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1. 1985 Dodge Ram with a 5.9 L Cummins

Sunday, 24 April 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1985 Dodge Ram with a 5.9 L Cummins

... so many times it was better to rip it out and build a new one. It took everything they had to stay sane while splicing a engine and five-speed harness from a 1992 4WD, transmission harness from a 1991 2WD, and pieces of the 1985 2WD harness ...
... owner showed up with a 1985 “Franklin” Dodge Ram W350 dually in very good condition. The body was in such decent shape the only metal repair needed was the driver’s side floorboard under the pedals. The owner liked the design ...

2. Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute – Part 1

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

... of a turbo ute with the sole purpose of building a crazy track car that would not only make heaps of power and do a skid, but be well-balanced and run good times at both race tracks and drag strips alike. So let’s take a look at the strengths ...
... of a turbo ute with the sole purpose of building a crazy track car that would not only make heaps of power and do a skid, but be well-balanced and run good times at both race tracks and drag strips alike. So let’s take a look at the strengths ...

3. the devil's in the details

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

the devil's in the details | Even in his wildest dreams, good ol’ Henry would have never imagined this: More than 80 years after production ending, his 1932 Ford Roadster is still highly sought after. And it actually is so desirable, that ...
... 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 ...

4. the ultimate mild kustom

Tuesday, 16 February 2016 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / the ultimate mild kustom

... sometimes combined with a sinister attitude. And there are not many better looking cars than a customized 49 to 51 Mercury – whether its been radically modified or it’s gotten just a subtle improvement of the factory design. Chris ...
... the seller had all the documentation from the restoration down to the last bolt. It was too good to pass up!« Since the seller of the car, Chuck Fischer, already had bought the Mercury from a previous party, the Mercury’s history ...

5. highway 101

Monday, 15 February 2016 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / highway 101

highway 101 | Take a drive baby up the coast, yeah highway 101I'll pass Ventura and Santa Barbara too, just as fast as my motor runsGotta pocket full of memories, some happy and some are sadGotta girl standing by my side through the good times ...
highway 101 | Take a drive baby up the coast, yeah highway 101I'll pass Ventura and Santa Barbara too, just as fast as my motor runsGotta pocket full of memories, some happy and some are sadGotta girl standing by my side through the good times ...

6. 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

... B-Production that year. After the good season, Dennis was ready for a new ride. Enter Rod Simpson. Rod, a smart, savy car nut and racer, knew of the car and its race history and bought the car from Dennis. Dennis decided he would like to ...
... 345 rear and are mounted on super light, forged, 3 piece Speedine wheels sized 12×15 and a massive 14×15. The car will also come with an extra set of four more Dunlops in the same sizing mounted on the same wheels and one more additional ...

7. Preiset..., Rolls-Royce Dawn-1741

Wednesday, 09 September 2015 Content / radical-mag.com / Preiset..., Rolls-Royce Dawn-1741

... diese Maximen werden Sir Henry Royce zugeschrieben, da darf sich RR bedienen.Doch wenn es dann auch noch heisst: «In the most challenging times, the phrase “It is always darkest just before the dawn” – originally coined ...
... Walser gerne betonte Grosseganze. Ausser vielleicht: «Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it. Accept nothing nearly right or good enough.» Gut, ...

8. Project 510: Short Shifting

Friday, 10 July 2015 Content / build-threads.com / Project 510: Short Shifting

... supporting mods! In that time I have driven the car plenty of times […] It’s been a hell of a long time since any real work was done to Project 510. In fact, looking back at the archives, it’s been around 2 and a half years ...
... I was happy to be able to select gears easily and freely, it just didn’t feel right, it was notchy, and not in a good way. I’m talking about driver enjoyment here, not flat out racing or shaving milliseconds off shifting time. Another ...

9. 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 ...
... fired it up for him. It seems to be running really rich and that’s why it’s bogging down. I live in a unit and it’s just too loud to keep the car running with no exhaust. We’ve only started the car three or four times ...

10. 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 ...
... be done as the car is also being photographed on the 13th for a leading magazine.Front Clam still in primer – Nervous times. Work continues on the front clam and hopefully colour later today (well we simply have to). Meanwhile ...