I’m a member of many different forums, but I’m not much of a poster. JDM Style Tuning was one of the first forums that I really got involved in, posting regularly and attending meets. While I don’t post there much these days, I still like to read the forum almost daily and make the odd [...]
This next build was found via Instagram of all places. I noticed a new follower pop up in my feed, clicked on his profile and I was greeted with images of this Pro Street ute build. After a few comments back-and-forth I located the build thread online and now I want to share it with [...]
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Tags: australia, chassis, drag, drag car, fabrication, holden, hr, hr holden, pickup, truck, turbo, ute, V8 
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You might recall in July of last year I featured a tube framed Porsche 914 with a WRX engine transplant. While title of this post may have you thinking this is a similar build, they’re actually quite different. This particular car starts out as an already competent Auto-X car, with the owner, Britain, wanting to [...]
Posted in Build Threads Tags: 914, auto-x, autox, EJ20, engine conversion, motorkhana, porsche, subaru, turbo, wrx No Comments »
Many years ago I remember seeing what I still think is one of the best looking CA18DET’s ever put together. It was posted on a forum, and I liked it so much I pm’d the person who’d posted the image. That CA18DET wasn’t bound for the usual S13 Nissan or Datsun 1200 ute, it was [...]
Posted in Build Threads Tags: ca18det, engine conversion, escort, fabrication, ford, mk1, restoration, turbo 2 Comments »
I always bang on about the elements that make a good build thread, and having nice photos is usually top of the list. But another key element to a great thread is using it as a platform to tell a story, as a reader you want to get lost in the journey and feel like [...]
Posted in Build Threads Tags: drift, japan, nissan, s13, s14, silvia, street drifting, turbo No Comments »
Wait…what? Yep, a 1968 Ford Mustang on any automotive website (or magazine for that matter) would have you assuming that a stove-hot V8 would be hiding under the bonnet, and 99% of the time you’d be right. When Beau submitted me his ’68 Stang, he pointed me to a certain page on his build thread, [...]
It wasn’t that long ago that I featured another Porsche with a Subaru engine swap, but while the titles may seem similar at first glance, they are two completely different cars. Here we have a Porsche 914 with a Subuaru WRX engine swap, and while that might seem interesting enough on it’s own, this car [...]
Posted in Build Threads Tags: 914, EJ20, engine conversion, fabrication, porsche, subaru, turbo, wrx 2 Comments »
This following build was part of the teasers I placed in my “Best of 2010″ guest-post on Speedhunters last year. Out of the 5 teasers, I have only managed to do a follow-up feature one of them, The Widow Maker. Well, here’s number two! This minitruck is like no other I’ve seen. It might be [...]
Posted in Build Threads, Videos Tags: air ride, airbags, mazda, mid-mount, minitruck, turbo, V8 5 Comments »
Earlier this year I made two consecutive posts about the automotive exploits of one Retro Rides member by the name of Bruce (aka Mystery Machine), a person who truly understands the appeal of a good build thread. Bruce not only built a very cool MX5 along with a number of other awesome rides, but he [...]
Posted in Build Threads Tags: area 52, builder spotlight, DIY, elite, fabrication, Land Rover, lotus, lotus elite, mystery machine, people who get it, retro rides, turbo 1 Comment »
How many times have you caught yourself daydreaming about turning your road-going pride and joy into an all-out race car? A stripped interior, beefy roll cage, some fixed bucket seats, sticky rubber, top of the line suspension, and of course some engine upgrades to round it off…sound accurate? Come and take a look as a [...]
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