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New stickers!
It’s been a while since I’ve had any new sticker designs hit the store, so after a long hiatus here they finally are…
The catch? I’m not happy with the colours, the black text has come out a bit light, like a dark grey, so I’m selling these at a discount, only $3.00 (AUD) for the pair, plus shipping!
Get yours here:Â http://buildthreads.bigcartel.com/product/circle-square-combo-green
As always, thanks for your support! There wouldn’t be a Build-Threads.com without you guys 🙂
-anth
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Goodwood Festival of Speed through the eyes of our buddy LUKE FINK.Video by Bandana boy
Posted by Hoonigan on Wednesday, September 23, 2015
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Audi RS3 atingindo 365Km !!!#CurtaCanalD2M
Posted by Canal D2M on Monday, October 19, 2015
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GT3 powered Porsche 962 replica
In much the same vein as the recently updated Bentley EXP Speed 8 and BMW M1 replica builds, we have another 2-seat endurance racing type vehicle being hand built by an enthusiast putting their own spin on things. This one starts with a blank canvas composite body and a drive-train donated from a 997 GT3, what a way to keep it in the family! Aside from the obvious appeal of this build, there’s also an abundance of CAD machining going on, for all you CNC freaks out there.
Click here for more Porsche builds. Thanks to Mathew for submitting. Continue reading “GT3 powered Porsche 962 replica”
What I’m Watching: Z Dream
I’m not the biggest Fast & Furious franchise fan. I mean, I liked the first one when it came out, but I was already a car-obsessed teen at that point, so it’s not like it changed my life or started my obsession. I enjoyed the summer vibes of the second instalment, but by the time the third one came around it started to get lost on me, and I didn’t even bother with 4 onwards. But when I heard that Sung Kang had bought his own s30z project to build up, I thought “hey, this is kind of cool!”, a Hollywood actor buying a shitty old Datsun, not too dissimilar to mine, who’ll be building it up just as he wanted. When I noticed the build transformed from a “car guy passion project” into a “Workshop x Media Partner x SEMA” build, I went “okay, this is still kinda cool, but not as cool as it was before”. But I digress! I shouldn’t have let my narrow mind get the better of me before actually watching the start of the series. Once I sat down to view the first video, I realised there really is a hell of a lot of passion being poured into this, from everyone involved, including the owners, the builders, and the creatives putting this series together for us. I’ll be updating this post when each new video comes out, so keep checking back.
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Triumph GT6 with Jaguar V12 power
Here’s some real home-grown fabrication for you. A V12 converted to twin 4-barrel carbs, shortened Jaguar rear end, BMW front end, endless amounts of body work, chassis fabrication, flat floor and wooden bucks to custom make sheet-metal panels. This is backyard ingenuity at it’s best. Edit: I should probably mention that the thread is over 350 pages long, so yeah, have fun with that!
Thanks to Brian for submitting. Click here for more Triumph builds.
What I’m Watching: Dirt Every Day
If you miss the old Roadkill (pre Dodge sponsorship days), then you’re going to love Dirt Every Day. While I’m not really into off-roading, I absolutely LOVE this channel. Fred is a down to earth guy who hosts his own series videos on the MotorTrend channel, which is why he’s allowed to poke fun at Finnegan and Freiburger (and their newfound viral popularity) whenever he so chooses. In this episode, he starts transforming a Plymouth Road Runner into a turbo diesel powered off road warrior.
’72 BMW E9 3.0 CSL restomod
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Volvo 242 with BMW V10 Power
I love how Volvos are the domestic “do it all” cars of the Scandinavian region. They get pulled apart and re-built in a host of different ways that the rest of the world would never dare. This 242 begins it’s build thread with a BMW v10 already nestled in the engine bay, and things only get more serious from there on in. I wish there was some more technical imagery to go with this one, but it’s still a great build and won’t take you too long to get through.
More images and words available via this Speedhunters feature: click.
Submitted by Harald. Click here for more Volvo builds. Click here for more Scandinavian builds.



























