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1. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 5

Monday, 02 May 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 5

... 3 - Part 4 All text and images taken with permission from http://www.nulonnationals.com.au/2016/04/21/xr6-turbo-ute-part-4/ with some edits This week has been a very busy one with the ute build, with a lot of travel, man hours and ...
... 3 - Part 4 All text and images taken with permission from http://www.nulonnationals.com.au/2016/04/21/xr6-turbo-ute-part-4/ with some edits This week has been a very busy one with the ute build, with a lot of travel, man hours and ...

2. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 3

Saturday, 23 April 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 3

... from manifold to side-pipe. Previous posts: Part 1 – Part 2 All text and images taken with permission from http://www.nulonnationals.com.au/2016/04/07/xr6-turbo-ute-part-3/ with some edits It’s been a very busy couple of weeks ...
... from manifold to side-pipe. Previous posts: Part 1 – Part 2 All text and images taken with permission from http://www.nulonnationals.com.au/2016/04/07/xr6-turbo-ute-part-3/ with some edits It’s been a very busy couple of weeks ...

3. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 2

Saturday, 23 April 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 2

... but also comes through the back to link the 300zx rear end. The main ingredients for part 2 is roll cage tube and man hours. Once the boys gave the cab a bit of a clean out, it was time to start measuring the main hoop. This is very important to ...
... fabricated. Click here for Part 1. All text and images taken with permission from http://www.nulonnationals.com.au/2016/03/18/xr6-turbo-ute-part-2/ with some edits It`s been a very busy week in the shop, with the Ute now rolling. Ian and ...

4. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 5

Saturday, 03 January 2015 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 5

... of a quiet phase as Kevin is busy driving his GTS through Austria.Spot the deliberate mistake. I think the lads are doing it on purpose now….. For some reason the standard wheel nuts don’t fit the Michelotto rims, the flange ...
... with so Kevin and the lads are having to pull out all the stops. Work continues on the clam. A bit of colour back in the thread. Rear clam and doors back on, for the last time I hope. Much detailing work on many aspects still to ...

5. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 4

Friday, 07 November 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 4

... so hopefully I can get part 5 done in the not too distant future. Click here for the build index to access all of the posts in the series so far. Manifolds now with Zircotec for finishing so that is delaying us a bit, meanwhile not very ...
... firewall temporarily fitted A few issues with getting the fuel pumps to talk to Motec but more news on that tomorrow. Meanwhile James is busy fitting more of the internal trim such as it is. Whilst we continue ...

6. a perfect day

Saturday, 30 August 2014 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / a perfect day

... all enjoying ourselves. For the first time I had set up a little booth with some of my artwork so I couldn't take too many photos but here's a bunch from the few moments when it was less crowded. Thanks to everyone who showed up and said hi ...
... up. The place even got so packed people had a hard time getting their rides out when they wanted to leave. But actually, no one really wanted to leave. The burgers were way too good, the artists were busy, cold beer was plentiful and we were ...

7. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 3

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

... of our fuel tanks undergoing a pressure test. Left overnight and they both passed with no issues. Next couple of shots show Colin checking over our restored exhaust manifolds, which in due course will undergo the Zircotec process, and generally ...
... collecting all the parts together for the real assembly push. A little modification we have fabricated to endeavor to make life in the cockpit more bearable. James busy measuring up all the brake line requirements as this coming ...

8. EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Front Suspension

Tuesday, 26 August 2014 Content / build-threads.com / EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Front Suspension

... most important part of this build is to make sure that this Civic drives and handles as good as possible. To achieve this Daniel from Impossible Fabrications has been a very busy man. The idea is to take the geometry out of the S15 front end ...
... most important part of this build is to make sure that this Civic drives and handles as good as possible. To achieve this Daniel from Impossible Fabrications has been a very busy man. The idea is to take the geometry out of the S15 front end ...

9. A tale of two 911s

Monday, 28 July 2014 Content / build-threads.com / A tale of two 911s

... build of his and his wife’s that I featured; the highly detailed and jealousy-inducing (for me!) Manilla green MK1 Golf. Well, Kris has kept himself busy since then, turning spanners on not one, but two classic 911′s. The first being a white ...
... build of his and his wife’s that I featured; the highly detailed and jealousy-inducing (for me!) Manilla green MK1 Golf. Well, Kris has kept himself busy since then, turning spanners on not one, but two classic 911′s. The first being a white ...

10. Hangin' At The Hangar

Monday, 07 July 2014 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / Hangin' At The Hangar

... air music festival with many of the drawbacks you know from those kinds of shows. – Oh well, it just ain't what I used to be, right? So, maybe I'm just getting old? That's probably another reason why I wasn't too busy with my camera and instead ...
... air music festival with many of the drawbacks you know from those kinds of shows. – Oh well, it just ain't what I used to be, right? So, maybe I'm just getting old? That's probably another reason why I wasn't too busy with my camera and instead ...