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Apr 28, 2014

After seeing a few photos of this pick up truck converted 240 pop up on instagram I immediately took to hunting down more photos. A lot of 240s look pretty similar these days but this one is quite a departure from the ‘norm’.

I don’t think this is the first 240 truck I have ever seen but I am pretty sure that it is the best executed and personally I really love the paint colour, and wheel choice.

It also looks like Eleven’s Paint and Fiber had a hand in it’s creation which explains why I like it so much. I don’t think they have ever been behind a wack looking car.

Owner: Scott Yacuel – @siltruck
Photo Credit: Christina Alvarez – @datsundriver

WTF Friday: The LSX Prius is An Actual Thing

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DaveT

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Apr 25, 2014

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I’m sure some of you remember a craigslist ad that appeared on Jalopnik advertising the sale of an LS powered Toyota Prius.

While that turned out to be nothing more than a creatively worded pile of cow manure the project itself is actually real and steadily progressing.

lsx_prius_motor_in — Surprisingly the motor fits in the engine bay pretty well… all things considered

The builder, Rick White (who appears to be an ls1tech regular), plans to have the car sorted this summer with a stock ’02 LS1, and then tear it apart the following winter to slap a turbo on it.

lsx_prius_tranny_tunnel — The necessary drive shaft and transmission tunnel has been fabricated…

lsx_prius_tub — …along with the necessary wheel tubs

The goal is to keep the car fairly stock looking and keep the motor as quiet as possible so that it’s a proper deadly sleeper.

In an effort to not give anything away, he also got the stock wheels widened so that he can make somewhat decent traction.

The projected 1/4 mile time is 9 seconds all said and done.

Judging by the photos and progress on the LSXPrius Facebook fan page things are moving along swimmingly and this once econobox should be a tire shredder in no time.

Any votes for what the almighty LS should make it’s way into next?

Randy Traps

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DaveT

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Apr 24, 2014

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If I were to guess –which I am going to– I would say the number of Neons posted on the site over the years ranges somewhere from 3 – 5.

From what I’ve observed Neon owners (SRT4s included) either don’t do much to them visually, or do absolutely terrible things to them visually. This means clean ones are extremely few and far between but, they do exist as proven by this bagged 05 I found on the Wrong Fitment Crew Forums.

The bagged on CCWs recipe is tried and true but works really well here.

More people consider CCW D11L wheels, it’s a good look.

Theme Tuesdays: Burnouts – Part 2.

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DaveT

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Apr 22, 2014

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The weather here in Toronto seems to be taking a turn for the better and as the temperature crawls up from 0 the sounds of summer grow in volume. Those sounds are of course the tire squeals, and matching revs, that accompany people spiritedly taking off from the stop light visible from my balcony.

While watching people rush fool hardy into the speed trap down the road I thought that I should do a second Theme Tuesday on Burnouts so, here we are.

Enjoy.

burnout_1 — When I had a Blazer I wanted zq8s really, really bad..ended up settling for IROCS

One of my favourite shots from Eurokracy… didn’t expect an s10 there

burnout_2 — This is actually a Blazer cut down to an s10.

burnout_4 — Love photos of laid out trucks throwing down proper heaters

burnout_1a — I should look for completed photos of this…

burnout_3 — Can’t say I’ve ever seen a lowrider burnout before

burnout_7 — I believe this is from Vagkraft 2009, which is a year before I attended for the first time

burnout_8 — Gary layin some rubber on his trailer. Shoeless perhaps..

burnout_10 — Posted this one up on instagram not too long ago

burnout_13 — Note to self 1: future theme, Rolling burnouts

burnout_14 — Note to self 2: future theme, fire burnouts

burnout_15 — End things off with this simply outstanding photo.

Beast Mode: Trevor’s 2007 Mazdaspeed 3

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DaveT

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Apr 21, 2014

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Recently a number of builds have emerged from the rapidly growing Mazda 3 aggressive fitment community that are pushing the chassis ride height and wheel fitment boundaries to new levels.

As these cars get lower, and lower, and wheels wider, and wider, several individuals have begun to explore the possibilities that exist beyond the limitations of the stock 3 body.

Already running a fairly aggressive set up the , Trevor used an ailing motor as an excuse to give his Mazdaspeed 3 a top to bottom rebuild for the 2014 season.

After some careful planning Kieron ‘KJohn’ Ramjohn of KJohn Car Innovations got to work removing any factory metal that would prevent the 18×10 Koning SSM wheels from properly fitting underneath Trevor’s Mazda.

While bolt on flares are the current ‘go to’ option for going wide, Trevor and KJohn bucked the trend and went the more challenging route of molding the new flares to the body.

Though historically this option runs the risk of cracking filler and paint at the slightest breeze, these flares have been properly, and permanently, affixed to the car. Even when yanked on forcefully to prove a point these flares don’t so much as budge.

The end result of the extensive body work –combined with a healthy drop provided by Standard Suspension coilovers– is a rear end silhouette that would make the likes of Coco jealous.

With the rear of the car set significantly wider than stock something had to be done up front, so prior to spraying that unique custom grey paint on the exterior KJohn widened the front fenders in a subtle blister style.

This detail, that many may overlook while studying the rear quarters, gives the car a nasty snarl when combined with the Garage Vary front lip and matching eyelids.

While the car was under going it’s exterior transformation at the hands of KJohn, Trevor was busy rebuilding the bum motor that kick started this entire rebuild.

The turbo 2.3 DISI MZR I4 mill now boasts a lengthy list of modifications including; a ported and polished intake manifold, SURE Motorsports TIG™ thermal intake and throttle body spacers, SURE Injector seals, SURE balance shaft delete, SURE 3″ Inlet and Intake, ARP studs, and a CXRacing front mount inter cooler.

Suited, booted, and tuned by Advance Power House, Trevor’s car is now running better than it ever has before.

On the inside Trevor continued the red/black/grey color scheme blueprinted by both the new exterior color and stock Mazdaspeed 3 seats, by having his center console sprayed the same candy apple found on his wheels.

Further tying the seats, console, and wheels together are custom wrapped factory door cards.

Should Trevor not want to listen to his Turbosmart blow off valve, or Victory Build custom Exhaust, a quick turn of the volume knob on his Sony deck sends sounds pumping through the complete Skar Audio in car entertainment system consisting of Skar Audio 6.5″ components, VVXV2 Subwoofers, and duo of SK800.1 and 80.4 amplifiers.

There’s a saying that goes “when life gives you lemons paint that shit gold” and while Trevor didn’t paint his car gold after his motor gave up the ghost he certainly did make the best of a bad situation by turning his car into an absolutely unique show stopper.

For more photos of this car be sure to check out the sister feature on MazdaFitment.com.

Exterior

Garage Vary Front Lip
Garage Vary Eyelids
Hydro- Dipped Headlights
Custom Paint Color
Custom Wide body
Rear Wiper Delete
Custom Eyelids on Rear Taillights
Red Tinted Taillights
Custom Victory Built Exhaust and Tip
Password JDM Fender Washers
Rear Bumper Reflector Delete
Custom Wing Extension

Wheels/Suspension/Brakes

Konig SSM Rims 18×10 et 15 Painted Candy Apple Red
25mm Spacers in Rear
Standard Suspension (STD) R3 Fully Adjustable Coilovers
Standard Suspension (STD) Camber plates
Vibrant Strut Bar
Whiteline Front And Rear Sway Bars
Modified SPC Camber Arms
Painted Brake Calipers
Cross Drilled and Slotted Rotors
Hawk HPS Brake Pads

Engine

Sure Motorsports Engine Mounts
NRG Catch Can
CNT Downpipe

Ported and Polished Exhaust Manifold
Ported and Polished Intake Manifold
Sure Tig Thermal Intake and Throttle Body Spacers
Autotech Fuel Pump Internals
Sure Injector Seals
ARP Head Studs
Sure Balance Shaft Delete
Forged Block
Sure Motorsports Full 3 inch Intake and Inlet Pipe
EGR Block Off Plate
CX Racing FMIC
Cobb Acessport
APH Tuned
Turbosmart BOV
Group 34 Deka AGM Style Battery

Interior/I.C.E.

Apexi Turbo Timer
Center Console Gauge Pod
AEM Tru Boost Gauge and Controller
AEM Wideband O2 Gauge
AEM Oil Pressure Gauge
Sony XAV64BT Double Din Deck
6.5″ Skar Audio VX165 Components in Front Doors
6.5″ Skar Audio RPX65 Coaxials in Rear Doors
Skar Audio LP-80.4 4 Channel Amp Running Door Speakers
(2) Skar Audio VVXV2 Subwoofers
Skar Audio SK-800.1 Amp Running Subwoofers
Custom Fiberglass / Ported Subwoofer Box
0 Gauge Skar Audio Amp Wiring Kit
Custom Wrapped Door Panels and Pillars
Custom Painted Center Console to Match Rims
NRG Hub and Steering Wheel
Hurst Shift Knob

WTF Friday: Mayhem With A Seat

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DaveT

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Apr 18, 2014

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If you follow the site/myself on instagram (which you should) you will have noticed that on occasion I toss up a photo or two of the odd motorized kid sized trike.

I posted this one not too long ago, and recently I came across another picture of it, so I figured it would be the perfect thing to post on this Good Friday.

Information about the trike seems pretty well non existent but people with more motorcycle knowledge than myself ID the motor as a Honda CB750.

Whether it ran, and whether the owner wound up in the hospital shortly after the maiden voyage, is anyone’s best guess but damn if it doesn’t look like something that would make a lot of “hold my beer and watch this” memories.

Shout out to Curtis at Dead Machine for coining the term Mayhem with a seat.

Probed

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DaveT

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Apr 17, 2014

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Shaun’s Probe build has been steadily getting better and better and this year he kicked things up a notch by giving the car a full respray, a new set of kicks (Klutch Racing SL5s), and an Air Lift Performance Suspension custom crafter set-up.

Probes are a rare bird in any way shape or form, so it’s pretty awesome to see another extremely clean one.

Now we just have to convince Erik to make the trip to H20 this year so these two Probes can be photographed side by side…

Build Thread.

Theme Tuesdays: Classy Car Models Part 7

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DaveT

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Apr 15, 2014

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Keeping the hit parade of previously vistied Theme Tuesdays going again this week with round seven of the ‘Classy Car Models‘ theme started back in 2009.

I can honestly say I never thought this homage to more tastefully dressed automotive models (and models who just so happen to be beside cars) would make it to part seven. Now that it has I’m hopeful I will be able to stretch it into the double digits making it the longest running theme here on SIE.

classy4 — Might as well mention now that I kinda blurred the lines with classy/gangster/pin up style this time around

classy19 — Trent Sherrill has so many awesome photos and subjects

classy15 — Gunvor Pontén is 85 now. This is her in her prime. Not sure what the car is

classy18 — Black and white photography seems to come up a lot when looking for sophisticated models

classy17 — More photos of this model are available at ginacarla.com, its SFW

classy14 — Every one falls for the lady in red

classy6 — From what I’m lead to believe every woman has a little black dress…

classy10 — You are probably not reading this…

classy5 — In general it seems like car shows in Asian countries have fancier ‘booth professionals’

classy12 — If you stare at her dress long enough it does weird things to your vision… not that I was staring of course

classy11 — Her eyes just might be fully closed… maybe she stared at the dress above too long

classy24 — Grabbed this from the Scraped Crusaders Daily Scraped 580

classy7 — Is it just me or does that wheel look huge?

classy9 — The car steals the show quite a bit here, not her fault

classy13 — Hedi Klum yoinked from Jalopnik

classy3 — Only fitting that a VIP car would have a classy looking model beside it

classy23 — While I don’t know if the woman in the photo above owns the car she’s posing beside this woman, Miss Chane, does

Video of said car:
http://vimeo.com/halcyonphoto/chane

classy25 — Since I probably won’t be able to fit this in another theme up it goes with this one

This theme is another one that’s not the easiest to pull together so I’m more than happy to accept submissions!

R32

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DaveT

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Apr 14, 2014

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For whatever reason when I first came across a photo of this R32 I thought it was a Photoshop, or at the very best a very good rendering.

I’m not sure if it was the angle of the photo, the sun flare, or the combination of modifications, but regardless I thought it was fake.

Then I saw these photos by Ian S and realized the car was real, and that I had suddenly become overly skeptical.

With an obviously Motorsports inspired look this car stands out fairly significantly among the sea of similarly styled MKIV Gofs and R32s.

Personally I could do without the canards, but they do work well with the the lip and fog light covers.

Photo Credit: Ian S.

WTF Friday: Fire Extinguisher Not Included

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DaveT

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Apr 11, 2014

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While looking (unsuccessfully) for more photos of the shortened, LS4 powered, Cheverolet C10 posted on the fan page yesterday I stumbled upon this mid engine, Fiero v6 motivated, 39 Chevy built by a forum goer by the name of ‘luckyfasteddie’.

While one might think this was an idea kicking around in his sub concious for some time Eddie himself states that there isn’t really much more to this vehicle coming together other than the fact that he had a Fiero and the cab at the same time.

Making things up as he went along, most of the back half of the donor Fiero made it’s way into the truck, while the rest was largely scratch built by Eddie himself.

The sum of all it’s parts amounts to 2650lbs which is actually surprisingly close to the Fiero’s factory high side weight of 27895lbs.

While this means that this truck probably isn’t all that much faster than a stock Fiero it is a whole lot more interesting to look at and probably equal parts more interesting to drive.

Info on the truck is a little scattered but if you want to read more there are threads here on hotrodders.com as well as a few on the H.A.M.B.

Should that not be enough for WTF for your Friday you could also take a look at this Northstar v8 powered ’56…

People sure do build interesting things…

STANCE IS EVERYTHING

STANCE IS EVERYTHING- EST 2009 -

A Japanese Limo Lost In Canada

Rolling Like A G: A Datsun 240Z On 305s

Street Track Life: An E46 M3 With A Turbo Surprise

Spec’d Right: A Perfectly Balanced Silvia S15

Breaking The Mold

Sil-Truck

WTF Friday: The LSX Prius is An Actual Thing

Randy Traps

Theme Tuesdays: Burnouts – Part 2.

Beast Mode: Trevor’s 2007 Mazdaspeed 3

Exterior

Wheels/Suspension/Brakes

Engine

Interior/I.C.E.

Sponsors

WTF Friday: Mayhem With A Seat

Probed

Theme Tuesdays: Classy Car Models Part 7

R32

WTF Friday: Fire Extinguisher Not Included

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