Month: July 2011 (Page 1 of 4)

Bali: immaculate Corolla KE70 passing by

July 30, 2011 / banpei / 2 Comments

Near where I spotted the Longchamped Familia I also saw a Corolla KE70 coming the opposite way. I turned around, followed it for a while hoping it would stop. But I gave up after a couple of kilometers and stopped for a drink. Luck turned and another immaculate Corolla KE70 came my way:

Toyota Corolla KE70 on Bali
Since I has stopped I had all the time of the world to take a couple of snapshots of the KE70! :)

Action shot from behind:

Toyota Corolla KE70 on Bali
No idea what wheels it is on, but they surely match the oldskool rolla!

Bali: Ford Laser (Mazda Familia) on Longchamps

July 26, 2011 / banpei / 4 Comments

On one of my tours around Bali somewhere between Uluwatu and Kuta I came across this Ford Laser (aka Mazda Familia or Mazda 323) on a set of SSR Longchamp XR4 rims!

Ford Laser / Mazda Familia (323) on Longchamps
So I stopped and made a couple of pictures.
To be honest: this was the very first time I ever saw these babies in real life! They were even more beautiful than seen on pictures. ;)

Bali: ubiquitous Toyota Kijang KF42

July 25, 2011 / banpei / 3 Comments

One of the first things I noticed in Bali were the ubiquitous Toyota Kijang minivans driving around. One small detail of the Kijang drew my attention immediately: the headlights!

Toyota Kijang KF42 with Crown S120 headlights
Recognize them already?
Indeed: they are recycled from the Toyota Crown S120 series!

On another one I found this GTV Executive sticker:

Toyota Kijang KF42 with GTV Executive sticker
No idea if it is genuine, but if so then this must have been the sporty version of the Kijang…

WTF: Reused deep dish mesh wheels

July 22, 2011 / banpei / 0 Comments

I have no idea what brand/model these mesh wheels are, but I had a big WTF moment when I spotted them on the beach in Bali:

Deep dished mesh rims reused
They look like fake BBS knock offs and they are quite clearly FWD rims.

Here is picture that puts them into context:

Deep dished mesh rims reused
Yes they are indeed used to haul the fishermen’s boats (actually the “fake” fishermen’s tourist boats) to shore!
Nevertheless it is still a very classy to haul your boat with a set of deep dish mesh wheels! :P

Commerical time: Tokusatsu Tercel

July 19, 2011 / banpei / 0 Comments

The fourth generation of the Toyota Tercel was even more dull in its looks than its predecessors, but apparently it was a very very very quick car: even this Kamen Rider lookalike can’t even match its speed!

Video: Smoketesting the UZE70 MotorFIX Corolla

July 18, 2011 / banpei / 0 Comments

Normally a smoketest would be performed to see if everything still works fine. I would not have expected MotorFIX to take it this literally:

Holy smoke Batman! That little Corolla is really tearing up the circuit! Last time it was restrained by the enormous amounts of rain pouring down, but now we really get to see its real potential!

I also like the comments under the video on Youtube by waider:
Love at first sight
and then followed by syedyasin93:
jizz at first sight