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1. california blue

Wednesday, 15 June 2016 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / california blue

... A lot of the small stuff was gone, but thanks to the help of Mario Hernandez, he was able to track down the Impala’s missing bits one by one. Much more head scratching was caused by the sheet metal work, which Dylan did for the most part ...
... Cragar S/S wheels are a great choice, too, as they are right at the threshold between custom and lowrider, further emphasizing on that mid- to late-sixties boulevard cruiser style Dylan was after. While most people would have opted for skinny ...

2. the swiss chocolate box

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

... seductive pictures of great looking rides for sale. And they’re all full of promises: Ran when parked, only needs little TLC, awesome driver, and so on. Back in 2007, Ramon was in that very situation. He’s a motorcycle guy and has ...
... and the carpet while Ramon was installing the air ride tank and compressor in the trunk together with a MacIntosh car stereo system. He also placed some hidden compartments where he can store all the little stuff usually cluttering the appearance ...

3. 1934 Ford Coupe with a LSA

Wednesday, 09 March 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1934 Ford Coupe with a LSA

... this project. The roof and doors are all made from carbon fiber. Listen as Chris Darmon from Xcentrick Autosports explains all the work that went into the build to Scottie Xcentrick Autosports did a great job and was rewarded with a 1st Place ...
1934 Ford Coupe with a LSA | This Ford Coupe custom is called Road Kill R and was built by Xcentrick Autosports in Windsor, Canada. The project started with a totaled 2013 ZL1 Camaro being taken apart and stuffed into a 1934 Ford coupe. The ...

4. Top 10 Posts of 2015

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

... favourite build of 2015? Feel free to comment below | 2016-01 | Anthony Crivelli | Article | build-threads.com | build-threads | General Car Stuff ...
Top 10 Posts of 2015 | I’m back after having a little break over the Christmas/New Year period, so I’d like to thank you for your patience during the down-time, and hope everyone had a great end to the year. I’m feeling ...

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

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

... coolant hoses and then bleed the coolant system again. Felt great to have the issue diagnosed! This is from our test of the auto choke after giving it a good clean up. It’s really hard to tell in this photo, but that little domed bit ...
... 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 ...

6. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 5

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

... like it does fit and is sooo light but feels like it has great torsional rigidity. Hopefully the car will weigh in at just over the 1000KG mark, maybe 1050 or thereabouts.More typical MT scenery. We had an Fchatter , Lindsey, visit today ...
... mould, all the sacrificial layers are removed, a MUCH tougher job than it looks. Cleaning up and cracking open the mould And first sight fresh out the mould Green stuff is the release agent and will wash off. As you will ...

7. Project Honda City Turbo II – First Start!

Tuesday, 02 December 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – First Start!

... great having everything in the ‘bay accounted for after the mess we starting working on. New wheel cylinder arrived. Here you can see Tony modelling his lovely blue handwear. Brake fluid isn’t the best thing for the skin. Pretty ...
... had straight fuel hose to work with, no nicely shaped factory stuff. Space was super limited and getting the pump in a spot where the hose wouldn’t kink was the issue. It looks like a mess but it’s actually worked out well. ...

8. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 4

Friday, 07 November 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 4

... slightly coarse material, whereas the LM chairs have this nasty nylon like stuff that picks up everything as per the attached. The sensible and practical choice would be to go for the nice road car finish so we have gone for the nasty impractical ...
... couple of shots showing that we continue to be in good company and a further detail The nice thing about a bare chassis resto is that it looks great wherever you look. Expectant. Just waiting for our ...

9. Project Honda City Turbo II – Bringing the engine home

Friday, 24 October 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – Bringing the engine home

... press to get the roll pin out. Great success. We got a tip off that there was a mostly complete City in a wrecking yard not far away. The interior was in really good condition, and the driver’s side door handle was perfect – ...
... by the guy who owns the silver one but it has lots of stuff we can use. We really needed the handbrake cables, which I got, along with black interior bits and a few other spares. We actually saw this silver car for sale on Gumtree a while before ...

10. Project Honda City Turbo II – Teardown

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

... ad on Gumtree said the car had a blown turbo but that it came with a replacement from a turbo diesel Pajero which would apparently work. I don’t have any great photos of the Pajero turbo, but suffice to say it is waaaaaaaay too big to ...
... lot of caked on carbon under the valve cover. We don’t want to commit to a total nut and bolt overhaul so we’ll just have to see how it goes. The A/C stuff we’ve binned so far. The car didn’t have a compressor in it ...