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1. Building a Ford Escort Van with a 2JZ-GTE

Tuesday, 23 February 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Building a Ford Escort Van with a 2JZ-GTE

... drift machine. The body required a lot of work. There was a lot of rust that needed to be repaired and some of the thickest body filler I have seen on a car. The floors and sills were so far gone that they were completely removed and replaced ...
... drift machine. The body required a lot of work. There was a lot of rust that needed to be repaired and some of the thickest body filler I have seen on a car. The floors and sills were so far gone that they were completely removed and replaced ...

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!

... the whole body with a powerful cleaning solvent to get rid of as many oily stains as possible. Dan turned up with the AZ-1 for a bit of love before Classic Japan. Tony did an outstanding job painting the bumper bars over the two days before ...
... using plastic filler primer on the the front bumper after sanding down the rough spots. He’s working on both bumpers again today, blocking them back, laying down more filler primer followed by colour and clear. And more primer on the ...

3. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 3

Friday, 29 August 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 3

... are still used to cure primers and filler coats which account for most of the product applied A few more pics for the weekend now we have the front clam just about complete with new splitter, soft mounted but at least in position(some ...
... insulation and then the clam soft mounted. Oil coolers and their brackets have already been fitted and so are ready to go back in. Now just need the rear wing to be restored, a few clips etc and then all that remains on the bodywork is to get ...

4. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration

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

... than at first glance. A few more images as the beautiful body is removed to show the mess beneath. The strengthened wishbones which now are to be replaced with all new Michelotto ones, the modified front assembly still with its vestiges ...
... further after visiting the shop tomorrow. Some further shots of the front clam.Here you can see our original clam before and midway through the restoration process. We have taken literally pounds of filler out of it, so much that you can ...

5. Project 510: FMIC + more (pt 3)

Tuesday, 19 March 2013 Content / build-threads.com / Project 510: FMIC + more (pt 3)

... underneath to help. Ground back. A little bit of filler was used to even everything out. Sanded back. And finally a coat of high-build primer. I’ll finish this post off with a picture of my final intercooler piping that I had tig ...
... second hole, and drill the 3rd hole, as the third bolt is screws into a thread in the body of the car. I used the same distance between holes as the factory item so everything would line up the same as before. All done! One of the last bits ...

6. 1967 Mitsubishi 360

Friday, 09 September 2011 Content / build-threads.com / 1967 Mitsubishi 360

... a fresh coat of paint. After returning home with a substandard paint job, mismatched colour, over-spray, and sections of rust merely hidden under body filler and fiberglass, David made the gut-wrenching decision to tear the car down a second ...
... a fresh coat of paint. After returning home with a substandard paint job, mismatched colour, over-spray, and sections of rust merely hidden under body filler and fiberglass, David made the gut-wrenching decision to tear the car down a second ...

7. 1970 Spectre Camaro

Thursday, 10 March 2011 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1970 Spectre Camaro

... are 19”x13” on Kumho XS 345/30ZR19 tires. Body weight has been reduced thanks to a lot of carbon fiber parts from Anvil Auto. The front wheel tubs, bracing, nose, hood, deck lid, and rear window filler panel are all carbon fiber. Campbell Auto ...
... are 19”x13” on Kumho XS 345/30ZR19 tires. Body weight has been reduced thanks to a lot of carbon fiber parts from Anvil Auto. The front wheel tubs, bracing, nose, hood, deck lid, and rear window filler panel are all carbon fiber. Campbell Auto ...