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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 ...
Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 3 | In the third instalment
of
the Nulon / Impossible Fabrications XR6 Turbo Ute, we see the front end converted to a tube frame setup, and a special one-off exhaust fabricated all the way ...
... 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 ...
Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 3 | In the third instalment of the Nulon / Impossible Fabrications XR6 Turbo Ute, we see the front end converted to a tube frame setup, and a special
one
-off exhaust fabricated all the way ...
2.
Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 1
Friday, 22 April 2016
Content / build-threads.com / Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 1
... on the huge amount
of
makes and models available on Australian roads. Aussie built cars dominated the 70′s and 80′s while the popularity
of
Japanese and European cars grew strongly as cars became more affordable and shipping made ...
... easier, now although many of
these
cars could not be registered, some great examples can be seen at your local race track every weekend. Take a look at the Nulon Nationals club entries for example, with GT40′s trading places with Toranas, ...
... simple yet highly effective form of entertainment. Take
one
over-sized tarp from Bunnings, get some beer and ice, back it into your neighbours driveway and use his hose to fill it with water. With this in mind, we would like to introduce ...
... 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
the swiss chocolate box | Many
of
us know that feeling: We just sold a car or saved some money and, all
of
a sudden, we are eagerly on the lookout for a new project. Usually, we don’t find that cool soon-to-be custom or future hot rod ...
... 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 ...
... those details. And he still doesn’t get lost in them as all
these
twists and styles perfectly complement each other. Especially since they’re all held together by the mile-deep Walnut Brown paint, masterfully applied by the aforementioned ...
the swiss chocolate box | Many of us know that feeling: We just sold a car or saved some money and, all of a sudden, we are eagerly on the lookout for a new project. Usually, we don’t find that cool soon-to-be custom or future hot rod ...
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>
... 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 ...
... 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 - Part 4 At the time
of
the last post, the actual building itself had been completed up to lock-up stage with the floor epoxied to a nice clean finish. Here’s a quick gif that shows ...
... picture, but I love it, so deal with it Then I started bringing in some of my crap. Sadly, it’s an absolute mess
these
days, as I still don’t have any more storage other than what you see above. One day… Seeing as the ...
... picture, but I love it, so deal with it Then I started bringing in some of my crap. Sadly, it’s an absolute mess these days, as I still don’t have any more storage other than what you see above.
One
day… Seeing as the ...
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!
... 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 ...
... drive out to Dandenong. Probs just use one of
these
next time we have to move it. So kawaii! The Land Rover Defender tow car was borrowed from a mate and it was awesome. I want one. MPW is the workshop looking after the exhaust fab. I don’t ...
... is a truly huge update which sees the final mechanical work completed, so the car can attend it’s debut outing, Classic Japan. If you’re a fan
of
odball JDM machinery, then this is the post for you, as you’ll find some other ...
... we left off, I did get another Hyper Turbo decal made up in reverse so we can stick it on the inside of the rear window. I also grabbed some black vinyl so we have the option of replacing the
one
on the front with a solid windscreen banner like ...
6.
Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 5
Saturday, 03 January 2015
Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 5
Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 5 | We’re pretty much at the business-end
of
the F40 LM restoration now. The body is buttoned up, fuel is flowing through the lines, and the turbos are spooling. Click below to see it take shape, including ...
Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 5 | We’re pretty much at the business-end of the F40 LM restoration now. The body is buttoned up, fuel is flowing through the lines, and the turbos are spooling. Click below to see it take shape, including ...
... Threads Previous F40 LM posts: Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 Or, click here for the build index. Dam partitions being hot glued into position (
these
will form the mould joints and also serve for the vacuum bagging) An ...
... 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 ...
7.
Project Honda City Turbo II – First Start!
Tuesday, 02 December 2014
Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – First Start!
...
of
plumbing. We used a rivnut tool to give the pump bracket something to mount to. It took two or three proper goes and a kilo
of
dirt in my eyes before we got it right. Here’s me hating life. Gotta buy some safety glasses. We only ...
Project Honda City Turbo II – First Start! | With the engine now bolted firmly in place, there’s only
one
thing left to do, start ‘er up and go for a spin! Well, actually, there’s a few things left to do, but you’ll just ...
... acid solution (the Diggers stuff above is the acid in crystalline form) and pour it into the bottle. Wait for several
days
, rinse it out and you should be left with this: Since that worked so well we did the same on our radiator hoses. Bath ...
... time. It was only a couple of minutes before we started to see the acid taking action. A few days later – mint! Driveshafts were next. We had to get
these
in before we could fill the gearbox with oil or else the oil leaks out of the ...
8.
Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 4
Friday, 07 November 2014
Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 4
... so hopefully I can get part 5 done Part 4 of the drool-enducing F40 LM restoration is here, and we are so, so close to seeing it that sweet twin turbo V8 being brought to life. I’m trying to update this thread more regularly than I used to, ...
Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 4 | Part 4
of
the drool-enducing F40 LM restoration is here, and we are so, so close to seeing it that sweet twin turbo V8 being brought to life. I’m trying to update this thread more regularly than I used to, ...
... one and chances are that if we have a spare we won’t need it.
These
are the first stages in making a mould for the CF lay up. Here you can see the various ” dam partitions being measured up and hot glued into position and will form the mould ...
... will stay for now and testing but will hopefully be replaced by something more suitable for controlled track day use when and if I can find it. Still seems difficult to find a suitable exhaust with a dual purpose, open for open track
days
and ...
9.
Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 3
Friday, 29 August 2014
Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 3
... that whilst it is true to say that great progress has been made in lowering the amount
of
solvents released into our atmosphere during the painting process, most
of
this is achieved by the use
of
ever more sophisticated catalysts which allow ...
Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 3 | I really wanted to keep the Ferrari F40 LM Restoration in
one
large post, however it was proving too large to handle. For this latest update, I’ve decided to create a separate post. I’ve also split ...
... last few Red shots from the recent past to end on that I have not posted, but then its cold turkey for me for the next 10
days
. Engine is the last big one and just waiting for our final parts so hopefully that should be my surprise as soon as ...
... the original post into two parts, just to make it easier on everyone’s bandwidth, including mine! You can access the index by clicking here. And so continues the most popular build to grace
these
pages… Ferrari F40 LM Restoration ...
10.
EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Front Suspension
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
Content / build-threads.com / EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Front Suspension
... Genius After a few
days
of swearing, kicking and throwing more than 1 hammer we ended up with one Civic chassis rolling on the factory S15 front cross members with Cusco coil overs. We cant believe how well this rolls with the new front end ...
EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Front Suspension | Here is Part 2
of
the EG Civic / S15 Silvia build, which concentrates on the team at Impossible Fabrications ripping out the standard engine and front end, to replace it with the underpinnings from ...
... around 6 hours of looking, thinking, touching, thinking and then looking. It pays to spend the time on this as it will affect the way the car feels on the road and track. Daniel has done a few of
these
before so made it look super easy, but ...
... came the big gun 1.3L carby motor. All jokes aside this motor was great to me, cost nothing to run, didnt burnt a ml of oil and never even threatened to not turn over first time everytime. Boat anchor anyone?? Next up it was time to string ...
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