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1. the swiss chocolate box

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

... They confirmed that the Shoebox was a great driver in very nice shape and it was ready to go. A good friend of Ramon is an airline pilot and with his help, they arranged to get the Shoebox from California to Switzerland as air cargo. So, in ...
... and the carpet while Ramon was installing the air ride tank and compressor in the trunk together with a MacIntosh car stereo system. He also placed some hidden compartments where he can store all the little stuff usually cluttering the appearance ...

2. Top 10 Posts of 2015

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

... favourite build of 2015? Feel free to comment below | 2016-01 | Anthony Crivelli | Article | build-threads.com | build-threads | General Car Stuff ...
... non-car build to make the list, Sakurama’s garage and house build are what dreams are made of. Mid-century modern architecture, professional photography, attention to detail, and a few motorbike builds thrown in for good measure. ...

3. made my year

Wednesday, 30 December 2015 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / made my year

made my year | Good ol' 2015 is about to say farewell. And tradition dictates it's that time again when we should look back and aknockledge all the things that went right during the past twelve months.Of course, first and foremost it's my friends ...
... that is California. Work has also been fine, phew, and it made sure I'm not only barely surviving but I'm able to actually do the stuff I love. And this directly leads me to that one project dearest to my hot rod and custom soul, as it is a ...

4. “If only you were nearer” – a road trip tale

Thursday, 03 December 2015 Content / build-threads.com / “If only you were nearer” – a road trip tale

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

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

... enough good things about the bloke. Here’s the new section he made up. We’ve kept the same pipe diameter as stock, but deleted the cat converter for less restriction and to reduce the weight suspended from the turbo/manifold. The ...
... 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 ...

6. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 5

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

... the Motec installation with our new engine and turbo set up, that all was good on the engine installation and know we are producing adequate power. That told us we need to fit new injectors to get enough fuel into the cylinders for when we ramp ...
... mould, all the sacrificial layers are removed, a MUCH tougher job than it looks. Cleaning up and cracking open the mould And first sight fresh out the mould Green stuff is the release agent and will wash off. As you will ...

7. hot rod x-mas

Sunday, 21 December 2014 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / hot rod x-mas

... the Crazy Cruisers car club came all the way from France. Good-looking V8-powered two-door Chevy of the T&M Schilter Speed Shop. Baby, it's cold outside. Däddy's new 1949 Chevy DeLuxe Coupe. Model A boogie. Driving a pick-up truck never ...
hot rod x-mas | X-mas holidays are a nice tradition. We get some days off and it's okay to eat and drink a lot of not necessarily healthy stuff. Another not-to-miss element of this tradition is the annual X-mas Party at Custom Parts & Wear ...

8. Project Honda City Turbo II – First Start!

Tuesday, 02 December 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – First Start!

... for first start. Feels good seeing it come together. Fresh coolant for our new radiator and refurbished overflow bottle. And lastly a bit of 98RON to get it going. After priming the fuel pump a bunch of times we found a couple of leaky banjo ...
... had straight fuel hose to work with, no nicely shaped factory stuff. Space was super limited and getting the pump in a spot where the hose wouldn’t kink was the issue. It looks like a mess but it’s actually worked out well. ...

9. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 4

Friday, 07 November 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 4

... couple of shots showing that we continue to be in good company and a further detail The nice thing about a bare chassis resto is that it looks great wherever you look. Expectant. Just waiting for our ...
... slightly coarse material, whereas the LM chairs have this nasty nylon like stuff that picks up everything as per the attached. The sensible and practical choice would be to go for the nice road car finish so we have gone for the nasty impractical ...

10. Project Honda City Turbo II – Bringing the engine home

Friday, 24 October 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – Bringing the engine home

... by the guy who owns the silver one but it has lots of stuff we can use. We really needed the handbrake cables, which I got, along with black interior bits and a few other spares. We actually saw this silver car for sale on Gumtree a while before ...
... down here. Those wheels on it are original Turbo II items off the silver car. There are more goodies to be had on the white car, so we’ll get back there before it goes to the wrecker next weekend. I did a quick test with the Streets. ...