原标题：Ruffians Run Wild: Chris Ashton’s GT40 & Mustang(节选）

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.

在一个无与伦比的夜晚，我呆在办公室里。就在这时，我的手机铃响了，把我从某种程度的迷茫中拽了出来。那是一条来自前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有两件“丰功伟绩”：第一件是在SH车房的项目中让我们所有人都感受到了财政上的压力，从而在他的改装项目中全程保持清醒；第二件就是在他的带领下，我们拍摄了一些轰动全网的酷车案例。

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

“有空吗，伙计？”他问，“我想让你写篇文章，讲讲出自Chris之手，来自Ruffian改装的几台车。”

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.

在改装汽车之前，Chris主要致力于数码开发。作为Turtle Rock Studios的设计总监和联合创始人，他的作品出现在许多热门游戏中。然而，作为一名时断时“三天打鱼两天晒网”的自媒体人，我能够亲身体验到在实体平台而非数字平台上工创作所带来的精神释放；要知道，操纵像素和代码所需要的技能与塑造金属所需要的技能截然不同。

Yet, therein that difference lies the challenge.

对于Chiris，这种不同就是一个挑战。

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.

研究一块扁平的金属，并弄清楚如何用手工工具来塑造它，既有趣又令人难以置信。创作者往往只能凭借着对成品的期待克服种种挫折。

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

最终，他会后退一步，怀着崇敬地宣布：“是啊，我创造了永恒。”

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，这件作品实际上只是一个电机和变速器安装出错的结果。

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.

又或者是两者的完美搭配，这取决于你的立场。不过别担心，蓝色椭圆的死粉们，这款GT40用的还是福特发动机。

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.

座椅背后是一台福特赛用铝制52XS V8发动机，马力800匹，上方则是等长的180度机盖和真空消音器。

机盖和进口都被涂上了青铜色，同样的颜色通过条纹运延伸至汽车的车身中心。

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.

四出排气穿过了后保险杠，其中两根向上突出，努力使后期加装的尾部看起来更对称一点。

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.

前灯是Ruffians改装对美学和性能极致追求的另一个体现。介于市面上所有的改装套件都不适合这辆车，Chiris自己制作了3d模型，然后打印出来。投影灯实际上原本是为哈雷戴维森摩托车设计的。

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

你可能已经注意到这辆车是右侧驾驶的。然而，gt40仍然是右侧手动挡，尽管方向盘位于对面。

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

前后轮胎使用了东洋Proxes R888R，尺寸分别为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.

挡泥板和前扰流板由Kasim Tlibekov设计，由Competitions Carbon公司用碳纤维制成。没没有这些宽体套件，车轮就无处安放，自然无法发挥车辆的全部性能。

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

Bilstein则提供了阻尼器周围的空气悬挂系统，以辅助过弯时的车身倾斜。

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.

和另一台野马一样，这台GT需要不俗的驾驶技术才能驾驭。然而，它的建造目的不仅仅是为了展现姿态，尽管它看起来确实美丽。

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和野马的名字和标志中都有“Ruffian（痞子）”的字样。这个标签最初用于野马项目需要一个名字，在寻找灵感时，克Chiris注意到ruffian是赛马的常见名字。

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.

当然，这可能有点夸张，但“痞子”的确符合野马的精神：痞子们天生叛逆，而这些老车同样如此。于是，Chiris把同样的精神赋予了GT40.

这样极端的改装是极具争议的。不少人人只认可车子的原厂形式，于是改装者只得把那份狂热束缚。

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并不想随波逐流。他似乎并不特别在意或介意批评的声音，因为这些就是他想要制造的标志性汽车的范本。

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.

克他他完全可以让别人为他制造这些车，但他宁愿自己动手，以坚持自己的主张。所以他现在已经把“Ruffians”发展成了一个已经超越了它最初的规模的完整业务。

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.

场景可能已经和当初不同，但Chiris仍在学习中继续学习。当然，他现在有了一起工作的几个同好。

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.

他们的下一个目标将是一款赛道用的福特银河500。要把重达三千五百磅的福特做成一台赛道机器，足以激起所有人的兴趣。