Tag: CAR FEATURES

Project Binky Update: lt’s Back And It’s Badass, But Has Had To Have Some Tweaks

Despite being the most well thought out car build I’ve ever seen online, and also being finished to a much more show car level than anyone ever expected at the beginning of this whole project. And like everyone else online I’ve been super excited to see what’s in store and what progress has been made in the reassembly of this bad boy. Unfortunately there have been a couple of setbacks that are potentially a real problem, of the type you don’t want to deal with once a car is painted and ready for reassembly. But instead of looking at this as a negative, I look at it as reinforcement that when this happens to us normal people it doesn’t mean we suck.

Watch this latest video and if you missed any of this build before, then you need to dedicate your YouTube watching hours to this thing because it is epic in every way and will teach you things about how to build cars better. No, really, it will.

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Love It? Hate It? This Camaro Was Built In Thailand, Where American Cars Are Rare. What Do You Think?

Aug 09, 2021Apex Car Feature, Apex Video, Car Features, CAR FEATURES, CHEVY, Videos

Love It? Hate It? This Camaro Was Built In Thailand, Where American Cars Are Rare. What Do You Think?

(Words by Charles Wickam) Just when you thought you couldn’t build a 1st gen Camaro any other way it takes a builder with the foresight to merge trends from two continents and apply them to a car, a 60s muscle car at that. Tinky, as he’s known in Thailand, is the owner and build who spent over 6 plus years taking JDM styling from Japan and applying it to this 1968 Camaro. In Thailand, American cars are few and far between since there is an insanely high import tax on foreign cars brought in from other countries, like around 80%, but that doesn’t deter people from bringing in cars they want.

In the video, it’s not stated what condition the Camaro was in before Tinky started, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say it was a shell and if you pay close enough attention to the car in different scenes you will see a modified firewall, bumpers deleted, a filler panel added in the rear to house 71-73 round Camaro tail lights (I’ll admit and say I really like this mod). But then there are the added JDM touches as you would see on early modded Japanese cars with colored lenses covering the headlights, missing grills with exposed oil and transmission coolers, mirrors placed on the fenders, and bolt-on over fenders covering the extremely wide Work wheels.

While I was expecting a 2JZ or RB26 engine in it a built LS engine keeps to its American roots with power going thru a 4L60. And before you start with saying he should have used something stronger, remember he is in Thailand and using what he has access to or is capable of importing. He knows there’s a weakness to them but he’s using what he has to finally enjoy his car, and we commend him for it.

What do you think of this thing? Love it? Hate it? Let us know in the comments below and let us know exactly what it is that you love or hate!

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More Updates On Alex Taylor’s 6-Second ’55 Chevy Build: Her And Dennis Have Lots Of Updates, And A New Show She Just Filmed.

May 30, 20211320 Project Cars, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos, CAR FEATURES, CHEVY, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

More Updates On Alex Taylor’s 6-Second ’55 Chevy Build: Her And Dennis Have Lots Of Updates, And A New Show She Just Filmed.

This is a really busy update episode for Alex and Dennis, as they have been burning the candle at both ends. Dennis has been at home thrashing on the ’55, while Alex was out shooting a new show for Motortrend. Of course, she had all kinds of drama getting to and from the Motortrend shoot and was feeling guilty about leaving when she did with so much left to do on the car. But when opportunity knocks you got to answer the door.

In this episode, there are a ton of updates on the ’55 as well as information about the show that Alex was shooting, along with a lot of other cool people. It should be a fun one to watch. Even though she was gone, a lot of work got done and the car is moving along. Building a car at this level, in this timeframe, is a task that most people wouldn’t be able to complete. But the Taylors aren’t the average hot rodding or racing family. There is more talent in their shop than you’ll find most anywhere else, and it is awesome to watch this one come together.

If you have been watching, stay tuned as there will be plenty more build episodes coming over the next few weeks. This thing is supposed to be racing in June! If you haven’t been watching until now, use the link below to watch whatever you’ve missed.

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