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Merch!: Garage Dusty sticker designs

ygoslo — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:01:29 +0000

I’m hoping to have some or all of these designs with me at the Winton Matsuri. Come say hi & spread the word in sticker form!

The top one is a printed design, the other 2 are intended to be cut out vinyl. I’ll keep you posted with how I go getting them made up.

Mmmmm, Lumpy: New cams for the AE86

ygoslo — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:51:28 +0000

I was going through ae86drivingclub.com.au looking for a rollcage when I accidentally bought these:

They’re HKS 264° cams with 8.1mm lift on the intake and 8.35mm lift on the exhaust. With 8.35mm being apparently as big as you can go on the 16v 4AGE without changing springs etc, these should be reasonably aggressive for drop-in cams.

Like I said, the purchase was a bit of an accident. I was planning to do cams, but a little bit further down the track. Looks like the plans have come forward now!

The genuine article…

With these in and a few other sneaky bits too (coming soon) I am hoping that the car should really wake up. I want to do tarmac events this year, so figured with a bit more power to play with the car should be a bit more fun to drive in hillclimbs, at Winton etc. As soon as my other parts arrive I’ll set about getting these in and dialed. Can’t wait to get cracking on it!

I honestly have no idea how much power to expect, but I know it’ll be more than I have now!

Welcome to the new domain: garagedusty.com!

ygoslo — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:50:35 +0000

First step in my plan for world domination…

I have just purchased the garagedusty.com domain! Now you can save your finger muscles by only typing 15 characters to come here rather than the horribly outdated 24 characters of old.

Stay tuned for stickers with the new address!

New Stuff: Grip Royal Still Hood steering wheel for the Silvia

ygoslo — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:20:07 +0000

As soon as I saw these I knew I wanted one! Today it arrived.

It’s a limited edition steering wheel made by Grip Royal for Still Hood. Black painted cherry wood with brushed aluminium spokes and a lacquered Still Hood logo. It is a beautiful thing – my photography skills don’t do it justice. The black/red(ish) colour combination should work perfectly with the red Bride interior in the Silvia. The stickers that were thrown in by Grip Royal are pretty cool too hey?

Still Hood/S3 Magazine is run by a few import nuts from Atlanta GA who seem to be just like the rest of us – guys who love messing about with cars. They have a little online store with brilliant prices on stickers and shirts and stuff, teamed up with awesome customer service. Check them out if you get a chance. As you can see I’ve hit it up a bit… While you’re at it, check out Grip Royal too. Also seem to be great guys. And no, this isn’t an ad – I just like promoting good people in the scene when I find them.

The wheel is #4 of 200 ever to be produced. I think it is fair to say that right now this is probably the only one in Australia!

Off Topic: Top 20 albums of 2011

ygoslo — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:17:58 +0000

Not car related, but music is as important to me as cars and I love doing this each year so here it is. Normally I do a top 10 but 2011 was such an amazing year for music that the list has doubled in size. Click through for the reviews.

2012: The Garage Dusty Manifesto

ygoslo — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:02:06 +0000

Hi friends. With the new year upon us I thought it would be worthwhile to update you on a few plans for the blog and for the cars you see within it. Click through for the story.

Season’s Greetings: AE86 at BLCC Christmas autocross

ygoslo — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:00:57 +0000

The Hachi has finished its second event with flying colours. Read more HERE.

For Sale: S13 Cusco coilovers

ygoslo — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:04:45 +0000

I have a bunch of expenses coming up over the next few months, so need to sell off some stuff. The cash from these will help me buy a bunch of bits for the AE86 from Techno Toy Tuning!

I bought these for the Bluebird project, so they’ve been sitting around in the shed for 12 months or so. They have no leaks, and as far as I know no knocks at all.

The rears are damper adjustable, fronts aren’t as far as I can tell.

Rear helper springs are removable if you want to go super low.

Fronts are camber adjustable at the top as well as at the bottom – they have a slotted top hole.

They even have Japanese writing. So legit. Chasing $700. Call or SMS on 0438 432205 or email ygoslo7@gmail.com

Gratuitous Silvia shot because I can. Share this post on your facebook account or whatever – help me sell my stuff because you love me!!

Culture Clash: Beetle Vs Corona

ygoslo — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:44:10 +0000

It’s not all “new school” and turbos here at Garage Dusty. These two examples of nostalgic cool prove that.

Click HERE for a heap more photos.

Ghetto Hitmen: Tim’s Cefiro & Rob’s Silvia

ygoslo — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:09:24 +0000

Some of you may remember these cars from previous posts. Looking better and hitting harder than ever, they’re back! Click HERE for more.