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JDM :: Docklands Meet

Grant — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 23:34:37 +0000

On a stormy night at the foot of the Bolte bridge a small gathering of JDM cars were preparing to come together for a car meet and mini photoshoot. I decided to tag along to see what these JDM enthusiasts were up to.

The first car I saw as I arrived was this chunky KE70 sitting on a nice set of Superlight’s with just the right amount of offset. This had me excited for what I might see next!

This tastefully modified GC8 WRX caught my eye with its clean paint work and classic wheels. It soon became apparent that this JDM meet had a strong Subaru presence.

The Subaru Forester seemed to be the most popular vehicle of choice, being as they are almost inconspicuous to the highway patrol. Apart from when you have the mighty rising sun painted on your intercooler.

A popular engine swap for the older Foresters is the EJ205/EJ207 from the WRX, this type of thing would definitely make a great sleeper.

There is always a sneaky euro at a JDM meet and this time it was a rather sleek BMW Z4.

The owner of this E85 BMW Z4 M coupe made sure to park away from the main action so he could make a quick exit encase the boys in blue arrived.

Siting on a nice set of XXR 521 wheels this turbo second generation Subaru Forester looked just right and not overdone.

It wasn’t all Forester’s there were even some Nissan’s in the mix, this 180sx had a louvered/vented hood giving it a seriously aggressive look.

A nicely modified mix of both 86 and BRZ were competing for the best spots under the bridge. Even a recent recall on the 86/brz power steering rack didn’t stop these guys from attending.

Although there were many Subaru Foresters in attendance this is the one that really stood out among the others with its clean black look and huge STI wheels.

Considering how cold and crazy windy it was, to see so many cars attending this car meet for the JDM store was great to see. It was so windy that with every large gust of wind I had to hold down my camera on the tripod to stop it tipping over! The JDM store looks like it may host more car meets soon and we can’t wait to see them gather more momentum in the scene.
Thanks for Reading,
Grant

The Corolla Kid – Preview

Grant — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 11:30:45 +0000

The Corolla Kid – Trailer from grip shift slide on Vimeo.

When you’re really obsessed with something you will work night and day to complete it. This is a preview of an upcoming short documentary about a young man and his dedication to the Toyota corolla. We are producing this video over the next few months. Stay tuned for the full feature coming to gripshiftslide.com soon.

Kebabhunters :: Kebabbox Meet

Grant — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:57:38 +0000

It was a Thursday evening and the great kebab night was upon us, Facebook was abuzz and the organizer had promised that this kebab joint was the shiiit!
With the loud sounds of growling stomachs and the rumble of some of Melbourne’s finest modified cars, it was sure to be a good night.

With similar styling to the Mitsubishi Sigma of the late 70’s this Nissan Skyline sedan was one of the stand out cars on the night. The sound of this car was unreal!

Which car group loves kebabs the most? That’s easy! The Toyota kids love ’em the most with nearly the whole car park full with some great looking Toyota’s.

The e-famous 260c, its hard not to take photos of this old beauty.
Now Heath’s wagon is siting very low on a new suspension set up.

A few tough looking KE70 Corolla’s turned up and were hungry for meat!

An unlikely and rarer now car, This Holden Torana was in great condition and really stood out.

Hiding up the back was this nice S13, surprisingly enough it didn’t have any signs of drift damage!

This was a great spot for a meet, there was heaps of parking only downside was the lighting… It needed more!

By request I took a photo of this VN with VE SSV wheels, normally you do not see too many commodores on GSS because we are JDM obsessed.
We’ll actually we’re just a fan of things that aren’t in considered mainstream, F1 Racing, V8’s and Justin Beiber.

You may have seen this R32 in action in one of our earlier posts from the SAU Deca day, So you know this is no hard parker!

This little corolla has a fully striped rear interior and monster rear strut brace bringing the weight down around the 900kg mark. Equipped with a 4age small port and you have a serious package.

You may recognize this car from our ‘We Heart Cars Competition’ Justin and his little red Corolla took out first place and won a host of goodies from our friends.
Justin will be fitting an LSD very soon so he can get his times around Winton down into the 1:40 mark.

We had to sneak another shot of Heath’s 260 Wagon, if you have ever been to one of the JDM style Tuning end of month meets, you will know this car! Forever under development and always looking good!

This is what I miss with new cars these days, character! Just look at this cool back lit speedo!

Its awesome to see that Heath has left the am radio in its spot instead of butchering the car up and chucking a neon red CD/MP3 player in it’s place..

Hold up!.. Another Commodore!! What is a kebab meet without a VL! Checkout the gangster IC piping, sometimes you just have to go around things to make it all work.

Great kebabs and a good bunch of blokes made this kebab meet a success!!
This should definitely become a regular thing, we would like to see more kebahunting!
Thanks for looking,
-Grant

Jap Parts :: Coburg Cruze

Grant — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 08:09:34 +0000

The Jap car meet up and cruise expected a turnout in excess of 200+ cars and it was all organised via facebook!! This event had all the makings of a large JDM meet, but as soon as people arrived, they were gone just as quickly!

Everyone quickly grabbed a parking spot and soon the place was filled.
Bet you didn’t you know that wagon’s are back in? Itss true! There were Legnums, a Caldina, Subaru’s and even a VW Passat wagon.

Some of the first people to arrive were the RX7 boys.

There was a decent rotary following going on and it was good to see the classic RX7 is by no means gone and certainly not forgotten.

In my opinion, pop up lights are the most futuristic thing invented for cars! It is a pity they outlawed them on newer cars due to the damage they would cause to pedestrians.

These three were the only cars in this area, then suddenly the whole thing was full!

Primed and ready for a touge battle! It may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I do like the race inspired taped headlight.

Its ok, it’s only a flesh wound! And we hear chicks dig scars like these!

Simple and clean, this EK was looking like magic! What I find strange is that it hadn’t been murdered with stickers! I guess that’s why this car looked so nice.

Didn’t see many chasers on the night, but managed to grab a quick snap of one hidden up the back.

With oil cooler hoses this low, I would be scared to drive over anything!

Its not all about jdm , I spotted this mini truck away from the crowd.

This one had such a unique front lip! I can honestly say this is the first time I have seen one like it.

One of the finest examples of a well modified ke70! This is ‘faptastic’! The owner should be very proud of what he has achieved with this car.

Another kesev and nearly all of them had welded or locked diffs, also check out the fitment!

When someone yelled out “Lets cruise, follow me!” it was a race to get out of the carpark!! This caused a bit of a traffic jam. The cops had done their normal rounds, watched, talked to a few and considered blocking people in, but the place had too many exits! Three or so squad cars did a drive through and the place really cleared out.

This may look like a SAU meet! its not, its only the skyline section moving out.

Later I heard that the cruise was heading up around the King Lake and Diamond Creek area. Many who turned up late did not want to battle traffic to catch up though.

The worst part about this meet/cruise was, there were a fair amount of people who turned up after
everybody had left! Some who had driven all the way from Geelong and were only late because of crashes on the ring road.
A group of Subaru’s were late, they had stopped to help a Subaru owner lower his wrx and also got caught in other freeway delays. This has got to be one of the fastest moving meets I have ever seen!
Thanks for looking,
– Grant