Not too long after I started this automotive blogging thing I made a few connections with other open minded car enthusiasts like myself. Noah at Hatch Life was one of these enthusiasts (along with Phil, Ant, Logan, and more).
He is a car guy first and a Honda enthusiast second. His enthusiasm for all sorts of automobiles of a variety of different styles really knows no bounds (sound familiar?) and though other priorities took him away from blogging for a bit he’s back up to his old tricks now and recently posted this bus that might be too good to be true.
It’s big, it’s low, and it looks fast, but the more I look at it the more I am convinced it’s just a really good rendering or at the very least a real vehicle on rendered backgrounds? Not sure but I NEED to know more about this! Anyone? Bueller?
Looking at it I doubt those tires could handle the load if it was real but I have been wrong beforeFool me once...
I had thought about doing a favorites Theme Tuesday on cars from either the recent Eibach event or Hella Flush 8 in Venice Beach but I realized that you have probably all seen those same cars all weekend so I decided to go in a completely different route.
I told Ollie I had this in mind last week and like always he came through with a bunch of awesome pics to go with the ones I had saved. So together we came up with this fairly robust collection of sick Opels (/Vauxhall).
Did my best to name these all correct but a few may have slipped up on so if I did let me know 😛
Starting things of with Emanuals RekordSitting sick on banded steelsNice looking Kadett CityI love chrome window frames on boxy cars.Another Rekord, sedan this time gives off that older American vibeThis pan scrapers one has been aroundAll this fitment no camber, interestingOllie took some time out to find this one tuned by Mattig. Damn wide carKinda reminds me of a 5er... kindaThe VX220 which shares a lot with the EliseCage inside intrigues me...WANTKadett C from Speedhunters, also wantWarning race spec Opels inboundDroop snoot is really a fitting nick name for theseGot grip?Makes me want to get out to more vintage car racesThese remind me of another car but I can't think of what right nowI am told this car is an ungodly beast of an automobileBanded steels on errrthangA few people sent in this build, thanks! Great read
As always suggestions for more weeks are appreciated and added to ‘the list’.
I saw this Mazda 3 on Work Emotion CR-Kai’s a few weeks back and it really reminded me why I was so heavily considering these wheels along with RPF-1s.
The look really suits the Mazda 3 and the color these have been powder coated really helps them stand out among the many black and white versions that are floating around.
The owner also recently made the switch from BC’s to KW VII’s as well which brought the car down some more giving it that perfect ride height.
These were originally limited edition black with red labelsJDM ego Neo dice capsHe's also got a vinyl covered roof to mix things up a bit.His BC ride height, though I am not sure if this was all the way downand now the gap gone with the KW VIIs
KW if you are reading this from the looks of things your suspension is relevant to my interests and I would really love the chance to rock a set 😛
My girlfriend (who does a lot of the photography and design around here) is fund raising for the Canadian Cancer Society by collection donations for her participation in the Relay For Life June 17th.
In an effort to raise as much money as possible for a great cause she has designed 8 new stickers for the SIE store, which 100% of the proceeds from their sales will go to her fund-raising efforts.
The Canadian Cancer society helped fund over $49 million dollars worth of Cancer research in 2008-2009 with events and fundraisers exactly like the Relay For Life.
Cancer has effected us both greatly as I am sure it has many of you so it is import that we all continue to do what we can in the effort to fight back against all forms of cancer.
The new sticker designs are below and they are available in white ranging in size from 5-7″ in width.
A few designs are aimed towards the female readers but there is something for everyone.
I know you guys love vinyl so if you are thinking of purchasing a sticker soon please pick up one of these.
Additionally half of the proceeds from the original ‘I Like Em Dropped‘ sticker from today May 21st until June 21st will also go to this great cause.
Not sure how many of you seriously follow drag racing (I don’t) but this video and accompanying photos have been floating around since last weekend and are pretty damn intense.
Driver Joe Alsworth had a fireball erupt around him at the Super Chevy show after he did his second nitrous purge staging and everything went catastrophically wrong. From there everything that could go wrong did (other than him getting seriously injured).
The video below explains how he went from staging one minute to into the gates of hell the next.
Joe's car beforeNAAAAAWS!! *flying leap away*Can't even imagine what he would be thinking during thisThe aftermath
I still need to make it to a Pro Street Event at Grand Bend one of these days, what do you say to some drag coverage?
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Last night I got to catch up with Basit at Importfest and discuss the upcoming events this year. It was cool to get a chance to talk to one of the veteran show organizers in the city with his plans for the show.
I am really looking forward to doing some pre-event collaboration with Importfest leading up to the two events this year Toronto: August 27 and Montreal: October 1.
Below are the collaboration fliers we put together for S.I.E. and Importfest look out for these at shows, events, and parking lots near you.
There is a discount code for the store on them as well so don’t be so quick to toss em.
SIE one side / Importfest the other!
Also if you are from Montreal and going to Importfest please email me 🙂
It’s been raining a lot (9.2hrs of sun this week apparently) but I am going to put my wheels on this Sunday and I deal with them going from freshly refinished to ungodly filthy in the first 15 minutes I drive the car. That is of course if the world doesn’t end.
Oh, my ‘A’ lip is still at the body shop. I went to pick it up last night and the clear was yellow in some spots which was very bizarre so I sent it back. Still have my ‘B’ lip (the one I painted) on though.
Flashback Friday
Because I was talking about Fox bodies this week I’ll take it back to this widebody (which Ollie recently dug up)
Still want.
I should follow up and see where it’s at and if we can get some new flicks.
See you guys Monday, unless of course you know… rapture and such.
I used to be pretty into car audio installations a few years ago (pre-theft) and even though I don’t have an installation now I still find myself browsing car audio sites from time to time. On one of those trips to caraudiomag.com I found this Lexus.
This Lexus is the type of car I could see a ‘business professional’ rolling around in, you know the type of person who still wants their car to look good but can’t spend forever figuring out how to enter and exit a parking lot because they are off to their next high priced meeting and time is money.
Or something like that, anyway I dig.
Imagine your Real Estate agent or lawyer picked you up in this not a Camry?Got the Junction Produce curtainsand head rest pillowsDashboard table for the passengersTrunk all covered upTrunk opened up to show the JL hardware20x9.5 upfront 20x11.5 rearPerfect backdrop for this carRollin, rollin, rollin...
Sunday May 29th 2011 is shaping up to be an eventful day of car shows and meets here in Toronto. Currently I know of two show and sines and two meets all taking place that Sunday.
This Show and Shine is the first show that I am going to be attending on the 29th. It’s put on by a good friend of mine and it’s a charitable event for Sick Kids Hospital and because I was a Sick Kid I try and support that hostpital as much as I can.
Some of the day’s events include raffle draws, huge sales by Krown Lakeshore for all the products and services they offer, an M&M Meat Shops BBQ, etc. Hope to see you there on Sunday May29th as the show will between 11:00am-4:00pm.
Last year I headed out to Summer Sizzle 2 pretty impulsively as the weather was good and I had a few hours to kill so I went solo with no expectations.
I ended up seeing a few friends there and having a good time overall and while I can’t make it this year I know a lot of people are so for those of you looking to check it out this show takes place at Vonn Cycle which is at 181 Woodstream Blvd, Woodbridge, ON
Come spend a day of fun in the sun with Pur Secretz and Vonn Cycle at Summer Sizzle 3 Show ‘N’ Shine
on Sunday May 29th 12-5pm!!!!!! As the biggest street show of the year, this is an event you won’t want
to miss. Also be there for the Grand Opening of 360 Motorsports!!
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Lots of exciting things going on during this event including:, raffles with some high end prizes, live
entertainment by Tha Nazdaq and of course all our fellow friends in the automotive industry. Once again
there will be FREE Rockstar Beverages all day long!!!
Previous event coverage:
Mike is going to be there again with his RX-8 and taking some photos for the siteKjhon's AccordI've yet to see Krystyn this year
The second event I will be going to on the 29th is the first Stretch & Poke event of 2011.
Dave at S&P is good folk so I always try and make it out to his events for that reason and there is sure to be a lot of aggressively fitted cars at the show as well which is always a plus around here.
Canada! Winter hibernation is over! The Stretch & Poke! 2011 Calendar of Events has arrived and we’re hosting 5 events for 2011, with 2 of them awarding trophies and prizes! (Registration at Import Expo and Importfest required).
Previous event coverage:
This car was sold but is still around...Lexus crew rollin' deepStance factory in the house
Last year I went out to this meet and it had the chance to be epic…. then the cops broke it up. This year security and local PD are going to be notified so that hopefully it isn’t as much of a bust.
I don’t live quite as close this year but depending on how the other two events go I might make this event number 3 of the day.
Previous coverage:
Maybe this year I will bring a flash or somethingParking lot kept filling with more and more carsand then we had to go...
If you catch me at any of these events I will have stickers on me. Fingers crossed it finally stops raining!
There was a call on facebook by Kory Flansburg for more domestics, specifically Fox body Mustangs. I think any 80s babies and 90s children like myself grew up idolizing the fox body or 5.0 because they were everywhere with that super distinctive exhaust note.
Much to the dismay of my girlfriend I still quite like them and occasionally threaten to buy one. If I ever did I am not sure whether I would Salleen/Dech kit it out or just rock the standard body like these two.
When I was growing up there were a lot of Foxes setup like this in my neighborhoodEssentially the classic 5.0 drag stance...It's still incredible to me how good these cars look on CCWSPerfect...
Now for those of you who may not like Mustangs (Camaro owners looking at you) you cannot deny that the video below is rad as hell.
I could watch/listen to that video all damn day.
(If you are wondering my Lyndsey really likes Chevelles and dislikes Iroc-Zs and 5.0s equally)
I’ll be honest with you guys, when I started this Theme Tuesday I didn’t really think it would come together as well as it did as it is pretty random. However Google never lets me down and it turns out people have been putting World War II type graphics on cars of all sorts for some time.
Add to that the popularity of Rusty and the movie cars and cartoon mouths and you have today’s collection of photos.
This is one of the first cars that come up when you google sucks to roll hard, weirdSleepy eyes and an angry grillTwo Miatas, same wheels, different sidesGumball car maybe?Street KarnageIf I recall this car was inspired by RustyThis one's crazy on a few levelsRat work in progressThis style reminds me of the car from the original death raceI think I might have a photo of this car tearing up a track in the rain somewhere...Lol, this one is pretty reminiscent of carsGoing to guess this one is vinyl..Whoops this one went up not downSaw this on Jalopnik a few weeks ago, do wantThe bomb kind of throws this one off for meWW2 themed Anglia?Quite like this oneand this one...VW Revision AVW Revision BI need more info on both of these...A Sema build from a few years ago...Ya there is a vehicle back thereNot including the Mako Shark II would have been wrong to me (and it came up a lot in my search as how to do a mouth right)
Don’t take this as a suggestion for everyone to go do it though.
Mike and Jay at Stance Factory have been pretty busy the last month or so cranking out a wide assortment of Bavarian automobiles at different ride heights. If your from the GTA and drive a BMW these guys should be on your shortlists of shops to check out for maintenance and aftermarket needs.
They can help you pick out the right suspension, wheel, and tire setup necessary to get your stance exactly how you want it.
Here are three cars that recently spent some time in the Stance Factory shop and are now out cruising around the Toronto area.
Staggered Style 5s with spacers all around and 245/40 and 275/35 tires sitting low on BC coilsLove how the rear wheel/tire setup completely fills those fenders This 330i sitting clean on BBS CH wheelsThe height it's at is perfect for tearing up the forks of the credit...Last but not least my personal favorite a 2002 on widened Porsche 356 steelsMy question to you is do you prefer this car without caps?or with?
Stance Factory should have some of their more aggressively setup cars at the first Stretch and Poke Meet May 29th, in the meantime if you want to see what they are up to check out stancefactory.com or their facebook fan page.
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