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1. Project Honda City Turbo II – Exhaust, interior, FINITO!

Sunday, 26 April 2015 Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – Exhaust, interior, FINITO!

... cheap, let us know. Driver’s side done with the exception of the inside handle. I forgot to bring the screws for that. - – - – - – - Woke up this morning with a head full of fumes. Here’s what we’ve been ...
Project Honda City Turbo II – Exhaust, interior, FINITO! | I haven’t posted an update on Project Honda City Turbo II since late last year, so let’s take a moment to catch up with the finishing touches on this boxy 80′s cult ...
Project Honda City Turbo II – Exhaust, interior, FINITO! | I haven’t posted an update on Project Honda City Turbo II since late last year, so let’s take a moment to catch up with the finishing touches on this boxy 80′s cult ...
... It’s a lot more interesting underneath the front clamshell than I thought it would be. With the City out of the garage I took the opportunity to Spring clean. Clean garage clean mind! Adam at MPW asked whether the car was running so we ...
... the block and revs dropped to a perfect 650rpm idle, which is Honda spec. Went for another run after that to get video. Such dose! Threw the passenger seat in and Tony took another mate for a lap. So that’s basically everything sorted ...

2. EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Intro + Teardown

Monday, 25 August 2014 Content / build-threads.com / EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Intro + Teardown

... in fact we had 5 different cars to chose that were cheaper than buying a B18c motor from a wrecker, all within a 2 week search. We ended up finding a very clean 72,000km Jap sepc S15, dead stock, with a nice set of wheels and some Cusco suspension. The ...
... project take shape, and I’d like to thank Nulon and Impossible Fabrication for giving me the opportunity to share it with you. Part 2 is already up, you’ll find the link at the bottom of this post. Please check out Impossible Fabricaions ...
... roads world wide. The same can be said for the 2JZ motor out of the toyota camp, it is widely known that you can drive to the track and run a low 11 second pass, then drive home with ease. Over the past 5-7 years we have noticed the price of ...
EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Intro + Teardown | Not long ago I posted a link on the Facebook page about this very interesting project from Sydney, Australia. I’ve since been asked by the owner, Christopher, if I would like to re-post the progress ...
... a weird look in his eyes and got the tape measure out. After 30mins in the car park, he came in with a cheeky grin on his face, and utters 5 simple words to us “same wheelbase as a Silvia” Now this couldnt be true, he must of had 1 too many, ...

3. Project Honda City Turbo II – Teardown

Monday, 21 July 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – Teardown

... was cheap because: Not running. Came with a very dead turbo, no fuel pump and lots of holes where parts should be. Thankfully we also got a boot full of bits to be assembled including a head rebuilt kit and a turbo diesel Pajero turbo which ...
... are two of the most stand-up guys I’ve ever met, I had a ball at the Winton track day with them, and they’ve even traveled across town to lend me a hand with my garage build, so I hope you’ll check out their respective sites ...
... sure what to do with it (rego/track/sell/other) but it was too good to pass up. I finished a motorbike build recently and had a hankering to rebuild something else. Plus we’ve always wanted to drive one of these things, and there’s ...
... sure what to do with it (rego/track/sell/other) but it was too good to pass up. I finished a motorbike build recently and had a hankering to rebuild something else. Plus we’ve always wanted to drive one of these things, and there’s ...
Project Honda City Turbo II – Teardown | A few weeks ago I made a post about my visit to a friends place to check out their new Honda City Turbo II build (which you can read here). I promised I’d post their build progress here if there ...

4. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration

Tuesday, 06 August 2013 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration

... that as far as supercars go, I’d have a Could this be the holy grail? The best car ever featured on Build-Threads.com? For those of you who are keen followers of the Facebook page, you’d be well aware that I’m quite the Ferrari ...
Ferrari F40 LM Restoration | Could this be the holy grail? The best car ever featured on Build-Threads.com? For those of you who are keen followers of the Facebook page, you’d be well aware that I’m quite the Ferrari tragic, and ...
... other shots from last week. More work on the front clam and appreciate the background.The quality of cars passing through Mototechnique’s workshops is truly amazing. More to follow…. Back in the paint shop, hopefully now with ...
... for those interested here is the problem, not on the gears but on the flange. Thery look like scratches but under magnification they are actually cracks. Not cheap as upon inspection by Crosthwaite and Gardiner, it is apparently very complex ...
... as they are very close to the manifolds. More on the fuel tank saga with the next post, as that was another discovery, but here, as you can see, we have now got them out and they too have gone to the bin. Whilst all the mechanicals get stripped ...

5. Project 510 – Misc (overdue!) update

Sunday, 12 June 2011 Content / build-threads.com / Project 510 – Misc (overdue!) update

... does to you? Sad times indeed! Yesterday I made a post on the Build Threads Wow, I’ve just had a look through the archives and it’s been over 6 months since I posted an update on the Datsun, and over 12 months since the last real ...
Project 510 – Misc (overdue!) update | Wow, I’ve just had a look through the archives and it’s been over 6 months since I posted an update on the Datsun, and over 12 months since the last real modification! See what having a mortgage ...
... pair of wheels that didn’t end up being the sizes I thought they were, and took way too many pictures in the process. Now, even though I love doing any form of mechanical work because it gets me out of the office, the above mentioned activities ...
... of two suspects; either my idler arm bushes were shot, or my steering box was ready for the bin. The natural way to attack this was to try the cheapest fix first, the idler arm bushes. Idler arm. If the bushes were old rubber items, there’s ...
... in the packaging just behind the drivers seat, not very handy in an emergency. There are a few choice places for an extinguisher that I’ve seen before, mainly just forward of the passenger seat, or in the passenger footwell, but I had ...