I mentioned in the comments of the last C30 I posted that I had found another one since then, and this dope looking c30 is it.
I spotted this on Ivy League East looking for a completely different Volvo. While the last c30 had an oem+ look to it this one drives a little bit harder to the point thanks to the beautifully polished CCWS.
Both this one and the previous are very clean and I would have no issues driving either.
Spotted on: Ivy League East
According to their website the Tokyo Auto Salon is “the world’s largest auto exhibition with more than 600 vehicles on display“. To me that reads as ‘ SEMA, in Japan, and larger’.
While I didn’t get to go Peter from Nextmod worked it into his well deserved vacation from the shop and uploaded a ton of photos from the event to Nextmod’s facebook fan page. He gave me permission to re post some here for those of you who are not yet fans of theirs on facebook and I jumped at the opportunity.
These are 50 or so pictures from his multiple galleries that really caught my eye. While I have never been to Japan but things like this make me rethink my personal rule of not sitting on a plane for longer than eight hours.
Like SEMA TAS had a number of cars where the manufactures decided to go crazy and push the limits of what could be done. They are a little over the top but boundaries need to be pushed for things to progress.
Couple pics of wheels and brakes accessories that caught my attention.
The few Honda’s I have seen from TAS that seem to be built with function in mind over form which is always cool to see. Also as expected companies were working with the CR-Z
A Handful of Subaru’s were in Nextmods coverage as well as one of the cleanest Protege 5’s I have ever seen.
Is the Euro scene big in Japan, can anyone in Japan chime in on this? I can only imagine that if it is large it’s crazy.
From Yaris to Supra and everything in between the Toyota’s at TAS were very well done.
Lots of small vehicles were at TAS, some we do have in North American and others we don’t.
The Van seen in Japan is crazy. Sometimes I wish we had a van scene like this in North America but then I think about all the pictures of 70s vans I have seen and reconsider…
Junction Produce is serious. From what I have seen it looks like some of the VIP readers of this site would have dropped into a coma after setting foot into this booth.
That’s all of the photos I am going to post here from Nextmods Toyko Auto Salon coverage but if you want to see the rest of the photos taken by Peter and Rachel go check out the Nextmod facebook fan page.
Big thanks to them for letting me share these photos with you.
Oh almost forgot… there were women at the show!
Photo credit: Nextmod
The latest copy of Performance Auto & Sound showed up to my house this week and inside they had an article on the 20HZ 300C that I have seen at a variety of car shows over the past two years.
The car is easily one of the most over the top show cars in the greater Toronto area. Even if the final result isn’t to your tastes you can’t really deny the man hours that have gone into this.
I mean the roof is crazy and it no longer has a steering wheel…
While I’ve seen this car at a lot of shows, I have never seen it once move because it’s always sitting in place by the time I show up.
With no offense intended to the owner or builder I will admit I had my doubts the car could actually do much more than drive on and off a trailer, if that. This was of course based on it being a full show car (I’ve heard a lot of questionable things about show builds) and the aforementioned lack of steering wheel.
However the article in PASMAG it said check out youtube to see this car melting some rubber.
Because I am good at following simple instructions I did:
And I’ll be damned it actually does run (and sound great running), steer (via a knob in the center console) and do burnouts.
Of course I would love to see more video of it running, and more of that crazy steering setup in action, but for now I am satisfied.
Though I still wonder what would happen if you got pulled over for driving without a steering wheel….
I’m working on another featured photographer post over the weekend which fingers crossed it will be up early next week. In addition to that I should have a post from Toyko Auto Saloon care of Nextmod.
I’m also awaiting some info for a new featured ride as well.
Personally fingers crossed I’ll be looking at and perhaps picking up some new wheels tomorrow.
The Oldschool JDM Theme Tuesday was just bumped by Jeff white who owns this clean ass KE20 which is getting a F20 swap as we speak.
Let me know when it’s done Jeff and I will start Oldschool JDM Theme Tuesday part 2!
Stay clear of those snowbanks.
You know the final climax scene of the Fast And The Furious where Brian flips Dom the keys to the Orange Supra, which runs perfectly fine despite having just jumped a set of train tracks fueled by two big bottles of ‘NOS’, and Dom drives it into the sunset?
One could assume that sometime after his initial escape he realized that a bright orange Supra with a pointing robot on the side wasn’t the best vehicle to be incognito in and proceeded to change it into something better looking, maybe even something like this…
In reality this is just a sick Supra I found that has nothing to do with the Fast and the Furious but I felt like I should say more than ‘just a sick Supra’
Update:Southrnfresh.com hooked up some more photos and a quick update on this car. Sadly it doesn’t sound like it’s as clean as it used to be 🙁
While I’ve only seen a handful of modified Volvo C30s, and I have not explored their aftermarket crowd extensively, I feel safe in saying that this one is near the top of my list of favorites and will be for some time.
It’s very clean, wears a nice set of wheels and it sits with a awesome raked stance that works great with the lines of the car.
What more can I say? I’ve got love for hatchbacks.
It also doesn’t hurt that the photos are awesome.
Photo Credit: Kevve.be
Sigh, I don’t know what it is about some drivers in this weather (snowed today) but I swear they forget which pedal makes the car go and ride the brake all the way to work. If you don’t feel safe on all seasons when it snows get winter tires sheesh.
Sorry had to vent a little there, spent some time this morning dodging vehicular pylons. The good news is the snow gives me a reason to post this awesome bagged 68(?) Caddy in the snow.
Pretty sure I spotted this bad boy over on s10forum.com
Question: What’s small, nimble, a little bigger than a go kart, loved the world over, and can run on motors borrowed from two wheel vehicles as well as four wheel vehicles? Classic Mini’s of course!
I don’t post a whole lot of Mini’s around here so a Mini Theme Tuesday has been long over due. However, before I get to posting more of the current generation I’ve got to give a head nod to the ones that started it all.
This weeks Theme Tuesday was powered by Ollie and his vast photo collection and sizable Mini knowledge.
Thanks to him if I ever come into lots of money a Honda powered Mini will be in my stable along with lots of other hybrid cars…
Here’s a quick before work, pre-Theme Tuesday post to get your day headed in the right direction. Nothing too fancy with this LS400 just another clean, black, dumped, dished Lexus.
The more I look at it the more I like it, the factory two tone is working surprisingly well and the chrome trim around the wheels works well with the wheels.
Wheels which someone obviously spent some time researching specs because they fit perfectly in the wells.
Bagged? Perhaps but that doesn’t make it any less sick.
Can’t remember where I picked these up but it’s got me thinking I should do a future Theme Tuesday on the LS400, what do you think?
This isn’t the first time I have posted photos from today’s featured photographer. Nor is it the second or third time, truth be told a formal feature of the work done by Mike McConnell has been long over due.
Known as ‘Mikejoe’ in the Volkswagen scene, where he developed a love for low Beatles and Rabbits, Mr. McConnell’s initial photographic focus was German automobiles but since then his horizons have broadened to the point where he needed to move from Ontario to Calgary to swap cityscape for landscape.
Mike is a Canon shooter who currently uses the popular, reliable, and versatile 50d, and his camera bag is multiple lenses deep with glass ranging from 10mm to 300mm.
On location Mike likes to make his photos more dynamic with creative use of his auxiliary battery pack and strobes.
Once the harsh Calgary winter passes Mike plans to shoot as much as he can in Calgary including their thriving car scene.
Since Mike’s flickr account is already full of lots of fantastic shots I really can’t wait to see what he can accomplish in his new location for 2011.
Of course I will have no problem coming across Mike’s work this year because he has graciously offered to share some of his automotive work in 2011 here on Stance Is Everything as a contributing photographer.
If you want to see more of the photographic work by Mike McConnell visit his flickr: flickr.com/mikejoe
When it comes to motor swaps I’m not a purist in the slightest. I’ve said time, and time, again if a motor from another manufacturer is cheaper, faster, and more reliable than the one that came with your car and it’s financially feasible to swap in then swap it in.
That being said I had absolutely no idea people put small block Chevy motors in Porsche 911s so when I saw this ’75 Porsche 911 with a Chevy small block in it on Night-Import I did a double take.
Well as much of a double take that’s possible when viewing a car on a laptop.
After doing some searching last night I’ve found out that this swap has been performed by a few people and you can actually buy a kit from Renegade Hybrids (fitting name) to ease the dropping in of Chevy grunt.
After doing a little poking around I was able to find some specs on this particular hybrid:
and for 30,000 US it could be yours!
Photo Credit: Will @ Night-Import and Steve Buchanan.
