Nothing beats that first car modification; luckily for my brother Stephen, he went for the delayed gratification and slowly accumulated all the parts he wanted to fit into the car over a year until he scored a full license. We picked a suitable weekend, and a few of us got together to help him achieve the dream of owning a stripped-out nugget.
Here are a few photos from the first finished arch. Barry worked his magic here. I mentioned a few posts ago just how nervous I was about the overall shape of the arch and how it would come together, but Im very pleased with these. The profile follows the original form from Toyota and loses the flat piece on the front, which nods to the original design.
Here is the photoset from the day we nailed the very first arch. The rest were based on this shape and made for a balanced look. I’d be lost without Barry and his talents on this.
We take my brother’s first car, A Toyota Vitz (Yaris), and overhaul it with rare parts he has collected over the last year.
As Barry finished the right arch, progress is back on the menu for the AE86.
This was a special Saturday for the 86; Barry and I had been away from the car since September, things didn’t line up, and I was keen to get him back down to finish the arches; this was all that was left on his end before the car 86 gets shipped off for paint. We figured out a few weekends, and he promised he would make it down and try to wrap this up.
Here’s a little photo dump from the last few videos from the shed. When nothing happened on the 86, we would drip across to the E36. Like many of you, having a full-time job and life leaves little room for other stuff, so cars get neglected. We wanted to spruce up the BMW, and at the same time, Josh was getting his car buttoned up. I had been editing Japan in a Van series, so I missed much of this progress.
Like the shoot we did on Jacks’s car, you can see the sun starting to fade on these photos of the Wyleys Corolla FX GT. I absolutely love this car, and these are some of my favourite images I’ve extracted from the newer Sony A7III I’ve been shooting with. The Autumn colours were a perfect backdrop to this silver Corolla.
Here are a few up-close photos from the feature we did a few weeks back on Jacks RunX. I’ll keep the text to a minimum on these as most of you will be coming from watching our in-depth video on this car to see more. We got the good weather for these a few weeks before the actual video on the car and ran out of time to make the Youtube video, so the lads called down another day for that shoot.
A little shoot we did at 5 am with Enda’s Micra just after he made an insane journey to drop off an engine to shed in the height of winter. He hated that I was throwing him into a video because his car was a mess, but I was keen to shoot this for a long time, and I felt the dirt didn’t detract from the car’s overall presence.
Barry finished the first flared arch on the rear of the AE86 Trueno, inching closer to paint.
We find a Holden Commodore outside the shed, and Josh gets his s15 running.
Join us as we indulge our curiosity and borrow epic wheels from our friend’s personal backyard collection.
The coolest K11 Micra answers the call of duty for a special late-night delivery.
Discover Toyota’s lost hot hatches: the AE101 FX GT and the TRD RunX. Plus, check out a bunch of catalogues and extra parts!
Welcome to the Juicebox BBQ – an annual event that celebrates the best of the Irish car scene. Here is a photoset from the 2021 BBQ, which was a little damp but didn’t stop people from making an effort. It’s incredible to see the kind of machines tucked away in this country. You don’t often see them on the roads, but you experience a complete sensory overload at this event. For those of you who have been curious about the Juicebox BBQ, it’s an invite-only event. We get together with our friends to celebrate all things automotive and appreciate the cars we’ve either created or taken care of over the years. Unfortunately, we can’t make this a public event due to space and resource limitations. However, we’ve put together a gallery of some of the great cars that appeared at this event to appreciate the hard work and dedication that goes into these machines.
We post almost everything that came to the BBQ on our website so everyone can get a taste of our vibrant, high-quality lesser-seen car scene Ireland offers. It’s an honour to know such fascinating people from all walks of life who share a passion for cars. The Juicebox BBQ celebrates the friendships we’ve created over the years and the incredible machinery that bring us together. We hope you enjoy this gallery and get a glimpse into the fantastic automotive community that we’re lucky to be a part of.