Cars

Immaculate Silvialution – 1JZ S15 Drift Build

We’ve all been there: cutting corners, building on a budget, breaking things and dealing with compromises. It can wear you down and become a burden. Unless you’re Johnny Baxter, whose latest S15 Silvia build channels his education from past missteps, and delivers one hell of a good time on the tarmac …

Linking The Dots – C’s Garage latest AE86

For Joel Hedges, one half of C’s Garage, drifting has been a constant evolution. Known for their capers with Silvias, it’s a little-known fact that an enthusiasm for retro Toyota has been quietly simmering in the background. Until now that is, with one hell of an NA drift AE86 set to be unleashed

More Than Just a Box – Hakosuka GT-X Resto

You reckon Skylines only came of age in the early 1990s? That turbo tech and all wheel drive were their key party trick? Think again, this 1972 Nissan Skyline ‘Hakosuka’ raises the game for the hallowed nameplate among the Kiwi car scene — and maybe even on a global scale

Focus on the Finest – Bagged and Blitzed RX-7

Building a truly special piece of gear isn’t a short process. For the detail focused, it can be a drawn-out process, fraught with direction changes and delays as they strive to get things just right. In the case of Luke Neilan’s Mazda RX-7, time has been a blessing, with the recent debut of one of the finest FD RX-7s ever to turn a wheel on Kiwi soil

Harrys Euro: Project R – Part 2

We’re back with our Golf R project! Part 1 took care of the essentials with a full check-over and some much-needed maintenance. In Part 2, we switched up the look — adding MTS adjustable coilovers, a full Maxton kit, and a fresh set of Enkeis to finish it off. Now that it’s sitting right and looking the part, it’s time to turn things up a notch.

Harrys Euro: Project R – Part 1

Maintenance is key to the longevity of any performance vehicle, and even more so with Euros; join us for a full drivetrain service on the shop’s latest project: a 2018 Golf R

MEGAWATT MADNESS – 1000KW R34 GT-R STREET CAR

It started with a handshake — and ended with one of NZ’s baddest street GT-Rs. Jayden Douglas is back with a 1000kW West Auckland-built monster that’s ready to tear up the streets!

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