Or a little right of the norm, whichever you prefer, either way these cars are not typical of the Stance Is Everything norm but still fly none the less.
A few cars a little left of the norm
What is Fonnixx?
Years ago I came across a Lexus LS in my dads neighborhood that made had me questioning how someone could drive so low. Ever since that day I took the route too my dads house that passed by where I originally saw the car. VIP-esque cars were and are still pretty rare around here so I had made sure to get as many viewings as possible. I saw the car go through 2 sets of wheels then I never saw it again…
Thanks to the internet, and stickers on this car that read “SicRyde.com” and What is Fonnixx? stickers. I’ve been able to track down this low flying Lexus LS.
Murder Mode
The first time I saw this car was at night and I am not sure how I saw it since it didn’t have a single spec of chrome to be seen.
Chrome Neepers
Chrome Neepers were the shit back in the day but even when the 504 Boyz were running the show I knew that to rock 20s hard you had to lay low, thankfully this car is lower than low.
Rolling video on the 20″ Neepers
Chrome Niche Game’s
To my surprise the owner of this car keeps his cardomain up to date and I was able to nab some pictures of the car in this revision. I never saw it like this in person and these are probably my least favorite wheels of the bunch but its still ballin’ out of control.
Twenty Twos
Stepping the game up for 2009 the car now rolls on 22″ wheels, I am sure a lot of work went into choosing these wheels and looking at the car now it’s hard to imagine driving it on a regular basis.
One thing that bugs me is that after all this time the Fonnixx and SicRyde.com sites still don’t answer the question of what exactly are they? I think i am going to holler at the owner and find out.
JDMrides Meet 3 Pictures
As promised I took some time to gather up a few images and links to threads with coverage from the past weekends 3rd Official JDMrides meet.
crunchnmunch’s pictures from jdmrides.ca
Microwave photography’s coverage from jdmrides.ca
Torontomazda3.ca JDM rides thread photos
Theme Tuesdays: It’s Murder
The concept of theme Tuesdays here on Stance Is Everything is simple, every Tuesday I pick a theme and post a collection of vehicles with that theme that meet the stance criteria (modified suspension that fit the vehicles overall theme). This weeks theme Tuesday topic is: Murdered out rides
Dan’s GLX got me thinking that I love black on black or “Murdered Out” rides. I came sort of close with my truck but I never got to do the look the full justice it deserves, all of today’s cars however have this look down to a tee.
For more murdered out rides check out the “Murder She Wrote” series on Jon Sibals blog.
Reader’s Ride: Dans Jetta GLX
I love when Readers send pictures in to [email protected], I love the fact that people want to be on this site now and that word is getting around. Dan saw his car posted on Part 1 of the Vagkraft 2009 Event coverage post and has been checking out the blog since then and sent some more pictures of his murdered out GLX on Vette Wheels.
Thanks Dan for sending in pictures or your ride and if you want to see your ride here just drop me a line at: [email protected]
Two new blogs added to the blog roll
I’ve been cruising around a lot of automotive blogs lately and checking out what people are talking about all over the web and doing so I have made connections with 2 great blogs: Buildthreads and Hatchlife. Both of these guys have great taste when it comes to their personal rides (a Datsun 510 and EK hatch respectively) have a great catalog of content.
Buildthreads helps satisfy my hunger for builds and 510s and Hatchlife holds it down for the 5 doors and has it’s heart in the right place since every sticker sold on the site benefits a woman who battling cancer is going through a fight with cancer.
If you are looking for 2 other blogs to take a peek at between my updates be sure to head over and check these guys out.
WTF Fridays: VW Doughnuts
Keeping in mind with this weeks Theme Tuesday of unique motor swaps here is a cool one I found via google. A MK2 Golf with a Porsche motor under the hood making it rear wheel drive and capable of doing doughnuts (and if you felt like it drifting). Awesome!
Dougnut Video
If the above is not working for you click here to watch VW Doughnuts
More info on this ride can be had at badassdubs.com.
This weekend I am not going to any events, again, but this time it’s due to a wedding however I have a few reader submissions I will post up next week so look out for those and feel free to send in your own as well to [email protected].
See you Monday… if not sooner
Event Preview: JDMRides.ca Official meet 3
With all the shows coming up so quickly and so packed together it’s been pretty hard for me to do these event previews with enough for warning to make them practical, however I figure four days is practically a work week so here are the details on the 3rd official JDMrides.ca meet this Sunday September 27th 2009.
After 2 successful meets JDMrides is having their third and final meet of the season this Sunday September 27th at Richmond Hill Honda. The meet starts at 11 until 5pm.
Since summer is quickly exiting stage left this might be the last time to see a lot of nice imports in one place before they hide away for winter. The event will also have free food and a live DJ so what more could you ask for. Dodge some rain clouds and head out.
I’ve been wanting to make it out to one of these meets for awhile but something always gets in the way (wedding this time) so I won’t be there but I will post up lots of links to photos other people took on Monday.
Note: Since the event is at Richmond Hill Honda they have a no tolerance policy for burn outs high revving, loser laps etc so try to take it easy and not ruin the meet for everyone else.
Video from the JDMrides season opener
Random Rollers
No specific local content to post today so I went into the stance folder on my hard drive and dug up a few nice rolling shots. Rolling shots are hard to pull of but when they work out they really work out.
Theme Tuesdays: Unique local motor swaps
The concept of theme Tuesdays here on Stance Is Everything is simple, every Tuesday I pick a theme and post a collection of vehicles with that theme that meet the stance criteria (modified suspension that fit the vehicles overall theme). This weeks theme Tuesday topic is: Unique local motor swaps
I’ve been to about 25 or so local car shows this summer and one thing that always surprises me is the creativity behind some of the motor swaps I have seen. Some swaps at shows are pretty straight forward and predictable but some enthusiasts must have a screw loose cause these ones are completely off the wall.
It’s this kind of thing that makes the car hobby so appealing to me and since 75% of my viewers are new readers some of these swaps might have been overlooked in my quickly growing catalog of content.
323 GTX swapped Ford Escort
When I saw this car at Scrape By The Lake I thought it was a joke, and looking at it you can see why. The haphazardly installed kit, gold paint, and old English lettering only take away from the swap little turbo 4 that’s under the hood. That being said no one would take this car seriously at a light and it could cost them….
Originally Posted in: Scrape By The Lake Part 2
5.0 swapped Ford Fairmont Futura
When I first saw this car at Tuners Against Street Racing I questioned what the heck it was doing there. The wheels were the first tip that some tomfoolery ways afoot and once I got a chance to peak under the engine bay I saw what was up. Who knew this was part of the Fox body chassis?
Originally posted in: T.A.S.R. Coverage Part Two
454 Swapped Chevy s-10 Blazer
350 swaps in s-10 Blazers are pretty standard, they are well documented on the web and anyone who doesn’t have the 4.3L (and even those who do) should toss a 350 in their truck. The 454 swap however is a lot less common and way more interesting, it seems brown on brown is the color for sleepers.
Originally posted in: Scrape By The Lake Coverage Part 3
Corvette Swapped Datsun 280z
I like Datsuns, 510s and 280z in particular, and I also like American motors so this Datsun is a a match made in heaven in my eyes. The new power plant keeps up with the beautiful exterior and I can only imagine how amazing this car must drive.
Originally Posted on: Scrape By The Lake Part 2
Northstar V8 Chevy Cavalier
Scrape by the lake had the most diverse motor swaps of any of the shows I had been to. This is swap is straight up insane, and I don’t really know where to begin describing it. I have seen the Northstar in a few cars but never a Cav, I’ve been able to read through the build on j-body.org and this swap was done very very well.
Originally Posted on: Scrape By The Lake Part 2
3.2L Swapped Honda Civic
This motor (from an Acura TL) is not supposed to fit where it is, really one could argue that it doesn’t fit, however it is where it is and this car drives around just fine. I have seen this car at two shows it got there under its own power. This Civic is a testament of what can happen when someone tells a local jdmrides member he shouldn’t do something.
Originally Posted in: 6th Annual Toronto Honda Tech Meet and Vagkraft coverage part 1
Corvette Swapped Triumph TR6
Triumphs in the GTA are pretty rare and ones with Vette motors under the hood even more so. An American power plant and British sports car handling, what more could one ask for? Purists be damned.
Originally posted on: Cruisin’ For The Cure 2009
S200 swapped AE86
Ever since Initial D AE86’s have not only shot up in value but popularity as well and whenever a car becomes really popular among the tuning crowd people look for ways to make it stand out. Putting a Honda s2000 motor under the hood of this Corolla made it do just that.
Originally posted on Importfest 2009
GNX Swapped Camaro
The motor from the Buick Grand National is without a doubt one of the best motors to ever come out of a domestic. A relatively small turbocharged 6 cylinder that can push out absurd amounts of power fairly easily. While I really like them where the GM factor put them I am not mad that things one made its way into this attractive Camaro.
Originally posted in: 20th Annual Kirkfield Carshow & Parade
Northstar swapped Cadillac Eldorado Convertible
This is my favorite swap of the bunch, it’s rare to see someone take a car of this vintage and stature and throw air suspension and a new motor in it without taking away from the originally beauty of the car. This one however is done just right and the owner was a heck of a guy to talk too, picked the car up for a steal put in a new sensor and it became a turn key guaranteed head turner. When asked if it went pretty good he said fast enough to get even an old man like me in trouble.
Originally posted in: 20th Annual Kirkfield Carshow & Parade
