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Whispers of Ontario

I have quite a few parts to source and afford before Zombi will be road worthy but I thought I would get a start on things. When I got home from the Coast Drift event at Western Speedway (post to come) I decided to see how many disgusting fluids I could expose myself to inside the slag. Oh good rust, feels like home. There's nothing quite like cleaning up years of french fries, chips and pictures of kittens? Bathroom tiles? Wait, what? Tire chains?...</p>
      
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Zombi

I posted pics of this monstrosity when I first picked her up. I prioritized and got a job and a place to live but now that I have those two things I can start on the car. [caption id="attachment_488" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="They\'re coming to get you Barbara!"]They're coming to get you Barbara![/caption] The plan will probably be tranny, suspension, engine, rear end in almost that order as well as rust repair, sex appeal (can you do that to a Corolla?) rims etc. <-in no particular order. [caption id="attachment_489" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Auto fail...


Chicken or the Egg?

Similar designs, Which came first? [caption id="attachment_483" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Toyota Chaser/Mark 2"]Toyota Chaser/Mark 2[/caption] [caption id="attachment_485" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="3rd gen Chevy Monte Carlo"]3rd gen Chevy Monte Carlo[/caption]


Capital Drift Round 4

I headed out to Capital Drift round 4 at Western Speedway July 10. The turnout was small, the action was not. If you weren't there then you should know that you are killing drifting. Tires as smooth as the car that assasinated them Drift Safari had some serious representation in the forum of not one but two SR20 powered 86's. Trent Stromkins was out in his newly (very newly) completed 86 after he ended up painting a track wall with his last...


It's Saturday!

I made it out to Capital Drift once again and a posts on the way. In the meantime, I present this... Who's a pretty girl then?