Articles by Kian HEAGNEY
Having spent his teenage years racing and wrenching on cars, Kian studied journalism at university only a few years ago before launching his career as a fresh-faced intern at Street Machine in 2018.Now a full-time staffer, Kian’s role includes writing for SM’s print and digital platforms, helping behind the scenes at the magazine’s premier Drag Challenge events, and filming and co-presenting Street Machine’s aptly named YouTube video show, Carnage.Instagram @kianheagney
Phoenix from the ashes: ’46 Chev rebuilt and ready to rock Rockynats
When nineteen-year-old Kadin Berry's '46 Chevy hot rod caught fire en route to Rockynats 3, the local car community united to help him rebuild it
Video: Hardass 1000 road tripping
Thursday of the Hardass 1000 saw the final drive day of the week, heading from Yarrawonga to Heathcote Park Raceway
Video: Hardass 1000 invades Wilby Park Raceway
The super-chilled drag 'n' drive reaches one of Australia's best party tracks
Hardass 1000 2024: off and racing!
Action from day one of the Hardass 1000 drag and drive event
Insane 2459rwhp GQ Nissan Patrol
Joe Ordon has built what'll probably be the quickest street-driven Nissan Patrol in the world! And it has survived Drag Challenge Weekend
Auction watch: LX Torana, Nissan 180SX, manual HSV wagon and more!
We take a look at some of the fine metal crossing the block with Grays this week
Video: Installing the heads on our Dart 427ci LS
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty finishes off our Dart LS short block
Nev Shears’s XD Ford Falcon S-Pack panel van
Nev Shears’s XD panel van is a throwback to the golden era of 80s street machining – stacks and all!
Video: How to dial in a camshaft in an LS
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty shows us how to install a beefy camshaft in an LS
Mark Thornton’s 1100rwhp VK Calais Blue Meanie replica
We caught up with Mark Thornton and his blown LS-powered VK Calais at Street Machine Summernats 36
Northern Nats 8 shaping up to be the biggest yet
Backed by the Summernats team, Northern Nats 8 is set to be bigger than ever
Video: Wiring in a Haltech Nexus R5
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty begins the long process of wiring in the Haltech Nexus to our VS ute
Auction: Premcar Holy Grail FG-X Falcon
Prodrive's vision of a modern-day GTHO was the Holy Grail – this one could be yours
Video: Installing a Haltech Nexus R5
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty begins kitting out our ute with some sweet Haltech Nexus engine management
Video: Diagnosing Turbo Taxi’s dead engine
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty tears down Turbo Taxi’s Barra after its failure at the track
Video: XF Ford Fairmont Ghia sleeper
George Hatzi's Barra XF is the ultimate drag and drive sleeper
Video: Making an abandoned Valiant hardtop run for the first time in 30 years!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty breathes new life into an abandoned Valiant coupe after 30 years!
Dean Gianginis’s 850hp aspirated LS-powered VK Calais
Dean Gianginis’s VK Calais harbours a screaming, 9000rpm, 850hp aspirated LS that we could listen to all day long
Andrew Baumgartner’s turbo L76-powered HB Torana
Andrew Baumgartner’s HB Torana combines big tyres and budget grunt to make one nasty Drag Challenge machine
Video: Racing the 700rwhp, 1UZ V8 Lexcen!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty races our 700hp, V8 1UZ Lexcen for the first time