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WTF Friday: Legit Kit

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It looks like since I left high school my auto teacher has been busy, really busy. He’s moved on from turning clapped out Pontiac Fieros into Lamborghini Countach, and Ferrari 355 Spiders, replicas and is now creating full tube chassis BMW V12 (M70 I think) powered Diablo replicas.

Helping build a Lamborghini kit had a big impact on my life as a car enthusiast so it’s awesome to see that he’s still working away at it, and still passing on the love and knowledge of cars to other impressionable youth who would rather be putting welding burns in their shirts than learning calculus.

Mr. Dinner, or I suppose I can call him Jim now, spent a hell of a lot of time making sure that this replica would be the best one he’s done yet and has documented a lot of it on his blog kwikercars.com.

Door hinges, interior pieces, double hinged wipers, transmission bits for the v12, and the exhaust are just some of the things he engineered himself to make this car look and perform as close to the real thing as he could.

Anyone with enough money can go out and buy a super car but to build one yourself with your own to hands in your own garage is something I respect.

One thing I remember from high school is that these shells never look right from the factory
Every panel gap needs some sort of addressing.
He made sure the angel of the doors matched that of the engine cover
The BMW v12 has been covered to disguise its origin
He even printed his own idiot lights for the custom dash cluster
The interior
Fresh out of the paint booth
Damn near complete
Gotta say it's pretty convincing
Setup for the video below

Site updates

I’ve been talking to Mat at Seche Media this week and the store should be completely restocked by Monday.

Once it is and I do a quick product shot update to the store I am going to be putting some things on sale late next week or early the following week.

Those of you who visit the site (as oppose to just subscribing via RSS) may have also noticed that the site’s header has changed slightly to incorporate the rotator on the main page.

It took awhile for me to actually get around to it but I have finally started rolling out design tweaks. I’m going to continue to change a little more over the weeks to come.

Nothing drastic just a little spit shine.

Flashback Friday

Since I got rid of it here is a throwback to the Pantera that served as the header car of this site for so long.

If anyone has more info on this I would love to have it

My body’s finally healing so maybe I’ll get some BMX shred on this weekend…

Mini Feature: Jujhar’s Golf

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DaveT
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Because it’s been winter here in the GTA most of the recent features have showcased cars from sunnier climates, however as our seasons gets closer and events are being announced left right and center it’s time I turned the spotlight back towards local rides.

This Golf is a perfect example of the level in which a lot of the local VW enthusiasts operate and when it arrived in my inbox I was immediately impressed with what I saw.

The beauty of this cars is in it’s simplicity. The changes to the exterior have been kept to a minimum to avoid looking tacky or overly flashy, and of those exterior modifications the only thing that isn’t OEM are the molded 20th anniversary replica side skirts.

Everything else is straight from the VW factory: a R32 front bumper, OEM hatch spolier, and R-line rear bumper.

Satisfied with the exterior of the car at this point, Jujhar got down to business in the ride height and rolling stock department by installing a set of coil overs and 18×8.5 and 18×10 BBS RSII’s which were bolted on with a set of adapters.

Those modifications yielded the look below:

However as eye popping as that look was Jujhar decided to go for jaw dropping by making the switch from static to bagged with an air ride setup made up of HPS Premium bags up front and Firestone bags out back.

A week or so after getting the air ride components this VW was fully plumbed,wired, and able to squat down to where the fenders sit right on top of the Falken 452 tires (215/40 Front and 225/40 rear) that are stretched carefully over those timeless BBS rims.

The car, which was finished last year, looked incredible roaming the streets of Toronto and should look just as good this year provided it stays the same.

Because these pictures over a year old there is no guarantee that this car will look the same this year. So if this is really a preview or feature truly remains to be seen.

Either way I can’t wait to see Jujhar’s car in person in 2011.

Cruisin’ Solo

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DaveT
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I’ve been a fan of this  Toyota Celsior (Lexus LS430) since I first saw it at last years SEMA show. Since then I’d only seen a couple additional photos of it online but not as many solo feature photo shoots as I would have expected a car of this caliber to have.

In fact just this Monday I was looking for high resolution photos of the car to show Mat at Seche Media the vinyl wrap job and had a hard time coming up with photos that were close enough to really showcase the matte white color that’s on the car.

Thankfully that all changed this Tuesday.

As fate would have it bright and early Tuesday morning a new set of photos popped up in my facebook feed with all the detailed shots of the car I could ever want.

While I’m not an LS expert by any means I’ve seen a couple in my travels both online and first hand and I can honestly say that this is one of the cleanest, most unique, and well put together ones I’ve come across to date.

Both set’s of wheels that I’ve seen on this car, the blacked out Forgestars and these Works, have done nothing but compliment the rest of the work done all around the car including the cars look which is a combination of high class parts from various vendors including Job Design and BC Racing.

The Job Design body work really speaks for itself
I really like how the body of the car has a really restrained color pallet...
...but then details like the hood sash and gloss white vinyl really pop out
The subtle trunk spoiler is also another great touch to the rear end along with the unique pin striping
Close up of the Work kicks
The Works in these photos are actually a friends which he was using to test a more aggressive offset
Not sure what Solo has planned next, but I have a feeling its significant...

The best part about this car (other than the fact it’s a daily) is that the owner is not not only a blogger like myself (who’s blog Go With SOLO I have mentioned before), but he is also a super nice guy that’s always down to exchange a few words online regarding the wide variety of automotive subjects I throw his way.

I’ve yet to show him a muscle car from here he has not seen in person or heard about, but I’m working on that…

Photo Credits Solomon Lee

Theme Tuesdays: Women of the BKK Motor Show

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DaveT
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When I was going through the photos Jeff sent in for yesterdays coverage I realized that he took a lot of photos of women, I would say the ratio of cars to women was pretty close to 50/50.

While I have only done one other ‘women of’ Theme Tuesday I felt that with the material I was given another one was well warranted.

My apologies in advance to the female readers once again 🙂

It’s pretty interesting to see the differences between auto show models here and auto show models there actually, and the difference between auto show (or motor show) models and Import models is astounding.

As this wasn't your typical aftermarket show the models were dressed much classier
Chillin'
Jackson tribute with the one glove?
Perhaps she is wondering if her photo will turn up on a Canadian blog
Looks like they are trying to outdo Snooki with that hair!
Are car show dresses like Prom dresses? Only worn once?
This reminds me of a popular animated .gif
Lotus came correct with their models
Volvo also selected some nice models
I think I posted this woman already...
Bored.
Not quite as bored
Pretty sure this is another Lotus model who could talk circles around me all things Lotus related
Seems like a lot of models were off doing semi private photo shoots
Jeff did a good job of hiding the other photographer
In an effort to not objectify women anymore I will say nothing
End things with a lady in red, front shot suspiciously missing

Back to cars next week, probably.

Photo credit: Jeff Dawson

Guest Coverage: Bangkok Motor Show

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DaveT
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My friend Jeff recently got out of dodge and skipped to Thailand for an extended vacation, on one hand this sucks because he was a blast to work and one of the best bosses I ever had, but on the flip side it rocks because now I have someone out in Thailand who is willing to go to events (that have women) and take pictures of the cars (and the women).

Here are some photos from his recent trip to the 32nd Annual Bangkok Motor Show. Pretty cool to see what a motor show looks like in different country.

Random Stuff

Ha! Looks like the track after I have been through it
from the pictures he sent their was a lot of stage shows going on
BC racing was there, and it looks like with some of their made to order rims
Hello Kitty was also in attendance?

Scooters and bikes

Wolf pack?
I am not really a scooter guy but this one looks alright
I wonder what the production version of this bike will actually look like
Don't post two wheels often here but these ones looked pretty neat
Or this one

Cars

Drop top Mini Cooper S
Not entirely sure what this car is, Asian Markets only perhaps
Another shot of it, the front end looks out of place.
What the heck, a wide body Cruze?
I
Back end of the MF
Looking forward to seeing what people do with the 370
I saw one of these loose in a footrace across a parking lot once

VIP

Thailand has a thriving VIP scene that at times can get pretty close to, if not over the top. Quality builds all the time though.

Thailands VIP scene is pretty damn crazy
Still on the fence about oni-camber
I think this is a Toyota Crown
I could get down with this one though I think...
This car makes up for it's more typical camber with loud paint

You may have noticed that women are noticeably absent from this post, even though I mentioned them in the opening paragraph, that’s because I will be posting them tomorrow in a women of Bangkok Motor Show Theme Tuesday.

Photo Credits: Jeff Dawson

It’s Amazing

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DaveT
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It’s pretty amazing that even though e30 m3 has not been produced for years, which is causing the buy in for one to steadily increase, that there are still a bumper crop of clean ones being built today.

Many of which I have never seen on the internet before.

This m3 is setup almost dead in the middle of function and form and no one other than Johnny Cash has walked the line better.

Picture perfect profile
BBS RS wheels, put that ish on everything
Gorgeous
CF Pole positions never looked so good.

This car belongs to fourmotion on s14.net and I think these photos are behind the scenes shots of an upcoming PBMW feature. Spotted these photos on a few different random picture threads on automotive and bmx forums

Pretty sure I am coming up on a decade of being a member on various e30 forums. Wild.

WTF Friday: April Fools

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DaveT
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Today is April Fools and while I have already been a part of a few pranks here in the office (and avoided any being done to me) I don’t really have any to pull on all of you.

I had a few over the top plans of elaborate site pranks but procrastination, laziness, and life basically put the end to that.

Instead here are just some very questionably styled cars I found online, one of which was famous around these parts for awhile.

Oh. My. God.
If you must put a keyboard in your car this is probably the nicest way to do it
Kind of rare to see someone take a Jag this far
Red and yellow hardly ever works...
Lots going on here.
Poor cat
Anyone know if this Van is still around? It used to get spotted like crazy
Have to love the attention to detail, right down to the plate covers

Oh, Josh just sent me this, I am going to post it on facebook as well but it should be here too. Totally relevant to Tuesday’s post.

Site Updates

I’ve got a rare completely free weekend coming up so either I am going to work on a few things for the site I have planned or play ps3. If you want to keep track of which just stalk me on twitter.

But personal car wise my camber arms have arrived from Dominant Engineering which is terrific, and my wheels are being picked up for a complete refinish from a local company Curbed.ca

I threw in the towel on polishing the lips myself after I realized just how much work (and chemicals) are involved in removing an anodized clear, which I didn’t know I had until part way through the first lip. At least I succeed in getting rid of all of the rash on one wheel before bowing out.

Once I get them back you can expect a full quality before/after review of the entire job. Really looking forward to having like new wheels and the color I picked for the centers should look pretty nice…

Flashback Friday

Speaking of Curbed the first time I saw their Scion was at the first Stretch and Poke event last year. So here is a flashback to Lyndsey’s guest coverage of that event.

Lyndsey takes better photos than me

Big Blue Buick

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DaveT
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Yep, I’m back on that Land Yacht vibe again and while I am not really familiar with Cor Forged Wheels if the majority of their clientele does their rides up like this than it’s a brand I need to pay more attention to.

This bagged 65 Buick Riviera looks absolutely killer laid out and I only hope drive height is really close to park height because you know, drive low, park lower.

Significant amount of those 20s is tucked up under those wells
Almost equal amounts of tuck out back
Personally, I wouldn't change a thing about this car
Another car I would drive until the wheels fell right off.

Why I want a Subaru #141312

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DaveT
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I Found this Subaru on bikeguide, a bmx message board, with no link or info. Google searching Eric Tong, and Joe Dantone lead me their respective facebook pages where I noted that these photos were taken in October of 2010.

While that doesn’t make this photo set new by any means, there is simply no way I couldn’t post photos of this car.

The exterior is clean, the stance is on point and the photographers captured the car beautifully.

I’m sure this car also has quite a bit going on inside that shaved engine bay as well which I know some you Subaru heads will appreciate.

Fender to wheel clearance, perfect.
Always been a sucker for slightly raked ride heights
Killin' it
Love the fitment on this car, everything just seems perfectly balanced
Another custom plate win
Snail
The polished components look great in the shaved bay
Fin.

Photo Credits
Eric Tong
Joe Dantone

If you are curious I am ‘The_Trail_Pimp‘ on both bikeguide and bmxboard.

Theme Tuesdays: Slammed Big Rigs

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DaveT
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Last week I played things pretty safe with the Vintage JDM Theme Tuesday This week I’ve decided to not go as safe and finally post up a Theme Tuesday I’ve been working on for awhile:

Slammed Big Rigs.

Sure slamming a big rig is kind of a silly thing to do but I wouldn’t complain if I saw these on the road hauling McDonalds patties.

If nothing else it would make mundane commutes much more exciting.

This one was sort of hard to pull together because I had no idea where to start looking and often ended up coming across the same trucks over and over again when searching via Google. Last night I made enough progress to call this one a wrap.

Hopefully you guys enjoy it.

Murdered out rig
Shop? I hope not
This truck would make a speed bump it's bitch
Another bump destroyer
Seeing this at your local gas station would be alright
Obviously
This truck is so dialed
I'd love to see trucks like these rollin the streets
Now... if they could lower the trailers to match...
I wonder how quick these can go down the quarter mile
Dumped big rig wrecker
Slammed cab overs were hard to find
Probably not for hire.
This is pretty damn bad ass
Almost too clean to hook up a trailer too
Tough choice...

A full feature of the above truck can be found here.

This video below has footage of the convertible Peterbuilt driving and dragging:

On a somewhat unrelated note does anyone else remember the show Highway Man? According to wiki I’m too young to actually remember when this show was on pre-syndication but I do remember seeing it somehow. As I have fairly vivid memories of it.

The Highway Mans truck/helicopter contraption

Highway Man, combined with the obvious Transformers and Optimus Prime, are probably the reason I have a desire to see more modified big rigs.

Something more normal next week, maybe 😉

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