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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

... as possible, and as few repop parts as necessary. And this is kind of the way to go if you want to end up with a pretty authentic but still affordable deuce. We must admit: Jürg is a lucky fellow. He managed to find the ideal foundation ...

2. Project 510: Short Shifting

Friday, 10 July 2015 Content / build-threads.com / Project 510: Short Shifting

... worms! Do you spend hundreds of dollars on a Japanese brand name item, or risk it on a cheap knock-off from eBay? I sought the guidance of my fellow enthusiasts in the Build Threads Communal Garage (have you joined yet?) which fired up a discussion ...

3. Willys Pickup / ’08 Cherokee

Tuesday, 27 May 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Willys Pickup / ’08 Cherokee

... the frame using combinations of heat and pressure, panel beating, welding, metal folding/shaping, and more. He really goes out of his way to share his techniques with his fellow forum members via well-written and documented posts. The whole ...

4. watson flavor

Wednesday, 05 February 2014 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / watson flavor

watson flavor | I keep being blown away by the car culture in Japan. I just came across this pretty rad shot of some place called Kool Garage Fellows and it instantly made me think of those Watson shop pictures from the 1960s Rik Hoving keeps ...

5. Top 10 builds of 2013

Thursday, 02 January 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Top 10 builds of 2013

Top 10 builds of 2013 | Just like last year, I thought I’d round up the most viewed builds of 2013 and post them up in a list. Looking back and seeing what you and your fellow readers like the most is very interesting to me, and it’s a great ...

6. spring sale: 1931 ford coupe

Wednesday, 13 March 2013 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / spring sale: 1931 ford coupe

spring sale: 1931 ford coupe | Ring in spring with a Hot Rod that needs nothing except for a new owner. Fellow ACES member and my almost-neighbor Chad is selling his 1931 Ford model A coupe. It's got a well-proportioned chop and the stance ...

7. chad's machine shop

Thursday, 03 January 2013 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / chad's machine shop

... districts and paid a visit to fellow ACES-member Chad. He runs a San Clemente rules. Surfboard builders work door to door with car repair shops. And the smell of fiberglass solvent blends with the odor of old engine oil. Last week I took ...

8. eastern uproar

Wednesday, 12 September 2012 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / eastern uproar

... not even George Orwell. Lucky for us, fellow ACES member mister Who would have thought back in 1949 that a former russian airfield somewhere in eastern germany will be the place to go to if you want to experience authentic 1/8 mile hot rod ...

9. the hershey special

Monday, 28 November 2011 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / the hershey special

... the spirit alive and kicking. Swiss hot rod builder Marcel Moser blew up some dust as well. Together with fellow ACES and Shoplifters members, he raced an old dirt track approved 1933 Ford coupe during the last two years. But since car sharing ...

10. down and dirty in hindenberg 1/2

Wednesday, 31 August 2011 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / down and dirty in hindenberg 1/2

... friends providing us with photographic material from the things we missed. This time it was fellow ACES member Beat who sent me a bunch of fantastic pics he took at the german dirt track races in Hindenberg. Never heard of that place before? ...