So, I heard you like CNC machined parts? Check out the astonishing amount of work being poured into this 1-off bike by Shaun Wainford, the man behind SW Engineering. Having a CAD/CNC setup in your home would deinitely come in handy for hobbies like ours, and Shaun definitely makes full use of the tools on [...]
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Tags: bike, CAD, cnc, custom, fabrication, motorbike, motorcycle, yamaha 
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I read a post the owner of this car made on Jalopnik, then did some digging around to locate the build thread. Wikipedia defines a Locost as “a home-built clone of the Lotus Seven. The car features a space frame chassis usually welded together from mild steel 1 × 1 in (25 × 25 mm) square tubing. Front suspension is usually [...]
Thanks to Oli from Supermade (one of the OG buddies of Build Threads) for posting up this sweet bike on his blog the other day. Once I saw it, I jumped straight on my email to ask him if he had any more info about it. This would have to be one of the best [...]
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.
Posted in Build Threads Tags: alloy, cnc, custom, fabrication, jetta, lathe, metal, volkswagen, vw, wheel, wheels 3 Comments »
It’s funny how things work out. After reading an article on Speedhunters, I was briefly skimming over the comments at the bottom of the article, when I noticed someone talking about a suicide-rod being built for drifting duties. I googled the persons screen-name and found they had an account on Zilvia, so I promptly headed [...]
Posted in Build Threads Tags: airbags, chevy, custom, dually, fabrication, full size truck, truck 3 Comments »One thing that has remained consistent since cars first came into production is that guys simply can’t keep themselves from cutting them up and showing off their work. Before blogs and forums, there was black & white photos and car magazines. Rikster from Rik Hoving Kustoms posted up an amazing thread on The H.A.M.B. full [...]
Posted in General Car Stuff Tags: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, custom, HAMB, hot rod, old, old school, valley customs, vintage 1 Comment »
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