This week is another two for one event. I have one WTF is that and a WTF? But I also have a question, which event would you rather see covered? Euro Fest or Scrape By the Lake? I can only go to one and from a few people I chatted with it seems like Scrape is winning… Comment both are this Sunday!
Minitrucks and lowriders have been around for years but you never really see a lot of them turn up at your average car show. However Scrape By the Lake isn’t your average show. Scrape by the lake is Canada’s premiere low rider show hosted by Rollerz Only CC. Scrape is always a huge event but this years July 19th event is special because its the 10th anniversary.
As the name states Scrape By the Lake is always located near Lake Ontario, this year it is at Prudhommes landing which is a picnic style show, which is rad, since most shows do not encourage you to bring your own BBQ. Last years show had over 50 entrants from lowriders, minitrucks, and sport compacts competing for awards in over 70 classes.
The show also has a hop off and dance competition which is normal for lowrider shows but unheard of for normal car shows. If you are unsure what that is In addition to the average show and shine there is also a hop off and dance competition. Don’t know what that is? Watch this video:
Scrape is also going to have a Freestyle Motorcross show by the Metal Mulisha, skatebaord demos by the SUD skates team, Live DJs and hip hop acts, and a bikini pageant. It’s simply not an event to be missed. If you are not at Eurofest make sure to get out to Scrape By the Lake!
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Stance Is Everything may be at this event
I have been pretty busy today with some job hunting, housework, and small technical additions to the blog but that’s no reason to leave you guys hanging! Here is a trio of recent hotness I have spotted to fill the gap until I write my event preview for Scrape By The Lake later tonight. Enjoy.
This was originally supposed to be a guest blog on stanceworks but Mike is pretty busy doing covershoots and the like in AZ so I decided to post it here before it goes stale:
Necessity is the mother of all invention, and this is probably how all the wheel swapping started along with the now famous words “ya these will probably fit”. Imagine this, you are working on your latest project and just sent the wheels off to the get refinished but it’s also your daily driver so you need to get to work (mod money sadly does not grow on trees).
Your dads “when I get the time” project is sitting collecting dust in the corner and has the same bolt pattern as your car and the offset is close enough… before you know it they are on your ride and look way better than you ever could have imagined.
E30 bottle caps on Honda’s, BBS RM’s on e30s, Camaro rims on s-10s and blazers, gsr blades on damn near every Honda the combination are really endless. Suddenly the words “these will probably fit” sparked a revolution in car communities across the world.
Wheels are generally the second thing to go on any car (suspension being the first) and most people would rather sell their stock wheels than have them take up much needed garage real estate so why stay within the wheel choice of your brand when a seemingly endless supply of unwanted wheels exists online and in junk yards around the world?
Who would have thought that S- Class wheels would look so good on a Volvo?
Or that the perhaps most common corvette generation and the VW Beetle generation that is nearly unanimously agreed on as the worst could come together and create something so aesthetically pleasing?
Before running to your local wheel vendor and picking up a set of wheels that anyone else with the same car can bolt up to their ride and copy your style browse the google monster and grab a friend with some Photoshop skills to help you out and see what kind of combination you can come up with.
To aid in your search here is some inspiration:
Mercedes Benz wheels are some of the more popular wheels to get swapped around since rolling a Benz on stock rims isn’t fly:
Audi wheels are also starting to make the rounds:
Porsche/VW collaborations are not too far of an imagination stretch
Jeep and Ford wheels however are quite a leap
BMW wheels are also not safe:
One brand trash could be your treasure so get creative and try something new and when it doubt just remember style 5’s make everything better.
The concept of theme Tuesdays here on Stance Is Everything is simple, every Tuesday I pick a theme and post a collection of vehicles with that theme that meet the stance criteria (modified suspension that fit the vehicles overall theme). This weeks theme Tuesday topic is: The Dumpedstars
Our last featured Photographer, Kristoff, put me on to Honda Tech’s Dumpedstars crew and I have to admit that these guys know how to run a crew. They only. allow the best of cars into the official crew but the 216 page thread is full of members and hopefuls with amazing cars. To save you the trouble of combing through the thread I have collected 20 of what I thought were the best.
Proof they drive at this height
Spotted on: Honda-tech
Tuners Against Street Racing went off for its third year without a hitch and Stance Is Everything was there to cover the event. Since I took so many photos at the show I am going to break the coverage up into two parts. This second part of the coverage contains photos of some of the standout vehicles and amusing things from the event.
Atmosphere
A few shots of some of the people and things going on at the event
Amusing things
The more cars are personalized these days the more amusing things you see at shows.
Domestics
Euros
Most of the BMW crow was over at the Bimmersport BBQ and the rest were probably at Indy so the Euro turnout was kind of light
Hondas
The word tuners is essentially synonymous with Honda’s
Drifters
More and more of these street driven drifters at shows these days
Mazdas
Cars that start with M
This was Mitsubishi’s but I didn’t have a spot for the MR2
Subaru’s
Next Mod
Whew, well that’s it, I considered making it three but most of us have fast enough connections these days to handle 70 some odd pictures.
Be sure to check out T.A.S.R. Coverage Part One: Best Team as well
Tuners Against Street Racing went off for its third year without a hitch and Stance Is Everything was there to cover the event. Since I took so many photos at the show I am going to break the coverage up into two parts. Part one is an in depth pictorial of the torontomazda3.ca crew which took home the best team trophy.
Pre meet shots
The Mazda crew had members from all around the GTA so there were two initial pre meet spot locations. I was at the west end spot where we waited for the east siders before rolling into the show as a unit.
The Tent
Having a tent at show is a great way to create shade and memories it was chaos under here.
The show lineup
Since TM3 had over thirty cars the middle area of the show was almost entirely Mazda 3s it made for some nice group shots
Individual Car photos
I tried to get a shot of every member that showed up, but I know doubt missed a few, sorry to those I missed.
A big thanks goes out to Chris for organizing a bunch of rag tag torontomazda3 members into the winning team, Ami for providing the shirts, and everyone who showed up and helped tm3 alone raise over three hunderd dollars for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Peel
Microsoft must have a key logger installed on my computer because my msn keeps showing ads for this car dubbed the lowest car in the world. I have actually seen similar cars before and always sort of questioned the right to their claim since the fender to tire and ground clearance is more than a lot of cars I have seen on the street but technically yes the flat mobile is the lowest car in the world and it seems like the builder had a fun time putting this rig together.
The Flatmobile started its life as two Hillman Imps with 11 1/2 ” off the mid section and roof removed and it’s obvious its taken a few cues from the original Batmobile (ie rocket engine) however I don’t think Batman nearly burned his car to the ground.
It also caught fire during the build:
For more info on the Flatmobile check out: flatmobile.co.uk
This tv spot about the flatmobile illustrates how interesting it looks to drive:
Once again Stance Is Everything is bringing you the work of Local GTA photographers. This week we are showcasing the photography of local JDMrides member Kristoff aka INdPixma.
At just 17 years old Kristoff shows great promise as an automotive photographer as he has a strong passion for cars with dialed stance set ups and a great interest in photography. He is also not afraid to rack up some kms going out to local events. His work is a perfect fit for Stance Is Everything and we are proud to showcase it.
Check out the rest of Kristoffs work on his flicker account
Thanks to Kristoff for being a Featured Photographer on Stance Is Everything.
If you want to be a featured photographer on Stance Is Everything email me at [email protected]
When I was growing up my mom had a burgundy 1988 Honda Accord that was a dedicated daily driver until the earth decided to claim it back by the way of rust. Unfortunately many Honda’s of all generations share a similar fate.
However thanks to members of the JDMrides community an increasing number of Honda’s are being saved from rust and rice daily.
Since 2007 Jim E has been working to turn his Accord from humble daily driver to Mugen Inspired head turner and he has succeeded.
Where it all started (2007)
The Mid Way Point (2008)
2009
Power folding side mirrors installed
Exterior
Mugen replica lip kit
JDM Stanley Fogs
EDM rear roof spoiler
Power folding Mirrors
Authentic Mugen Grill
Authentic Mugen Flush mount spoiler
Benen IND rear tow hook
JDM rear fog
Wheels/Tires/Suspension
Mugen MF8 with MF10 center caps wrapped in Falken Azenis
Function and Form type 2 coil overs
front upper strut bar
rear upper strut bar
rear lower tie bar
Interior
JDM Window Visors
SIR 3rd Brake Light
JDM Door garnishes
EDM Gauge Cluster
JDM Cup Holder
Thanks to Jim for being the first featured ride not owned by myself here on Stance Is Everything
