We head to Josh’s parent’s house to collect parts to fix the E36 only to encounter the rustiest RX7 ever.
I have a lot of memories with this car, I passed out and slept in it at Gatebil one year in Sweden, I got the chance to take a passenger spin with Luke Fink on the side of the Alps back in 2013 as he drifted the narrow ski resort hills…
Our friend Rob has a pretty cool collection of Mitsubishi Evo’s hidden right around the corner from our shed. Its about time we give you a tour of his unit packed full of Cool Mitsubishis.
When we pulled the car apart, we realised that the left chassis leg was kinked up just before the front panel. The car was in an unfortunate accident in Japan before it was painted purple, a new quarter had fitted to the left side, and a lousy repair on the filled in on the right side. That’s most likely why the car is painted purple. The new left quarter panel was done swiftly and caused a lot of rust which was a result of welds not getting the right treatment. I guess the Trueno was fixed back when these cars weren’t as valuable; people weren’t thinking about the future; they were highly disposable.
Barry is back to cut the rust out of the AE86. Jackie calls down to apply fresh seam-seal the vulnerable parts of the Trueno! More progress and fewer distractions with this one.
Barry is back to cut the rust out of the AE86. Jackie calls down to apply fresh seam-seal the vulnerable parts of the Trueno! More progress and fewer distractions with this one.
Now that I have a bit of time to go back over these photos, it’s funny how optimistic I felt as we collected the shell from Sandblasting.
We get back on track with AE86 progress, we build a spit for the Trueno, rebuild the starter motor and get the shell ready for undersealing.
Robert has been casually building one of the most insane Volvo 940s in the world for the last few years. Using an original B230 engine, he’s managed to squeeze 720hp out of a fully forged eight-valve single overhead cam lump designed for drifting. We wanted to give Robert his own episode, his build deserves to be seen by others. We also check out some Swedish Volvo Tractors, a vehicle you can drive from 15 years of age on public roads. This one is a very Volvo filled episode.
This is Robs Yello Evo V track machine. When took this photo, this there was no interior, no engine, it was just a shell on wheels. That didn’t stop us from rolling it into the sun o get this photo. Hopefully, he turns this into a reality someday!
In these uncertain times, it’s hard to know what way things will go in the world. For some of us, getting out to the shed was the best way to switch off, get away from the world. Unfortunately, our “shed” is just a little too far for us to travel to at the moment, and it makes me realise how fortunate we are to have a place like to call our second home.
In these photos, two mates, one of these lads, is unfortunately not with us anymore but it’s this shed that brought this friendship together, a common interest and a place to hang out vent your problems and have the craic.
You might have a similar story to this one. You might be fortunate to have a space like this with your mates. There are sheds and garages identical to this one all over the world. A place where friendships are born and incredible cars get built, and friends keep each other in check. Sheds are cold and damp in the winter, and too hot in the summer!
Regardless of the climate, fantastic stuff comes out of these places, amazing friendships, long-lasting mates and life lessons. For the people that have a space to work on their cars with their mates, let’s not take it for granted once things get back to normal. Give it up for the sheds!
Last year we went to Sweden to film ice drifting on a frozen lake. Unfortunately, things didn’t quite go to plan, the weather heated up, and the lakes started to melt rapidly. This short movie tells the story of how Reuben risked his car, sinking to the bottom of a lake in a race against time to go Ice drifting.
In this episode, we head over to the other Barrys shed to see the family car collection. Barry and his Brother have stunning R32 Skylines and a few nice Hondas.
Although I love Watanabes, I never felt like they suited this car as much as the other wheels. Maybe a combination of tyre profile and the wrong colour for the wheels themselves, id was a little too plain for the look.
