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1. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 4

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

... week so had a massive list to complete, everything from radiator mounts, seat mounting, hot and cold side piping, steering sorted etc. With all the mechanical parts fitted to the car is was a matter of joining it all up. The position of the ...
... 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 ...

2. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 3

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

... have trouble with the ladies, get Grubbo to install a side pipe and all your worries will be blown away. With the exhaust done, it was time for bed. The next step is going to be intercooler and intake piping, Race seat and boss kit install. ...
... process to make sure we get a factory fit in the front end. Using factory headlights and front bars mean that the aftermarket aero bar and splitter will have a tight and straight fit. With the front end almost complete, it is time to focus ...

3. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 1

Friday, 22 April 2016 Content / build-threads.com / Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 1

... This time they’re doing us Aussies proud by not only starting with a local car – a Ford Falcon – but also choosing a UTE! You’ll have to continue below to find out their plans for this hauler… All text and images ...
... even has its own “V8 utes” racing series that supports our supercar category. Nothing better than a big motor up front, 2 seats in the middle, and no weight over the rear end. They are a lot of fun to drive and as the bumper sticker ...

4. the swiss chocolate box

Wednesday, 13 April 2016 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / the swiss chocolate box

... an outstanding job covering the 1965 Plymouth Barracuda bucket seats as well as the rear bench. We also dig the rear armrests adorned with license plate toppers from Kustoms Illustrated Magazine. The upholstery shop also took care of the headliner ...
... built several custom Harleys together with his buddy Carmelo under the flag of their company Hot Cycle Pilots. Several of their builds got featured in international motorcycle magazines but Ramon felt it was time for something new. He not just ...

5. the devil's in the details

Thursday, 03 March 2016 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / the devil's in the details

... materials. The local upholstery guy took care of covering the bench seat and the door panels with leather. The steering wheel is an original Ford item, as well as the European spec kilometers-per-hour speedometer, sitting in the middle of two ...
... for his dream, a freshly built roadster, consisting among other parts of an original factory 32 Frame and a Brookville steel body. The roadster had been built in Germany and changed hands several times before it ended up in Jürg’s ...

6. VW 412 with a Porsche 911 Engine

Wednesday, 13 January 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / VW 412 with a Porsche 911 Engine

... the swap. After purchasing, the owner put in a lot of time and effort to turn it into a Porsche 911 with a classic VW body. Almost all of the main components were sourced from the Porsche 911 G-series (1974-1977). Power comes from a twin-turbo ...
... As if Porsche themselves had taken a Volkswagen body off the assembly line and used it to create their own performance wagon. The interior also includes parts from Porsche. The dash is from a 911 and the seats are taken from a 996. Recently ...

7. 1988 Ford Ranger with a RB20DET

Sunday, 20 December 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1988 Ford Ranger with a RB20DET

... the factory bench seat. The factory steering shaft couldn’t be trusted being so close to the turbocharger so a Jeep Grand Cherokee ZJ all-steel steering shaft was adapted to work. Since the engine took up a lot of room in the engine ...
... The swap put it right above a support. Which was fine if you wanted to remove an engine mount and lift one side of the engine every single time you changed the filter. For Jesse a better solution was to notch a support to provide enough room ...

8. 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

... a drop of rust I can find on the car, though there are two small patch panels on the front floors just in front of each seat. To my understanding these were installed in experimental efforts on the car, not to patch rust, which makes good sense ...
... keep his 911 motor though and sold it as a roller. Being a young guy though who didn’t quite have the funds to put (at the time) a brand new 911 or 912 motor back in the car, Rod decided that it made much more sense if he engineered a ...

9. east coast attacks

Saturday, 28 November 2015 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / east coast attacks

... have it by the time that the Grand National Roadster Show came around the following year.« Matt and Isaac started looking at bodies and cars but everything they came across was built of fiberglass or street rodded material. Finally, they ...
... they did what should be done with any running hot rod: They drove the hell out of it. But they also wanted to change a few things: »We had a great little white tuck and roll seat built with gold piping so we could fit in it better. And ...

10. east coast style

Saturday, 28 November 2015 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / east coast style