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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 ...
... a few favours from friends all over Sydney. We had an aim to get it painted, all fitted up and ready to wire the Haltech within the week. With the ute making its way back to Porters garage it was time to start stripping the chassis to ...

2. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 3

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

... than enough for this crazy ute. Although it takes about 3 days to produce one of these manifolds, and more than 6 different swear words (try and list them all) the finished product is always something special. Porter’s ute manifold is ...
... process to make sure we get a factory fit in the front end. Using factory headlights and front bars mean that the aftermarket aero bar and splitter will have a tight and straight fit. With the front end almost complete, it is time to focus ...

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 ...
... it also has to give structural rigidity. With this in mind, the decision was made to link all 4 suspension pickups through to the cabin itself. The masters of fabrication came up with a crazy design that not only goes through the firewall, ...

4. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 1

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

... This time they’re doing us Aussies proud by not only starting with a local car – a Ford Falcon – but also choosing a UTE! You’ll have to continue below to find out their plans for this hauler… All text and images ...
... 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 ...

5. Cadillac Eldorado Brougham

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

Cadillac Eldorado Brougham | just crazy Blenden wir für die Geschichte zurück ins Jahr 1953. Auf der Motorama wurde die Corvette von Chevrolet präsentiert, ein Fahrzeug, das soviel Aufsehen erregte und eine bis heute dauernde ...
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6. RB26 Alfa Romeo 147

Wednesday, 03 June 2015 Content / build-threads.com / RB26 Alfa Romeo 147

... a desire to purge all of my draft posts, and well, this one is just crazy enough to warrant Here’s one of my oldest drafts, it’s been gathering dust for many, many years. I pretty much convinced myself I’d never feature it, ...
RB26 Alfa Romeo 147 | Here’s one of my oldest drafts, it’s been gathering dust for many, many years. I pretty much convinced myself I’d never feature it, because the thread stopped receiving updates a long time ago. But I have ...

7. VW Golf With A Twin-turbo Lamborghini V10

Monday, 24 November 2014 Content / engineswapdepot.com / VW Golf With A Twin-turbo Lamborghini V10

... but I don’t really care because the crazy more than makes up for it. Source: Asgard Performance’s Facebook Page via tip from ArnyOriginal: Engine Swap Depot | 2014-11 | Christopher Christopher | 2015-06 | Chris Stegemann | ...
... only weighing 1,984 lbs (900 kgs). To put that in perspective, this car has a greater power-to-weight ratio than the Koenigsegg One:1 (1,340 hp/1,340 kgs). Of course the Golf will have a much more difficult time getting the power to the road ...

8. 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 ...
... almost every manufacture has a great combo that creates a fan base world wide, Think the RB26 from Nissan, matched up with one of the most advanced (for its time) 4WD systems and a strong chassis made the Godzilla feared around racetracks and ...

9. Project Honda City Turbo II – Teardown

Monday, 21 July 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – Teardown

... and have a browse around. Without further adieu, it’s time to get our Honderp on… Words and images: Ryan Lewis. About six weeks ago a mate and I picked up a Honda City Turbo II project car. We weren’t (and still aren’t) ...
... out ready for lift off. Voila. The crusty old head gasket was definitely worth changing. No sign of a blowout but the water channels were collecting rusty build-up. Carbon on the pistons wasn’t too crazy for an unopened motor from 1987. ...

10. My visit to Mooneyes USA

Tuesday, 17 June 2014 Content / build-threads.com / My visit to Mooneyes USA

... to take the time out of their day to show us around, but they chose to, and that really says something, especially since we were just a couple of tourists. There was a really nice and chilled atmosphere about the place and the people who worked ...
... when I’m traveling – I didn’t even visit one workshop while I was in Japan! – I discovered that Mooneyes was in the direction we were traveling one day. I would have been crazy not to stop in, I’ve always been a ...