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.
Spotted in the wild in New Ross, every time we see this beauty kitted out in WRC attire, it causes childlike excitement. This particular Escort belongs to my cousin Jamie, and I’m glad he still has it. It gives me hope for the younger generation like us, hopefully, many of us will still have our cars in years to come, and let’s hope they inspire another generation.
We take a look at Josh’s new BMW E30 project and the K11 March is treated to new shoes.
Reuben steals the camera and heads to Sweden to set his C33 Laurel up for Ice drifting on a frozen lake.
We test fit the AE86 roll cage, Duggie fits some bits to the 4A-GE and Barry calls down to hack rust out of an old Toyota. Just another weekend at the shed.
Trackdays.ie invite us up to Mondello Circuit to give the EK4 Civic a proper drive around a race track. Its a first time doing grip for Neil and Reuben which leads to a lot of shouting and panic. Reuben also makes a new purchase.
We get take a closer look and strip the EK4 Civic only to find some fantastic surprise rust and dampness. Reuben drives his old Civic through a fire…
We get our hands on a rare EK4 SIR Civic and get nostalgic about our Honda filled younger years.
This was supposed to be a short episode but we added an extended chunk to the end and ruined any chance of this being finished on Monday!
Here is a prime example of procrastination at the shed. Duggie had work to do on his cars, I had an endless list with the Trueno, and yet we focused our efforts on turning the Accent it into a Trials course.