Bloc Rockin' Beater: Twin-turbo Skyline-powered Samara shows off a Lada intercooler
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tunertuesdays/" rel="tag">Tuners</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupes</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedans/Saloons</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/nissan/" rel="tag">Nissan</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/custom-lada-samara/2033998/"><img width="580" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="387" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/ladasamaraadrenalin---00.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Take a close look at the car in these photos. What at first glance appears to be a '70s race car done up for SEMA is actually S. Kartuzoff's Lada Samara <a href="http://www.gladkovservice.ru/home.html">Gladkov</a> Edition. The car has been dubbed "Adrenalin," and as the description says, "It is the Russian car!" with motive power coming from a Nissan Skyline engine that has been boosted by a pair of Garrett AR 48 turbos. The before-and-after pics show how much work went into creating this oddly classic and simultaneously modern vehicle.<br /><br />Most of our crew aren't digging the scissor doors, but the intercooler-as-grille idea, well, that's just inspired. And the twin-turbo powertrain? Boffo. Makes us think of all of those glorious IMSA TU cars from the '70s. Cars like the Alfa GTV, Fiat 124, BMW 2002, Datsun 510, and Mazda RX-2 and -3. Check out the small gallery of pics grabbed from the <a href="http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3323626">source</a> below, but we urge you to click through for more images of the incredible and unique build.<em> Hat tip to TheFireball.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/custom-lada-samara/">Custom Lada Samara</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/custom-lada-samara/2033995/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/ladasamaraadrenalin---01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/custom-lada-samara/2033998/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/ladasamaraadrenalin---02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/custom-lada-samara/2033999/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/ladasamaraadrenalin---03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/custom-lada-samara/2034000/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/ladasamaraadrenalin---04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/custom-lada-samara/2034003/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/ladasamaraadrenalin---05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /></em>[Source: <a href="http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3323626">CarDomain</a>]<em></em><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/26/bloc-rockin-beater-twin-turbo-skyline-powered-samara-shows-off/">Bloc Rockin' Beater: Twin-turbo Skyline-powered Samara shows off a Lada intercooler</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 26 May 2009 14:57:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3323626>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/26/bloc-rockin-beater-twin-turbo-skyline-powered-samara-shows-off/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1553449/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/26/bloc-rockin-beater-twin-turbo-skyline-powered-samara-shows-off/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

أكثر...