Projects

Past Projects

In the fall of 2001 Ryan and I started assembling and modifying cars together. All started in different forms, some from scratch, others from near full build requiring only tweaking and tuning. Nevertheless, all of these cars have been ours… we have a tendency to go through a lot: lots that never even made mention here, and some that I spent hours writing and thinking about. It is some form of A.D.D…. really. In the first few years after we teamed up, neither of us managed to make it through a single season with one car. They came and went. Mostly it was because we liked to dream, but it was also partly because there was always someone willing to buy. Cash just looks so good.

Note: These charts are for fun. Don’t confuse them for us being hard core and bad ass. Check it out.

There always seem to be details to look after before I get any car on the road after purchase. I’m finally there, and on the road full time… not that everything is perfect. Since purchase, my tweaks have been: UHMW undertray, UHMW mudflaps, boost DOWN (18PSI peak seemed crazy), studded winter rubber, handoru and knobs swapped from my AE86, more […]

Raised Eyebrow or Nostril

Some thoughts… 1. Toyota’s logo is disgusting. トヨタ is rad. A prostrate penis in an oval is not. 2. The Celica loses to other cars in the visibility category. It’s not an extended cab pick up, but it’s no stubby hatchback or wide windowed sedan either. 3. Turbo’s are fun. Exhaust banging on floor boards is not. 4. Rubber mudflaps […]

Night Call

I made this. It’s not a splitter. It may have some aero advantage, but that’s not the purpose. I’ve been telling you about where I live for years now. Rural Alberta is a gravel world, often a snowy gravel world. Gravel is loud, and abrasive. Snow is pillowy soft, but it disguises where roads go, and blankets harmful debris. This […]

Guarded

The ST185 RC was, at one point, Toyota’s race car for the street. But it’s a big fat pig compared to my AE86. I’ve been spoiled. The AE86 is HAAARRRD. Sure it doesn’t have 250whp, but it’s a sinewy taunt, athletic machine. I’m talking Bruce Lee V Andre the Giant. Bruce will dance around Andre all night, and feel like […]

Kung Fu and WWE

I am not a truck guy, but I’ve been to the trails a couple times and observed a couple of serious rigs. This is not a serious rig. It is stock with 33″ tires and some armour… BUT… with 6000lbs of downwards thrust, and 3 locking differentials it rolls over a lot of stuff without even a blink or spin […]

Stock

Surprises me how small a T50 is. The appearance of it is normally dominated by the easily removable bell housing and shifter section, and without it looks very small and easy. I’m totally ready to rip this thing open and at least brainstorm some ghetto/hack close ratios for it. I’ve been browsing/asking in Japanese recently… mostly about the 12354 patterns […]

Barrel of Speed

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