at the 07k swap from Volkswagen, it would be quite cool and it feels like it would fit your needs

[@nodotoroam]

Shifter knob MISTAKE... now hand brake GOLD

[@Iskelderon]

Can't wait to see you guys take both of these to the track when they're finished! 😍😍😍 Hope you'll also include some ease-of-use features, like putting the engine shutoff and other features in the spots most easy to reach, optimizing the tie-down placement for transport over bumpy roads, ....

[@marcelizzi]

Karmann Guia was my dream car when I was a kid. I love this car and you’ll make it even better.

[@robertboyer5498]

One of these days I need to get a 944. Always loved that body style. Maybe sometime you guys could do a 944 with an updated body style. It’d be cool to see one with a 21st century vibe.

[@outsider7658]

As I said before: You guys are amazing! That "comparison" between cars, is exactly what we did, in our firm with motorcycles. Taking a photo against a white background and asking the customer:"How would You like Your bike to look like". Then, printed out the "which list" including the colour, we built it, from scratch, or existing bike. As said, this, will be interesting. Keep going! from a Finn in Diaspora

[@sunnyyip6499]

As much as everyone loves jigsaw i think the drift project will bring a nice freshness to the channel 🙂👌

[@gihiguma]

Super excited for this project’s potential!!! I hope to see a wicked aggressive Ghia!!!

[@lorenzocarbone2638]

Way to go boys. I always look forward to your weekly installment. Ghia will make a sick drift car.

[@grilledcheesesquarebody]

DUDE YES this is so rad im excited to watch yall build another car!! You guys are the most underrated and inspiring channel makes me wanna work on my truck ❤❤❤

[@tcrenegade]

Super excited to see where this new build goes. This is definitely more my speed than the 1950's car. Also I love Ryan's energy but I could never work with him and don't know how Tony keeps his sanity 😆

[@cornerstonebarbershop6220]

This is gonna be so awesome. Glad to see a Ryan project!

[@mcmoffat93]

I've been refreshing for an hour waiting for this!

[@johnp4673]

Same

[@myurcek05]

Love this, I would definitely change the door bars! Those are way over kill and much too difficult to get in and out of.

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

@@myurcek05 that’s definitely going to happen. I’d feel a lot safer being able to get in and out faster. 🤣

[@graemecraddock8846]

I had a 67 Ghia convertible, go for it, the beast is born

[@Bert114]

I will be tuning in this new project this will be so awesome

[@majster_styl7712]

VR6T or 07K to stay in the VW family would be very cool

[@boringtdi]

Love a Karmann Ghia. Would love to see a retromod build, google blue mamba....

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

Oh this is gonna be a good one!

[@verigone2677]

Hello from York Haven, super excited about the projects you have going, right up my alley.

[@RadoMatt]

Awesome project! I would love to see a VW 1.8t in there!

[@DataRew]

One of my best buddies had a hardtop Karmann Ghia for his first car and we had so much fun with that car.

[@KeithWE27]

Audi 5 cylinder

[@synicyst9925]

You men are absolutely brutal with that reciprocating saw 😆😆😆

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

@@synicyst9925 gotta show it who’s boss. 😮‍💨

[@mies4671]

How about an aircooled drifter!🥊

[@KaosProject21]

okay thats wild lol. what car has an aircooled inline front engine tho? because an aircooled boxer for a rear engine car would never work in the 944

[@OzBull]

Very cool I've been playing/autocross with cars for a while but never heard of the alternator running off the axle that's awesome.

[@bonovoxel7527]

Biscoff Cookies ❤ Love'em!

[@MannyMotoGarage]

Crucible Driftworks!!!!

[@AndyFluhrer]

Put a nice Mazda rotary in it 🙏 🙏 🙏 The look the scream and the performance would be mind blowing!!

[@GregoryFord-f2n]

3 rotor for an interesting exhaust note.

[@TSHauto]

Drift CarmanGhia on Porsche chassis. Biiiiig YYEEEEESSSSSS

[@Moneygrip]

This is going to be cool

[@themuffinman8508]

A Buick 3800 would fit nicely 😁

[@Iliketomakestuff]

You have my attention..... :)

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

@@Iliketomakestuff 👀

[@Levibetz]

Wow if I was close I'd totally get that wing. I'd love to slap that on the roof of my ice racing car

[@rydazim]

He listens to the people!!!

[@nickp3173]

I am excited for this new build, BUT! But I really hope to see jigsaw get finished. I've been so attached to that build since the very beginning.

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

You’ll see it finished!

[@LoneRevD]

2JZ or K swap, there are tons of possibilities. Cool project.

[@bake162]

This is good

[@PaulSullivan-ku7qt]

Keep those wheels on it they are perfect and maybe a 4 rotor rotary, would sound amazing

[@its_lobelt]

Great project. Put a 07k in it.

[@Etryxindustries]

Make a daily vlog channel for the project jigsaw, and other builds, with little editing

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

Our Patreon will have a lot of BTS updates and whatnot for all projects - which is coming soon. 🙏

[@KaosProject21]

this is a come up for somebody with a 924 project lol

[@bonovoxel7527]

Selling many 944 racing parts, and a bench. It's quite lightweight for a bench but it develops a lot of downforce, and dude it's blue!

[@SoCalTrooper]

Love the Ghia lines. Been looking for a ghia swap build. Alas I am 6' 7" and would never fit😢

[@aliencraft18]

Since its a 944 why not put the 3L 4 cylinder in it? Would fit right up. Or maybe even something more extreme, like a boxer engine, maybe some turbos?

[@johnlist9054]

How about the 5 cylinder turbo. I've always to do that transplant in a 924

[@adomicgamingspace8959]

Flat 4 the world

[@waldi2302]

Audi 20V Turbo the sound of the 5 banger is great.

[@stevenoe6395]

I love Karmen Gea coup's not a fan of the convertible version but the coup is one of my favorite cars!!!! Always wanted to build a bad ass mid engine version not concerned about stock look! Im definitely not a fan of the 944s never could get past the ass end of one now the one you are using was pretty cool looking though dint have that god awful bubble back lol cant wait to see the next one

[@Taktko]

Jetta or Passat 5cyl with a turbo

[@RalphIvanDelaTonga]

Well that's interesting

[@ironmonkey1512]

I'm starting to like the gandalf shifter

[@Faithfool]

put OM606 in there :D it will be awesome

[@greenkouki]

K07 5cyl with a Garrett g series turbo would be neat!

[@jesseallan3886]

Take it outside and pull the fire handle. For KZbin ✌️

[@mikepaulson6207]

Definitely an O7K. Mainly because that’s what I intend to put in my 71 Karmann Ghia and I would love for you to be the guinea pig so I can just duplicate what you did (if it works).

[@TyinAlaska]

Okay okay! I'm awake. 😂

[@guscorp-4k]

Put the five cylinder from a VW beetle in it!!

[@horseradish4797]

slap a 13b rotary in that thing, those are great engines. You could do a carbed 12a, those would be way easier on electronics, although they're not super high hp.

[@imagearchy4782]

Honda J35 is the way to go.

[@nathansandwich5579]

13B turbo ❤

[@carbongecko]

thank you, this is very sensible, please put a 07k turbo.

[@Unorthatrox]

Yep, pull that red handle and displace all the oxygen in the area.

[@mikaeltillenius8751]

Audi 5 cylinder with bigg(er) Turbo, otherwise a Chevrolet L88! ☕️😜👍 🌴☀️

[@jasonbolz8578]

I am excited for the direction you are heading. I love watching Jigsaw, I do agree it was getting slower. I am excited to see what you all will send our way. Keep up the great work!

[@mr2hard2see]

I’m not feeling the body swap choice but I support the channel. It’s def different though and will be unique. To bad you didn’t have a Datsun 280z around but once again ppl have made them drift cars already.

[@scottwhite2379]

SHO 2.3 v6 yamaha. Best looking intake and detuned to 235hp stock, no hair dryers.

[@chadhagar3726]

How about signed 8x10s of the project cars in the store or at least some big and tall sized shirts lol

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

Noted! 📝

[@Levibetz]

The Ghia is a good fit not least of which because both it and the 944 have the same Beetle rear suspension lol. Audi 5 cyl power perhaps?

[@TSHauto]

Vr6 turbo will be fun, or even do 3.6na with itb

[@andrewhudson7481]

K swap with a turbo - cheap, easy, reliable etc etc - no brainer. But is it too common on the Tube? Interesting body work would need to be your main draw card…

[@mattiasfagerlund]

Instead of down wing, you should have an up wing. That'll make you go sideways.

[@CrucibleCoachworks]

Now we’re talking.

[@jamesmahala6121]

Built 2.5 944 turbo motor all day long

[@nephidir]

LF4 from a black wing.

[@AllSpeed]

maybe you could use a Cayenne v8. maybe a vr6 or something more common.

[@umaikakudo]

I always wanted to stuff a transaxle Corvette drivetrain in a 944.

[@Toypra]

19 seconds, thats pretty early right?

[@AnonTheory]

Drop an SR20 in it

[@Moneygrip]

Talk to taylor ray he used to drift these. He would brake the transmissions. Id hit him up about it

[@ironmonkey1512]

Put a V4 in it

[@michaelclarke2497]

now hear me out, Karmann Carbon Ghia

[@StanleyKubick1]

just don't get in an accident with that scepter shifter

[@Tdpirate1]

K swap the world!!!! Na 260ish whp is easy and if you want more boost it!

[@lukereynolds9851]

5.2L FSI Audi R8 & Lamborghini Huracan V10

[@foxbatmotorsports]

Are you building this to any particular rule book?

[@anthonydietmeier6524]

I'm a big fan of the original 944 engine, but this VW/Porsche hybrid is begging for an 07K. Cheap engines, swap parts available, great sound, easy to turbo.

[@J_Smoov520]

So confused why you wouldn't just use the 944 body with all the zeus fasteners

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

Honda K series

[@LoudGuitar14]

07K or Audi’s 2.7t engine would be awesome if you aren't going to go with the LS. Other engines that would be interesting would be K20/24, 1jz/2jz, modern BWM 4/6 cylinders. I think there are also existing swap kits for VW 1.8T and TDI engines

[@mattyc2815]

I vote for a VW 07K 5 cylinder with a turbo

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

2JZ or a Coyote. Maybe an RB