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1. For Sale: The First V8 Swapped Porsche In The World

Tuesday, 08 December 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / For Sale: The First V8 Swapped Porsche In The World

... mile straightway at Riverside Raceway. On the same day the 912 was able to get within 0.3 seconds to a Porsche Carrera RSR being tested by the factory Porsche team. Hot Rod Magazine in 1977 made a 10.5 second quarter-mile pass at 128 mph and ...
... and the engine roars to life, let it warm up a hair and its settles down into an idle quieter than expected, though still aggressive. It idles at ~800rpm happily. The clutch is easy to modulate and only medium weight. The car is remarkably ...

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

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

... 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 ...
... since the rebuild. Hopefully we’ll be able to spend more time diagnosing it once it’s quietened down. It took a little while longer than anticipated, but the work is now all finished. Adam really looked after us. Can’t say ...

3. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 5

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

... of a quiet phase as Kevin is busy driving his GTS through Austria.Spot the deliberate mistake. I think the lads are doing it on purpose now….. For some reason the standard wheel nuts don’t fit the Michelotto rims, the flange ...
... 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 ...

4. flashback: the casny shoebox

Tuesday, 29 April 2014 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / flashback: the casny shoebox

... these old news? Chris doesn't even own the car anymore! Well, a couple of days ago I unearthed this bunch of photos I had taken in 2011. And since most of them never got published before, I thought they might be worth a look. At least I can't ...
... didn't just chop and paint the car. He even did the whole interior by himself. Who knows, maybe his true last name is Gonzalez? The photos were taken in a quiet back alley close to Sunset Blvd, Hollywood. Chris cruisin'... ...Sunset ...

5. palos verdes (part 1)

Tuesday, 22 October 2013 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / palos verdes (part 1)

palos verdes (part 1) | Yes, I know, it's been quiet around here lately. The move back from Southern California to Switzerland took most of my time and every free minute I was busy working on the first printed edition of... Hold on – this ...
... edition of... Hold on – this has to wait for later. –– Okay, where have we been. Right: California! Now imagine, on my very last day in California, I got the chance to experience nothing less than hot rod heaven. Hot rod heaven is ...

6. the magic of el mirage

Wednesday, 15 June 2011 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / the magic of el mirage

the magic of el mirage | On the last day of our trip through So-Cal, finally a dream of mine came true: going to El Mirage. We got there saturday night and slept in the rental as I wanted to take some shots before sunrise. It was well worth ...
... before sunrise. It was well worth it. The setting at El Mirage, especially in the morning hours when everything is quiet, is nothing short of magic. But the sun rises quickly and there ain't much time before people get up and the first engine ...