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Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 1
Friday, 22 April 2016
Content / build-threads.com / Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 1
... on the huge amount
of
makes and models available on Australian roads. Aussie built cars dominated the 70′s and 80′s while the popularity
of
Japanese and European cars grew strongly as cars became more affordable and shipping made ...
Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 1 |
The
folks at Nulon and Impossible Fabrications are back with another hybrid creation. If you remember
the
EG Civic they built a while back, you’ll know they’re no stranger to an angle grinder ...
... of a turbo ute with the sole purpose of building a crazy track car that would not only make
heap
s of power and do a skid, but be well-balanced and run good times at both race tracks and drag strips alike. So let’s take a look at the strengths ...
... and unbolt this rear end for easy servicing Front trailing mounts are done. Although it looks really low, the clearance is better than before as they are relocating the fuel tank Time to make the
top
suspension pickups. Porter and Grub set ...
2.
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 ...
... started to worry about running out of pellets so I stopped taking photos and we got to work on the front half. In the end 7kg worked out to be the perfect amount. We had a small amount left which is what you can see evaporating in the footwells. A ...
... is a truly huge update which sees the final mechanical work completed, so the car can attend it’s debut outing, Classic Japan. If you’re a fan
of
odball JDM machinery, then this is the post for you, as you’ll find some other ...
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 ...
3.
Project Honda City Turbo II – First Start!
Tuesday, 02 December 2014
Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – First Start!
...
of
plumbing. We used a rivnut tool to give the pump bracket something to mount to. It took two or three proper goes and a kilo
of
dirt in my eyes before we got it right. Here’s me hating life. Gotta buy some safety glasses. We only ...
Project Honda City Turbo II – First Start! | With
the
engine now bolted firmly in place, there’s only one thing left to do, start ‘er up and go for a spin! Well, actually, there’s a few things left to do, but you’ll just ...
... that issue, the brakes actually seem okay. There’s
heap
s of meat on the front pads and the rear shoes aren’t too bad. Judging by the way it felt during the bleeding, we should end up with decent pedal feel once we track down a replacement ...
... Engine fired like a champ. http://youtu.be/Z81Ee17nrLs Updated engine bay shot featuring super rad
TOP
GUN spark leads. Fear the voltage. We’re almost all hooked up. the intercooler shroud isn’t shown, but it’s now on there. ...
4.
EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Buttoning things up
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
Content / build-threads.com / EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Buttoning things up
... from the
top
of the tower, this means less molding work once we shape the towers. It also means we can make the towers at another shop and check they are the correct size before we bring them home. This just proves the right tools and equipment ...
EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Buttoning things up | We’re already up to Part 5
of
the Impossible Fabrications / Nulon EG Civic build. In this installment we start at the back
of
the car to see the rear suspension framework finalised, and an ...
EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Buttoning things up | We’re already up to Part 5 of
the
Impossible Fabrications / Nulon EG Civic build. In this installment we start at
the
back of
the
car to see
the
rear suspension framework finalised, and an ...
... are running the front mount cooler inside the front reo. it took about 2 minutes to install and looks
heap
s neater than factory as well. New fan fitted, it was time to mount this baby in its final resting place.It was alot easier to keep it ...
5.
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 ...
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 ...
... a Motorcompo on the way from Japan so we had to pair them up. We got straight into the project so there’s already a fair bit of progress to show. I’ll start from the
top
. All moved in to its new home for the next little while. It ...
... was enough interest, and boy was there ever! There was a resounding “YES” to my query about you guys wanting to see more, so here it is. In this post I’ll be showing you the initial condition
of
the car and subsequent teardown ...
6.
Ferrari F40 LM Restoration
Tuesday, 06 August 2013
Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration
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 ...
... 220 and again on his advice, he suggests a reduction to give us a
top
speed of about 190/195 which is what he gears his current race cars to, even at Le Mans. The gain, obviously, is in acceleration. Note still dry fitting the tanks as they ...
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 ...
... place on this car. All very interesting but off they come. You can also see the disaster that are the old fuel tanks which also join the growing scarp
heap
. More about those later. Afraid the next few posts are all going to be about stripping ...
7.
ultimate utility
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / ultimate utility
... and a
heap
s of chassis work. The grill has had the indicators removed and smoothed, I also took the Chevrolet lettering out of the top grill bar and re-chromed the lot. The hood has been welded into a one piece, peaked and radiused corners. ...
ultimate utility | Some magazines out there feature a section called letter of
the
month. If LOWTECH had a section like that, this would be
the
letter of
the
month. I received it this morning via my facebook account and besides of
the
written ...
ultimate utility | Some magazines out there feature a section called letter
of
the month. If LOWTECH had a section like that, this would be the letter
of
the month. I received it this morning via my facebook account and besides
of
the written ...
... and a heaps of chassis work. The grill has had the indicators removed and smoothed, I also took the Chevrolet lettering out of the
top
grill bar and re-chromed the lot. The hood has been welded into a one piece, peaked and radiused corners. ...
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