{"id":20370,"date":"2018-01-11T16:05:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T22:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=20370"},"modified":"2021-01-26T18:47:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T00:47:55","slug":"top-ten-articles-of-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=20370","title":{"rendered":"Top Articles of 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Top<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks to our friends, fans, and readers for making 2017 another great year. We published 710 articles and listened to your opinions and advice through 768 comments. I am looking forward to 2018 being even better.<\/p>\n

Honorable Mentions<\/strong>
\nAlthough these projects did not make it into our top 10 list they were great and worthy of mention. <\/p>\n

VW Caddy with an Audi V8 in the Bed<\/a>
\n\"VW<\/a><\/p>\n

Jaguar E-Type with a 20B Rotary<\/a>
\n\"Jaguar<\/a><\/p>\n

BMW E36 with a V12<\/a>
\n\"1992<\/a><\/p>\n

Lotus Evora with a Tesla Electric Motor<\/a>
\n\"2014<\/a><\/p>\n

1992 Toyota Corolla with a 2JZ-GTE Inline-Six<\/a>
\n\"Toyota<\/a><\/p>\n

1953 Volvo PV444 with a 800 HP 2JZ<\/a>
\n\"1953<\/a><\/p>\n

BMW E30 with a Supercharged V12<\/a>
\n\"BMW<\/a><\/p>\n

1996 Buick Century Wagon with a LX9 V6<\/a>
\n\"1996<\/a><\/p>\n

Mazda MX-5 with a Turbo 4G63<\/a>
\n\"Mazda<\/a><\/p>\n

Datsun 240Z with a BMW Inline-Six<\/a>
\n\"1972<\/a><\/p>\n

1978 Mustang with a Nissan Turbo Inline-Four<\/a>
\n\"1978<\/a><\/p>\n

The Racing Monster Called Bugzilla<\/a>
\n\"Bugzilla<\/a><\/p>\n

Top Articles from 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

10. Garage Built F1 with a Custom Toyota V12 \u2013 Update 7<\/a>
\n\"Garage<\/a><\/p>\n

9. Building a Karmann Ghia with a Subaru Flat-Six<\/a>
\n\"Karmann<\/a><\/p>\n

8. 1969 Ford F-250 Wrapped Around a Crown Victoria<\/a>
\n\"1969<\/a><\/p>\n

7. Subaru WRX with a Turbo RB26<\/a>
\n\"2012<\/a><\/p>\n

6. For Sale: Mugen-Honda F1 V10<\/a>
\n\"Mugen-Honda<\/a><\/p>\n

5. Toyota 86 with a Quad-Turbo V12<\/a>
\n\"Toyota<\/a><\/p>\n

4. For Sale: The Mini Quattro<\/a>
\n\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Rolls-Royce Phantom with a Twin-Charged 2JZ<\/a>
\n\"Rolls-Royce<\/a><\/p>\n

2. 1971 Beetle with a Subaru EJ20<\/a>
\n\"1971<\/a><\/p>\n

1. EJ Potter\u2019s Widowmaker 7 Motorcycle<\/a>
\n\"EJ<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanks to our friends, fans, and readers for making 2017 another great year. We published 710 articles and listened to your opinions and advice through 768 comments. I am looking forward to 2018 being even better. Honorable Mentions Although these projects did not make it into our top 10 list they were great and worthy… Read More »Top Articles of 2017<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":66817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[152],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-list"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14231,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=14231","url_meta":{"origin":20370,"position":0},"title":"Top Articles of 2016","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Thanks to our friends, fans, and readers for making 2016 our best year to date. 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