Enkei should just sponsor the Fat And Flush section of this blog because their RPF-1 wheel is now making it’s fourth appearance in this now nine post category.
Yes nearly 50% of this entire category is made up of cars on RPF-1 wheels, crazy.
I guess it goes to show that function oriented minds think alike.
Specs are: 17×9 +45 255/45 in the front and 17×9.5 +38 245/40 rear.
S2000s and Subarus are most of the Fat and Flush category now that I think about it….
Last week I said I would try and dig up something a little ‘extra’ for this weeks Winter Wednesday so today I make good on that promise.
The story of how this four door R32 Skyline ended up in the snow begins in Vancouver.
The owner purchased the car (for $600!?) to replace his previous missile (240) and right after acquiring it he packed up to move from Lethbridge Alberta to Nanaimo BC which is about an 18 hour drive.
Nothing too crazy right?
Well… the weather in that part of Canada isn’t all that predictable after September and snow ended up following him from front door to front door.
Of course the car was fitted with summer wheels and tires which made the trip even more exciting.
Midway through he picked up some winter wheels and continued on joined by his friend with the Subaru in the photos.
All’s well that ends well as the owner made it to his new home and the car is now being put to good use as seen below.
A little bit more on the car and the story can be found on the Violent Running Tribe message board.
Not restricting this weeks post to one brand or model like the recent few instead just continuing the ‘Pictures with attitude’ (should just change it to awesome pictures) theme for another Tuesday.
It is almost hard to believe that I have done six of these so far… eventually I am going to have to think of something different to do for the tenth.
The second of today’s female rides belongs to Heather and was shot by previous featured photographer Nathan Powers.
Like Bri’s Jetta Heather’s Civic is free of all the typical female modification cliches so it stands out without screaming ‘I’m a girl’.
Under the hood of Heather’s civic is a B18B1 with an AEM fuel rail and 4-1 header, outside Type R front and rear lips have been added to the exterior along with EK side skirts and spoon mirrors.
Inside S2000 front seats have been installed along with Integra GSR leather rear seats.
Finally The car sits on coils and Sportmaxx 501 wheels.
Ladies I am looking to do another Girls With Hot Rides Theme Tuesday so send in some photos of your rides!
It’s been awhile since I have (knowingly) posted up a female owned ride so today I plan to post two.
The first of which belongs to the better half of a third of everyone’s favourite grass roots BC drift team, Drift Union.
Photos of Brieanna’s car have popped up in my timeline now and again, each time looking better and better, so posting it was long overdue.
The setup her ride consists of Raceland coils and 16×9.5 +13 Riken mesh wheels (mounted with adapters) and 205/50 tires, the frame has also been notched so ride quality doesn’t completely go out the window.
Gaelen Norman (@GaelenN) of BigBoyMedia.net worked the soul stealer on these shots and the full set of photos can be found here on flickr.
Check back in a little bit for an import south of the border.
Have to thank Ollie again for bringing awesome cars into my life, this time in the form of a Van called the Supervan. What is the CBS Supervan you might ask?
Well on paper the CBS Supervan was a promotional vehicle but that doesn’t mean it shares any similarities with other promotional vehicles like say the Oscar Meyer Weiner mobile.
Alan Arnon, the marketing manager of CBS automotive parts built this as a promotional one off sometime in the 80s. (CBS made brake pads, clutches, belts etc)
Starting as a standard Bedford CF the most noticeable modification done to this Van at first glance is the wide body but beneath all of that custom bodywork lies the real craziness.
This van is powered by a 4.4 Rover v8 motor, has a Jaguar XJ12 front and rear suspension (that’s the one with inboard brakes), air shocks, Recaro seats with speakers in the headrests… the list goes on and on.
Basically the CBS Supervan is a super awesome van that once roamed the uk but seems to have have vanished over the years.
Apparently it is being mothballed so really someone needs to find it and bring it back out.
More info on this van including scans of a feature in Hot Rods And Customs can be found here on The Amazo Effect which is also where I grabbed these photos.
A store restock is in the works along with an affiliate setup that will allow you guys to custom order the stickers in any color to suit your needs.
I know this wasn’t really all that long ago but since we have been talking about fans on the fanpage all week I figured why not throw back to the Previa/Estima Theme Tuesday which is one like away from 100.
Most people (in North America) remember the K car for the simple fact that they were everywhere for awhile.
Personally I knew someone who’s dad drove a sky blue one and treated it like gold. He washed it every weekend and stored it in the winter.
I stumbled across this particular K wagon while avoiding the sharp ends of pitchforks from anti stance Mopar drivers when I was doing the ‘Turbo Dodge’ Theme Tuesday.
The owner owned it once, sold it, then bought it back and did this. The end result is somewhat reminiscent of older Japanese wagons… somewhat.
K cars seem to have disappeared from the roads around be but surely they all couldn’t have died.
Someone has probably just hoarded all of them for the zombie apocalypse.
Thread with more info on xceedspeed.
Probably the most interesting use of an odd platform I have posted since 95naSTA’s Bonneville
Before I begin part 2 of the coverage from the Canadian International Auto Show let me say I missed a few manufacturers on media day, most notably Mazda, BMW, and Scion.
I only ended up with about four hours to shoot and trying to cover the show in that time while still being somewhat social proved a little more difficult than I thought.
Next year I will make sure to get the entire day off work for the media day festivities because if nothing else it will at least equal more free fancy USB keys.
All that being said there are still roughly 50 photos in today’s coverage put the total CIAS coverage so far up in the 80+ photo range.
I’ll start things off with the concepts I saw…
This is Cadillac’s attempt at luxury in a small package and it reminds me of what the G1 Transformers looked like back on Cybertron.
Despite it’s odd shape and sharp angles it has got a few redeeming qualities including a 1.0L turbo motor that gets an extra kick in the pants from an electric motor when necessary.
Kia calls this an ‘urban passenger vehicle’ (which I suppose is better than Soul XL) and it is packed with electronics (including wifi). A turbo 2.0 also sits under the hood which Kia says makes ‘up to’ 285hp.
KDM on the rise?
I was a little surprised to see this at the show because, correct me if I am wrong, hasn’t this car been in the concept stage since 2009?
Regardless this was my first time seeing the car (not surrounded by explosions on screen) and after seeing it in the metal I wouldn’t be against them making it into production like this.
Not much really needs to be said about the NSX concept that hasn’t already, I am however interested to see whether the final production model looks even remotely similar to this.
Not that I could afford one of course.
Of the concepts I saw on Thursday the one that impressed me the most was the Jaguar CX-16. I had no idea it was going to be there (largely due to me not paying attention to Jaguar in the 2000 Ford years) and in person this car is pretty spectacular.
Good on Jaguar for promising to release this soon.
Moving on now from the concept cars to the production cars.
I might be going back to the show before it closes to see a couple more things, if I do anything you think I should get a shot of?
With a name like No Pokemon Shit it is clear from the start that this Finnish car ‘club’ is a little different.
The name might be a little odd but from what I can tell No Pokemon Shit means no body kits, no wings, no gimmicks.
Just low, clean, and to the point.
This fastback is one of their ongoing projects and a great example of they style they believe in.
These pictures are from a 2011 refresh.
More on the No Pokemon Shit Forums and Stance | Works.
I’m still on the hunt for some cars in even colder climates and deeper snow so we’ll see if I can’t get some up here next week.
For the third e30 Theme Tuesday installment I hooked up with fellow maxbimmer member Steve (Bullet Ride) who in addition to owning an e30 runs a tumblr called God’s Chariot that I happen to follow.
God’s Chariot, in Steve’s opinion, just happens to be the e30.
A few quick pm’s back and forth later and we have a Theme Tuesday made up of my favorites of his favorites.
The photos in this post are just a small sampling of the amount Steve has so if you are an e30 fan check out God’s Chariot.
