Exotics Cruise-In

This weekend has been incredibly busy. Friday was 107* outside and I was sent to work outside for the day.  After a 14 hour day at work, I woke up early Saturday morning to go meet up with a group of exotic owners who were going to stretch their cars legs a bit. I didn't cruise with them, but I did cover the get-together.  After the Exotics Cruise I headed over to shoot a friends Engagement Party.

I won't make you look at the Engagement photos...but I bet the exotics would be well received. Photos below.

GTR with work done by Z1 in Huntsville.

Hennessy built GT700 Porsche.

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2006 Lotus Exige - British Racing Green

DB9 Vantage - 1 of 10 made.

F430

There were other cars there including Vipers, Z06 and Grand Sport Vettes, as well as a second 06 Exige. This was a quickly orchestrated event, and the quality was top notch. Can't wait for the next one.

Thomas' BMW e91

Thomase91 from Stanceworks.com was kind enough to let me feature his 2008 BMW e91. Thomas is from the motherland of BMW. Germany.

This sweet e91 is sitting on top of Concept One CS5.5.
Thomas is running a 19x9 and 19x10.5 staggered setup.

Proper Stance is achieved via Bilstein B14 Coilovers. 

Bernie's 73 Hilux

 

    For our first feature, let's take a moment to check out Bernie's Hilux from Arizona.  Bernie has been building this truck for the past couple show seasons and it has progressed into a full out show stopper.  Even in it's current condition this truck takes home best suspension trophies at a lot of shows Bernie takes it to.      

    Obviously, this truck has seen numerous saw blades, grinding wheels, and hundred of hours in front of a welding machine. Below is a breakdown of mods done so far to this truck.

-Stock floor frame built by Bernie himself. 

-Shaved handles

-Custom bumper, hood, and grille 

-1uz-fe Lexus V8 with automatic transmission

-20x 8.5 Boss 338's wrapped in 225/30/20 rubbers

-Hand built floor pans, firewall, and tranny tunnel

   There are hundreds of small details on this truck that a list of mods could never come close to pinpointing.  If you are ever out west come show season, you are bound to see Bernie at at least a couple shows.  Rumor has it, a driveshaft may be in the hear future which only means one thing...it will soon be alive!

More pictures below.

The truck at home on Day 1.

Hand built custom frame by Bernie himself.

This is one of the many, many details on Bernie's truck.  He has transplanted an 84-88 Toyota Pickup rear glass
into his '73 Lux.  These large rear window mods are typically suited for older hot rod style trucks, not minis. Just
one of those special touches that are all over this truck. 

To start things off...

I have recently moved to North Alabama, from South Mississippi. I've always been a fan of well built and thought out vehicles, regardless of style the owner is going for. To me, stance isn't just about setting your fenders as close to your stretched and poked wheel/tire setup as possible, but more importantly finding that ride height and wheel/tire setup that fits your build perfectly. This can be your stanced Euro's and Japanese cars all the way through to your suspension and body lifted F350.  I believe we can all agree you can't just throw parts at a vehicle and make it into a show winner. It takes time, research, and knowledge to know exactly what you are going to get when you put such a large parts list together.

PSI will not focus only on the guys (and gals) with air ride to get low, or air ride to to get higher at the flick of a switch, but anything and everything in between these extremes.  Be on the look out for local coverage from "Rocket City" as things progress and expand into other areas.