March 9th, 2010
Here is the second build to be featured on Speedhunters.
The first build I showed you was pure American muscle, from the body, to the frame, to the guy’s working their magic on it. For this next build I’m not gonna go all JDM or Euro on you, but the engine choice does come from the land of the rising sun. I know how much you guys love the Japanese stuff (as do I), but I do try to feature some of the more obscure builds to keep it interesting and fresh.
This next car is a 1966 Sunbeam Minx in the stages of receiving an F20C transplant and 4-link rear end. The guy behind it all is named Mike, he’s a master metal fabricator and I’ve featured one of his builds before. Let’s get started…
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March 8th, 2010
I just had to share this pic of the Kyusha Kai S30Z, it’s looking hard! The bright orange paint, the stripe down the side, the wheels, the lip, the stance, everything just works so damn well.
I wanted to take my 510 out for a drive today but the weather didn’t agree with me, so seeing this pic has sort of made me feel better, Datsun love!
March 5th, 2010
I’m guessing most of you already read Speedhunters, but in case you haven’t checked it lately, I’m going to be doing some guest blogs this month since March is “Builds/Previews Month”. Firstly I’d like to thank Rod Chong for giving me the opportunity, it’s most appreciated and I can’t express my gratitude enough.
I’m going to post up the builds here too, so here’s the first one that just got published in the last 24hrs or so. You can see the story on Speedhunters by clicking here.
The first build I want to show you is known as the “Kaiser Drag’n build”. It’s a 1951 Kaiser Manhattan owned and built by Keith who resides in Tempe, Arizona.
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March 4th, 2010
I know there hasn’t been many posts lately and I do apologise for that, especially for you guys that check the site every day. If it was up to me I’d do this full time and post up stuff for you guys daily. Believe me when I say I have 3 very impressive builds to show you this month, but you’ll just have to be patient. These builds are some of the best I have been waiting-on to feature, so you won’t be disappointed.
But for now, I’d like to show you something that everybody loves, a garage build. One bit of consistent feedback that I get from readers is that they want to see more garage builds, so here’s one that’ll make your eyes pop.
This isn’t your ordinary garage, nor is it built in your ordinary garage location (next to your house). This particular “car hole” as Moe Syzlack would call it, is built in the AutoMotorplex in Minneapolis. “Whats that?” I hear you say. Well it’s a large estate where gear-heads can build their massive dream garages collectively, creating a community of epic car dwellings. Think of it as a small city where instead of buildings, you have garages. Sound like heaven to you? Yeah, me too!
Just wait ’till you see this example, complete will a second-level chill area. I’ll stop blabbering so you can see for yourself and get the same serious case of green-eye syndrome that I just contracted.
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February 26th, 2010
Remember the remote-mount turbo MKIII Jetta build? Well the owner is taking the customisation game to a whole new level by scratch-building his own set of one-off wheel centers. Thanks to Ray from RAW WORKS for reminding me about this one.
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February 24th, 2010
Disclaimer: I take no responsibility for the level of boredom you reach while reading this update. Not much really happens, you have been warned!
This update is well overdue, and so was a bath for the Golf! Now that the wheels were on and the suspension lowered down, it was time to clean up all the odds and ends that were bugging me since I bought it.
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February 20th, 2010
A while ago, Rainer emailed me a 10 minute Youtube video showcasing the build of his G10 Daihatsu Charade. When I asked if he could send me some pictures of the build, he happily obliged and I could tell from that moment how proud he was of his car. We need builds like this to bring us back down to earth and remind us that everyone’s vision of a perfect car is different, because not everyone wants to build a pro tourer, a drifter, a time attack racer, or even a land speed record car as we saw in the last build. The beginning of Rainer’s video says “I have a dream, it is NOT a Mercedes, Ferrari, Porsche or BMW”, and that dream stems from one thing we all have in common, the love of seeing a car brought back from the brink no matter what the make or model.
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February 16th, 2010
Here’s another build brought to my attention by the serial submitter, Cereal. It’s something a bit different from the usual road/race car’s that usually get a mention here, this time it’s a Bonneville salt lake racer gracing the page. How would you go about making a salt lake racer? In your own garage of course! The interesting thing about this one is it’s choice of power-plant, a Suzuki GSX-R 750 motorcycle engine.
The build has been ongoing for a few years now and is not quite finished. Don’t let that deter you though, as there is still bucket loads of information on the site.
If you’re a fan of the technical nitty gritty, then make yourself a favourite drink, free up some time, and get ready to read. There are over 100 listed pages on the main website, so make sure you hit the link at the end of the story to check it out.
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February 14th, 2010
Thought I’d give a shout out to David over at Import Bible, as the other day I bought one of his ever-so-sweet shirts. This was my first IB purchase, even though I’ve been lusting over his designs for a while now. Once the Rim to Rim shirt was dropped, I had to have it. Gone are the days when car based t-shirts are restricted to “slippery when boosting” and other cheesy lines like that. Nowadays there are a few key companies churning out fresh and aesthetic designs that wouldn’t look out of place hanging on your wall (which is what I’m thinking of doing with this shirt after I wear it a couple of times). Hit up Import Bible for some sweet automotive apparel.
Another shout out goes to Jay from JDM EGO, as I also recently hit up his store to grab a set of his Renaissance stickers. Jay is one of the main reasons this blog has done so well, because once he dropped a link to Build Threads my stats shot up astronomically and they never turned back. I thought it was only fitting to rep one of his stickers on the datto as a way of saying thanks. Jay posts some of the coolest shit on the internet, plus he has a range of swag you can get your paws on like number plate frames, so hit up JDM EGO (which is a part of the Fatlace family) and don’t forget to check out his store!
Speaking of Fatlace, I also managed to get my hands on a set of their safari print release of stickers. I’m so glad I got onto these before they were sold out, they’re definitely my favourite out of all their previous releases. While over at Fatlace, I always check out Mark’s blog, the man who founded the company back in ‘99 when I was still in the middle of high school. Mark’s success as a designer, business man, and all-round car guy inspires me. (Did I mention he also has a Datsun project?!)
Okay, enough name dropping. A new build thread will be up in the next couple of days.
February 9th, 2010
Let’s kick off this new blog with a build, shall we? VDubbin submitted this one to me last year, and it’s one of many builds sitting in my drafts waiting for a feature.
VW Beetles have been chopped and changed many times over the years in countless different styles, and there seems to be no sign of this trend slowing down. This one isn’t much of a Beetle any more, with a hand made custom chassis and Lexus V8 sitting up front. The thing I like about this build apart from the fact that it’s home-made, is that there are plenty of clear pictures showing the details of the intricate custom fabrication, including how the body was mounted to the chassis…very interesting and informative. Just wait ’till you see the custom seats!
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