Back with the second and final part of the CSCS season Opener coverage with today focusing on the show & shine and Stretch & Poke Fitted showcase.
The CSCS show & shine is always an interesting mix of cars and I have tried to capture a lot of them here, I missed out on a couple between heading back and forth to the track and talking to people but there is a good mix of what was there in this coverage.
Chances are a lot of the cars present Sunday will be at later events so I’m more than certain I will get everything before the season is out.
Random stuff
Trying to pick this back up again because there is no shortage of weird, wild, stuff at car shows in the GTA.
InflatawifeThe owner of this car signed up to jdmrides a long time ago and I always kind of thought it wasn't a real person just someone trolling, guess I was wrongHello Muffler
Kimi Qin
Kimi Qin is reportedly the driver I dubbed ‘Racer-X’ in yesterdays coverage and in addition to the Mine’s GTR he brought out two Ferraris and 3 women in tight dresses.
They say money can’t buy happiness and while it’s true I never saw Mr. Qin smile he didn’t look mad either.
One of his two Ferrari'sA look at the Ferrari's bindersThe Mine's GTR stopped, yes those women stood there all dayThe cars, plus the women drew quite a crowdThe things money can buy
Nokturnal
US based car club/show team Nokturnal made it out for the CSCS opener and brought along some of their more unique projects, new york guys seem to really love marble paint.
Ever wonder what a Rolls Royce front end on Monte Carlo would look like?No me either... but someone did so they build thisBagged Can Am Spyder on custom wheels that was at CES this yearIpad in the tank, and speakers everywhere this was a very clean (though unorthodox) buildAndrew rolls with Nokturnal nowAnother year, another paint job for this Gen
Domestics
If I hung around the strip a bit more I probably would have seen a few more domestics.
Sleeper FestivaThis car would walk me though no doubt about itThis car passed me later on the highway and honestly looks really odd rolling the way it is setupThis S10 from Street Outlawz is a CSCS regular vehicle, the paint on this truck is pretty awesome, changes under the light but nothing to the point where it looks tackyThe bed setup is also pretty wild, never noticed it before, or the Bride seatsAnother shot of Sean's Escape 3.0 powered Contour that people seemed to love to hate from the fan page
Fiat, Volvo, Alfa Romeo, Volvo, VW, Porsche
Government mandated bumpers, disrupting the flow of cars since the second they were requiredThe Fiat many of you liked from Hot Wheelz has changed, a LOTThe guy in the background is making sure what he is seeing is real lifeFrom what I have read Volvos are a right pain to get lowNot a car I really expected to see at CSCS but every once and awhile people surprise mePair of Golfs bridging the generation gapPolished CCWs, practically the new LMDidn't get to see this Porsche out on the track but I wish I did, nice to see people out in different cars
Imports
Widescreen, standard defI have not seen Gabe, or his Mazda 3, in over a year, lots of Shinzo work on this carThe comic book lip is pretty unique, though I would have gone with a G1 comics myselfJon's Mazda 3 on his new bright green XXR wheelsTom of Nine 0 Five rides recently switched up quite a bit on his Celica including new wheels and a lower ride heightHe also shaved the bay and had it airbrushedShout out to the owner of this car for the supportThanksKiller looking FD closer to the trackNice bay too
Stretch & Poke Fitted Showcase
Stretch & Poke teamed up with CSCS to have their first trophy show for 2012 at the CSCS season opener, while the turnout wasn’t as big as their meet the weekend before it was pretty good again considering the weather mans predictions of doom for the day and the fact that Spring Fling (coverage soon) took out most of the VWs.
I even managed to score some tire shine in the raffle.
Carolina's very clean roadsterYou can get with this, or you can get with thatElevated's Lexus, unique colorBrian's car getting some love in the Meguair's boothJeff managed to go an entire week without smashing his oil panDylan's KoukiSaw him pulled over by the local PD on the way home, hope it wasn't anything to seriousThis hatch proves that less is moreJeff took home first place in the air categoryBlain rolled into secondand Justin took home thirdJustin's GTI is so nicely put togetherDan (yellow s2k) got first in static, James (blue s2k) got second, and Stephen (Gold Civc) got thirdHard to argue that Dan isn't worthy of a first place trophy
That’s it for this round of CSCS coverage, the next round is June 24th at Grand Bend which is the same day as the Nine-O-Five Rides Truck & Tuner expo.
I’m looking to get coverage of both and I can only be in one place at a time so if you are in either Grand Bend or Niagara and feel like contributing footage from one of those two shows please shoot me an email (stanceiseverything at(@) gmail.com.
Yup it’s a solid rear beam with the caliper brackets as one piece with the beam. So can’t shim for camber.
Picked up a drum brake rear beam( sans caliper brackets) and fabbing some new caliper brackets to mount between the hub. Shimming that and then I can get camber in the rear. Motor and tranny are being lifted as well so I can get the car lower. It’s a lot harder to properly fit a car that has zero aftermarket in doing so. Once it’s done it should look good.
FYI you snapped pics of my car last year. Had the custom drilled BBS lm reps on them.
Ya when you passed on the highway I figured it had to be solid or else you would have had some camber.
I seem to recall other people trying to do the same with your car having the same problem. I’ll keep an eye out for your progress as the season goes on.
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Can anyone tell me what suspension the white and yellow mazda is on?
Thanks for the picture of my cars new look again this year. Sorry that you think it looks odd. It’s still a work in progress to dial it in.
@Chris are they solid beam rear?
@Dan the Mazda 3? It is on BCs
Yup it’s a solid rear beam with the caliper brackets as one piece with the beam. So can’t shim for camber.
Picked up a drum brake rear beam( sans caliper brackets) and fabbing some new caliper brackets to mount between the hub. Shimming that and then I can get camber in the rear. Motor and tranny are being lifted as well so I can get the car lower. It’s a lot harder to properly fit a car that has zero aftermarket in doing so. Once it’s done it should look good.
FYI you snapped pics of my car last year. Had the custom drilled BBS lm reps on them.
Ya when you passed on the highway I figured it had to be solid or else you would have had some camber.
I seem to recall other people trying to do the same with your car having the same problem. I’ll keep an eye out for your progress as the season goes on.
Thanks for the pictures of Kit.
Owner sure is real! 🙂
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