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Project Why Wait: Unboxing Ididit Steering’s Retrofit Steering Column

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Project Why Wait started with a basic idea and plenty of ‘I’ll fill in that blank later’. Brakes, motor, suspension, wheels, tires these are all things I know. So, selecting what to run for each came fairly easy.

But a functioning vehicle is so much more than the big-ticket items. With all of my previous ‘projects’ I’ve been able to heavily rely on factory engineering. To be honest I’ve historically taken said engineering for granted. I can’t tell you how much time I’ve spent researching things like accessory drives or parking brakes. Neither items are glamorous by any means, but both quite important.

One area of the truck I thought I had nailed down, until I really started thinking about it was steering.

When I removed the cab from the original chassis in update five, I took a Sawzall to the factory column right above the steering box and kept disassembly thundering along. I figured I’d be a bearing, a bit of double ‘D’ shaft, and a couple U-joints away from a functional steering system sometime in the future.

Using the factory column would be the best fit for my truck right? After all it’s what GM spec’d it with.

Well, as fitting as the original column might be it’s not without its faults. Most notably it’s not a tilt column which means though the column fit the truck, it might not fit me. At the end of the day I’d like to be comfortable behind the wheel of this truck. Or at least as comfortable as possible in a farm truck that’s nearly 70 years old.

With my seating still up in the air –I’m going bench, but not sure if original or late-model– any adjustment at the wheel will be beneficial down the line.

It is possible to change the angle of a fixed column but there’s no guarantee that angle would fit my wife or son. Never mind the potential issues adjusting a fixed angle column might introduce on the motor side of the firewall.

With an Advanced Design truck the tilt problem can be solved a few ways. One of the most common is to use a column from a late-model GM vehicle. Van columns are usually the go to because often they don’t have an ignition directly on the column. There are also a number of generic tilt columns available from mail orders and performance shops all across North America.

I considered both routes, but with a used column there’s simply no true guarantee it will be any good, which is always the problem with used hardware.

With the offshore steering columns, reviews are split 50/50. Some people have no problems while others are plagued with excessive rattles and ever-increasing wheel slop.

After asking friends, both professional builders and non, for a do it once, do it right, product one name repeatedly came up as a sure bet; Ididit.

Ididit has been manufacturing aftermarket columns since 1986. They’ve built their business on providing a quality product for builders like myself. Proof of this is their ‘I did it with Ididit‘ tour that searches out grass-roots builders all across America.

So –pardon the pun– I did it. I gave Ididit a ring, we chatted about the project and both agreed that an Ididit column would be perfect for Project Why Wait.

Their tech department suggested an application specific 1947 – 1955 GMC retrofit column. Shipping was quick and the column arrived late last year. But, with all the rust repair I’ve been doing it was tucked safely away within the current chaos of my garage.

This weekend temperatures here in Ontario plummeted. Twenty degrees Celsius below zero without the windchill. I’m dedicated to my project but that’s just far too cold to be productive. With idle hands free I decided to crack open my Ididit box and take a look at what I’d ordered.

If you’re wondering, yes these photos were taken in my kitchen and no I didn’t wind up sleeping on the couch.

Ididit offers a few different options for all of their columns and in the end I selected an unpainted tilt, shift, column without an ignition.

Column shift was chosen over a floor shift simply because the cab really isn’t that big. Any floor space I can gain back will make all the difference during long summer cruises. I went with unpainted, because I’ve yet to narrow down my interior color scheme. However I have a sneaking suspicion I will want the roof, firewall, dash, door jambs, and steering column to all be the same color.

Finally I chose no ignition because I’d like to use the factory one.

Pulling the column out of the protective packaging, the first thing I noticed was its weight. The column is an incredibly sturdy unit that makes the original seem quite dainty in construction.

Looks wise, well, it’s a no brainer, the Ididit column is a beautiful piece. However being of mostly metal construction it doesn’t look too modern for a 50s truck.

Ididit proudly manufacturers all of their columns in Michigan. North American construction is a nice reassurance for something as important as a steering column. Offshore products can be more than adequate, but it’s nice to know that should any problems arise I can get a replacement part within a few days after a conversation with someone just across the border.

Even more reassuring was the fact that the Ididit logo could be found on all the key components. Almost everywhere I looked I found an Ididit embossing or an Ididit sticker.

Again, company specific, application specific, components result in better service, every time.

The various additional packages inside the retrofit box contain all of the parts necessary to mount the column, and shifter.

Ididit also offers a number of add ons for both their universal and retro fit units. I’ll probably be purchasing their swivel floor mount, and column mounted shift indicator sooner rather than later.

Despite, realistically, being a few months away from needing the instructions I quickly flipped through them. Being my first go round I live and die by manufacturers instructions and these were thorough yet to the point.

I’m looking forward to putting the column in the truck later this year, and of course I’ll follow-up with an installation post. Until then it’s back to waiting for the weather to break a bit so I can finish up some more rust repair.

Lots more to come in 2019 from Project Why Wait! Be sure to follow the progress both here and on Instagram under the #siegmc hashtag.

Taking It Back To The GMC Syborg

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You’ll have to forgive me for indulging in a bit of nostalgia with this post, but I’m going to have to blow the dust off the old ‘my site my rules’ card.

I’d like to take you all back to 2011, Stance Is Everything’s second year in operation and the first year I travelled to Las Vegas for SEMA.

You never forget your first SEMA experience, and really you never forget your favorite car of the event. Especially when that car was a truck.

My favorite vehicle in 2011 was, without a doubt, the Sonoma GT known as Syborg. Ask any s10 builder and they’ll admit that this truck is the thing of legend.

Bagged, boosted, with a killer interior and a timeless paint job it’s a beautiful truck that is essentially peak S10.

The Syborg was the subject of a very long build thread, one of the first I ever read in fact, and naturally several features.

There’s been a lot of square body s10s done before, and after, but this was the first to combine elements of minitruckin, pro touring, and resto modification so flawlessly.

It was sold before its SEMA debut to a private collector. If I’m to be honest I didn’t think that I’d ever see the truck again.

Often these elusive collectors snatch vehicles like this up, put them in their storage facilities and forget about them.

Image courtesy of Barett Jackson Auctions

So you can imagine not just my surprise, but the entire s10 communities surprise when word got out the truck was going to be crossing the block at the Barrett Jackson Auction.

Image courtesy of Barett Jackson Auctions

Lot #1219, the Syborg is listed as follows:

Named “The Syborg,” this complete custom SEMA show truck is the product of a no-expense-spared build. It has a 4.7-liter V6 bowtie race-block engine topped off with twin turbos and puts out 565rwhp on pump gas. It has a complete Air Ride Technologies suspension, massive brakes, custom-made wheels, custom chassis, air conditioning, 4L60E automatic transmission. Thousands of hours went into the build and it has been featured in several magazines. 

It’s crossing the block with no reserve which means it will sell no matter the price.

Late model trucks don’t typically do to well at Barrett so it will be interesting to see what the final hammer price is on this truck.

It looks to have been well kept in its time out of the spotlight and that’s always a plus.

Image courtesy of Barett Jackson Auctions

For the love of everything that is s10 I really hope the truck goes to someone who can appreciate it for what it is, and more importantly show it off a little.

It’s far too beautiful of a truck to have been hidden away for so many years.

Image courtesy of Barett Jackson Auctions

If you’ve never seen the truck before be sure to check out its in depth feature on Truck Trend.

I’ll update this post with the final price when the auction is said and done. The truck ended up selling for 44k USD, after a reported build cost of 280k…

A Little Something Different; A Custom Lincoln Zephyr

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For the long time reader’s it’s no secret that I’ve been spreading my wings beyond this site with a variety of freelance jobs the last two years. Working with a variety of publications has given me the opportunity to dive pretty deep into scenes I previously sat on the fringe of.

One of which has been the local hot rod community. I’ve had a deep appreciation for hot rods for years, but of late I’ve really fallen in love with the stories behind many of the builds.

If I had to describe the community in a word, I would pick dedication. It’s typical for hot rod builds to stretch into decades before completion. Coming from scenes where people switch cars every two years, it’s pretty wild to meet someone who’s had, or built, the same style of car for almost as long as I’ve been alive.

Rod Authority in particular threw me head first into the hot rod scene and in 2017 they sent me to Norval Ontario to shoot Dave Jolly’s 1938 Lincoln Zephyer.

Dave was a gracious host, and took me through all the nooks and crannies of the car as he explained how he lovingly crafted it from the ground up.

Not being a Zephyr aficionado by any means there were a lot of details I would have missed had Dave not sat me down in his workshop for a hearty chat. Looking through his personal notebook of pictures was one of the most enjoyable things of my summer that year.

From the extended rear quarters, custom tails, single suicide door, immaculate engine bay the overall details are incredible.

It’s one of the most complete builds I’ve ever seen and a direct result of copious amounts of passion and exceptional vision.

It’s cars like this that really set the bar for quality of execution while reaffirming that with enough time and dedication anything can be accomplished in a humble home garage.

I feel like it’s also worth noting that this car is not a factory convertible car. Dave cut the roof of the car off himself and made the convertible top, himself. I nearly fell off my (well his) chair when he revealed that little tidbit.

Justifiably the car has achieved its fair share of accolades and I think it’s a vehicle that really anyone can appreciate. At least I honestly hope it is. Otherwise I fear the car community might have gone off its rails.

If you want to read a full in depth feature on this car, and see some build photos check out my feature of it over on Rod Authority. Trust me you won’t be disappointed.

Lost Files: B2B Car Show Mississauga

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With so many events in a year, some simply get lost in the sauce. It’s not intentional, or a slight toward show organizers, these things just happen with everything being so fast paced throughout the summer months.

That’s what happened with the photos from Mississauga’s first B2B Car Show.

B2B is a series of car shows popular in the Philippines and some of Toronto’s Filipino enthusiasts brought the show over to Ontario, holding it at Mississauga’s centrally located Celebration square.

A mid summer event the weather was high 30s and there wasn’t a single cloud in the sky. Honestly it could have been a few degrees cooler and still considered perfect.

Held along side a mid summer city celebration the venue couldn’t have been more packed with general foot traffic.

Great for the organizers, not so great for me.

I dodged and weaved through the traffic as best I could, but with an open invite to a BBQ at Binbrook Speed shop later that day I didn’t stay for longer than an hour.

Never the less enjoy this previously unearthed content while I work on flowing some new unique content through the pipeline.

Don’t worry, the police officer in the photos was pretty cool and wasn’t looking under the hood for any sort of infractions.

He was on paid duty and just genuinely enjoying his time on the square one late summer afternoon.

Not Dead Yet: 2018 In Review

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Here we are at the end of another year, and I’m sat in front of the computer the night before New Year’s Eve wracking my brain in a somewhat vain attempt to recall exactly what happened in the last 365 days.

2018 has been one of the busiest years of my life; both automotive media related and non. My wife opened a photography studio, my son is a fully functioning small human with ideas, interests and ambitions of his own, and I started a new day job.

If that wasn’t enough, I picked up BMX Racing again completing my first provincial series since ’98. To pile on, because at this point why not, I did over 50 freelance pieces for a variety of print and online publications.

The Canadian International Autoshow kicked off the year. CIAS is an event that always manages to sneak up on me despite being the same time every year.

One minute I’m think it’s been awhile since I’ve touched my camera, the next I’m surrounded by my friends at the Metro Toronto Convention Center enjoying complimentary beverages and the latest offerings from the large oems.


Following that freelance work took me out to Detroit for Autorama.

I was really only able to post a few cars outside of the  Pirelli Tires Great 8 here, but, I did a robust series of posts over on Rod Authority.

Two weeks later Autorama was swiftly followed up by Ontario’s Motorama and it’s import counterpart Spring Fever.

I really enjoy Motorama’s methodical approach to growing this multifaceted event. Each year they make slow, incremental changes: none of which boil the ocean but each make the event better overall.

For 2019 they’re adding a room specifically for traditional hot rods that I’m keen to check out.

There was then only a small break between Motorama and Import Expo, then an even smaller break between Import Expo and Driven both of which were swiftly followed by Fitted.

After that two month onslaught, I took a break from shooting and writing about the local Import community to instead focus on hot rods with my friend Kenny Kroeker.

He and I actually cranked out two separate articles on our mutual friend Keith MacIntyre and his shop Binbrook Speed and Custom. One for Canadian Hot Rods Magazine (which dropped mid summer) and the second for Autostrada Forum which just hit shelves recently.

After a half second to get my life together, it was time to start chronicling Ontario’s newest Drift series, Drift Jam.

Head up by personal friends Devo and Jover I put my best effort into getting as many photos as possible in this series’ inaugural year.

I try to support my friends as much, or more, than I’d like them to support me so I was happy to give this series plenty of love.

The close proximity of two of the events, and the constant mid school hip hop sound track, certainly helped this event earn a spot in my aggressive summer schedule.

When time didn’t allow for me to personally attend, I called on local photographers to lend a hand.

Nik Dimitriou helped me out with 2018s third round and the fourth I handed photography duties over to my son Ash.

His solid efforts made posting my own photos from the event really quite unnecessary.

I managed to allocate a few Sunday morning hours to Engineered Automotive‘s Cars and Coffee events. These gatherings remain a constant source of entertainment and inspiration.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll damn well say it again, Ontario has a plethora of amazing cars and owners that need their stories told.

Hopefully I can tell good chunk of them before I hang up my hat.

London’s East London Timing Association rolled out the red carpet for all of Ontario with their first Summer Bash/Big Go Drags held outside of their long-standing London Based Club house.

The move is something that might take people a few years to get over, but a necessary one given the size, scope, and reputation of the ever-growing event.

I had a great time at the Summer Bash and look forward to attending the (now) track side event for several years to come.

2018 also marked a venue change for The Jalopy Jam Up Ontario’s first traditional hot rod event. I’m certainly not going to complain about this event moving closer to the city.

Gray County’s Ghost Town was cool but it was a haul and near absolutely nothing.

The new venue will allow the event to grow and hopefully bring out a few more of the great traditional hot rods from Ontario and beyond.

Making it to the last CSCS  only came together a few days before the event. We’re a long way from the days when I could cover every round, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have love for the series.

Hopefully in 2018 I can switch things up and head to the event opener.

It’s closer to my house and it’s been years since I’ve found myself trackside at Canadian Tire Motorsports park.

SEMA then followed, a show that I attended for Speedhunters. It was great to return to the fabulous Las Vegas after a four-year hiatus.

Shooting the show for an external publication really helped my focus throughout the massive event.

Rather than bounce around the halls overwhelmed I walked with intent and got a lot done.

Though it didn’t feel like it while I was in it, Project Why Wait actually saw its most eventful year, with five updates in 2017.

That’s nearly bi-monthly and the most out of any year since the project’s original kick off.

I’ve been steadily working on it since the last update, and there will be a new post within the first two weeks of January.

The year wasn’t all triumphs however. 2018 marks the first year there’s been no official vehicle feature on the site since its inception.

On the one hand I’m a little disappointed that I wasn’t able to nail down an exclusive feature. But on the other I did my best to make that up with a few mini spotlights but it’s my goal to get at least one exclusive features roped up for next year.

Based on my current backlog of personal and professional projects it’s safe to say slowing down for 2019 isn’t an option.

Opportunity doesn’t knock twice, Carpe diem, whatever quip you want to use I’m going to keep the shutter clicking and keys clacking into the next year.

Photo: Clipping Point Media

Peace out 2018. Hope to catch y’all in 2019.

WTF Friday: Twin Engine MX-3

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Who remembers the Mazda MX-3? No? How about the Precida in some markets? The four seater coupe had a fairly short run but was a pretty unique little car.

Perhaps its largest claim to fame was the fact that it has one of the smallest V6 motors in a production car. The little 6 cylinder that could was just 1.8L in size. Tiny.

Though the car was quite advanced for the 90s (they had a wild rear suspension set up that mimicked four-wheel steering) they were never extremely popular.

Combine that with that fact that Mazdas rusted really bad through to about 2010 and very few remain today. In the nearly ten years I’ve been doing this, I’ve seen two I can easily recall.

So, given the car’s are about as rare as hen’s teeth you can imagine my surprise when someone tagged me in a photo of the one above.

An Ontario plated MX3 that doesn’t have one foot in the grave is rare enough, but something about this one looked a little eyebrow raising.

A little digging revealed that this MX-3 was unlike any other on the planet. The owner @tyburgrisflyy has installed a turbo KLDE motor mid ship, resulting in a tiny rear wheel drive monster.

An ongoing project the car performs fairly well considering what it is.

In its current form –which isn’t final– it ran a 11.94 at over 100 MPH. Not bad at all for the Mazda that time forgot.

However to quote the late Billy mays “But wait, there’s more”; the owner @suicidemx3 is also planning to put another turbo KLDE in the front of this car. The goal at the end of a winter of thrashing is twin engine all wheel drive car.

Clearly Ty has a passion for the unique.

He’s also got an eye for MX-3s as the white car isn’t his only one. I’m truly impressed he has two on the road, especially one that appears to be winter driven. is far from his only one.

Hopefully I get a chance to check up on this twine engine project next year. After all Guelph isn’t all that far.

Theme Tuesdays: Motorcycles Of SEMA 2018

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Looping right back around today with more coverage from SEMA 2018.

For this post I’ve picked a theme a  bit out of character; motorcycles. I am not a motorcycle aficionado by any means so the technical info in this post is pretty light.

However given the caliber or these two-wheeled builds I couldn’t just walk by them on the show floor.

This bike was one of the first ones at SEMA to catch my eye
At an event where most of the motorcycles were pretty off the wall, this build stood out for its simplicity. It’s the kind of bike I could see riding
Though perhaps less practical, I enjoyed this bike thoroughly as well
Baggers are not my favorite style of motorcycle but, I really liked the paint on this pair 
The Matrix Automotive finishes booth was packed with wild Motorcycles. Harley Road glide was built by Curlys Inc and painted by Jason Vanderwoude
A bike similar to this one drove by on the strip one night with one of the loudest audio systems I’ve ever heard
This classic 70s style bike was built by a shop called Buck Wild
The paint detail makes me want to spin up another custom paint Theme Tuesday
What can I say, I’m a complete sucker for detailed paint work
Pulled back, this bike looks pretty good overall…
..and at any angle
On the topic of custom paint, putting this Counts Customs built Bel Air in this posts seems fitting

This bike had one of the largest font wheels I’ve ever seen installed on a motorcycle. I’m pretty sure it was bagged as well.. 
…and if that wasn’t enough
Like your bikes with a bit more edge? Then this is probably something you wouldn’t kick out of the garage 
Personally I really liked this bike I caught outside, looks like a nice racing inspired rig

There’s probably at least one more SEMA post to come from 2018 before I call this year done, stay tuned.

Event Coverage: Simply Clean Orlando 2018

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Just under a month ago Simply Clean brought their event count into double-digit numbers with a respectable tenth overall event.

This noteworthy accomplishment and event was presented by Air Lift Performance, in collaboration with BC Racing, BC Forged Wheels, Adam’s Polishes and Destination Daytona.

I hear venues are a bit of a tricky thing in Florida so I’m glad to see the SC guys were able to leap that hurdle by getting Destination Daytona on board.

I wasn’t able to attend the event but Florida resident (and Stance Is Everything friend) Nathan Powers (of Equipped Photography) was.

With so many great cars in attendance he put his camera to good use. It’s been sometime since Nathan has appeared here so it’s nice to see him return.

As the name implies, Simply Clean is known for clean cars and to uphold that reputation they have a pretty stringent approval process. With venue space a premium they can only afford to have the best cars that apply showcased.

Looking at Nathan’s photos it seems like the approval process is working effectively.

Simply Clean is undeniably an event focused on ride height and wheel fitment, and it’s always interesting to see just how much further things are pushed in the sunnier states.

I never try to create an us versus them scenario with US and Canada, but not having a snowy winter to contend with certainly gives people ample opportunity to get wild.

Vehicle variety at simply clean looked to be fairly well-rounded. American, Euro, and Japanese cars were all well represented. As were all of the wheel brands you’d come to expect from a show of this nature.

It’s pretty cool to see that the F20 powered Ford Model A above is still kicking around. This car has passed through the hands of a few owners not seeing a lot of street use. As far as I know the new owner plans to shake out the bugs and enjoy the car.

One car fresh off the SEMA show floor is Shawn Bassett’s full carbon 240Z. This car is a monster of a build, done completely in his garage.

Rust necessitated quite the rebuild and an inability to stop once started necessitated the rest. Today it’s a tube chassis, LS powered full size go-kart under a carbon shell.

If you want to read more about this build (and you should) check out Shawn’s website attacingtheclock.com.

As for Simply Clean, take a look at a few more of Nathan’s photos below.

Hopefully some day soon I’ll be able to check out the Simply Clean for myself.

Rolling Like A Very Important Person

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The posts previous to this, and at least a few posts to follow, have been dedicated to the 2018 SEMA show. As you already know I returned this year after a few years away.

My return wouldn’t have been possible if my friend Ken, and his friend Sagar hadn’t twisted my arm. The two of them booked an Air BnB that needed to be filled so the commenced with the arm twisting.

To be perfectly honesty I didn’t need that much persuasion but Ken sweetened the deal by saying he’d pick me up in his Toyota Century.

Ken is no stranger to the site, his Celsior was the subject of a previous feature and I’ve posted one or two photos of his Century as well.

About two weeks before going to Vegas I shot the car, not quite sure where the photos would end up.

 

I ran the set past Paddy at Speedhunters and he immediately wanted to run something. I wound some words around the complete set and the spotlight went live a few hours before I got on the plane.

When I got off the plane Ken picked me up and we rolled in style down the Vegas strip. Funny how the world works.

The photos in this post are alternates that I chose not to use. Looking back I am not sure why I didn’t include them, but, if I did I couldn’t run this post.

Don’t worry more SEMA coverage is coming. I had a bit of computer issues earlier this week that took me away from editing but I should have that all sorted out for the weekend.

Event Coverage: SEMA 2018 Pt. 1

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SEMA 2018. At this point I’ve been writing about the show almost daily for nearly three weeks straight. Contributing to the coverage over at Speedhunters has kept me busy to say the least.

Working the show, for a publication beside my own, vastly changed my experience in comparison to previous years. Solo, I had no boundaries and tried to cover as much of the show as possible. Dare I say I tried to cover all of it, an impossible task but I tried.

As part of a team, covering the show was much easier on my body (in the moment) but much harder on my brain later (writing) as I had to pump out the vehicles on a fixed timeline. Different is good though and I welcome change.

Of course, being at the show for someone else means that coverage here on Stance Is Everything had to wait until my freelance obligations were met.

But now that they are I’m free to start rolling some coverage out here. I won’t go too long, because the show was three weeks ago already, but I’ll probably follow up with another gallery next week as I look back through my photos.

SEMA 2018, in my humble opinion, was an outstanding year. Through my eyes, as someone who hadn’t attended since 2014, the quality was through the roof.

At every turn there seemed to be a crazy motor swap, chassis swap, or some other variety of insanity to capture my attention.

Obviously one of my favorites in this regard was the Corupptt Mustang. A twin turbo Ferrari powered Mustang is crazy enough, but this one is also bagged, chopped, and can be raised, lowered, and started all through an iPad.

It’s insane in every way, and yet so, so perfect. I’ve been following this build on instagram for quite some time now and I am eagerly looking forward to when he starts taking the car on shake down runs.

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Early morning start up. Out at @goodguysrodandcustom

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The builder Tony is pretty upfront about the fact that the cars got a bit of a way to go yet before it’s where he wants it, but that will come in time. Despite many people doubting him the car does in fact run, as evident by the video above.

If relatively subtle is more your style, how about this classic Charger body over a modern Hellcat chassis? Built by Cleveland Power and Performance this green monster sat in the Kooks Headers booth.

Known as project Reverence this build is heavily documented on their website. Totally worth a look if you want to see what makes this car so special.

This LS powered S2000 was one of the more talked about motor swaps of the show. The builders did a great job shoe-horning the Chevy v8 into the tidied up S2000 engine bay.

The overall package, with the flares, diffuser, wing, and stance, might be a little over the top for some but this is SEMA after all. Over the top is often the name of the game.

CATuned sent me right back to e30 fanaticism with their #e30grape project. MTech I, bags, and a supercharged S52. I’m not going to lie after writing a quick spotlight on this I tried to find my old e30 on Kijiji…. for Ash of course.

I unfortunately returned from SEMA with a lower than usual amount of minitruck and lowrider photos. Weird I know, and I’ll try and make it up for it in the near future.

I did however take a number of photos of Joe Ray (Lowrider OG, literally) Cadillac Elderado.

Saying this car was clean is a complete understatement. It was spotless, thanks to Joe nearly constantly giving the car a wipe down.

There’s an insane amount of custom work done to this car, including a conversion to rear wheel drive from factory front wheel drive.

I can’t even being to fathom that man hours that have gone into this one.

In the Sparta brakes booth this banger of an s2000 could be found. A clean car from the outside it’s the motor that stopped everyone in their tracks.

The F20/22 has been ditched in this car for a big single turbo 2JZ. The fabrication work was truly a site to behold.

It also had an interesting pair of carbon fiber seats that weighed just 3lbs each.

While I appreciate an LS FD as much as the next man it was pretty crazy to see a four rotor RX-7 in person.

I suppose the only thing better than seeing it would have been hearing it.

For now the video above will have to do.

Mike Burroughs from Stance Works debuted his latest project, a Coyote powered Model A with a custom chassis designed and fabricated by Mike himself.

This is the first Burroughs built project I got to see in person, and it was pretty wild.

Typical of Mike’s style it’s not traditional in anyway shape or form, but I can dig the aesthetic. Though I’m curious what kind of bed he might put back on it in the future.

Parked among tire mounting machines, in one of the lesser traveled halls, I stumbled upon this RWB Porsche.

There’s so many RWBs these days that it’s hard to know exactly which one this is but I can tell you it’s pretty damn bright and features blue and white everywhere.

I’m not totally finished with SEMA for this year but I’m close. Enjoy a few more photos below, and you can probably expect a final over flow gallery next week.

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