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1. the swiss chocolate box

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

... They confirmed that the Shoebox was a great driver in very nice shape and it was ready to go. A good friend of Ramon is an airline pilot and with his help, they arranged to get the Shoebox from California to Switzerland as air cargo. So, in ...
... their most prominent member, building choppers under the name of his company Hard Nine Choppers.But let’s get back to the ‘box. Just like those cool looking logos, the influences of all the people involved are clearly visible in ...

2. the ultimate mild kustom

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

... crocheting the cover. A nice and personal finishing touch to this ultimate mild kustom. | 2016-02 | Marc Wöltinger | Article | lowtechblog.blogspot.com | formfreude ...
... again. Of course, there’s always been a bunch of hardcore aficionados with a love for the low, slow and sleek. But it wasn’t until the very beginning of the 21st century that people were really starting to appreciate the relevance ...

3. Lotus Exige with a Ferrari F355 V8

Thursday, 12 November 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Lotus Exige with a Ferrari F355 V8

... down. One really nice thing the owner did was weigh everything that came off the car and published those weights on his website. A lot of people starting a project like this always want to know how much something weighs for possible weight reduction. The ...
... down. One really nice thing the owner did was weigh everything that came off the car and published those weights on his website. A lot of people starting a project like this always want to know how much something weighs for possible weight reduction. The ...

4. 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 ...
... car in beautiful photos really tops off the build journey. Squat! CLICK HERE for the full build thread. Another Esprit to be layed-out on air, but this one packs a different punch. A Rover V8 fills the space nicely! (After some ...

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!

... ourselves up on one side of the oval. Straight away people were walking to Dan’s car and wondering what it was. Couldn’t be happier with the way the City is looking after slogging it out these last few months. What a transformation. ...
... gloss black I had in a rattle can. This stuff costs less than $4 but the wipers came up well with absolutely no effort at all. Honestly, this was the laziest spray job, but they’re so nice and glossy. We’ll see how long it lasts. Side ...

6. EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Front Suspension

Tuesday, 26 August 2014 Content / build-threads.com / EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Front Suspension

... something tells me there isn`t to many people that could get the front end to fit so well. Next up it was the shocks turn for some Impossible Fab loven. The factory mounts were no where near the correct angle or height so we needed to make ...
... in it. We are a little nervous about the ride height but if it aint low then it wont go right? Stay tuned for more updates on this little car. We are all systems go now working out how to get this north south motor with 6 speed gearbox nice ...

7. EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Intro + Teardown

Monday, 25 August 2014 Content / build-threads.com / EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Intro + Teardown

... the progress of the build on Build-Threads.com, to which I happily obliged. So here is part 1, which gives you a nice rundown on the project including an introduction to the project car and it’s donor. I’m very excited to see this ...
... Don’t even get us started on LS swaps. Not wanting to be left out of the engine swap craze, We wanted to build something that would make people rethink what can really be done with the right setup – planning and be stupid enough to even attempt ...

8. 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 ...
... 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 ...

9. gnrs 2014: an armchair view

Monday, 27 January 2014 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / gnrs 2014: an armchair view

... is a plus. Photo credits: Howard Gribble / Flickr. A nice, flawless and sympathetically understated 1959 El Camino. Photo credits: Sylvian / HAMB The interior was done by Rex Copeman of Rex Upholstery. Photo credits: burt banjory / HAMB Just ...
... like being there minus the expensive beer and the greasy burgers. Here are a couple of cars that caught my attention during the weekend on my couch. Let's start with a roadster. I dug it the first time I saw it and it seems like some other people ...

10. Top 10 builds of 2013

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

... – Ahh, classic Porsches, the darlings of the internet. I’d be a fool not to feature them, especially ones as nice as this, packing a carbon wide-body and late model watercooled GT3 engine conversion. 8. Lifted MKV Golf – I’m very glad to see ...
... – Bringing us to the top 3 is this little Pug. Home-built with lots of welding and copious amounts of tubing, this is what people want to see. Changing the drivetrain direction never hurts, either. 2. Satan’s Lady Bug – Just look at this thing, ...