Some people have been asking to see more of my Toyota 1000. Well, as I’m a whore here you go;
It is currently off the road for a winter re-fresh and to add a few new touches. Oh yeah and because of this;
Check out my build thread on Retro-Rides.com for more info.
Here are a few vids of me at Mallory park at the Retro-Rides show 07.
Roll on summer…………
I am a big fan of Bōsōzoku style cars. OK, so they are are low and impractical, but if you think that, then you are clearly missing the point and should probably stop reading now.
HERE is a cool site I found documenting the build of a Bōsōzoku C211 Skyline from a stocker to rocker. I guess this one of the more subtle cars so could be classed as Shakotan but I’m not splitting hairs; It’s cool and that what counts!
Before;
After;
Enjoy the gratuitous use of low offset SSR Mk1′s; full blown wheel porn.
The site also has loads of galleries from as far back as 89 and other “how to” galleries !!
One really nice parts of the site are some of pics of Team jackets and decals;
Incidentally there is a cool article on Retro Scene about Japanese car subcultures. Check it out!
