The guys over at Supermade must have a Corrado resource I don’t know about because this is the second one that they have posted this week that’s made me stop in my tracks and throw up a post
These Mercedes Benz AMG wheels, though large, look right at home on this Corrado with the height it’s at, I’m really feelin it.
The question is which VW do you prefer more on AMG’s this ‘Rado or Big Pete’s Passat?
Spotted on: supermade
I found this crazy contraption in one of my new favorite threads on VW Vortex, the Insane or Unique motor swap thread. Personally I love when cars are transformed into motors on wheels using power plants that were never meant to power something as small and humble as an automobile.
The internet legend would have it that this 1970 or so Opel GT got hit by a train and instead of ending up in the junk yard for the rest of it’s days an unknown Ohio inventor got a hold of it and put an early P-51 Allison v-12 in the back of it.
Here is an edited version of what was posted on the forums:
“This one of a kind Opel GT, was built sometime in the early seventies by an Ohio inventor. As legend goes this Opel lost a race with a train early in its life and went on to become the donor vehicle of a early P-51 Allison V-12 with (1710 cu.in.) 1250 HP.
It has a 10,000 lb release clutch, a custom differential with straight gears, inboard axle mounted disc brakes, independent suspension, and a custom rear cover made of fiberglass and aluminum.
This car was street legal, no roll bars or bracing NOT a drag or race car strictly sight and sound 2000lbs of engine right behind you. “
and because those photos are so small here is a video of the beast trying to start
Question: This Opel or Jay Leno’s tank car?
The home move is more or less complete, and by that I mean all the boxes are here and some rooms are setup. The office is still a mess so I should get off the computer soon and back to setting that up.
If you ordered any stickers this week yes they will all go out today so if you ordered on Monday sorry for the extra delay in shipping.
My garage build will have to wait a few weeks however since I found out after riding on Tuesday and being in heaps of pain after I went to the doctor and they told me that that I actually fractured my scaphoid bone three weeks ago when I fell at a trail jam so they put a cast on it.
It’s a bummer but it is what it is, if you see more typos on this blog than usual you can blame it on that 😉
Not that the move is done things can start to get back to normal around here, there’s a feature that has been in the works for sometime that now has an excellent chance of seeing the light of day soon.
Myself and everyone involved are very much looking forward to it as it was a blast to do. Without giving to much away I will just say are there any Liberty City fans in the house? 🙂
J.P. Ellis over at welovethis.ca actually knows exactly how it feels to have a broken schapiod being a downhill rider so I figured I would flashback to the mini feature on his friend Mike’s RWD WRX.
Subaru uses the beauty of all wheel drive in their sales pitch but that doesn’t mean the owners don’t love the attitude of rear wheel drive! If didn’t see this feature before check it out now.
I’m off to finish the office, have a good weekend and if you are local enter the What Is Sic Ryde: Importfest ticket contest!
Emilio aka b20bomber on jdmrides aka the man behind the lens at TWOLITREmedia was a photographer part of an EK Hatch photo shoot last weekend after HT7.
All of the cars in the shoot look amazing, and really speak to the quality of Toronto’s current EK scene.
Additionally the pictures themselves are of top notch quality.
I have to say hats of to Emilio because I couldn’t imagine the logistics of organizing a shoot this large.
To check out this full photoshoot visit the TWOLITREmedia fickr account
As mentioned previously the 10th Anniversary Importfest show takes place September 11th 2010 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center and thanks to Sic Ryde I have a pair of Importfest tickets to give away along with a limited edition Sic Ryde key chain.
The contest is open to anyone within driving distance* of the show and entering the contest is simple, the person who can best describe what Sic Ryde is in the comments of this post will win the prize package**.
Be creative and original as the mystery has not yet been revealed. Remember, it’s not a car show, it’s not a car club, what is it?
Sic Ryde: Expect The Unexpected.
The contest will run from September 01 2010 to 12:00pm September 9th 2010 and the winner will be chose by the Sic Ryde.
Contest brought to you by: stanceiseverything.com, Sic Ryde * FONNIXX, sicryde.com, fonnixx.com
*Contest is not open for sic ryde and affiliated members
**The prize will be available for pick up at the ‘Will Call’ booth at Importfest.
Time for me to purge my hard drive of 90% of the s2000 pictures I have saved because it’s becoming hard to remember which I have posted and which I have not.
I’ll admit when s2000s first came out I wasn’t all about them but, as the years go by and more people let loose on them the more I dig.
If you missed the first Sick S2000 post here it is.
As I was catching up on my rss reader today I saw this Corrado on Super Made and had to stop immediately and post it here.
This car is just plain perfect, the color, the wheels, and the stance all just work.
If for whatever reason you have no idea what that title is about check out the Chappelle skit here.
Still wish these were RWD.
Last year was my first Honda Tech event and I was blown away by the quality of cars that were there. For a long time Honda’s were not the cleanest cars around so it was really refreshing to see so many nice ones in one area along with all of the other clean cars that came out.
Because of my move the previous day my time at the show was short and sweet and while I didn’t show up during it’s peak but I was still able to get a lot of shots of the action and, thankfully, the time I showed up it had cooled down slightly as it was a scorcher.
Last year I saw a girl manhandling a hog and this year I saw a bike burnout.
Like any good car show Honda Tech draws out all car owners.
For the Acuras this is just easier than breaking it up by body style
Last year I broke it up by generation but this year I am just doing it by name.
The S2000 scene in the GTA seems to be expanding rapidly
I survived the move, the lifting, and the sketchy U-haul, but I still have lots and lots of stuff left to do around the house.
In between lifting, unpacking and cleaning I am going to edit my photos from yesterdays Honda-Tech 2010 (should be up this evening) but as much as your employers would like I can’t leave you guys without something Monday morning so here is the latest effort from Dan Cyr 10 minutes of awesome drift coverage featuring his brother Pat and the rest of the pack from the DMC.
Drift Posse is winning 2010.
Edit: Turns out I can’t actually embed it so click above to view, its worth it!
Ever wonder what would happen if someone went to your local automotive parts store (Canadian Tire, Autozone, Pepboys etc), picked up the accessory catalog, and proceeded to order, then install 90% of the products listed regardless of whether or not the properly fit their vehicle?
Well even if the above scenario has never crossed your mind this s10 is an accurate representation of what happens.
This trucks got a lot going on and unfortunately none of it good.
After coming across the pictures above I also came upon this video of some people having ‘fun’ with an airbag.
In my high school out class we blew up an air bag an old steel desk chair and the force of the bag pretty well ruined that desk.
Ever since seeing that I have stopped messing with air bags and truthfully I am always a little worried about older ones (e30 bags for example).
Air bags have a lot of force to them (I think they come out at 300mph or something crazy), this guy learned the hard way.
Well, I’ve been mentioning it for little while now but its finally here. This Saturday my girlfriend and I move from our apartment condo to a townhouse, and I have to say I am looking forward to the move and not living in a box kingdom anymore.
It’s been a busy past few weeks juggling work, riding, moving, and this blog, but things should return back to normal pretty soon.
Once the dust settles I plan to roll out a few changes to the blog over the next few weeks (nothing drastic) but first the store will be updated with a re stock of epic proportions including, by popular demand, the ‘I Like Em Dropped‘ sticker available in: black, yellow, red, and purple in addition to the pink and white/pink which it is already available in.
Finally Saturday I plan on doing a hit and run of the Honda Tech 7 event at Downsview park this weekend so expect another week with lots of GTA event coverage.
My girlfriend mentioned that with the amount of time we have spent looking for houses, furniture, money (didn’t find any), we didn’t get the opportunity to go camping this year.
This is a bit of a shame because while sleeping on the ground kind of sucks cooking meat over an open fire and coming across random car shows in the country rules.
The 20th Annual Kirkfield Carshow & Parade was the one we stumbled upon last year and I hope the next car show I happen upon is just as impressive.
Here is the third and final set of coverage from the August 22nd CSCS at Cayuga Motorsports park. Today is nothing but drifting so if you like your cars sideways this is for you.
I was able to improve quite a bit over the drifting shots I took at last years event so I am really looking forward to shooting some more at DMCC and the next round of CSCS.
The competition starting with a field of about 16 and was whittled down to top eight, top four, and then a final winner. Anytime a round was too close to call they ran that set again which made for a lot of exciting action.
After the competition all of the competitors got a chance to have some fun.
