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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

... important to make sure that everything is still in the factory position, as you might also notice we have flipped the cooler to decrease the length of cooler piping. Trail fitting of the bar and headlights is very important during the fabrication ...

2. AWE Tuning Headquarters

Tuesday, 02 February 2016 Content / build-threads.com / AWE Tuning Headquarters

AWE Tuning Headquarters | If you’ve followed the previous garages I’ve featured, you’d notice a theme. I tend to like the ‘everyday’ car-guy garage, something a bit gritty with used cabinets, reclaimed timber, ...

3. Nissan Fairlady Z with a 2JZ

Tuesday, 12 January 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Nissan Fairlady Z with a 2JZ

... L 2JZ inline-six connected to a single turbocharger. The engine is mated to a five-speed manual transmission. You might notice the steering wheel is on the “American side” because this is a left-hand drive HLS30 version. Rocky Auto ...

4. 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 ...

5. V12 From Two Toyota I6 Engines Update 4

Saturday, 26 September 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / V12 From Two Toyota I6 Engines Update 4

... installed. You can also see the continued work on the turbo plumbing. While repairing a rear wheel bearing he noticed the mounting method/location will need to be changed. Building a completely custom vehicle such as this there are going to ...

6. Project 510: Short Shifting

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

... in Lachlan’s driveway. I instantly fell in love with the new shifter feel, it’s exactly what I was looking for. The throw isn’t insanely short, but still noticeably shorter than standard, which is something I was hoping for. ...

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

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

... tall bracket which is connected to the gearbox. During this process I noticed that the two bolts holding the bracket to the bellhousing had rattled loose, compounding our issue. Now that everything is tight the engine is held in place firmly. ...

8. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 5

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

... crowds than the neighbouring LFI will post some better pics once I download from my camera but a couple from my iPhone for now. One detail I noticed was that Mototechniques paint was second to none with a perfect finish and yet the weave still ...

9. into the limelight

Monday, 13 October 2014 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / into the limelight

... notice« as Jim calls it. »I spent a lot of time getting the wiring in the engine bay as clean as possible. And even more hours went into welding shut all those little holes in the firewall.« Jim ended up with a beautiful result. ...

10. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 3

Friday, 29 August 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 3

... a missing shot of our refurbished oversize intercoolers, their size really noticeable when in position Looks better than it is as I have to keep on reminding you (and me)that it all comes back out again soon. Nevertheless beginning to ...