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1. Volvo CMA

Friday, 20 May 2016 Content / radical-mag.com / Volvo CMA

... diesen Sommer zuerst die Modelle S90 und V90 auf den Markt, wobei wohl vor allem der grosse Kombi in der Schweiz auf grosses Interesse stossen wird. Auf der gleichen Plattform, SPA genannt, wird dann in diesem Jahr auch noch die kleinere 60er-Reihe ...
Volvo CMA | Gute Aussichten Sie machen etwas richtig, die Schweden von Volvo. Einigermassen unbeschadet haben sie eine lange Krise überstanden (und auch die daraus folgende Übernahme durch den chinesischen Geely-Konzern), das Image ...

2. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 5

Monday, 02 May 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 5

... 3 - Part 4 All text and images taken with permission from http://www.nulonnationals.com.au/2016/04/21/xr6-turbo-ute-part-4/ with some edits This week has been a very busy one with the ute build, with a lot of travel, man hours and ...
Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 5 | Now we’re up to Part 5, the fabrication is nearing completion and we’re starting to see some fresh colour being laid down. Previous instalments: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part ...

3. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 4

Monday, 25 April 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 4

... how responsive this GTW turbo is going to be with the short, straight piping. To aid in the performance of this turbo, porter has fitted a Turbosmart Raceport BOV. With both the cooler pipes done, it was time to start on the intake pipe. Grubbo ...
Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 4 | Part 4 is here! In this update we see the cooling system take shape, along with intercooler piping and some interior upgrades. Previous instalments: Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 All text and images ...

4. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 3

Saturday, 23 April 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 3

... ideas on mounting the intercooler, but because we were looking for maximum response, we knew that shorter intercooler piping would help reduce lag from the GTW turbo resulting in more power, sooner. With this in mind, Grubbo got his magic marker ...
... from manifold to side-pipe. Previous posts: Part 1 – Part 2 All text and images taken with permission from http://www.nulonnationals.com.au/2016/04/07/xr6-turbo-ute-part-3/ with some edits It’s been a very busy couple of weeks ...

5. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 2

Saturday, 23 April 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 2

... fabricated. Click here for Part 1. All text and images taken with permission from http://www.nulonnationals.com.au/2016/03/18/xr6-turbo-ute-part-2/ with some edits It`s been a very busy week in the shop, with the Ute now rolling. Ian and ...
... the entire roll cage design, get this one wrong and the rest of the bars will also be out of alignment. The key to a great roll cage is to keep it to the same shape as the roof line. Having done many hoops in his time, Grubbo got this one spot ...

6. Lamborghini Huracan LP580-2

Tuesday, 19 April 2016 Content / radical-mag.com / Lamborghini Huracan LP580-2

... Nasenwasser-Mainstream – und da passt das einfacher besser zum Image, wenn der Wagen sich nicht fährt wie der Familien-Kombi, oder?) Das Spiel ist ja nicht neu, schon vom Gallardo gab es ja einen heckgetriebenen «Balboni», ...
... der so viel Erfolg hatte, dass die Anti-Allrad-Version auch fest ins Programm aufgenommen wurde; damals sogar noch mit manuellem Getriebe. Dieses gibt es beim Huracan nicht mehr, es heisst: zu wenig Kunden-Interesse, aber damit können wir ...

7. Toyota 2000GT

Wednesday, 06 April 2016 Content / radical-mag.com / Toyota 2000GT

... dass so ein Sportwagen unbedingt auch gut ist für das Image. Jetzt wird es aber schon mysteriös. Denn Toyota konstruierte den neuen Sportwagen im Gegensatz zum Sports800 nicht selber, sondern vergab den Auftrag an die Entwicklungsabteilung ...
... ja gelernt, dass es den japanischen Auto-Herstellern bis Ende der 50er Jahre verboten war, etwas anderes als Lastwagen und Limosuinen zu bauen. Der Sports800, gebaut zwischen 1965 und 1969, war dann der erste Versuch von Toyota, sich nach Aufhebung ...

8. Fiat 850 Abarth Replica

Thursday, 11 February 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Fiat 850 Abarth Replica

... going to take the direct route. It might have something to do with this image and the effect it’s had on me ever since I first saw it. Anyhoo, this little rear engined corner-carver has an interesting tale, starting out as a Serbian Zastava ...
... going to take the direct route. It might have something to do with this image and the effect it’s had on me ever since I first saw it. Anyhoo, this little rear engined corner-carver has an interesting tale, starting out as a Serbian Zastava ...

9. Top 10 Posts of 2015

Sunday, 10 January 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Top 10 Posts of 2015

... refreshed and ready for another great year of builds! I thought I’d throw together a quick post to get things moving, showing what were the most popular builds of the last twelve months, according to the stats… 10. 1962 Ford ...
... complete video builds on their own, and Tom’s Miata proved to be a hit with everyone. It wasn’t hard to see why, as Tom’s Turbo Garage is one of the best in the business when it comes to documenting builds via moving image. ...

10. Clarion Builds – BMW 2002

Monday, 07 December 2015 Content / build-threads.com / Clarion Builds – BMW 2002

Clarion Builds – BMW 2002 | A little while back I received an email from a member of the Clarion Builds project about advertising on this very site (more info here if you’re interested). Well their first project car is now complete, ...
... of the build process that I missed. I tip my hat to Clarion and their Clarion Builds project, and I can’t wait to see how the next car (Honda NSX!!) turns out. Apart from the 16 videos posted below, you can see an image gallery of ...