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1. 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 ...
... in the workshop, with a huge amount of work being done on not only the front end, but the engine bay was starting to get some love as well. This came in the form of some go-fast bits for the hot and cold side of the engine. We had a few different ...

2. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 1

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

... sector falling to its knees over the past few years and shutting down. We could harp on all day about this but the sad reality is we are losing a huge piece of history in the Australian car culture when Ford and Holden cease production in Australia ...
... you pick up small tips and tricks that make this process easier. My first rear end took 7 days, this one took 2 hours”. The front cradle mounts are grafted to the chassis rail while using the factory bolt holes, this means you can bolt ...

3. the swiss chocolate box

Wednesday, 13 April 2016 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / the swiss chocolate box

... early 2008 and only after a few days of waiting, the plane arrived in Zurich with Ramon’s shoebox on board. He couldn’t wait to take a closer look at his new acquisition and wanted to find out what it was all about with those driver ...
... early 2008 and only after a few days of waiting, the plane arrived in Zurich with Ramon’s shoebox on board. He couldn’t wait to take a closer look at his new acquisition and wanted to find out what it was all about with those driver ...

4. Top 10 Posts of 2015

Sunday, 10 January 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Top 10 Posts of 2015

... matter what the base car is on Build-Threads.com, and this just proves it. This Pug is being built to a high calibre by it’s owner, with updates still being posted in the thread as recently as the last few days. 7. Makela Ferrari ...
... matter what the base car is on Build-Threads.com, and this just proves it. This Pug is being built to a high calibre by it’s owner, with updates still being posted in the thread as recently as the last few days. 7. Makela Ferrari ...

5. made my year

Wednesday, 30 December 2015 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / made my year

... pure result of passion: the second issue of my series of little books named LOWTECH.So, can you imagine my level of stokedness, when a few days ago, on a cold December morning, my old and weary eyes spotted the photo and words above? Click here ...
... pure result of passion: the second issue of my series of little books named LOWTECH.So, can you imagine my level of stokedness, when a few days ago, on a cold December morning, my old and weary eyes spotted the photo and words above? Click here ...

6. <div>Build-Threads Project Garage: Plumbing & Driveway</div>

Monday, 21 December 2015 Content / build-threads.com / <div>Build-Threads Project Garage: Plumbing & Driveway</div>

... cutting, grinding, and welding my days and nights away, but the truth is I’m still a little ways away from being able to do that. Let’s catch up with what’s been going on and why I’m not quite there yet. Previous posts: Part ...
... exterior sheets are a corrugated profile, and the edge of the concrete slab is square, there is a gap that exists between the two. I pondered a few options to close this up before I was pointed in the direction of RetroSeal Domestic, which proved ...

7. east coast attacks

Saturday, 28 November 2015 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / east coast attacks

east coast attacks | Since the early days of hot rodding, the media have played an important role in spreading the gospel of hopped-up jalopies and turning a pretty much local phenomenon into a nationwide movement. Every month and all over the ...
... in Orange County, California. Both of them also consider the 1933 and 1934 model years to be the best-looking Fords. So in order to make their dream come true, they decided to team up and join (financial) forces: »A few years back my buddy ...

8. east coast style

Saturday, 28 November 2015 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / east coast style

east coast style | Since the early days of hot rodding, the media have played an important role in spreading the gospel of hopped-up jalopies and turning a pretty much local phenomenon into a nationwide movement. Every month and all over the ...
... in Orange County, California. Both of them also consider the 1933 and 1934 model years to be the best-looking Fords. So in order to make their dream come true, they decided to team up and join (financial) forces: »A few years back my buddy ...

9. Project Honda City Turbo II – Exhaust, interior, FINITO!

Sunday, 26 April 2015 Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – Exhaust, interior, FINITO!

... those rare days where you give it a crack and it just works. Very little fussing about and a perfect result straight away. Great feels! After cleaning and flushing out the coolant channels we filled the auto-choke circuit with as much coolant ...
... the one below. Then little Honderp went on an excursion to the exhaust doctor. On Friday night Tony and I tackled a few things to make sure it was ready to roll on Saturday. We finished removing the carpet/rubber firewall insulation stuff ...

10. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 5

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

... too am going to have to wait to hear the results. Fingers crossed. A few of the ducts in process of being duplicated. Briefly surfaced to hear first impressions are all going well on the dyno so far. More to follow in a few days. And ...
... too am going to have to wait to hear the results. Fingers crossed. A few of the ducts in process of being duplicated. Briefly surfaced to hear first impressions are all going well on the dyno so far. More to follow in a few days. And ...