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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

... track. What Rod unintentionally started though was a Porsche hot rodding revolution. While the Porsche purists weeped softly at night, Rod was out running circles around them and starting a massive following. So much of a following, that ...
... the new 400 block there has been about 300 miles put on the car. ZERO air/fuel issues, ZERO detonation, ZERO hesitations or flat spots. The prior 305 block was producing low 500hp. The current 400 block is making just about 600hp. (Only ...

2. 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 ...
... also have to decide where to fix our rev limit, 7,500 being safe, but we are pretty confident we can go further, again something for the later session. I am thinking 8,000.Overall the plan after a hard and expensive 20 months is softly softly, ...

3. beast from the east

Monday, 22 September 2014 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / beast from the east

beast from the east | It's not just that I have a soft spot for 1980s hard rock album titles. But this car truly is an East Coast build, even though it now resides in Southern California and is owned by Matt Kimmel and his buddy Isaac Bowser. ...
beast from the east | It's not just that I have a soft spot for 1980s hard rock album titles. But this car truly is an East Coast build, even though it now resides in Southern California and is owned by Matt Kimmel and his buddy Isaac Bowser. ...

4. VR HSV Senator LSX454

Friday, 14 February 2014 Content / build-threads.com / VR HSV Senator LSX454

VR HSV Senator LSX454 | I always love when an Australian car shows up in my inbox, I have a soft spot for our local product (even though our industry has all but shut down), and I even owned a Commodore some years ago. This particular piece ...
VR HSV Senator LSX454 | I always love when an Australian car shows up in my inbox, I have a soft spot for our local product (even though our industry has all but shut down), and I even owned a Commodore some years ago. This particular piece ...

5. santa maria 2013

Friday, 31 May 2013 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / santa maria 2013

... felt like a barn find, or a desert find kustom. Crazy paintjob on a 1949 Chevy finished just in time for the show. I don't know why but I just have a soft spot for well-proportioned early 1950s Chevy kustoms. More photos...Original: ...
... felt like a barn find, or a desert find kustom. Crazy paintjob on a 1949 Chevy finished just in time for the show. I don't know why but I just have a soft spot for well-proportioned early 1950s Chevy kustoms. More photos...Original: ...

6. Project 510: FMIC + more (pt 4)

Wednesday, 20 March 2013 Content / build-threads.com / Project 510: FMIC + more (pt 4)

... completely dries and stays a bit soft, and if you go near it with a prepsol-soaked rag it will smudge, even after it’s fully cured. Next the front of the same panel got the same treatment using a series of light coats. It definitely ...
... is part of the design and helps with airflow and heat dissipation. I’m unsure whether I should leave it or paint it (wrinkle black?). Electric water pump tucked away in it’s hiding spot. I actually drove the car down to my mechanics ...

7. Project 510 – Misc (overdue!) update

Sunday, 12 June 2011 Content / build-threads.com / Project 510 – Misc (overdue!) update

... something different in mind. I always thought a good spot would be between the seats on the transmission tunnel, nice and easy to access in a hurry, so I did a quick mock-up to see how it would look. Being a weekender (barely!), I don’t ...
... cut-out. Clean up the edges with a file. Aluminium is so soft, very easy to work with. A quick test-fit ensured the trim piece now fit. I’ve mentioned my dad a couple of times in this piece, he is actually an upholsterer by trade, so ...

8. factory kustom of the week: 1961 olds 88

Wednesday, 20 April 2011 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / factory kustom of the week: 1961 olds 88

factory kustom of the week: 1961 olds 88 | I got a soft spot for those early to mid 60s cruisers. Whether it be coupes or wagons, Ford, Chrysler or GM: it seems like the car companies had bigger balls during that period of time for cranking ...
factory kustom of the week: 1961 olds 88 | I got a soft spot for those early to mid 60s cruisers. Whether it be coupes or wagons, Ford, Chrysler or GM: it seems like the car companies had bigger balls during that period of time for cranking ...