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1. the devil's in the details

Thursday, 03 March 2016 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / the devil's in the details

the devil's in the details | Even in his wildest dreams, good ol’ Henry would have never imagined this: More than 80 years after production ending, his 1932 Ford Roadster is still highly sought after. And it actually is so desirable, that ...
... sandblasted, some rust was repaired and it was zinc coated before being painted semi-gloss black. Jürg didn’t want it to be like new, so he wouldn't go over the top restoring the frame. Some dings and imperfections were kept as they ...
... of metalworks, there wasn’t much to do – thanks to Brookville. So, Jürg was able to fully focus on the color choice. He was really fond of Washington Blue – an original hue from Ford he had seen on the very 32 Roadster ...

2. Chrysler Pacifica

Sunday, 10 January 2016 Content / radical-mag.com / Chrysler Pacifica

Chrysler Pacifica | Stow’n’Go Er heisst nicht mehr Voyager. Was eigentlich schade ist, denn als Voyager hat er uns nun mehr als 30 Jahre begleitet, war der Begründer eines Segments – und immer auch irgendwie grossartig ...
... Sie wollen wissen, wie die heissen? Aber gern: Billet Silver Metallic Clear Coat, Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl Coat, Bright White Clear Coat, Molten Silver Metallic Clear Coat, Velvet Red Pearl Coat, Jazz Blue Pearl Coat, Dark Cordovan Pearl ...
... Sie wollen wissen, wie die heissen? Aber gern: Billet Silver Metallic Clear Coat, Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl Coat, Bright White Clear Coat, Molten Silver Metallic Clear Coat, Velvet Red Pearl Coat, Jazz Blue Pearl Coat, Dark Cordovan Pearl ...

3. Builder Spotlight: Matt Clark

Thursday, 22 October 2015 Content / build-threads.com / Builder Spotlight: Matt Clark

Builder Spotlight: Matt Clark | After sifting through a mammoth 350+ page thread for last weeks featured build, it was a nice change of pace to receive an email from Matt Clark, a designer who has his automotive and non-autmotive work featured ...
... with Vortec heads, exhaust (with headers) and a Comp Cams 262 camshaft. The vehicle also went through two stages of matte black paint jobs. The first applied by a paint shop looked too contrived and inauthentic so I repainted and hand-weathered ...
... and color-matched grey, Bride racing seats as well as a Mugen steering wheel with quick release. The factory sound system was replaced with Alpine speakers and a Bluetooth compatible headunit. - – - – - – - – - - 1996 ...

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

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

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 ...
... Not a cheap thing to replace just for the sake of black vs blue, but it was necessary! Next up was me getting my seamstress on. I’ll probably re-do this later when the dark blue thread gets to me. My wife didn’t have any black thread ...
... we left off, I did get another Hyper Turbo decal made up in reverse so we can stick it on the inside of the rear window. I also grabbed some black vinyl so we have the option of replacing the one on the front with a solid windscreen banner like ...

5. Project Honda City Turbo II – First Start!

Tuesday, 02 December 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – First Start!

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 ...
... sheet of carpet insulation which needs to come out along with the A/C evaporator, some useless wiring and things like that, then the dash will be dyed black and refitted. Until next time…Original: Build Threads | 2014-12 | Anthony ...
... great having everything in the ‘bay accounted for after the mess we starting working on. New wheel cylinder arrived. Here you can see Tony modelling his lovely blue handwear. Brake fluid isn’t the best thing for the skin. Pretty ...

6. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration

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

... time I see that in black. Meanwhile gearbox tear down has revealed that reverse gear is now useless and that has created a whole bunch of issues as Ferrari want to sell you reverse, Ist and the main shaft for $15K, so we have to find our way ...
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 ...
... alloy LM structure as posted previously. Back to the present.A few shots of the engine in strip down. Blue injector rails and injectors all going off to a specialist to be matched.This is the problem lightweight flywheel and clutch. ...

7. Project 510: FMIC + more (pt 4)

Wednesday, 20 March 2013 Content / build-threads.com / Project 510: FMIC + more (pt 4)

... received a few coats of wrinkle black… …along with the intake manifold. If you’re wondering how to get good results with wrinkle paint, you can check out my DIY guide here. The only part that didn’t get coated in some ...
Project 510: FMIC + more (pt 4) | Let’s wrap this up, shall we? This fourth (and final!) segment will be all of the satisfying stuff. Now that all of the fabrication and test-fitting had been completed, I could move on to the fun stuff; ...
... the first of many light coats. Finally, after feeling like my hand had morphed into a roll of blue 3M masking tape, I reached the final areas to be painted. This was a fun day, let me tell you. Front end painting complete. Starting to bolt ...

8. one in a million

Monday, 07 March 2011 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / one in a million

one in a million | A 49-51 Mercury needs to be chopped. It preferably sports a dark burgundy, blue or a black paintjob. And it shouldn't have more than two doors. At least, that's the impression one might get, when you wander around a custom ...
one in a million | A 49-51 Mercury needs to be chopped. It preferably sports a dark burgundy, blue or a black paintjob. And it shouldn't have more than two doors. At least, that's the impression one might get, when you wander around a custom ...
one in a million | A 49-51 Mercury needs to be chopped. It preferably sports a dark burgundy, blue or a black paintjob. And it shouldn't have more than two doors. At least, that's the impression one might get, when you wander around a custom ...