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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

... Not long now until we will be turning the key of this crazy ute build. For more information on this build or some of our events around Australia, please go to www.nulonnationals.com.au | 2016-05 | Anthony Crivelli | Article | build-threads.com ...
... it will be going black cage with silver cabin. The entire car will also end up silver, but for now we just want to get it running so we can give it a good shakedown. Kicking the family cars out of the garage and covering the entire place with ...

2. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 1

Friday, 22 April 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 1

... of a turbo ute with the sole purpose of building a crazy track car that would not only make heaps 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 ...
... taken with permission from http://www.nulonnationals.com.au/2016/03/10/xr6-turbo-ute-part-1/ with some edits In Australia, being the lucky country, we have a huge choice when it comes to building and modifying cars, our car culture was built ...

3. BMW 130i with a M5 V10 Update

Wednesday, 13 April 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / BMW 130i with a M5 V10 Update

... Project’s FB page via Carscoops | 2016-04 | Christopher Christopher | Article | engineswapdepot.com | Engineswapdepot | E87 ...
... recently installed a G-Power Bi-compressor kit. This kit uses two belt driven ASA superchargers which produce 7.2 psi (0.5 bar) of boost to increase engine output to 750 horsepower. If the car wasn’t crazy before it sure is now. Source: ...

4. Cadillac Eldorado Brougham

Wednesday, 20 January 2016 Content / radical-mag.com / Cadillac Eldorado Brougham

5. Turbo Dynamics’ Twin-engine Race Car Update

Monday, 28 September 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Turbo Dynamics’ Twin-engine Race Car Update

... turned out too crazy for the street so the builders decided to turn it into a drag/race car. For more photos, videos and stats please view the project’s previous articles: Twin-engine Pontiac Grand Prix Update Twin-engine Pontiac Grand ...
... to 75% and ran a 8.5 second pass after backing off toward the end of the track. Several cars broke down and spilled oil on that area. Their goal of a 7 second pass seems very realistic as they continue to turn the boost up. For those who are ...

6. EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Intro + Teardown

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

... one piece. We also needed the compete rear end, again in one section makes it easier to see how crazy we really are. One of the most time consuming jobs was to remove the compete wiring loom in the S chassis, the civic will run complete S15 ...
... these motors increasing as the popularity of engine swaps increase, we are finding Supra motors in everything from 6 second drag cars to “Seen better days” drift cars, the same can be said for every “hero” motor from the car builders world wide. ...

7. kustom shakedown #1

Monday, 28 October 2013 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / kustom shakedown #1

... cars and bikes from the Aces, the Crazy Cruisers, the Draggers, the Flakers, the Fisters, the Lake Cruisers, the Road Devils, the Rumblers, the Shoplifters, and many more. The Draggers from Munich, Germany, showed up with a whole bunch ...
... it all began on a Friday night. Actually it all began a couple of months ago when several European car clubs received an invitation to bring their cars to the Kustom Shakedown, a new indoor car show. It seems like a lot of them liked the ...

8. Toyota’s 3.4L V8 Yaris Concept

Wednesday, 21 August 2013 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Toyota’s 3.4L V8 Yaris Concept

Toyota’s 3.4L V8 Yaris Concept | I love and hate concepts. I love them because I get to see what engineers can develop when they are factory backed and allowed to go crazy. I hate them because many concepts are never put into production and ...
... will combine to produce a total of 400 horsepower. I am sure Toyota is building this to test some aspect but my heart sinks because I don’t believe Toyota is really wanting to sell a small AWD high horsepower hybrid car. Source: CarscoopOriginal: ...

9. 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 ...
... it will spend most of its time on the track, it will occasionally venture onto the street. The car would therefore be effectively uninsured.The R888 is almost as good a tire with a crazy tread pattern, as below, which does not really suit the ...

10. santa maria 2013

Friday, 31 May 2013 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / santa maria 2013

... felt like a barn find, or a desert find kustom. Crazy paintjob on a 1949 Chevy finished just in time for the show. I don't know why but I just have a soft spot for well-proportioned early 1950s Chevy kustoms. More photos...Original: ...
santa maria 2013 | My mom always said it's important in life to focus on something. The Santa Maria show, or Santa Robles or Paso Maria like some people call it, is doing it right as it focuses on custom cars. There are no bikes, no ...