原標題：Ruffians Run Wild: Chris Ashton’s GT40 &?Mustang(節(jié)選）

原作者：Dave Thomas

On an otherwise unremarkable night in my office, my mobile went off, pulling me away from some sort of procrastination. Flipping it over it was a message from fellow Speedhunter, Mark Riccioni.

在一個無與倫比的夜晚，我呆在辦公室里。就在這時，我的手機鈴響了，把我從某種程度的迷茫中拽了出來。那是一條來自前Speedhunters同事，Mark Riccioni的消息。

In my experience, Mark is generally good for two things: The first is making all of us feel extremely fiscally responsible and sane through his?SH Garage project car updates; the second is shooting some of the coolest automotive projects to hit the internet.

在我的心目中，Mark有兩件“豐功偉績”：第一件是在SH車房的項目中讓我們所有人都感受到了財政上的壓力，從而在他的改裝項目中全程保持清醒；第二件就是在他的帶領下，我們拍攝了一些轟動全網的酷車案例。

“Got some time, mate?” the message started.“I need you to write about two cars from Chris at Ruffian”.

“有空嗎，伙計？”他問，“我想讓你寫篇文章，講講出自Chris之手，來自Ruffian改裝的幾臺車?！?/p>

Chris, prior to building cars, devoted much of his life to digital creativity. As design director and co-founder of Turtle Rock Studios, his handiwork can be found in a number of popular gaming titles. As an on-again, off-again developer myself, I can relate firsthand to the mental release that comes from working in the physical rather than digital. Manipulating pixels and code requires a vastly different skillset than?what’s necessary to shape metal.

在改裝汽車之前，Chris主要致力于數碼開發(fā)。作為Turtle Rock Studios的設計總監(jiān)和聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人，他的作品出現(xiàn)在許多熱門游戲中。然而，作為一名時斷時“三天打魚兩天曬網”的自媒體人，我能夠親身體驗到在實體平臺而非數字平臺上工創(chuàng)作所帶來的精神釋放；要知道，操縱像素和代碼所需要的技能與塑造金屬所需要的技能截然不同。

Yet, therein that difference lies the challenge.

對于Chiris，這種不同就是一個挑戰(zhàn)。

Studying a flat piece of metal and figuring out how to shape it with hand tools can be?both fun and incredibly rewarding. Any frustration along the way is only further justified by the satisfaction that comes from being able to run your hands over the finished product.

研究一塊扁平的金屬，并弄清楚如何用手工工具來塑造它，既有趣又令人難以置信。創(chuàng)作者往往只能憑借著對成品的期待克服種種挫折。

Stepping back in admiration to exclaim,?‘Yeah, I built that’?never gets old."

最終，他會后退一步，懷著崇敬地宣布：“是啊，我創(chuàng)造了永恒?！?br>

The Ruffian40

If you can believe it, this build is actually the result of a routine motor and transaxle install that went wrong.

信不信由你，這件作品實際上只是一個電機和變速器安裝出錯的結果。

Or right, depending on which side of the fence you sit on.?And don’t worry blue oval diehards, this one has GT40 has a Ford engine.

又或者是兩者的完美搭配，這取決于你的立場。不過別擔心，藍色橢圓的死粉們，這款GT40用的還是福特發(fā)動機。

Behind the passenger compartment is a Ford Racing?Aluminator 52XS V8, good for 800 horsepower and 445ft-lbs of?torque. The headers are equal-length 180-degree units with a vacuum-operated muffler bypass.

Both the headers and intake have been?coated bronze, which is the?same colour that carries through to the stripe that runs down the center of the car’s exterior.

座椅背后是一臺福特賽用鋁制52XS V8發(fā)動機，馬力800匹，上方則是等長的180度機蓋和真空消音器。

機蓋和進口都被涂上了青銅色，同樣的顏色通過條紋運延伸至汽車的車身中心。

Quad exhaust tips exit through the back bumper where twin tips are more typically found. This was an effort to update the rear end to look a little more symmetrical.

四出排氣穿過了后保險杠，其中兩根向上突出，努力使后期加裝的尾部看起來更對稱一點。

The headlights are another complex exercise in aesthetics and performance. None of the retrofits on the market suited the car, so Chris 3D-modelled his own headlights and then printed them himself. The projector lights themselves are actually?designed for Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

前燈是Ruffians改裝對美學和性能極致追求的另一個體現(xiàn)。介于市面上所有的改裝套件都不適合這輛車，Chiris自己制作了3d模型，然后打印出來。投影燈實際上原本是為哈雷戴維森摩托車設計的。

You’ve probably already noticed that the car is right-hand drive. What’s rather interesting is that GT40s remain right-hand shift, despite the steering wheel located on the opposite side

你可能已經注意到這輛車是右側駕駛的。然而，gt40仍然是右側手動擋，盡管方向盤位于對面。

Toyo Proxes R888R tires are used again in 295/30R18 and 345/30R19 fitments front and rear respectively.

前后輪胎使用了東洋Proxes R888R，尺寸分別為295/30R18和345/30R19。

The fenders and front spoiler were designed by Kasim Tlibekov and produced in carbon fibre by Competitions Carbon. Without the widened fenders the wheels wouldn’t have a chance of fitting in a way that would leave the car functional.

擋泥板和前擾流板由Kasim Tlibekov設計，由Competitions Carbon公司用碳纖維制成。沒沒有這些寬體套件，車輪就無處安放，自然無法發(fā)揮車輛的全部性能。

Bilstein provides dampers all around with a lift system helping with harsh inclines.

Bilstein則提供了阻尼器周圍的空氣懸掛系統(tǒng)，以輔助過彎時的車身傾斜。

Similar to the Mustang, this car sees its fair share of hard driving. It wasn’t built solely just to park about and look at.?It sure is mighty fine to look at though.

和另一臺野馬一樣，這臺GT需要不俗的駕駛技術才能駕馭。然而，它的建造目的不僅僅是為了展現(xiàn)姿態(tài)，盡管它看起來確實美麗。

Ruffians

Both the GT40 and Mustang feature?‘Ruffian’ in their name and badging. The?label was originally used for the Mustang; that project needed a name, and while looking for inspiration Chris noted ruffian was a common name for racing horses.

GT40和野馬的名字和標志中都有“Ruffian（痞子）”的字樣。這個標簽最初用于野馬項目需要一個名字，在尋找靈感時，克Chiris注意到ruffian是賽馬的常見名字。

Sure, that might be a little on the nose, but it fit the ethos of the Mustang; ruffians are rebellious by nature and the car is too. The Ruffian40 simply follows suit.

Modifying both cars as extensively as Chris has can be divisive. Each is beloved in its factory form so many would prefer enthusiasts?tread lightly.

當然，這可能有點夸張，但“痞子”的確符合野馬的精神：痞子們天生叛逆，而這些老車同樣如此。于是，Chiris把同樣的精神賦予了GT40.

這樣極端的改裝是極具爭議的。不少人人只認可車子的原廠形式，于是改裝者只得把那份狂熱束縛。

Not intending to be a jerk about it, Chris doesn’t seem to particularly care nor mind what detractors might think about his creations. They are the versions of iconic cars he wants to build.

然而，Chiris并不想隨波逐流。他似乎并不特別在意或介意批評的聲音，因為這些就是他想要制造的標志性汽車的范本。

Chris has the means to have these cars built for him, but he’d rather do it himself to stay true to his vision. So much so that he’s now grown Ruffian Cars into an operation that has outgrown the garage in which it started.

克他他完全可以讓別人為他制造這些車，但他寧愿自己動手，以堅持自己的主張。所以他現(xiàn)在已經把“Ruffians”發(fā)展成了一個已經超越了它最初的規(guī)模的完整業(yè)務。

The setting may have changed slightly but Chris is still learning as he goes. Now he just has a few other folks learning with him.

場景可能已經和當初不同，但Chiris仍在學習中繼續(xù)學習。當然，他現(xiàn)在有了一起工作的幾個同好。

Their next effort will be a track-ready Ford Galaxie 500. That’s over 3,500lbs of Ford?to make into a track vehicle, so consider my interest well and truly piqued.

他們的下一個目標將是一款賽道用的福特銀河500。要把重達三千五百磅的福特做成一臺賽道機器，足以激起所有人的興趣。