From the perspective of someone who doesn’t live and breath Honda it the Preludes seems like the black sheep of the community when compared to Civics, CRXs, and even Accords. At shows and events there numbers are always fairly small.
I don’t think the Prelude is an unattractive car at all and with the right touch all generations can be done up tastefully. I think if Honda made them in a FR configuration more people would mess with them today instead of just plucking their motors and moving on.
Since I was young I’ve always had an interest in the Lowrider culture, and while it’s tough to say who exactly started this stance business I think it’s safe to assume that Lowrider guys are some of the true OGs.
When I found out this event was taking place minutes from my house deciding whether or not to attend was a no-brainer, especially because for the longest time my only exposure to cars like these was through television and music.
If you’ve never been to a Lowrider show and there is one near you be sure to pass through and take a look at the cars, with a lot of the builds the quality is through the roof.
I wasn’t expecting to see any bikes at the show so I was pleasantly surprised by the ones I did see, all of them looked like awesome. I think this winter I might spend a bit more time on motorcycle blogs so I can do a better job of identifying what I see.
Most of the cars at the show were lowriders but there were a couple different cars out as well. Minitruck guys you let me down though, I thought a lot of you would come out 😛
All of the local Lowrider clubs came out to show support, Majestics, Affiliated, Rydaz 4 Life, Rollerz Only, Luxurious and the True Playaz
This car was all about the details. So much in fact that I spent so much time looking at the artwork all over (literally all over) this car that I didn’t take a single picture of it as a whole, something that has never happened before.
Ever want to see a kids eyes light up? Take them to a lowrider hop contest.
Lyndsey and I met up with my friend Steve who brought his nephew along and to say he was excited to see the cars hop would have be a serious understatement.
That’s it for Parkin’ Lot Pimpin 3, shout out to Alvaro Puro Cervantes for putting me onto this event. Keep checking the fan page for quick videos of the hop contest.
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted something questionable/’too each their own’ looking in a WTF Friday post so here is an… interesting truck I came across on s10 forum.
I’m fairly sure the owner of this truck would vomit at the cars I normally post here as it is quite obvious the thought patterns of he or she and myself when it comes to car modifications do not come anywhere close to matching up.
It’s not my place to tell someone how to modify their vehicle but I am curious how much it would cost to put tires all around on this beast. o_0
I’ll be hitting up the True Playaz Lowrider BBQ here in Mississauga Saturday and I am really looking forward to it as its been awhile since I have been to a gathering of traditionally done up low lows.
Aside from that I’ve got a couple things in the works but one thing I have to get started on is some new sticker designs in time for Importfest.
I just called myself out on that though so maybe it will help?
Since I will probably be seeing some of the same cars from Scrape 2009 tomorrow here is a whip back to that coverage.
I think maybe I’ll listen to some West Coast Hip Hop this weekend…
If you asked me this morning if I would type those words my answer would have been no but Dominic of Dominant Engineering, who is also the owner of the Ford Focus SVT I featured awhile back, sent me an email this afternoon that changed my tune.
In two days Dom took his girlfriends Versa from stock to this, including fixing the cracked and curbed wheels.
This was also his first air ride install… work f*ckin’ done.
09 Nissan Versa from Dominic Biro on Vimeo.
More on this car and another car Dom has had his hand in soon.
Video Credit: Dominic Biro
David over at Import Bible has been on his grind and is currently in his fifth year of designing and producing shirts independently. To celebrate this respectable feat he has released his series 5 T shirts.
As a show of support and Canadian brotherly love David sent me a shirt, lanyard, and a couple stickers from his latest line. My wardrobe is mostly made up of BMX shirts and stuff from 80stees.com so getting some automotive apparel into the mix was long over due.
I received the ‘All Time‘ shirt which is a design inspired by 10 Deep (one of David’s favorite brands). The subject matter of the shirt obviously suits me pretty well as I clearly like my cars low and when it arrived I was immediately impressed with the quality of shirt, print, and design.
It’s something that can easily work it’s way into my everyday wear and not just something for automotive events.
The lanyard he sent along with the shirt is also pretty slick. Not only does it pay homage to some of histories greatest wheel designs it also conveniently does a good job of matching the color I picked for the center of my Equips.
I’ve got a couple of lanyards kicking around the house and this one is the best looking in my collection so far and the only one to have a nice quality clasp for the key ring.
You will definitely see this hanging out of my pocket at local events.
Dave and I have already been in early talks about collaboration for late 2011 which I am really looking forward to and he recently launched the IFEST clothing line which is the collaboration between him and the Import Fest brand.
Always good to see fellow Canadian enthusiasts doing big things!
If you want to check out Import Bibles latest designs head over to ImportBible.com.
Of all the oem wheel catalogs out there I think BMW probably has (or maybe had?) the best selection. A good number of their wheels look great and come in sizing that makes them versatile enough to make there way from one model BMW to another as well as cars outside of the BMW umbrella.
To this day M Parallels are one of my favorite wheels and style 5’s are legendary but I’ve obviously been sleeping on style 19s because this e36 I found on v2lab looks simply stunning.
Spotted on the V2Lab Forums and blog, I think the owner is part of Royal Origin so what’s up to them also.
One of the hardest things I have ever tried to do is explain to friends and co workers who are not really into cars is why exactly I, and people like me, enjoy seeing a low vehicle leave a trail of sparks in it’s wake while traveling at high speed.
Of course to a lot of rational people this act is counter productive and downright dangerous and that’s probably why I like it.
Life is short right?
I am in desperate need of more pics of cars/trucks throwing sparks so if you know where I can find them let me know 🙂
Normally the features on this site are written in more of a magazine style tone and not the same personal tone the rest of the posts are written in, however in regards to this car and it’s owner I felt a more personal approach was justified.
In the short time I have known Tim (the owner and builder of today’s Subaru) I have come to learn a few things about him.
He’s a talented do it yourself mechanic, a Batman fanatic, a proud father, and one heck of a nice guy.
The first time I saw Tim’s car was at the 2009 Tuners Against Street Racing Charity Show and Shine where it’s unique finish made it stand out instantly from the rest of the cars at the show.
While I had seen a few cars with similar paint applications prior to Tim’s none of them looked quite like his, it’s actually smoother than you would expect and applied so well that I was shocked to learn it came from a spray can.
It also shimmers ever so slightly in the right light and isn’t being used to hide atrocious body work, Tim painted the car this way because he wanted the car to have a sinister look reminiscent of The Tumbler and not because he was looking to cut corners.
In 2009 the car was plated ‘BRCE WANE‘ and it was actually the custom plates that helped me identify him because he was close by the car wearing a Batman shirt. As I was clearly gawking at this point I took a second to introduce myself and let him know how much I liked his car.
During that first conversation I could instantly tell he was the kind of car guy everyone likes to meet: humble, knowledgeable, down to earth, and most important of all, friendly.
Tim isn’t overly concerned with any of the politics behind car shows, awards, or internet fame, he simply has a passion for automobiles that he likes to share with other enthusiasts. This passion is immediately apparent if you have ever read one of his build threads on NASIOC.
You see Tim isn’t the type of person to outsource a single thing on his car without knowing exactly what needs to be done and how it is supposed to be done and he isn’t afraid to learn by doing and document his experiences for others to learn from.
In fact before installing the 9-piece WRC wide body kit from Fourstar Motorsports that is currently on the car Tim came incredibly close to completing the daunting task of designing and fabricating a wide body kit in his garage from scratch.
While that feat is incredible in it’s own right it isn’t anywhere near the end of custom modification Tim has done to his Subaru.
Under the hood of this car is further example his fabrication skills. You may have already noticed from the photo above that the engine bay looks incredibly clean and uncluttered.
This is because in addition to removing components deemed unnecessary and performing a wire tuck Tim fabricated completely removable fiberglass covers for both sides of the engine bay.
The end result of what was essentially a winter long project is simply stunning engine compartment.
The only way to truly compliment the unique exterior of this car was with an equally unique interior and for that Tim chose to wrap his seats in ‘autumn’ colored Katzkin leather.
This burnt orange color is hard to accurately capture in photographs but in my opinion (and obviously Tims) it’s the perfect color to contrast the dark exterior and also does an excellent job of tying in his recently finished classic truck bed inspired trunk setup.
While I could easily continue to go on and on about how much I love this car and respect the amount of work the owner has put into it I feel the best way to really appreciate this car without seeing it in person isn’t by reading a modification list but by reading through any of his extremely detailed build threads.
This first one I recommend reading would be this thread which chronicles the modifications done to the exterior of this car, and the second would be this more recent one detailing the modifications both visually and mechanically under the hood.
Both threads are interesting, captivating, and inspiring and if by the time you are done reading them you still don’t feel like working on your car then perhaps maybe a trip over to BatBerryBlog.com where Tim is documenting his build of a Tim Burton Batmobile will do the trick.
Don’t worry I full intend to feature on that when it’s complete.
Going to let this one go a little early this week given the circumstances (Cuba internet is unreliable): Swing up doors are a bit of a touchy subject nowadays.
They were quite popular for awhile but of late have dropped off to the point where most people rocking them currently just can’t be bothered to swap them back.
Personally I judge swing up doors on a case by case basis. For a daily they are probably not the best choice but they do suit some of the more extravagant show builds that are around.
Sadly for every one car that looks good with vertical doors there are about 10 that do not. The owners of these two trucks below decided to take a bit of a different approach to swing up doors and I will let you be the judge of whether it looks good or bad.
Getting into and out of the second truck seems like more than a one person job, but what do I know….
Yep, still in Cuba I will be back sometime Sunday night, and I’ll answer emails/catch up on orders Monday morning.
Been thinking lately of doing a traditional Hot Rod Theme Tuesday, similar to this one on Ford High Boys but open to all makes instead of Ford.
I don’t know though since the first one got zero comments though. Waddya say now?
Once again I have Ollie to thank for submitting the content for this weeks Theme Tuesday. Normally I would add a few cars from my own collection to whatever he sends but this week I am on vacation so it’s 100% Ollie’s pics.
I’ve posted a few Russian and Soviet cars before but I have not really looked into them too hard so this is a good switch up of the norm.
Sorry for the delay on this one. The internet room here flooded. Go figure…
