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Theme Tuesdays: My Ten Poster Cars

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As you might have guessed growing up I was into cars. By the time I arrived my dad’s car modifying days were largely over, but he did pass on the torch all the same.

In addition to bringing home model cars fairly regularly, he took me to the Canadian International Auto Show every year. I also somehow always seemed to have a pretty decent cache of toy grade remote control cars kicking around in various states of disrepair.

Television wise if there were wheels, or robots, involved I was into it and when it came to decorating my room car posters were it.

Seeing a Jaguar XJ220 at Cars and Coffee last week reminded me of those posters, even though the powerful Jag never graced my walls. I’ve had the idea to do this Theme Tuesday for a bit but the big cat was all the push I needed.

The Lamborghini Countach: This is obviously most people’s poster car, and had to be the first on this list. The fact that I still have the poster makes it double deserving of lead off honors.
In addition to the poster above I also had a Tyco Ultra Cliffhangers slot car set, and a die-cast Countach that I also still have.In high school as part of auto shop I actually got to help convert a Fiero into a Countach replica (that I’ve posted about before) only further affirming my life long appreciation for the car despite its failings.

The Lamborghini Diablo:
The successor of the Countach, the Diablo, was a natural car to throw up on the wall. If I am to be specific it was the “SV” edition I was particularly hung up on.

The SV was prominently featured in the original Need For Speed Hot Pursuit and I played that game quite a bit.I’ve seen a few over the Diablos over the years, but the one above seems to be the only one I can quickly bring up photos of.

The Defender: So this is a bit of a lie, because I don’t think I actually had a poster of this car, but it does stand out in my mind as one of my favorite ‘poster era’ vehicles.
If the car above looks a bit odd, but also familiar, allow me to help out. It is the hero car from a short-lived series called “Viper”. At the flip of a switch a standard Viper R/T (another car I had a die-cast of) became the Defender.

After the transformation the car was capable of all your standard TV show nonsense hero cars are capable of.


Admittedly the car now looks ridiculous, but I’d still take pictures of one if it showed up to a cruise in. However I don’t really think many, or any, replicas exist.

Other notable car stars I like(d): The General Lee (obviously), The Ecto-1, and The Party Wagon from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Someone actually did make the latter real as well.

The Dodge Viper GTS Coupe: Naturally since I liked the star car above, I had some appreciation for the standard Viper. To this day my favorite viper body style is the second generation GTS coupe.
The GTS is another one of several cars on this list I built a model of, and though I’m usually not a huge fan of stripes I find them very becoming on this car. Especially because the OEM paint is so vibrant.  I’d say it’s one of the best looking vehicles Dodge has ever built. Shame about that rear arch gap though.

Porsche 935: I’m a pretty big Transformers fan, mostly of Generation 1, and of that generation my favorite character (next to Optimus Prime of course) is Jazz. Jazz was modeled after a Porsche 935, specifically a Martini liveried version, so naturally I had one on my wall based solely on that and not racing pedigree of any sort. 
I’m actually in the market for G1 Jazz transformer parts if any of you have one kicking around.
The one I picked up a few years ago is a little worse for wear.

The Porsche 959 at the time I had no real idea what made the 959 so special, I just knew it looked different from every other Porsche.
It was only as an enthusiast that I came to learn it was a Group B Rally car and later one of the fastest street legal production cars.
Engineered Automotive comes through with poster car dreams again showcasing one at a Cars and Coffee event last year.

The Callaway Speedster
I’ve mentioned a few times in this post the significance model cars played on my journey as a car enthusiast and this car is another example. Shortly after building a Callaway Speedster model I found the poster and my school’s book fair.
Looking at the specs now (450 horsepower twin turbo) the car does seem a little tame engine wise, but visually it was unique which is why I liked it. (Interestingly enough I have grown to somewhat dislike the C4 in recent years, blame Corvette roll pans).While the lower roof line and rear windshield glass look great sitting still it does seem a little impractical for the average sized human. Something about cruising around with your face exposed, but chest protected, is a little…. unsettling.

The Shelby Cobra: Side pipes! When I was a kid I thought side pipes were the coolest thing ever. In video games they shot flames and in person they sound glorious.

I wish I knew where my Cobra poster went as it would be a nice addition to the ones I did manage to hold on to, but the fact I kept any posters from the 80s and mid 90s is a miracle.I’ve seen a number of Cobras over the years, both real and replica, but I’ve yet to get a ride in one. But what’s life without a few goals? Hopefully I can swing a ride sometime before I stop blogging.

Cobras also prove that maybe I am a stripe fan after all, or at least a die hard white stripes on blue fan.

The Ferrari Testarosa As I got older and gained a bit of autonomy my parents would let me hang out at the arcade while they shopped. I plunked an unreasonable number of quarters into Super Off Road, Cruisin’ USA, Lucky and Wild and Outrun.

A rich street racer with a blonde in the passenger seat? Who wouldn’t want to live out that fantasy?
Today I actually find the Testarosa to be fairly dated looking (stock) but that doesn’t keep me from holding on to the poster above.
Ron Kimball, the photographer who shot the photo above, still shoots today so I wonder if he would be interested in recreating the poster with the car above? I know I’d buy one.

The Ferrari F40: Did you honestly think this list would end with any other car? The F40 was THE poster car of my generation. Reliability, cost, comfort be damned I, along with many others, will always love this car.

This car above was the first F40 I saw in person after years of build up and aside from the wheels it is a dead ringer for the car below.
I always assumed I’d never see one on the road but mr_trig changed that last year, with his modified black example.

So there you have it, that’s my ten poster cars, what’s are yours?

WTF Friday: Meanwhile In Iowa, A Hot Rod Porsche

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Remember that red Porsche body that was stretched over a custom frame with dually rear wheels? It was one of the first Porsche “hot rods” to gain notoriety online.

Well when I first saw this car I thought it was that car but upon further inspection it doesn’t appear to be. This car also seems like it just might be a darn sight better.

Sent in by gnitalthndrstrm these photos were taken by joshzphotography at an event in Iowa. The photo above is the first one I saw and I immediately thought “cool another Jeep hot rod”.

But then in a pulled back shot you come to realize that yes, that is a Jeep front end, but from the a pillar back is all Porsche.

Well mostly Porsche anyway, because clearly street signs are a far cry from factory Porsche sheet metal. However there is definitely enough Porsche there to make a few people upset about the entire thing.

Power comes from the ever versatile Chevy 350 small block, and I feel like the front and rear axles, and perhaps frame, came from a one ton vehicle judging by the hubs.

Sadly google searches don’t return any other photos so if more info is out there I want it!

Theme Tuesdays: Atypical Volvos

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Ended up in a very strange corner of the internet a few weeks ago that was filled with hopping Scandavian bricks on wire wheels.

From there I ended up looking at Volvo hot rods, and things sort of progressed from there until this Theme Tuesday emerged. I acknowledge that I left a few notable Amazons, Wagons, and Volvo powered hot rods out of this post but my goal was to keep things fairly atypical and lesser seen.

The video below sort of kicked this whole thing off, have to thank YouTube recommendations for this one.

From there naturally I had to look for more

And more… of course

Eventually I manged to pull myself away from YouTube and comb the rest of the internet to see just how far the rabbit hole went.

You know I had to post this one. Astros, Supremes, murals? Heck yeah. Makes sense Mike Garrett shot this prior to his tenure at Speedhunters
Produced from ’44 to ’66 these 544s have a shape that lends itself pretty well to this kind of treatment.
I don’t think I’ve actually ever seen one in person though, I’d like to of course
Amazons lend themselves pretty well to ‘Kustom’ treatment as well
This particular car was at Art of Speed Malaysia 2014 via Fuelgarden Malaysia
Sadly couldn’t find much info on this car but it looks darn good
This Amazon actually has an sr20 under hood, which is weird yet awesome.
You can check out a build thread of sorts here
Squint a bit and this almost looks like something air-cooled
It seems to be next to impossible to find a style of car that Speedhunters hasn’t posted
This gasser was found on the H.A.M.B. which seems quite right

Of course I found video of a bagged Amazon

Going to end this post with H.A.M.B member DE79′s down right awesome Amazon

Volvo powered sounds like another idea for a Theme Tuesday I should pursue, thoughts?

Event Coverage: Cars and Coffee Toronto 2017 Season Opener

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I’d be hard-pressed to think of a better, more diverse, way to start a season of outdoor events than with Engineered Automotive‘s Cars and Coffee.

The weather leading up to the 2017 season opener was dodgy to say the least, but the rain stopped right before the start of the event and, surprisingly didn’t start again for the duration of the day.

It did however, remain damn cold, but the Toronto community soldiered on and with the help from a warm beverage or too this was a great season opener.

Of all the cars to pick to start the 2017 Cars and Coffee coverage with, yes, I’m starting with the apple of Ralph Nader’s eye.

These quirky Chevrolet’s always yield a closer look from me, and this car oozed character along with a hint of black smoke on start-up.

This car was unlike other Corvairs I had seen because it was turbocharged. But there was no shaved bay or polished hardlines here. Just a vintage turbo stuck opposite a spare tire.

Boasting 180hp on the sticker, there’s no telling what it actually makes today, but honestly it doesn’t matter it was cool to see.

Another vehicle that looked like it had a story to tell was this C3. It had Canadian government importation stickers on the front fender that lead me to believe its story didn’t start in Canada.

Who doesn’t love a good hooker?

This car sounded very healthy on start-up which makes me think under all that wear is a well sorted drive-line and chassis. I could be wrong but I hope I’m not as given its condition at present this would be a great car to drive with anger regularly.

I’m pretty certain I’ve only seen one other example of a Datsun Roadster in the wild. If you’ve never seen one in person take my word for it, they are super small (narrow specifically) in person.

It looks like there’s a bit of an uphill battle with this car but I’m sure that is part of the fun of owning vintage Japanese tin in Ontario.

I’m sure you noticed the big wing in the background of the photo above mounted to this red Subaru. Hate it or love it 2017 seems to be the year of the big wing.

I miss the days when Civics were simple cars. Obviously the EF is representative of simpler times, but compared to what Honda is peddling now even the EP seems fairly nostalgic.

The finish on this Accord featured such heavy flake, that several people went in for a closer look on. I believe it was a wrap on the car and not paint, but that is just an assumption.

I love this ’65 Mustang GT350, it’s a great looking car that I’m going to go ahead and assume by the side pipes, sounds pretty damn good too.

It’s a car I’d love to shoot, what do you guys think should I reach out to the owner and set up something for 2017?

Call it old age, but day by day I’m starting to appreciate a more subtle purpose-built approach.

Sure, I still love my low cars and will likely always own something impractically low, but I see the appeal of something like this set up reasonable to just be driven at the limit.

Lurking behind the second gen MR2 above was this Spyder. Like the Datsun Roadster I have not seen too many of these in Ontario, and this one (according to the owner’s instagram) came all the way from St. Catherines for the event.

Rounding out the white Toyotas is this Celica GT Four. I’ve posted this car before, but I don’t think I noticed the Killboy sticker previously.

People have been telling me I need to make it out to Deals Gap for years. One day maybe.

How about a W10 MR2? Like all the other Toyotas posted thus far this car looks like it’s set up to have some fun on twisty road. Many props to the owner for keeping it looking damn near showroom fresh.

Wouldn’t be a meet without a ZN6 chassis car showing up. This flares example sat on Forgestar wheels and it looks like Cyrious Garageworks did a thing or two with it.

You can always count on Mike to bring his Cosmo out to one of these events, that is until he finishes his Miata.

Switching from Japanese builds to German I am a little jealous that all Gill had to do this year was give his car a wash to get it ready for the season. The joys of having a daily driver and a car cover.

Sitting on the road, rather than in the parking lot, was a beautiful Scriocco on vintage HRE wheels.

In front of it was another example of 80s Volkswagen engineering. I’m almost positive I spotted this car in this same spot last year.

No matter what the chassis (though usually s2000) Dan seems to fit it just right. His new R32 looks great rolling up and based on his previous efforts I assumed it was static until he aired it out.

While Dan was parking Dynamotorsports pulled in and this Supra instantly had a crowd around it.

I suppose having north of 1000 horsepower via a giant single turbo will do that.

This photo almost makes it look like it was a nice warm day, but believe me it most certainly was not, it was damn cold.

Luckily, as always, Engineered Automotive opened their bay doors giving people the opportunity to come inside.

There’s usually more than a few interesting cars in the shop and this time around they had quite a surprise.

That surprise came in the way of the legendary Jaguar XJ220. I’m not sure about you but with only 271 being built I assumed I’d never see one in the metal.

Event after event, Engineered Automotive seems to make poster car dreams reality by putting cars like this in front of an appreciative audience.

At over sixteen feet in length it’s truly hard to ignore the XJ220. Painted in grey and elephant in the room reference is almost too easy.

Despite being a very older cat the Jag does hold up quite well design wise.

The tape deck dates it a bit (or a lot) but it does have a very cat-like visual.

Looking under the rear glass, at the twin charged V6, revealed that this car was having some work done motor wise. I’m way out of my league when it comes to evaluating such a motor but I’m pretty sure the guys at EA will have it running in no time.

Moving back outside, this first generation 300zx was quite well sorted.

Wantabe style Konig wheels, with chunky Toyo Proxies, made up the footwork and they looked great alongside the gunmetal paint.

Under the hood was a fresh looking VG30ET. I don’t know a lot about these motors at all, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say that this one isn’t exactly stock.


My personal pick of this meet had to be this Porsche 911. Simple, slightly lowered, sitting on Fuch wheels it just looked pure, unmolested and enjoyable.

The owner didn’t stay for the whole event and rightfully took the car for a drive shortly after I arrived.

I’m really hoping my schedule looks favorable upon me attending every C&C event in 2017 because if this one is any indication, it’s going to be a good season.

WTF Friday: Medieval Times

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I’ve often posted about show rods and how I wish they were still around. Sure they were often impractical, and completely un-drivable but they were neat and really pushed creative borders. Bohata Design’s “Medieval One” just might be the closest thing to a modern show rod I have ever seen.

It’s over the top, completely ridiculous, and yet totally driveable and pretty damn impressive.

The car… helmet… hot rod, is build around a laser cut chassis made of 2x4x3/16 wall tubing. Static up front, with a drop axle and leaf springs it uses air ride out back.

Power comes from a Supercharged 355 small block with a custom accessory drive and one of a kind snake headers. There are 1,800 scales on said headers all tig welded together.

The knights helmet is actually a modified industrial propane tank, and the face shield is made with 1/16-inch steel. Doubling as a windshield and door the entire thing actuates to let the driver in and out.


The wheels are also one offs, styled to match the theme of the build. Bohata Designs is through if nothing else with the knightly theme being executed in every inch of the car.

It is most certainly an over the top creation but it is exactly what the owner wanted and it is perfectly capable of doing a burn out which really is the litmus test for any hot rod.

There’s a short video about the car below and a full feature on HotRod.com.

Theme Tuesdays: Recently Viewed April 2017

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Well, April has come and gone. Plus side we are a month closer to Summer temperatures here in Ontario. Awesome. However it has been raining a LOT. Not so Awesome. Especially when said rain has slowly started entered your garage.

But, garage issues aside (I have still been spending a lot of time out there) here is what I have been watching when I do sit down in front of the computer for a few moments.

Before we get started with my picks here’s two contributions from March via Dorian Brooks, thanks Dorian!





Am I the only one who really wants to see this car do more than just sort of drive around parking lots?



The Curious Case Of Rauh Welt Begriff

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The rise in popularity of Rauh Welt Begriff, and its creator Nakai-san, has been interesting to watch. Introduced broadly to North America in late 2008, the RWB aesthetic instantly had people talking.

Some were, and still are, hopping mad about the cars. Others like myself enjoyed what we saw and a third group of skeptics observed with quiet curiosity.

Rough World – Dino Dalle Carbonare – Excellence Mag Issue 190

Like many my first introduction to the ‘Rough World’ ethos came via the un-apologetically raw Stella Artios. The literal street sweeping stance, combined with matte black paint and gold brake dust caked Work wheels remains, in this author’s eyes, the best embodiment of RWB ever.

It wasn’t prim, it wasn’t proper, and it damn sure wasn’t polished. It was a street car that had the attitude of a track car.

The cars that followed through to about 2010 were more of the same. The ‘golden era’ RWB cars perfectly represented what early articles about RWB conveyed. Individuality sprinkled with an unwavering sense of defiance and a desire to be driven.

By 2011 I still hadn’t seen one in person, but every time I saw one online I could smell raw fuel and hear the sounds of stones hitting the under carriage while carving through a back road.

Sure the motors in nearly all of them are stock (Note: Christian Coujin has six none of which are mechanically stock) but their image, combined with brief glimpses of the Idlers endurance race, suggested that these cars were driven to, and often passed, their limit with some regularity.

Since at this time the cars were quite a distance away, they were shrouded in secrecy by location that helped with their fame and image. The fact they couldn’t easily be accessed gave them an intangible presence through media.

I have no shame in admitting that I fan boyed a little when I saw Unfuckwithable in person at SEMA in 2012. After all this time building these cars up in my head I was thrilled the car delivered in person on all fronts. After the show I honestly wondered if I’d ever get the chance again.

Little did I know that shortly after that everything would change. Nakai-san started building more of the cars in North America. He refined his process to keep up with the demand, and the cars became more refined to suit.

In the process they lost their edge.

The first RWB I saw and didn’t like was in 2014. It was too high, too clean, and for an RWB build it lacked the in your face attitude that was consistent in all the others.

It was around this time that the cars had become not only a fashion statement but fairly common place. Not common place for everyone globally but at least online.

There’s nothing wrong with cars that are fashion statements, plenty are, but few have transitioned from unattainable and mysterious, to tangible and revealed so quickly. Nakai-san is now essentially on call year round to build the cars for whoever is willing to foot the bill.

In 2016 Nakai-san seemed to be in a constant state of travel. He stopped in Canada several times, both in Toronto and Vancouver, the United States and Thailand.

According to SpeedHunters he built sixty in total for 2016, more than one a week. That’s an impressive, nay, damn near ridiculous number.

Meet The Australasian RWB Family – Matthew Everingham – Speedhunters.com

So far in 2017 he finished three in Dubai, and another six in Australia. With at least one new car rolling out every month the peanut gallery has had their bag of peanuts topped up and is throwing them relentlessly. Further still they’ve had former members of the opposition join their ranks.

There were always criticisms that Nakai was doing nothing original, but the more that his process is revealed the more people start to question the merit of his work.

Will he ever change his designs drastically? Why does he free hand everything? Does he treat the metal after the cuts? Why does he act like hardware store silicone is some secret sauce? Does he realize the effect he is single handily having on the Porsche market?

All questions I’ve seen recently. But despite these questions, and a growing number of people asking them, the demand for Nakai-san’s work has not faltered.

The adage what goes up must come down seems not to apply here. People call it a fad, but how many years in does it take for something to not be acknowledged as a fad? How many cars need to be built for a style to be considered timeless?

I recently read that Nakai himself doesn’t actually read, or care for, the internet. This means that there is still some purity in what he does. He modifies these cars because he genuinely wants to do it. Hopefully the critics can take some solace in the fact that underneath it all this is a man simply doing what he loves.

Without getting to philosophical finding ones calling in life is difficult. Nakai-san is in the privileged position that not only has he found his, but he’s found a way to market it.

The allure and mystery around RWB may have faded, but if the past seven years are any indication, Rough World is here to stay.

Theme Tuesdays: SSR Longchamps

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It’s time for another wheel appreciation Theme Tuesday. This time I’ve thumbed through the classic Japanese wheel catalog and landed on the timeless SSR Longchamp wheel. The Long champ came in a few different variations but each has proven to be equally versatile.

Long (pun intended) out of production if you want a Longchamp wheel you are going to have to do some searching. They are not the rarest of the rare (like say Defin fins), but if you like a good deal perhaps look for something else. Also I think they topped out at 17 inches so if you’re looking for something bigger you might be out of luck.

 

Longchamps are a great wheel for basically any classic Japanese vehicle
It took me awhile to find a truck sitting on Longchamps but this will do, oh yes this will do
A ’69 Datsun on Longchamps via Zilvia photography by Dan Bakaleinik
Datsuns do take particularly well to Longchamps
Or is it that Longchamps take well to Datsuns? Via Super Street
How about a 510 to round things out. via 510garage.com
This CRX is one one of the subtle Longchamp variations I menitoned in the intro, I believe Infinit wheels refinished this set
This is one of the best Longchamp applications I have seen locally
The Holset turbo suits this car pretty well too… and posting the car without the engine bay is sacrilege
@sr_20gang has a really awesome looking 240 I somehow just stumbled upon
How about a Lada Samara hammered on Longchamps? via madetoscrape
To close things out here’s an Impala on what look like they might just be SSR Longchamps. It is pretty fan boy to say but I really love how Japan does American Metal! – via Riverside

Project Why Wait: Are We On The Air(Lift)?

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The fact that I am going to be running Air Lift Performance components on Project Why Wait shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. The large banner behind my work bench was a bit of foreshadowing, and an easy indication of where my air ride loyalty lies.

I’ve had Air Lift Performance struts, and Autopilot v2 management supporting my car since 2013 and the system has performed admirably all year round in that time.

When Air Lift Performance released their new management system it was quite literally the only digital option I considered.

ALP doesn’t release a product just to release a product, nor do they do they rush anything to the market. Their entire line up is calculated and developed to better perform than their previous iterations and market alternatives. The products are only released after rigorous testing. This testing happens both in the lab of their Michigan based facility and on the roads.

Everything you see above actually arrived almost a year ago but I managed to resist the urge to completely un-box the delivery until a few weeks ago.

Since receiving my shipment the 3P/H management has become pretty common place which means I had seen it before.

However one part of the equation I had never seen was the physical packaging.

It might seem silly to talk about the packaging of a product, but when you’re dealing with a wide variety of manufacturers the ones that take time to work on presentation stand out.

Parts such as this cost a significant chunk of change, so it is nice when a company values your purchase by not only standing behind their product, but putting it in a nice package to boot.

Before I got to opening the management however I unwrapped the brawn that goes with the brains.

For the truck I’ve gone with dual 2.5 gallon brushed aluminium tanks, literally twice what is in my Mazda. My reasoning for going with more air is pretty simple, not only is the truck heavier, but the truck also affords more physical space to mount the components than my speed3 does.

More air equals more play time and less compressor noise.

I chose the brushed option,  over the polished alternative, because I knew I’d be painting the tank. Poof can, powder, or spray gun it is easier to prep and paint a brushed surface than it is a polished one.

I also know these tanks are pretty stout after the one in my car endured a fairly significant accident without failing.

For compressors I chose a dual pack of black Viair 444c units. This is again double what is in my car. I’ve never had any significant issue with my Viair units, and I have not found them overly loud so I saw no reason to choose something else.

One downside to Viair compressors was that previously they only came in chrome. That has been rectified with their black line, and the black line looks damn good.

The leader hose and check valve are also black which is a nice touch. However if there is a Viair weak link it’s the check valve above which I’ll be replacing with a SMC unit.

Moving back to the 3P/H unit the first box I opened was the manifold and controller. Yes I’d seen both before in person but these were different because these were mine, which meant I could stare, ogle, and fondle at will.

If I had a single criticism of the Autopilot V2 system it would be that the controller is fairly utilitarian. It works flawlessly, is sized well, and is quite rugged, but visually it’s not the most attractive thing in the world. Especially when compared to some of the other options that are available.

This is certainly not the case with the new controller which is a lovely piece of kit. It carries with it the significant weight of a quality piece along with the fit and finish you’d expect with any modern quality electric device.

If I’m to be honest I’ve already got a bit of anxiety about cleaning finger prints off it meticulously, similar to how I was with my first idevice.

The manifold is also a very nice piece. The harness entry point is in a much more becoming location than the V2s plug was located. An engraved plate bearing the Air Lift Performance logo, versus the Air Lift Company Logo of the Auto Pilot V2, looks great as well.

Overall this is a piece designed to be featured in air installs rather than tucked away out of view.

SMC push to connect fittings are the line interface of choice, and I ordered this one in 3/8 line for faster articulation than with my car. Again the whole ‘it weighs more’ reality plays into the choices here.

From what I’m told a truck on 1/4 is no bueno.

The pressure vs ride height choice was an easy one to make. I like my pressure based system, don’t get me wrong, but since becoming a father and carrying wildly different weight loads of stuff from weekend to weekend I see the value in a height based system.

Stance is, as you know, everything in my eyes and typically I don’t allow for a lot of room for error in my preferred ride height.

Suffice to say too low past my desired pre set and things hit other things which isn’t ideal.

Furthermore since my wife will be driving the truck on occasion the ability to set a (slightly) higher preset for her and not have to worry about what she’s hauling altering the height is a great piece of mind.

The installation of the system, will be documented at a later date but I did take a look at all the weatherproof, tested, harnesses to see what I was in for. With the included literature I’m sure it should be pretty straight forward. Should it not be Blair has offered to come by and lend a hand in my garage for a beer or two.

To make the installation as easy as possible Air Lift Performance includes literally everything you need include a water trap, and even a line cutter.

Now obviously there’s quite ways to go before I get to installing these system, but if you take a peak on instagram you’ll notice that I’m actually not all that far from some of these parts getting put to use in the near future.

WTF Friday: Kicking Horse

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Kijiji three-peat this week with go kart sized ’65 Mustang replica. Usually scaled down cars such as this are made of fiberglass and the proportions a little wacky, but wheels and a few other details aside this looks pretty convincing.

A custom effort completed in 2002 this baby ‘stang is hand-built and the builder was clearly meticulous.

Powered by a 5 horsepower motor (which is impressive given its 450lb weight) the diminutive Mustang has all of the visual elements a real Mustang would. Antenna, door handles, side trim, and emblems it’s all there.

It even looks to have legitimate Mustang headlights, which though they give the car a bit of a shocked expression, are a nice touch for authenticity.

The steering wheel looks to be the real deal too, or at least a real 1:1 wheel and over all the interior is no half effort. Carpeted and fully trimmed it even features an AM/FM radio for those long trips at 35mph. There’s no mention of if the gauges work, but I imagine they do given the level of detail gone into the rest of the car.

The car comes with the trailer, and a cover, for a pretty substantial price of $14,995. Unsurprisingly it is still for sale and while I think it’s cool I don’t think it’s near 15k worth of cool. I’ve been wrong before though.

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