Random Dope

Looking to pick up a new car and have nine thousand dollars? Then maybe you should give this 97 328is strong consideration because even if it didn't have an Active auto c30 intercooled and water cooled fully rebuilt super charger setup it would be a steal. I've seen this car around a couple of times and it would be a damn shame if it just sat in a garage on fire and theft for the rest of it's days.

I'll admit I have been going back and forth about whether or not I should do a post about this person/shop as when I first saw the cars produced therein I initially assumed it was just another bondo workshop. However after clicking through to the shops car domain page I was quite impressed at the work that lay underneath. While the final products are not be something I would drive I am very impressed at the workmanship behind all of these builds.

I've seen this car at a few local events and it has always stood out to me as being one of those cars that just looks "right". The owner isn't trying to push any boundaries when it comes to ride height, camber, or fitment and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Stance isn't all about specs and shock value, execution and final product play a big part and this car has been executed beautifully.

The 'blame' for this weeks Theme Tuesday can squarely be placed on the shoulders of previously featured photographer and current BC(?) resident Mike McConnell. After spotting the Beetle that used to be his at Oktoberfest I read through the entire build thread which left me wanting more. Since it's been a long time since I have dedicated a Theme Tuesday to this iconic car I spent some time last night pulling a quick list together.

I've been to neglecting the Fat and Flush category for months (my bad) but these two s2000s I spotted in an appreciation thread should make up for my shortcomings. These two s2000s are a great example of awesome, aggressive setups that don't have any tire stretch or excessive camber. Function and form balance achieved.

When I first saw photos of this car I thought perhaps someone had crossed a Chevette with a Pacer and stuffed a big intercooler into the front of it. But after a quick search I learned that it is a 1977 Mazda 323, or Great Little Car as it was apparently called in North America. Before coming across this particular one (which looks to have a boosted spinning Dorito power plant under the hood) I never really had a reason to look into these.

Speedhunters has deemed October street cars and sleepers month so with that in mind I present to you today's WTF Friday find, the Cream Dream. What's the Cream Dream you ask? Well in this context (I'm sure google could find a few other definitions) the Cream Dream is a 1979 Mercury Zephyr powered by an LSX motor fitted with twin T-70 turbos resulting in 8.68 quarter mile times.

Joey from The Chronicles recently tossed up a post called Japanese Treats where he posted a few cars from Japan including this Acura Vigor. In that post he stated that nobody gave a crap about the Vigor in the US and now that I think about it nobody really cared about them in Canada either as I am pretty sure I have not seen one anywhere in a solid 5 years. What's weird is people rocked the hell out of legends (Ludacris loves his) and a lot of people are all about TLs which replaced the Vigor.

Tucson native Will Watrous has once again graced Stance Is Everything with an awesome set of photos from the West Coast Nationals. It's been a little bit since I had heard from Will so it was good to see that he's still riding low and hitting up events in his Ranger. The WCN coverage he sent over this year looks just as good, if not better than last year, so if I ever do somehow get a travel budget WCN is an event I must attend.

You know those cars you see unfinished that make you think 'damn that should look proper when it's done'? Then once they are finished all you have to go on are cellphone photos and word of mouth stating: 'man you really have to see it in person'. Well this is one of those cars, and while I have still yet to see it in person from what I have heard and the fact it's a CHOPSHOP car I know I won't be disappointed when I do.

I'll admit that even though I spent a lot of my early years as a car enthusiast staring at Countach posters on my wall, pushing Countach die casts around my house, and playing with the Tyco Cliffhangers Countach slot car set I knew surprisingly little about them technically growing up. While I've learned more about them as I aged until recently I had no idea that the Lamborghini factory may have considered production turbo versions.

I've known about this Delorean for a couple of years (I'm a big Back To The Future Fan) but for whatever reason I have never posted here about it. However with BTTF being on back to back to back Monday and Stanceworks recently posting a familiar picture of the car on their facebook page my interest has be rekindled. Based on these photos it would appear that at one point in time this bagged(?) would be time machine was spotted somewhere in Ontario.