Speedhunters!
I was recently invited by the rad team at Speedhunters to share the progress on the Kuda. It was a lot of fun to put the little article together, and cool to sum up the build to this point in as short...
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F132
Introducing the F132This is a concept I've been playing around with for a few years. The idea came to me while sketching in a meeting at Weta Workshop when we were working on early pre-production...
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Machines
Some of my favourite machines from a recent trip to the states.It was the trip of a lifetime in general, and for cars particularly. The pits at Laguna Seca melted my brain. Watching and hearing (and...
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The Joker
This is The Joker, or the Shakotan Demon, a Mashine Chop based a 1971 Dodge Demon with Japanese shakotan/bosozoku styling. I’ve been photochopping works-style overfenders and big ducktail spoilers on...
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Syber 13
SYBER 13A crazy Gatebil-style S13 Nissan Silvia built to four-wheel drift. It features a set-back Chevy LS V8 with twin superchargers and a custom four-wheel drive setup. The front blower is mounted...
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A couple of photos from the impromptu shoot outside STM after the dyno test. I'm back at work on the car after a trip overseas, and currently setting up my garage for the body work stage to proceed, so...
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Spray booth and work
Here's the spray booth I've made to both keep fumes and dust out of the house, and also to ensure a dry and warm environment for prepping and painting the body. The plastic sheet booth is sealed all...
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Finished interior and underside
The body is getting very close to being finished. The interior/trunk and underside is done, with final satin black topcoat and Raptor liner. Looks fantastic.It was a lot of work to wash, wipe, sand,...
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2015
Lots of work has been going on lately, just not a lot of it posted online. None actually. So here's a good catch up to what I've been doing the last month.Before I finished the body and pulled it off...
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Finished Body!
A major milestone on the project has been passed, the body is finished! Well, I still have to paint the tail panel when the body is off the rotisserie as it's obscured by the frame, but apart from that...
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Booth days done.
With the paint job on the body finished I could mask it up, push it to the side, and spray the top coat on the doors. They came up really nice, that PPG matte clear coat looks so good.And with the...
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Slick underbelly
I've been looking forward to this view for a long time! I always planned to take a final photo of the finished underside while on the rotisserie, with the exhaust and lines etc on. Looks so rad.The...
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Japan and the Cuda
A lot of work has been done over the last month, well, two weeks of it anyway. The other two were spent in Japan, I had a great opportunity to visit the country, somewhere I've always wanted to travel...
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some of the latest
Here's a quick fill-in of some of the progress lately. I've been pretty much working full time on this thing, morning to night, although sometimes it doesn't feel like anything is happening.I finished...
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Test Drive
A quick test drive to make sure everything is working before the rest of the parts go back on. Good fun! The locals seemed to get a kick out of it.I've got lots of work on the car to update here when I...
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Beach Hop 2015
Well, I got a functional kuda up to Beach Hop in Whangamata. It was a crazy couple of weeks leading up to the event, with many late nights, but it all came together in time. The weather at the Hop was...
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Build Details
Time for a big update on the work done lately! I was too busy working to post the results here, but the Beach Hop crunch is over now, so here's the update as promised.I installed a big fuel filter in...
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HAZCHEM CUDA
A few shots of the car from the last little photoshoot. Got a little break in the wet weather of late, so I took the car to a nearby spot with a nice industrial background.I love the way the grey side...
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