BSG Customs Shop Specials

If you follow the blog at all you may remember Mike Wade of Wade Customs for a while back... I took a little tour around his shop and looked at some of his projects, as seen here:

Wade Customs Shop Tour

I took another trip back to Arizona recently, and Mike has teamed up with some of his buddies to form BSG Customs. I got a chance to see the progress of the shop cars he had on hand last time I checked out the shop, and they are stunning.

When I showed up at the shop they decided to spend some time terrorizing the neighborhood, scraping up and down the road...

After that we got down to business and hit up our shoot location... This Taco was built completely in house by the guys at BSG, and features a custom rear-half frame, with a three link setup and bags. Virtually everything on the body was shaved, and the car was body dropped 3.5 inches. The custom sheet metal bed and rear frame hiding under it are nothing short of a work of art.

Mike's 50's Pontiac Chieftain is truly a menacing ride to see on the street. A chopped top, frenched tail lights, shaved door handles, rear air ride, and that lovely paint combo make the car unmistakeable... Gangster is really the only word that can describe this thing.

And how can we forget about this '03 Harley? Perfection.

If you're in the Tucson, AZ area, or just want to know some more about BSG, check them out at:

BSG Customs

Oh The Weather Outside Is Frightful...

But the car is so delightful... Had IND's original Atlantis project back at the shop for some work, so the guys wanted to take advantage of the opportunity and get a little update photoshoot. With cold weather, wet roads, and snow flurries we figured conditions were perfect to do so. The car hasn't changed much since its last time in the spotlight, but with timeless beauty like this, who cares.

Today The Streets Run Red

After what felt like years, the infamous Revgasm 180sx is back on the road sporting its new look and instilling fear into the hearts of many... Just in time for winter.

StanceWorks Feature: Between Gods and Superheroes

From time to time when photographing cars you get to see things that you just can't help but take time aside from the camera to stare at... This car was one of those things.

It's rare to see a well done mercedes in this area, let alone one with this much presence to it. Thanks to Kamil for letting me shoot the car, and to StanceWorks for featuring the shots. Check out the full feature here:

http://www.stanceworks.com/2010/09/gods-superheroes/

Midwest Treffen 2010

If there's one thing I love more than going to meets and track events with the usual suspects, it's exploring other aspects of car culture that I don't normally get to see or even know about for that matter... I've never been big on VWs, but I've always admired the style. Here are a few things that grabbed my attention at this year's Midwest Treffen.

IND Mashup

I haven't been doing too good of a job of keeping up to date on some of the work I've done for IND as of late. The flow of E9x's getting pumped out of there seems to be never-ending, and that means lots of photos. All three of these projects were completed within a hectic two weeks at the shop.

The Silver E90 seen here came all the way from Ontario, Canada for the IND exterior touch. The Black widebody 1 series, which belongs to his brother, was driven down to Chicago to pick up the E90 and to get some tweaks of its own... Keeping it in the family has never looked so good.

This little trio of cars was brought together by the rare opportunity of having two space gray E9x's in the shop at the same time. A customer's classy E90 had just been completed, and the arrival of the Challenge E92 could only mean that a shoot had to go down... And what would make a better camera car than the IND E60 M5.

Another customer from Canada brought this individual Moonstone E90 in to get a refreshed look while retaining a simple and stock look. The fact that he came all the way from Canada's north speaks volumes about IND's work, widespread appeal, and customer satisfaction. It is seldom that an automotive business will get any business from so far away, let alone three cars from out of the country within two weeks. IND is constantly stepping up their game and proving that they are second to none.

I Wonder Where That Fish Did Go... A Fish, A Fish, A Fishy OOHHHHHHH.

A few months back I featured Fisher's Bagged MKV GTI, and while no one would argue it isn't a cool car, I didn't tell the full story. It just so happens that in addition to that car he has a plethora of other choice rides at his disposal... From a GRB STI to a S14 even a badass ruckus, if he has it, you probably want to drive it.

If you thought the exterior of this MKV was clean, see what's hiding under all that tint... A removable in-dash iPad, classy trunk setup, and more suede than you can shake a stick at (who says that anymore?).

And the mother of all Ruckus builds... Opting to steer clear of the norm, a 180cc Yamaha engine was swapped in here, and the frame extended to house it. It's frightening to think that this thing goes well over 70mph. Stay tuned for more on this build and some of his other creations.