Just because it's funny
Must have been a real brown trousers moment followed by one hell of a "Phew!" Ha ha!
Another way
Prompted by this beast, that popped up on HellaFlush, and my friend Sid talking about taking his new S13 in a "Boso" direction. I got thinking about another end of the Silvia styling spectrum.
Don't get me wrong, I'm very much a fan of cars scraping the floor, super clean paint, chasing perfect fitment, all in the pursuit of the elusive and almost undefinable.. "stance". 11.5 -37 on the rear of the car above is insane, and hats off to the guy for pulling it off. But, it strikes me, that car really is at the extreme, and perhaps we have reached the edge of how far you can take that look.
I can't help thinking of another way. One that I love perhaps even more, and is just as hard to get right. With a less transformer spec kit, small old school wheels and more than a hint of retro racing..
A little world of awesome
How much fun does this little track look!? Perfect for fun times in an 86 me thinks.
86 Flavours
There must be more than 86 ways to flavour and AE86. Until recent chats with friend Daniel, I didn't realise just how fussy I was with my taste. A 2-door Levin, low, with proper wheels, clean paint, a front lip and the grill in the bin, is definitely my favourite flavour.
There's no doubt Paz has built some of the sexiest 86s in the UK. Two of them were 2-doors, and exactly how I like them..
The red one had a little F20C shaped treat under the bonnet..
What's your favourite flavour?
There's no doubt Paz has built some of the sexiest 86s in the UK. Two of them were 2-doors, and exactly how I like them..
The red one had a little F20C shaped treat under the bonnet..
What's your favourite flavour?
Hey Man!
Sticking with the kick-ass AE86 team thang..
Hey Man! have a real cult status amongst 86 fans and this is a cool little video. It's simply fun times, dicking about with friends, wringing the neck out of a 4AGE! Love it.
Hey Man! have a real cult status amongst 86 fans and this is a cool little video. It's simply fun times, dicking about with friends, wringing the neck out of a 4AGE! Love it.
Gone but not forgotten
We've just heard here in the UK of the sad news that Atsushi Kuroi was killed last night in a motorcycle accident in Japan.
Kuroi, who owned River Side tuning garage in Osaka, was an amazing influence on drifters all around the world because of his maximum attack driving style and crazy 650bhp+ S13, powered by an RB26 and more recently a 2JZ.
With good results and a win at Fuji raceway last season in D1GP, more wins and a championship were always going to follow. His balls out driving style has pushed drifting to whole new levels and since being in D1GP, everyone has had to up their game to match his awesome angles and entry speeds.
Here's why he was a crowd favourite, massive angle, massive speed and massive smoke!
RIP man. You've left your mark on drifting and won't be forgotten.
Zzzzzz
Yeah, the blog has been hibernating for a month. Both Matt and I have had a manic month at uni with project deadlines and dissertations to write so the blog has taken a back seat for a bit. Needless to say we'll be back on form this week with interesting and inspiring things to share and some exciting plans for this year. Peace!
Cooler than Freddy Jackson sipping on a milkshake
I only get a fuzzy feeling for newer stuff when it's done right.. and this is SO right.
Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all from Sweet Oblivion!
Snapshot:
I love this shot that just surfaced on Flow.Down. Jord really is good with the snapper! Dug up from the depths of his hard drive, it was taken earlier this year at the awesome JDM Allstars Wembley event.
High revs and good company
As if a 7AG Starlet wasn't enough fun.. In the first half of this video the driver is having a full-on dog fight with a KPGC10 only to catch up with the rest of the pack on track, made up of some of the tastiest bits of metal and rubber to come out of Japan, and then proceed to manfoot his way through them all. Blows my mind. Love it.
Skip to 2:50 and play.
Skip to 2:50 and play.
"Just when I thought I was out...
..they pull me back in."
I was thinking of selling the secret seven until this gangster looking E32 appeared on iputinwork.com.
The LS406's look great and with the sleeker lines of the E32, and with mine being harder slammed than that one, it would look amazing. I gotta go see uncle Joey bout some Works..
Hellaflush III
I wanna get to one of these meets. It would be a right mission traveling from the UK but, a chilled day with all those hot cars and hot girls in the hot California sun looks hellafun yo!
Great video as always from iPhilms.
Great video as always from iPhilms.
Snapshot:
Yeah, everyone has been posting pics from Hellaflush III. but, it wasn't until I checked out a new site, deathmachines.net, that I saw a single picture of this awesome Datsun 510.
Come back fighting
The zombie is reborn again! Mike Burroughs of Stanceworks, has re-worked the e28 once more. This time with a WWII American fighter look. Rollin on work equips, with savage rear tuck, it's looking better than ever.
This car's journey with Mike began as mint e28 with clean black paint slammed on nice rims.
A small accident and lack of funds prompted it's first amazing make-over..
Since then the car has had a few tweaks to it's look but, this is by far my favourite incarnation.
Jack's redemption
I'm the first to admit I've given Jack a lot of, often well deserved, shit over the years about the state of the cars he's owned and "built" but he's really pulled it out of the bag with his new S13 daily drifter.
And he's not done yet with plans for a 326 power spoiler and some baller dishy wheels under way. We cant wait to see it done here at SO.
So I take my hat off to you Jack, you've done yourself and Demon Road proud!
And he's not done yet with plans for a 326 power spoiler and some baller dishy wheels under way. We cant wait to see it done here at SO.So I take my hat off to you Jack, you've done yourself and Demon Road proud!