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Just a few photos from the 2013 Nissan Datsun Nationals held at Phillip Island this past weekend. Sadly I couldn’t make the show and shine on Sunday, so I made my way down to the track-day on Saturday and snapped a few photos. Click on the images for a slightly larger version. Please link back [...]
Archive for the ‘General Car Stuff’ Category
January 2nd, 2013
Top 10 builds of 2012
Everyone else seems to be doing it, so I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon. I’ve never done a “top 10″ or “best of” list, but I like the idea of it, so I’ve just checked through my stats to find out which builds received the most amount of hits over the past 12 months… [...]
February 12th, 2012
Picnic at Hanging Rock 2012
The annual Picnic at Hanging Rock car show was held today at Mt Macedon, and as usual there was more cars and bikes in attendance than anyone could ever need in one place, it’s definitely the largest automotive event in our State, year after year. Our day started with a 5:30am wake-up, so I’m too [...]
August 10th, 2011
DIY/How-To: Wrinkle texture paint
Wrinkle finish, texture finish, wrinkle coat, hammer finish, crinkle finish, whatever you want to call it, it’s a fickle creature. Desired by many, but frustrating to get it right. Personally I’ve had very poor results with this stuff over the years, often finding myself disappointed when my newly painted part doesn’t even come close to [...]
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Tags: coat, crinkle finish, hammer finish, paint, rocker cover, texture coat, valve cover, wrinkle finish 
14 Comments »July 5th, 2011
Do you follow the book?
No, not The Unwritten Book of the Road, I’m talking about Import Bible, of course. I had to get my hands on one of these new tees from the Series 5 line-up, which feature a more street wear inspired flavour compared to previous designs. Too bad it’s winter down here and all my tee’s are [...]
April 13th, 2011
Mini + Impreza WRC builds – Autos in HD
If you’re anything like me (which, if you’re reading this, you probably are), then you love watching car videos online. The only annoying thing is trying to find them, because let’s face it, navigating YouTube can get tiring after a while, there’s only so many times I can handle watching videos that are NOTHING like [...]
Posted in General Car Stuff, Videos Tags: autos in HD, impreza, mini, rally, subaru, Subaru Impreza, time lapse, Travis Pastrana, video, WRC, wrx 1 Comment »February 26th, 2011
Mighty Car Mods feature film
I’ve done a post on the very creative duo of Mighty Car Mods once before, so I was very pleased to learn that they’ve just released their first feature length film about their time in Japan. Hit up the MightyCarMods site to order your copy on DVD or Bluray.
February 24th, 2011
Back in the day
How cool is this old colourised photo. Apparently this was a magazine cover which showcased cars built by the Ayala Brothers in California. If you want to read more about them, click here to head over to Rik’s very detailed spotlight post on the H.A.M.B.
Posted in General Car Stuff Tags: ayala brothers, H.A.M.B., hot rod, kustom, merc, mercury No Comments »February 10th, 2011
Build a Bike
Yeah, I’m on a bit of a bike kick lately. I was browsing one of my new favourite blogs, Pipeburn, when I found a link to this cool site that allows you to build your own custom bobber or chopper. It’s nice to dream.
January 12th, 2011
South East Dub Fest 2011
The 2011 South East Dub Fest is almost upon us. I’ve just finished up designing the flier for this years show, so if you’re in Melbourne (or even if you’re not!), head down to check out the local watercooled scene. Click here for more info.
