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1. the swiss chocolate box

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

... Or who would have thought that a Crystal Head vodka bottle can make you smile even without alcohol but instead turned into a windshield washer reservoir? Maybe it’s Ramon’s roots as a motorcycle builder but he just has an eye for ...
... qualities. Of course, Ramon knew that pictures do lie – as well as sellers – but he was hardly prepared for what he was about to discover within the first few hours of inspecting the Shoebox back home at his shop. »The car ...

2. the ultimate mild kustom

Tuesday, 16 February 2016 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / the ultimate mild kustom

... most people when they see the car from an ad for the first time. It was one of those moments when the pics don’t do the car justice – but in the most positive way possible: »The body was straight with absolutely no rust. And ...
... is perfect. And it is still driveable.« According to the previous owner Chuck Fischer, the chassis build caused quite a lot of headscratching: »Mr Fischer told me the suspension, stance and smooth ride took a lot of thought. Especially ...

3. Top 10 Posts of 2015

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

... Caddy’s that made it to Australia in the first place, so to see one torn apart like this is even more impressive. A VR6 conversion with an all-wheel-drive swap will certainly wake up this little ute when it’s complete, and with the ...
... refreshed and ready for another great year of builds! I thought I’d throw together a quick post to get things moving, showing what were the most popular builds of the last twelve months, according to the stats… 10. 1962 Ford ...

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

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

... so I thought. After digging around, I ended up locating the storm-water pipe that travels from the house all the way underneath the shed, but no easement. That’s because there was no easement. To cut a long story short, after council spent ...
... submerged underground and begin their journey to the front of the house. In the above photo I’m standing on the edge of the shed slab, looking forwards. You can see the first of two drain t-pieces we installed (the vertical pipe will ...

5. Ford Model A with a S2000 Drivetrain

Thursday, 10 December 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Ford Model A with a S2000 Drivetrain

Ford Model A with a S2000 Drivetrain | Many automotive fans have seen concept renderings and thought it would be fun to build it but very few ever get around to it. James Schwartz isn’t one of those type of people. He saw a rendering ...
... also found its way into the center of the dashboard. Some other modifications that are sure firsts on a car like this were the rear wing with a LED bar that acted as brake, reverse, and turn signal lights. James also built a custom rear diffuser ...

6. Ford Model A with an S2000 Drivetrain

Thursday, 10 December 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Ford Model A with an S2000 Drivetrain

Ford Model A with an S2000 Drivetrain | Many automotive fans have seen concept renderings and thought it would be fun to build it but very few ever get around to it. James Schwartz isn’t one of those type of people. He saw a rendering ...

7. What I’m Watching: Z Dream

Monday, 26 October 2015 Content / build-threads.com / What I’m Watching: Z Dream

... s30z project to build up, I thought “hey, this is kind of cool!”, a Hollywood actor buying a shitty old Datsun, not too dissimilar to mine, who’ll be building it up just as he wanted. When I noticed the build transformed from ...
What I’m Watching: Z Dream | I’m not the biggest Fast & Furious franchise fan. I mean, I liked the first one when it came out, but I was already a car-obsessed teen at that point, so it’s not like it changed my life or started ...

8. Project 510: Short Shifting

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

... gears. I had thought about buying a threaded extension, but while that would bring the shifter closer to me, it would also increase the length of the throw. How could I counter-act this? With a short shift kit. Herein lies a whole new can of ...
... forget I also built a garage recently, so that counts for something, too! (I should probably also mention at this point that my wife gave birth to our first child at the end of March) Let’s get back to business, though. Ever since fitting ...

9. A Tale of Three Lotii

Monday, 11 May 2015 Content / build-threads.com / A Tale of Three Lotii

... the badge” train of thought. You might not agree with some of the styles of modification, but I’m not here to convince you one way or another, I just like seeing people modify cars, especially cars that are rarely messed with. All three builds ...
... captions to the images to make it easier to follow, I hope you enjoy. Want to read more “A tale of …” posts featuring multiple cars? Click here. The first Lotus to be modified is this 1981 Esprit, already a lovely car in standard guise. Wheels ...

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

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

... It’s a lot more interesting underneath the front clamshell than I thought it would be. With the City out of the garage I took the opportunity to Spring clean. Clean garage clean mind! Adam at MPW asked whether the car was running so we ...
... treats further down the page (hint: tiny motorbike and gullwing doors). Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Teardown Part 3: Engine refresh Part 4: Bringing the engine home Part 5: First start Words and images by Ryan Lewis Rewinding back to where ...