Lada Priora by G54: FWD to RWD conversion + SR20 swap

[@mrPauljacob]

I like how this episode has the other mechanics hosting as well... They never get to talk much

[@SwapBlogRU]

Kirill (Cyril) is a very, very knowledgeable dude. I met him last summer (as well as the rest of the Garage 54 team), he is very well-versed in cars overall and in JDM in particular.

[@jonbanfill]

Iven is a badass person, great fabricator

[@Hajci16]

I think his name is Ivan, but I still agree with you :D

[@serg3659]

@@Hajci16 Ivan, or Vanya

[@RooMan93]

I can never tell if Ivan has had too much caffeine or not enough.

[@althejazzman]

It's those hollow eyes!

[@memerdog5487]

No he use vodka man and he wears adidas to keep him warm

[@walshwheels]

What an EPIC job. You are certainly one of the most interesting channels on youtube. Please keep up the good work.

[@SwapBlogRU]

Hey guys! We have a few of these builds in the archive, tell is what you think about this one, and whether you'd be interested to see the other Russian car based creations we've made in the past. Cheers!

[@Jeanluc162]

Yes, very interested

[@otm646]

There's not a ton of Russian car culture translated into English on KZbin. The more you can put up and preserve the better!

[@bgood2010]

Yes!

[@zarach11]

Absolutely! Please!

[@billh230]

Well, so far I would rate this at 110% success, so yah, let's see some more.

[@hydorah]

What wait a minute all those cool old chrome bumper Ladas get killed and this nugget gets to be reborn? Garage54 is truly a crazy place. One of those really old ones would make an incredibly cool sleeperskovich

[@televisionandcheese]

But... they're already rwd Just swap in a 1UZ from a Toyota Celsior and you've already got a sleeper)

[@brendanberry7403]

Chrome = nasty

[@televisionandcheese]

@@brendanberry7403 but everything is chrome in the future!!

[@makismakiavelis5718]

This Ivan dude may have a baby face and his eyes look like he smoked a ton of weed but damn, he is literally spearheading all of these crazy projects. If you follow the channel for a while you will notice him everywhere. He is so skilled, hard working and resourceful he is kind of guy who can find a solution for everything and improvisation is a second nature. I admire this kind of people.

[@OldManRoo]

Totally agree! Clever guy, can do just about anything!

[@ardennielsen3761]

about 6 years ago I was going to do this with a 1997 ford escort, using a 305 chevy... was going to have the engine so far back in the fire wall that 4 of the 8 cylinders would be under the dash. but the floor of the car is so rusty that it would need a full cage installed for structural support, 305ci chevy does fine in a 6000lb truck, lolz @ 1900lb car.

[@thefreedomguyuk]

Why use a rusty vehicle as a base car for a project ? And the engine would happily live in the engine bay, you just fit the radiator in the trunk. You'd only have a bit of the gearbox under the dash.

[@bitelaserkhalif]

For me, if it turns out to be rusty, I'll get another car and graft the entire underpinnings to rusty body

[@willmatic84]

I love these guys they never run out of ideas 😎 thank you Bmi Russian for the translation

[@BITTYBOY121]

I wanna see this car in action ! Well done so far guys... great build ! 👍👍👍

[@blackterminal]

I was impressed with the sound deadening etc that was fitted to the Lada.

[@Rider0107]

After all these years. I'm glad to see you engine swapping and making conversions. Keep it up.

[@taxidude]

Next week.... fitting Lada engine, running gear and suspension to a Ferarri Testerosa!

[@keeganandjakey]

Most u tubers rwd a fwd car here's a 19 part series just for startup . Garage54 . Hack ,weld here's the start up

[@atsv2829]

Funny how most FWD to RWD builds are done in like a few years on youtube but russians are a diffrent breed, they do it in no time :D

[@pasadena805]

Unexpected content, not the usual garage 54 but I’m glad I clicked anyways. This is awesome to see.

[@nghermit4922]

Project idea... see if you can change the firing order of an engine, that might be neat. Like modify a cam etc.

[@jjohnston94]

That's been done, in a way. You can use a cam for a 289/302 Ford in a 351 Windsor (different firing order) and vice versa.

[@nghermit4922]

It has? Eh bummer.

[@transam4889]

Ohhh, I thought you were going to put the FWD drivetrain in the back. You guys come up with some crazy stuff but I think you really could have picked a nice body for this build. Soon I will have videos of adding a FWD drive train the the rear of a car that still has it's FWD in place also. Twin engine AWD. : ) It's is going to be fun

[@mauricecooper176]

Would be cool to see if you guys could make it to one of cleetus's burnout events

[@veightrwd8828]

Now that would be a dream come true! That would be awesome

[@lennym1273]

I thought you were going to put the front drive train in the rear of the car making it a mid engine lol but this is good too...

[@abdulrahman6911]

not a bad idea tho...

[@theoriginalunfit4society262]

That idea is truly awesome and lock the stearing or have rear stearing i think this should be next

[@JAWSatBCPerformance]

One of my favorite channels...Always doing something unthinkably awesome. It's like hackery but skilled hackery at it's best. Mistakes and all, nothing hidden or "churched up" for the videos. I like to think about what you guys could build if you had time and endless resources. Something like a show quality supercar with 10 seats or something so the whole crew can go road racing or 200 mph at the same time. Thanks for the fun!! Aloha.

yeah first time i have seen any serius project in this channel.

[@mtnvortex]

Hey, c'mon now. :^) They take all of their projects seriously. I know what you're saying though.

[@emanh4keem_san420]

Man I really like that they make the transmission tunnel look like factory made,gosh love that

[@sorooshab]

Exactly what i was thinking.... They did a fantastic job on the trans tunnel fab

[@DirtyHairy1]

It is like a reverse lesson for product management: remove convenience, cost & weight

[@skodakatie7341]

Looking forward to part two!!.

[@Strike86]

Awesome project guys. You're all some damn talented fabricators.

[@kbhasi]

While I primarily subscribed to see the weird mods, I do kinda like builds like these!

[@ronaldmcdonald9322]

By far this is the best channel on KZbin

[@michaelblacktree]

When Ivan gets older, he's going to have some crazy stories to tell his kids.

[@bitkarek]

ya, stories about those old wierd but cool ICE cars.

[@joe125ful]

Lot of crazy stories* :):)

[@greenstig9889]

Cool project! You guys make it look so easy!

[@tomtaylor8732]

I am a huge fan

[@iamthetarget52]

I like this project ... More good stuff from G54

[@mustangpapi76]

Love too see how this one turns out. Good job. 👍

[@crimsonforrestfb]

Cool, I'd love to see this when it's done

[@hashemmi24]

Ivan's got skills!

[@vxiiduu1629]

Reddit: "fwd to rwd is impossible!" Garage 54:

[@neatt3815]

This is boss. They make it look so easy 😁

[@BrapBMX]

So happy to see the perfect evolution of this channel’

[@TheRattyBiker]

Brilliant build guys.

[@marcelocantagalof9705]

I have a suggestion! Try to put a Torque converter, in a manual car, and take out the cluntch! Will it be able to shift smothly??

[@billakosl.a3227]

This video is most interesting i think Nice!

[@DoitWithAlana]

Loving the build Gents.

[@the_kombinator]

You guys should hook up four brake masters directly to each corner of the car's brakes and operate them with a lever mounted to a ball at the bottom, simulating a joystick. Space the masters (or even use clutch masters, no need for a tandem piston setup) out in an X arrangement. Use the brakes to steer. Hook up the throttle to the steering wheel. Organize a race with your crewmen.

[@peugeotfan8634]

You guys are awesome :) i cant stop watching you and waiting everyday for a new episode :) Good job!!

[@laxr5rs]

Awesome! Thanks to all.

[@Garbagejuicewaterfall]

♥️ From Northern California ⚙️

[@promaxdrifter9477]

SR20DET swap 🤩❤️💪

[@billholder9665]

I sincerely hope all the G54 boys are staying safe during this terrible time.

[@gacherumburu9958]

Nice! Can't wait for next installment!

[@mjrwrxk2295]

Fuckin awesome job keep with the videos ,congrats from Brazil

[@aleksandarstoinev9]

SR20DET my fav 4 cylinder engine :D

[@madjimms]

The year 2000 called, they want their backwards hat back.

[@latebakr]

i would like to give ivan a hug he seems very sweet

[@SwapBlogRU]

He's a cool guy.

[@MikMech]

This is MENTAL !

[@brianhaygood183]

"Enough with the chit-chat?" Did you translate that correctly? Our host usually loves to talk for at least four minutes before any work gets done.

[@gowerski]

gotta be sarcastic since Ivan wasn't offering a single word

[@marcelosanches3397]

This looks awesome. From a Nissan nut to anothers!

[@kylehurley7707]

I cant wait to see this one....

[@nemonobody3667]

Song at 7:37 is: BEAUZ (ft. Lenii) - Not That Brave In case anyone was looking for it, coz I was.

[@TheNismo777]

I would need a 1700cc engine, most likely from a Niva. I got wild idea for that powerplant, but it seem pretty hard to find those nowdays from Finland :/

[@Pavlos_Charalambous]

In my country for this kind of swaps they usually use BMWs ❤

[@spoiledknight6]

How about front wheel drive, rear wheel steering? Could turn out interesting...

[@joe125ful]

Finally interesting stuff!

[@cubleycat]

My level engineering fun yay

[@vampeel]

Would like to see a crazy drive system. both drive wheels on only one side. so driver side will have front and rear drive, but passenger will just have free spinning tires. curious how it would work.

[@NG-zg8vf]

I dont think it would work very well, as you would have continuous torque steer on one side of the car. Imo.

[@brianarmstrong6949]

Garage 54 needs LS motors

[@bakhtiyargillani]

Please swap a Rear Wheel engine to a front wheel with everything of a front wheel parts. As in, The car would still drive with the front wheel but will have a rear wheel engine in it

[@RipRoaringGarage]

BMI Russian as Ivan: 'sup Priceless

[@jaineshwarlal9233]

At least these people are thinking out side the of WORLD!😂😂😂

[@LMSILVIA]

That turbo is DONE

[@SSammy-1]

Throw a huge turbo in it!!

[@jessestout8646]

Great video, I like this content also!!

[@victormontanez8393]

The skylada sx. That's actually sounds like a real production name nissan would use.

[@hotrod9199]

How are you doing today my friend I'm doing good myself today

[@forbiddenera]

Oo nice change up

[@tiptoegrim9258]

uk love ya vids, crazy dudes ✌👍👀

[@mnaeem8550]

Nice

[@B-King_Mike]

4:42 Jeremy Clarkson makes a guest appearance on the show.

[@RardyGuy]

Runs ok. Pretty sure exhaust gas ain't meant to come out the coolant pipe

[@egzantrikadam]

Türkiye 'den selamlar güzel işler yapıyorsunuz başarılar.

[@seppukun208]

SR20! Holy fuck! That explains why they bought so much performance stuff

[@stephenchun6825]

Love it!😆👍👍👍👍

[@Youtubecensoredmyusername]

Like how the guy awkwardly puts in the battery and the next cut it’s gone 😂

[@kezro22]

Sr 20 in a lada what next lol I’m here for it

[@kaloyancholakov3725]

You are amazing guys!

[@joeanderson444]

All this hard work and less than 50K views as of December 1st! Come on people....start clickin' on this video and watch some cool shit!

[@netten9432]

Yes more this sweet mods

[@BV_Builds]

You should remove the rod bearings inside the engine and see how it runs

[@alexdanielsson7255]

Amazing i allso want to do that

[@MrPrithvi0]

Hey Garage 54, I am always curious about a car with 2 engines, 1 for fwd and 1 for rwd. Make it happen if it is possible

[@televisionandcheese]

They already did this with Toyota Camry Made it a 5.5 litre v12 awd

[@christmassnow3465]

I'll love to see conversions to electric drive.

[@ImigrentfromMars]

Look No Snow !!!

[@mr.whiskers1034]

Dope I need to do that with my Kia so I can drift it at meets

[@the_kombinator]

I already have a RWD Korean car, made in the 80s :D

[@ferminc7714]

Wtf? The best mechanics of Lenin Coutry

[@ginggur17]

Epic. 👍👍👍👍🇬🇧

[@un-_-known688]

Is it ok too wash engine bay like that ?

[@griplimit]

My favorite engine 😍

[@wizkid1]

A couple nissan sr20s would pull a premium one week before race wars

[@pandupujo3917]

I demand 2JZ Lada!!!

[@andyauto2417]

Sr20♥️

[@goxy287]

Nicee, whys it smoking out of the coolant port tho xdd

[@billh230]

Engine is getting warm and burning off any leftover coolant, I'll guess.