Good Build Blogs?

[Farkel]

What specific car build websites or blogs do you frequently browse? I don't mean generic picture posting websites, but ones dedicated to individual owners that show the nitty gritty of their car work... the more technical and intricate the content, the better.

I personally invest a lot of time to keep the details of what I do updated at
www.grandmighty.com (http://www.grandmighty.com)


The only other sites I know of really are

www.engineeredtoslide.com (especially during the Ute times)
broadfield.wordpress.com

[tuzzio]

Go to the build section on this forum.

I have my build on 240sxone.com, cause its a more local community

[future]

Speed Academy

[R_Rod_s13]

Speed Academy

+2.. What future said Speed Academy is badass ! They even have a YouTube channel if you like legit builds . They are both blogs and videos .

[future]

Yeah km all about the Youtube. Speed Academy ftw

[qalipabe]

They even have a YouTube channel if you like legit builds .http://t.im/123ob

[ixfxi]

I personally invest a lot of time to keep the details of what I do updated at
www.grandmighty.com (http://www.grandmighty.com)

i stumbled into your blog a few years ago, i love the work done on your fd. only gripe was the ls swap, but i can understand why. the interior/dash work on your car is stunning.

one of the best s-chassis blogs and builds on the planet is the sillbeer build:
http://www.sillbeer.com/

search through the archives, the work that was done to his s13 is perfect

thanks for the sharing your build - great work

ps: bypassing the oe start relay on your fd should eliminate that problem youve been having, if i understand what you described. the early sohc 240's had this issue, i must've swapped 10 starts over X amount of years due to this. the solenoid would not receive enough juice and you would get a CLICK CLICK CLICK when things would start to head south. the starter would eventually fail, i'd warranty it and be back in business. then months later, same symptoms. i believe it was a matter of voltage drop going to the solenoid. between the wiring and ignition switch, it just would not be able to provide the juice. i fixed the problem randomly when i wanted to build a push-button start circuit. all of a sudden the problem was gone and never returned.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Thanks for sharing your blog.

Speed Academy is great. Whatever you do dont watch "B is for Build" haha

[simmode1]

Glad more ppl are watching Speed Academy. They're the true. But i wish MOTOIQ were as active on youtube. The holy grail right there.

[future]

B for build is a fucking joke. The fact that they record their shit jobs on cars and people buy them up is astonishing

[ehhhregartless]

This passes my rigorous testing, and qualified as good.

http://camryonbronze.com

[Malik]

this one's not bad

http://nght-vision.blogspot.com/

from da_crew

and risky devil's old blog was sweet when they updated. now its just ok

http://riskydevil.blogspot.com/

[Farkel]

i stumbled into your blog a few years ago, i love the work done on your fd. only gripe was the ls swap, but i can understand why. the interior/dash work on your car is stunning.

one of the best s-chassis blogs and builds on the planet is the sillbeer build:
http://www.sillbeer.com/

search through the archives, the work that was done to his s13 is perfect

thanks for the sharing your build - great work

ps: bypassing the oe start relay on your fd should eliminate that problem youve been having, if i understand what you described. the early sohc 240's had this issue, i must've swapped 10 starts over X amount of years due to this. the solenoid would not receive enough juice and you would get a CLICK CLICK CLICK when things would start to head south. the starter would eventually fail, i'd warranty it and be back in business. then months later, same symptoms. i believe it was a matter of voltage drop going to the solenoid. between the wiring and ignition switch, it just would not be able to provide the juice. i fixed the problem randomly when i wanted to build a push-button start circuit. all of a sudden the problem was gone and never returned.

:bigok: Thanks for the comments. Will have to look through that sillbeer blog, too bad he doesn't post anymore.

And yep, the relay I installed for my FD's starting issue seems to have done the trick. I have not had a single click since.


I always like reading the work that comes from individual owners because it feels more relatable. Keep the recommendations coming! Again, the more technical and detailed the cataloging, the better. This needs to be from people who approach their cars comprehensively with an intelligent direction while going deep in their modifications scope. I find myself rarely checking picture and media oriented websites anymore, as they are too surface level and shallow in content.

Not only is reading regularly updated blogs like this interesting, it provides keen insight and is a great learning opportunity to see how others approach tasks.


As an aside: if anyone reading this follows the same vein of thought and has a detailed build that they would like to catalog, but lack the medium to do so... I can help set you up with a website. Let me know, more websites like these helps the greater good.

[Dolph_KYAS13]

This was a good read. Unfortunately he mostly posts on FB now and the link to the original thread on GTRCanada is dead

http://forums.nicoclub.com/post5558275.html#p5558275

[ixfxi]

i saw the comments on your blog where people were doubting the relay harness would work, but being that i had first hand experience (beit on a 240) i knew that if the issue was the same, then the solution would work. glad to hear its working (so far).

some information is important to share, other information i like to keep to myself. ive met a lot of great people in the car community, but there are a good amount of anti-social assholes as well. ive always felt it was best to associate with the good and block out the bad, but the only way to do that is to share that information selectively.

the sillbeer blog is insanely good, right-click save good. sure, he doesnt post anymore but the information is very valuable and his build is top notch.

curious, what brings you to zilvia being that you own a mazda? you pickup a nissan or thinking about it?

[Farkel]

Yeah I think it's the ticket for sure. Before the clicking was relatively frequent and I haven't encountered it remotely yet. There's something with the stock circuit and all the relay hops between the security and clutch switches that's causing the voltage to drop by the time the ignition wire reaches the starter...

The key with all this car stuff is to try and keep an open mind and absorb and filter the information that you can. Learn from the bad, adopt the good. I'm not going to lie and say I don't have my own preferences and prejudices, but opinions are opinions. Then again, if something is shitty, there's usually some universal truth to it so people just need to learn that their shit is shit and accept it and then fix it.

My first car was a land yacht 300zx 2+2, so I found my way here during my younger days. Stayed for the Wheels for sale section :keke:

[ehhhregartless]

http://engineeredtoslide.com/2016/02/ets-drift-ute-3-years-in-100-photos/

[OBEEWON]

Stance Nation has some dope wheel build threads and vape pen how to's.

[CamryOnBronze]

This passes my rigorous testing, and qualified as good.

http://camryonbronze.com

Too kind, thanks haha. I've been trying to post more there lately.

[RB25GUY]

Too kind, thanks haha. I've been trying to post more there lately.

truth loved that lowered fisher price car you did for your kid awesome blog!

[OBEEWON]

http://www.vapor4life.com/blog/

[Farkel]

Stance Nation has some dope wheel build threads and vape pen how to's.

Fuck yea. VAPE.

[ixfxi]

http://camryonbronze.com

Too kind, thanks haha. I've been trying to post more there lately.

The best bolt-on blog in the industry!!! :-)

[yomisiu]

just stumbled upon this build channel yesterday.


(most recent)
NMT9Ykmneiw


i'm going to watch from the beginning here soon.

[CamryOnBronze]

truth loved that lowered fisher price car you did for your kid awesome blog!

That was by far the most noteworthy and well-liked thing I have ever put together, lol. Mike should even like it since a bit of fab work was involved! The aftermarket industry is pretty light when it comes to Cozy Coupes.

The best bolt-on blog in the industry!!! :-)

Hey, it's not an easy job, but someone has to... oh wait, yes it is.

[rawgarage]

Stance Nation has some dope wheel build threads and vape pen how to's.

immmm deaddddd

[a13x.]

Too kind, thanks haha. I've been trying to post more there lately.

+1

good read.

[e1_griego]

just stumbled upon this build channel yesterday.


(most recent)
NMT9Ykmneiw


i'm going to watch from the beginning here soon.

Binky is incredible. 2.5 years in the making. PhD++ level fab.

B is for Build is a turd sandwich but I still watch. It's a DIY channel that solely uses Harbor Freight tools led by a guy who is learning as he goes. Shit show.

[ixfxi]

just stumbled upon this build channel yesterday.


(most recent)
NMT9Ykmneiw


i'm going to watch from the beginning here soon.

YES! So good. Thank you.

[Farkel]

Bump. Any more good build blogs out there?

As recommended earlier, I've been looking at Speed Academy a lot and also MotoIQ.

[Farkel]

Another one I know of is www.obsessedgarage.com which is mostly bolt-on Porsche/BMW stuff with COPIOUS amounts of pictures, but interesting nonetheless.

I recently picked up a Coupe myself to self-generate more content.

http://grandmighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/silviaadvan.jpg

Might throw up a build thread here, but until then, follow along at my website: www.grandmighty.com

[KevinEdgar]

Damn, neat coupe, lovely advan wheels and sweet aero bumper. Looks like a great build candidate.

[CamryOnBronze]

I recently picked up a Coupe myself to self-generate more content.

Nice! Is this the one that was for sale in Florida (I think) recently? I've been wanting a coupe so bad lately.

Just checked out your site a couple weeks ago at work and loved it. Great content and attention to detail. Thanks for the motivation and for passing the time at work!

[ixfxi]

Nice! Is this the one that was for sale in Florida (I think) recently?

nah. looks like johnny flipped the coupe he picked up a while back

[Farkel]

Thanks, going to try and do a quick and dirty but well-sorted build on this one.

Yeah, I picked it up from Jonathan. I've been casually searching for one for a year now and this was finally something clean and checked the right boxes... so I went in.

[jakewolf]

I personally invest a lot of time to keep the details of what I do updated at
www.grandmighty.com (http://www.grandmighty.com)

Killer blog! Love the s13. Bookmarking that one right now.

It's not a dedicated blog, but my buddy has a pretty good build thread on HybridZ going for his 280z build.

Hybrid Z Datsun 280z autox/track build thread (http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/123304-280z-fp-build/)

[Farkel]

Bumping this up, any more good finds out there?

It seems like people are transitioning away from written literature to Vlogs and YouTube. At the end of the day, I still like reading about content as that is a superior platform to discuss and share finer details. I feel like YouTubers who have projects are more Entertainment oriented and it dilutes the end goal.

[DJPimpFlex]

I write stuff. I try to update once a week.

madrigaliracing.com

[gbaby2089]

Bumping this up, any more good finds out there?

It seems like people are transitioning away from written literature to Vlogs and YouTube. At the end of the day, I still like reading about content as that is a superior platform to discuss and share finer details. I feel like YouTubers who have projects are more Entertainment oriented and it dilutes the end goal.

100%.

I can't do Vlogs/video 'builds.'

[Dolph_KYAS13]

100%.

I can't do Vlogs/video 'builds.'

Pretty much this. Project Binky is the exception

[Farkel]

Pretty much this. Project Binky is the exception

Truth. Project Binky is an exception because they center their content authentically on the build itself and the engineering behind it. It also speaks volumes that each of their episodes come out months in between, and not every 5 hours.

Other "Vlog" builds out there center their content on the next clickbait thing they can do, purely to draw in views.

That's why the conventional format of making write ups instead levels the playing field because there is less room for hidden agendas.

[gbaby2089]

Pretty much this. Project Binky is the exception

Truth. Project Binky is an exception because they center their content authentically on the build itself and the engineering behind it. It also speaks volumes that each of their episodes come out months in between, and not every 5 hours.

Other "Vlog" builds out there center their content on the next clickbait thing they can do, purely to draw in views.

That's why the conventional format of making write ups instead levels the playing field because there is less room for hidden agendas.

Agreed.

I guess I watch the Speed Academy videos too, but I grew up reading Pete Tarach & Dave Pratte, so I'm going to be biased in their favor.

[Bushido]

Came in here to post project Binky.

[gbaby2089]

So....anyone have anything else?

[obscene]

I get what you mean about the transition from written to video over the past few years. I think people see the rapid success of some, and try to emulate it on their own. It's also now easier than ever to pick up a camera and start filming.

Ironically, I'm doing the same shift, but with different intentions. I hesitate to use this term, but I really enjoy the 'film making' aspect of capturing and presenting video content.

Here's an example of my written content: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?7133240-Buh-buh-buh-Benny-and-the-jets-(911-content)

And here's my youtube channel where I've recently been focusing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjekFwXqHSeR-1ahFfpsrHw

If you do end up watching a few episodes, I'd love to get your feedback on what works well and what doesn't. Thanks!

[Farkel]

It's interesting because a LOT of car YouTubers have switched to doing it full time as a source of income... I know in the 7 years I've kept up my website, I haven't made a single penny. It has only been a cost sector for me as I spend on its hosting and domain bills.

[JIMB0]

It's interesting because a LOT of car YouTubers have switched to doing it full time as a source of income... I know in the 7 years I've kept up my website, I haven't made a single penny. It has only been a cost sector for me as I spend on its hosting and domain bills.

time to get that YT money!

[obscene]

It's interesting because a LOT of car YouTubers have switched to doing it full time as a source of income

Maybe I'm naive, but I just can't wrap my head around how this is feasible.

[G-Sep]

Maybe I'm naive, but I just can't wrap my head around how this is feasible.

Ad revenue and daily uploads of content

[RalliartRsX]

Maybe I'm naive, but I just can't wrap my head around how this is feasible.

.......Its called the ADD generation.