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1. 1972 Cutlass Banshee Now Runs A LS3

Thursday, 26 February 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1972 Cutlass Banshee Now Runs A LS3

... it with a carbureted LS3 engine. The transmission is a manual-shift Turbo 400 automatic. The other really wild feature is the navigation system. All the turns in a race where written down on paper and wound into the system. Then as your ...
1972 Cutlass Banshee Now Runs A LS3 | Jon Swift stopped by Jay Leno’s garage to talk about the history behind this very unique custom 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass. Vic Hickey was a GM engineer and created this off road racer for GM. The car ...

2. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 5

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

... stripy material is a rip film, the 2nd layer is ” donut paper ” and the 3rd is a netting which maintains a space which aids resin flow when a vacuum is pulled. The butyl strip which will adhere the edges of the vacuum bagging is ...
... a couple of videos and a sneak peek at an EVO Magazine photoshoot. We are now up to date with the actual build thread on Ferrari Chat. At a guess I’d say updates from here on out will be evolution of the car in it’s final state, ...

3. EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Rear suspension & driveline

Monday, 22 September 2014 Content / build-threads.com / EG Civic / S15 Silvia – Rear suspension & driveline

... the numbers in your head (on paper) match the numbers you see in front of you. Daniel (grub) actually used the same technique as the factory would use to lock these pins in place, they use a lock ring to hold them in but can be removable if ...
... and strut towers. Now it’s the rear of the car getting some very similar attention… Click here for the Nulon Civic / S15 build index. All text and images taken with consent from http://blog.nulon.com.au/2014/09/rwd-sr20-civic-part-4-its-starting-to-come-together/ The ...

4. new mag on the block

Tuesday, 01 April 2014 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / new mag on the block

new mag on the block | I'm a magazine guy. There's nothing like the look and feel and smell of printed paper. So, the news that there's gonna be a fresh Kustom Car Magazine from Germany got me all excited. And when the editor Michael Schmidbauer ...
new mag on the block | I'm a magazine guy. There's nothing like the look and feel and smell of printed paper. So, the news that there's gonna be a fresh Kustom Car Magazine from Germany got me all excited. And when the editor Michael Schmidbauer ...

5. monday movie: ian loska's coffee truck

Monday, 10 March 2014 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / monday movie: ian loska's coffee truck

... get it on the cover of the Swedish GASOLINE Magazine. The article came out great and I'm stoked about that but here's something that can't be shown on printed paper: the hot rod in action. Turn up the volume and enjoy! Original: LOWTECH :: ...
... local auto parts store in San Clemente. And since I had followed the build for a while I was happy to hear when Ian had it finished and he was willing to let me shoot it. The photos I took turned out nice enough to do the car justice and to ...

6. out now: LOWTECH – The California Issue #1

Friday, 25 October 2013 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / out now: LOWTECH – The California Issue #1

... California, I just knew I had to do it. Let's get this shit on paper. Because even though stuff tends to live longer on the interweb, paper still gives you the feel like its made to last. Not forever but at least to last until it ends up on ...
... just think it would be neat if people see what I saw while spending 12 months among Southern California car culture. Okay let's see: It's not a magazine but it's not a book either. I wanted it to have a soft cover so it doesn't look and feel ...

7. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration

Tuesday, 06 August 2013 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration

... complex shapes. I could not even do that with paper. Finally a filthy engine is released. 24 years of road and racing grime removed in a few hours and what a result. We then will break down the gearbox and on Michelotto’s recommendation, ...
Ferrari F40 LM Restoration | Could this be the holy grail? The best car ever featured on Build-Threads.com? For those of you who are keen followers of the Facebook page, you’d be well aware that I’m quite the Ferrari tragic, and ...

8. the homecoming

Tuesday, 02 April 2013 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / the homecoming

... the fact that Hot Rod Magazine is 65 years old. And with 12 issues a year, you end up with – well just do the math – like yeah, a whole fuckin' bunch of paper filled with hot rod and custom history. So, for their 65th anniversary ...
... they came up with a great idea: let's throw a birthday party! How innovative, you say? Well they didn't just want to celebrate on their own at a strip club in Las Vegas. They decided to do a car show. Not just a birthday cruise. A full blown ...

9. Project 510: FMIC + more (pt 2)

Monday, 18 March 2013 Content / build-threads.com / Project 510: FMIC + more (pt 2)

... the intake manifold, I made a couple of block-off plates and gaskets for some ports I won’t be using. Speaking of gaskets, I also made new ones for the throttle body and thermostat. That sheet of gasket paper really came in handy. While ...
... a tighter bend than I initially thought, so I bought the above “donut”. This series of pictures is my second attempt at piping. This is the shape of the cold-side pipe, very simple. Test fitted to the car. I got lucky with this ...

10. Project 510: FMIC + more (pt 1)

Sunday, 17 March 2013 Content / build-threads.com / Project 510: FMIC + more (pt 1)

Project 510: FMIC + more (pt 1) | Well, where do I start? This is going to be easily the biggest update I’ve ever posted about the car, as I’ve just completed 8 months of on/off work under the bonnet in my spare time. During those ...
... quick bolts later… …and it’s off. To stop water spewing out everywhere, I needed to block off the gaping hole in the front of my engine. To keep costs down I decided to make my own block-off plate. I first made a paper template, ...