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Event Coverage: SEMA 2014 – Automotive Buffet

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Like most I love buffets, and every time I find myself in Vegas I wind up at one because it’s often easier to please a group of people with a little bit of everything instead of a lot of one thing.

The SEMA show is a lot like that, except there isn’t just a little bit for everyone, there’s a lot for everyone. Lifted, lowered, form, function, big, and small SEMA has it all which is why, above all else, myself and so many others love it so much.

Today behind the sneeze we’ve got a few Asian dishes, a few German, a hearty American plate or two, and one appetizing fusion. Enjoy!

Porsche Power

I actually think 2014 may have been one of the better years for P-cars at the show, or maybe I just noticed more of them, either way there were a lot of impressive varied examples in Vegas for 2014.

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Bisimoto brought back his exposed twin turbo 911 that was first shown in 2012
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He also had this big single turbo 911 at the show

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Both Bisi and bbi Autosport were running Magnus Walker ‘Outlaw 52’ wheels
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Not only Magnus’ wheels were at the show, the man himself was there too and here he is sharing the finer details of his under construction 911 67S RT project
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At the moment the above shot was taken Magnus was discussing the lengthy process in which these fender louvers were created
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Another detail of this build that caught my eye was the gas cap, simple yet very different than any other like the entire build
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Bringing it to the show in an unfinished state was a great idea and something you don’t see too often at SEMA
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Not far from the 67S was his famous 277 car, which he happily drove to and from the show
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Sitting on a completely different side of the Porsche coin is the 911 DV8 project, which is one of the several projects I really wanted to see at the show
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It was displayed in the Hawk Performance booth with the boot lid down to not take away from the wide body lines
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I of course asked to take a peak at the LS that lurked within, which JUST barley fits in there

Hoonicorn RTR

Instagram and Facebook were a frenzy last week as Ken Block debuted his latest Gymkhana car, this mad max esque 68 Mustang notch-back. A collaboration with Vaugh Gittin JR’s RTR brand this car is leagues away from what people are traditionally used to seeing Ken drive, and should be pretty interesting to see in motion.

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Sitting on 18×10.5 Tarmacs wrapped in 295/30/R18 rubber this car is impressive in the flesh to say the least
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The 845hp Roush Yates Coyote motor should have no issue spinning those 295s either

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Hopefully the next Gymkhana video is released soon so we can all see how well this monster actually performs

Bags On Bags On Bags

As cliché as it may be, I must say I am still a little surprised at just how popular air ride has become in the past few years. Yes air has always had a big presence at SEMA, but I feel pretty confident that a few years ago you wouldn’t see a bagged car in a booth like Wossner Pistons.

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Noel Barnum’s Raw Heart Vortech supercharged FRS build on SSR Professor TF1s was sitting in the Airrex booth. It may have been the only one at the show with a Varis kit

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Airrex also had this bagged Viper in their booth, which I think is the first of this generation to hit the ground
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Accuair brought out a ’39 Ford Pickup for 2014
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The patina’d exterior was contrasted by a flawless interior and engine bay
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Just so all of you have nightmares might I direct you do the mask above the license plate
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Sitting pretty in the Wossner pistons booth was this Infinite AutoDesign NSX
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It sat on the ground via a Airrex/Accuair suspension set-up
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Under the rear glass was a Vortech supercharger…
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…that sounds absolutely incredible .

Bending corners the American Way

If there’s one thing I love it’s a good pro touring build, and if there’s something I love more than that it’s a balls to the wall race car built on an American platform.

As expected the SEMA provided both offerings.

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Sta-Bil had this 575hp LS3 powered ’71 Camaro in their booth, which was actually the prize for a sweepstakes they were running
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This Camaro has been smoothed extensively giving it a pretty unique, clean look
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It also had a pretty fantastic tri-stage pearl paint job
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I’ve been a fan of Ring Brothers builds since I first laid my eyes on The Producer and their Pantera build was a treat to see in person
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True to Ringbrothers form it has a done of awesome details throughout
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Fairly high on my list of cars I didn’t expect to see at the show was a Plymouth Valiant
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Truth be told I’ve never seen a ‘Signet 200’ variant of the Valiant before
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This car is actually a bangshift.com build and you can read more about it’s progression there
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This Lingefelter Sting Ray looked pretty mean in the Continental tire booth….
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…but in my opinion the meanest looking Corvette in the building was Brian Hobaugh’s monster
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Yes, many have taken similar photos of the rear end of this car but I simply couldn’t resist having one of my own.
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It took me awhile but I was able to track down the PCH Hot Rods C10R in the Spectre performance booth
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This truck wears 335s (all around!) and sports a healthy LS1 under the hood
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Who says a function first interior can’t look amazing?
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According to the PCHRods Inc Facebook page this suspension set-up works really well, and once the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational results come in we will all know how well
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I am going to end today’s post off with this second generation Camaro Go Pro was showcasing in their booth
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Like the C10R this Camaro (dubbed Rampage) wore 335s all around on Jongbloed two piece wheels
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Under the hood was a 750HP LS7 motor
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The suspension is all Roaster shop in house designed and features Penske coil-overs on all four corners
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I really wish that the car didn’t have the stanchions around it so I could get some better shots of how drastically the CF flares changed the look of the car but this will have to do

Check back tomorrow for a special SEMA based Theme Tuesday. I’m sure some of you have an idea what it might be.

2014 SEMA Showstopper: Radial Engine Powered C10

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If today’s SEMA Showstopper seems somewhat familiar it’s because I featured this truck in a WTF Friday post December of last year.

Then the only photos I could find of it were from a 2012 Good Guys show in Spokane where it was shown comepletly raw and for sale. Prior to the owner/builder Chris Daley commenting I assumed that the truck would wind up under the ownership of a person who would put a more traditional power plant under the hood and call it a day.

Thankfully Chris never sold the truck and is well on the way to making it a proper driver, just as he promised in last December.

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Easily one of my top 5 favorite vehicles of the entire event, I found myself constantly returning to the truck and scratching my head in disbelief. I wasn’t alone in my shock and awe either, every single time I went to take a look at this truck it had a small crowd of people gathered around it.

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Powerplant aside the truck truly is a masterpiece, but when you factor in what lays under the hood you have the makings of a one of a kind project that should justifiably go down in history of one of the craziest minitrucks ever built.

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From my observations people looking at the truck were generally in two camps. The first camp had no idea what they were looking at, and the second had no idea how what they were looking at was going to power a Chevy C10.

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Taking pictures of the drive-line was a little difficult but should my combination of cell phone and SLR pictures not provide the best explanation here is what I saw in a nutshell; the output shaft of the motor goes into a transfer case (that looks to be a modified differential), which then goes to a short drive shaft, that then goes to the transmission.

From there it would seem Bob is your uncle and power is transferred to the rear wheels.

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While the transmission, motor, and alternator all seem to be sorted out what really intrigues me is the so far unplumbed turbo. Could you imagine the sound of a turbo radial motor emitting from underneath the hood of a C10?

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Event Coverage: SEMA 2014 – The Beginning

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As I type this I am at home resting my throbbing feet after two and a half days of frantically running around the Las Vegas Convention Centre capturing as much of SEMA as possible in the time I was there.

Going into the event with a truncated schedule I knew covering the entire show was impossible, but coming home without a diverse selection of vehicles wasn’t something I would be happy with.

Being without a doubt one of, if not the best, car events on the planet it’s always been a top priority of mine to to help those of you that can’t attend SEMA feel as though you were there too.

Today’s coverage starts from my shortest day of the week, which was the Monday before the show officially opened. On this day media technically isn’t allowed in the halls so most of the coverage comes from outside the venue.

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This is, quite literally, the first photo I took at SEMA 2014, I think I picked a great place to start if I do say so myself

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Though getting my media pass and scoring a locker was my top priority on Friday, this Chevy stopped me in my tracks. Very tastefully done it remains one of my favourite vehicles of the 2014 event
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Another easy favourite was this chopped Ford
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The single driving light was certainly different, and I loved the detailing around where it protruded from
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This F150 was pretty interesting, I like the idea behind the fusion of off-road and on road styles…
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… and though the flares are extremely well done I am not 100% sold on their execution, they end somewhat abruptly for my taste
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On the other end of the truck spectrum is this s10 which had one of those paint jobs you only really see on minitrucks
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Some of you may recognize this truck from the show Gas Monkey Garage, it’s pretty spiffy in the metal
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This Silverado was also a stunner, these platforms really shine when the two tone paint is retained
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On the topic of two tone paint jobs, this Pontiac wagon wore blue over tan very nicely
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I took advantage of the comparatively spare attendance Monday with a few long lens shots

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Awesome builds seemingly extending forever…

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Love the American flag on the intake manifold. Nice touch that gives the LS1 nay sayers another thing to get their knickers in a twist about
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Shocker stickers are pretty passée these days but this car gets a pass because it was set up to rip the 1/4 mile a new one
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Like every year there was a copious amount of vehicles bagged
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Airrex had their hands in a lot of them but so did Air Lift and Accuair
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Both of these bagged black beauties used Accuair systems
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This Kia from Team Hybrid looked really good on translucent candy red K3 Projekt IND-SB6 wheels
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I’m usually not one for the sportier side of VIP styling but this K Break Lexus was outstanding
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Great touch with the livery on this car on this Rotiform/Air Lift Performance project
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Great looking wheel from the HRE heritage line

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This was a killer combo that only got better once the motorcycle was added to the trailer. Look out for photos of that in later coverage

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I took several photos of this CATuned e30. One of the nicest I’ve ever seen
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As I’m sure you’re all aware Rocket Bunny kits were in high fashion at this years show. The popularity of these kits has really taken off here in North America
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This car appears in the coverage a few times, I was very surprised to see what was under the hood but that’s for the next segment!

2014 SEMA Showstopper: G3 Rods ’37 Packard Custom Classic

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Every year I head to SEMA I have the hardest time figuring out exactly where to start the coverage. Inside? Outside? Cars? Trucks? Hot Rods?

With so much to see it’s truly daunting, and it only becomes further so the more photos I take. For 2014 this ’37 Packard built by G3 Rods seemed like the perfect place to start.

Stunning, yet almost understated this car drew my attention instantly and I found myself coming back to it repeatedly to take in all the details.

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Laid out over 16/18″ copper steelies the stance naturally caught my eye first but soon I found myself gazing over the chopped roof line and admiring how well it was done.

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The next detail that truly grabbed me was the worked over 383 Chevy small block. A few details here and there along with some ITBs really make it look the part and I imagine it goes pretty well too.

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Inside the car is a fittingly classy white leather interior that works very well with the cars overall subdued color palette.

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There’s still a whole lot more to come from SEMA 2014 here on Stance Is Everything so keep an eye here on the blog as well as facebook and instagram for an onslaught of updates.

Event Coverage: V2 Laboratory Mystery Meat 3

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Back in this site’s infancy one of the first people to reach out with well wishes was Ravi of the now famous Version Two Laboratory. At that time V2 Lab was just a blog about cars, hip hop, and action sports and the ‘Mystery Meats’ were nothing more than a far off idea.

Today V2 Lab is a pretty big deal, and the Mystery Meats are large enough to draw local celebrities like Shaquille O’neal.

Florida Native, and previously featured Photographer, Nathan Powers was in attendance at Mystery Meat 3 and provides us with a look into what makes these events so great.

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Florida’s Miata game appears to be very much on point

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I have to get my hands on a power wheels for my son…
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Absolutely hammered BMW, I am going to assume bagged but these days who really knows
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Looks like Florida enjoys a little (or a lot) of function with their form
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Love the contrast on this Team V2Lab Civic
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Nice contrast here as well
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Based on the rear wheels I’ll assume that this Supra is rocking a big single turbo and puts up decent numbers
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Joe Lewo‘s Widebody CTS-V which if I am not mistaken makes jam
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Very fitting wheel choice on this A3

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A couple big sedans laid out
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Being based in Florida Vossen wheels were represented well at the Mystery Meat

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There was even a car on their new VLE-1 wheels, which are limited edition

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Refined VIP at its finest

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S2000 fans look alive because today’s coverage will round out with a few fine Florida examples
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It seems everyone at the Mystery Meat is a rebel and ignoring the ‘No Back-In Parking’ sign
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Man I would love a set of Evos one day
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This is probably one of the best applications of the Equip Anhelo I’ve seen
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Fittingly this post comes to a close with a Florida Orange

Thanks once again to Nathan Powers for covering the event and look out for more from him on the site for 2015!

Theme Tuesday: Builds I Won’t Be Missing At SEMA 2014s

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You guys will have to humour me today because this list is perhaps more for me than it is for you, but if you have not gathered from the title I will be returning to Las Vegas for SEMA this year.

Usually I just wander around the Las Vegas Convention Center and have my mind blown, and while this is still part of the plan for this year, I figured jotting down a few cars that I simply can’t miss isn’t a bad idea.

This list is by no means complete, as cars seem to be popping up by the day, but it should give you an idea of the types of cars I’ll be looking out for and hopefully generate some excitement for the upcoming coverage.

Yogi’s GS

Despite appearing first this is Lexus was a late addition to the post because prior to it’s finally assembly a few days ago I really didn’t see or hear a whole lot about it.

A subtle all metal wide body, and racing inspired vibe, is a different (and welcome) look to the Lexus GS. Here’s hoping it is just as awesome in person.
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The Speedhunters Scion FR-S Tuner Challenge Build

The last time I was at SEMA the FR-S had just been released, so there was a slight FR-S over load at the show that caused them all to somewhat blur together. Now two years later the aftermarket for the chassis is much larger, and people have had more time to ponder the cars, which should lead to much more creative builds.

One such build I am looking forward to is the Speedhunters entry in the Scion Tuner Challenge. I’m already a fan of Keith’s work and the renders of this car so far look very, very promising.

At first glance it might not look all that dissimilar from what’s currently out there but the more you look the more you can see the throw back cues to trans am racing, and earlier Japanese based builds.

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Rocket Bunny Lexus RC

2014s famous rabbit suit knows know limits, and Tra Kyoto along with Lexus Tuned, and Toyo tires will be applying the aesthetic to a Lexus RC.

Based on the fenders it looks like the car actually wears the kit pretty well, which is something I wouldn’t expect out of a modern luxury sports car.

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PCH Hot Rods C10 R

To the surprise of no one one an LS powered truck as made it into my list of must sees.  Raw Metal, CF, and an LS wrapped in a Pro Touring package? Heck yeah sign me up.
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Ring Brothers Recoil Chevelle

Ring Brothers builds have always blown me away, and their ’66 Chevelle known as the ‘Recoil’ is shaping up to be another show stopper. Like the C10R it has a LS under the hood (capable of just shy of 1000 horse) and uses a lot of hand laid cf.

My wife Lyndsey is a huge Chevelle fan so should I not get any pics of this one I might not have a home to return to.

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911DV8

If you have not already caught on I don’t tire easily of the almighty LS motor and another build that centers around Chevy’s versatile, power on demand, power plant is Project DV8.

What’s not to like about a LS powered Porsche 996 GT? Nothing. The answer is nothing.

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Liberty Walk Brings All The Cars

With Liberty Walk bringing so many cars it’s pretty well impossible for me to narrow things down to one so I’ve posted most (all?) of the builds they are bringing to the show.

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Fuller Hot Rods Double Down

When I heard this car was returning to SEMA for 2014 I was estatic. The photos Rob took of it last year were great but I doubt they really compare to seeing the car in the flesh.

The first shot in the list below is from last year while the rest are instagram teasers from this year. Details. Details. Details.

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I have no that I’ve missed a build or tow that you are hoping to see so if you’ve got something your watching come together that you really want to see some pictures of after the show let me know in the comments.

Additionally if you’re going to the show please leave a comment as well as I am always looking forward to meeting new people!

WTF Friday: Yep.. Another s10

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A few weeks ago I mentioned that people do weird things to s10s, and in addition to attempting to transform the trccks into hot rods, people also mesh them together with American classics.

Sometimes it works, and sometimes –most times actually– it ends up like this, another admirable effort (with lots of seemingly good bodywork) that lacks visual cohesion.

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This angle remind anyone of Family Guy’s James William Bottomtooth?
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I think there’s mid 50s Bel Air/Nomad in there?
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The rear end flows a bit better than the front in my opinion, and reminds there’s another truck with a rear end like this I DO quite enjoy. I believe it’s blue…
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I’m not against the (T-bucket?) on the top though, nice looking build

Anyone want to hazard a guess at how many hours and cash were put into this?

Featured Ride: Misha’s 1996 Civic EX

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To the untrained eye Misha’s 1996 Honda Civic EX may just look like just some suspension work, a gold Nardi steering wheel, and a beautiful set of fully polished Volk CV Pros.

However those keen on Hondas will notice a laundry list of rare and unique JDM and EDM parts which all go seamlessly together to create a very clean specimen.

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Starting at the front Misha’s car boasts an OEM EK4 front (and rear) bumper, lip, and headlights, thin moldings, and hood bra. His polished 16×7.5 and 16×8 Volk CV Pros are tied into the front end with the EDM “Big H” grille.

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Moving past the heated power folding Acura EL mirrors you may have noticed that the OEM mud flaps have been ground down thanks to the Skunk 2 Pro S2 coil overs that this car sits on. It also has urethane bushings throughout, Skunk 2 lower control arms, and SiR brakes all around.

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Misha’s interior is his recent pièce de résistance. It all started with a pair of Honda Orthia front seats. After that he began sourcing everything he needed to have a complete set of Orthia seats.

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A rear seat and arm rest turned up at a local Toronto JDM importer but it was missing sides and headrests. Misha scoured the world and managed to find some side cushions – but one was in California and one from Honda Japan. Talk about luck. He also picked up a JDM arm rest with heat seat switches and coin trays, JDM road flare, Acura EL cluster, and the list goes on.

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Misha’s car is a nod to those who know, and a refreshing look at the more detail oriented side of the Honda scene.

Theme Tuesdays: E30s With Foreign Hearts

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It’s been awhile since I’ve done an e30 Theme Tuesday, and with good looking e30s being so easily accessible I felt posting a bunch of without a theme-within-a-theme would have been a little too predictable and straight forward.

So to make things a little more challenging for myself, and interesting for you, I’ve decided to limit today’s post to only e30s that have hard their hearts transplanted with motors from other brands.

Starting local Steve’s sr20 e30 that you are all probably used to seeing at this point

The car has obviously changed a bit over the years, the white paint was drastic but it’s transformation into a drift car was even more so. The SR20 is now out of the car as well if favour of a Ford 5.0 V8
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Speaking of 5.0 powered e30s here’s one with the most creative plate of this post

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To further challenge myself I’ve decided to limit this post to one LS powered car
I picked a doozy naturally
The first of two Audi powered e30s spotlit today
This one spotted in Ocean city is a street driven drift car…
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…as demonstrated here
As far as I know this one from Montreal isn’t a drift car…
…but that doesn’t make it any less awesome
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13b powered E30 from Australia I believe
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There are some chrome 20s bolted to it, and since no one wants to see that here is a shot of the engine bay

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Local RB25det powered e30 build, only seen in it out a handful of times
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There are a few 2J swapped e30s but not nearly as many m3s, this one was shot by Larry Chen for Speedhunters
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Going to end things with Viktor Mårtensson’s wild 2JZ drift car

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This car has floated around the net for awhile so I’m sure some of you have seen it but this thing is a MONSTER

Of course monster statements cannot be made without moving pictures so here’s a quick video:

I forget some, or worse yours? Feel free to add in the comments!

The Devil Wears Enkei

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This A3 has forever sat near the very top of my personal ‘best a3s ever’ list and I’ve posted it on at least three occasions.

I absolutely loved it on BBS LM wheels but recently he switched things up and sold the LMs in favour of Enkei RS05RR.

Some of you might consider going from the almighty LM to a single piece Enkei a downgrade, and being a huge fan of the LM on paper I would agree, but this set-up has an unshakably awesome visual impact.

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Just goes to show you that someone with grate tasted can make anything work.

Via.