Category Archives: Cars

Reggie made us Omurice! Delish!

OMG I want this bread van.

Hey Daniel!

Last week I was invited out to Cult & Classic to visit some old friends I’ve not seen in many many years.

Turns out Reggie who drove me out to the meet (was a bit of a road trip!) didn’t tell the others that I was going to be there, and man did it make for some funny and memorable reactions.

Jaws dropped, literally!

Was awesome to catch up with these lovely people. They’re all just so… nice! It makes me wonder whether we lost touch because I was in such a dark place.
Lots to chew on, or maybe not? Either way it was a great day out, lots of stories, lots of laughs, life’s good!

Today I was introduced to Nick Cummins of Electrogusto who convert classic cars to electric, and man they’ve got a lot of wild projects on the go. Visiting his shop in Petersham and meeting his crew brought back huge ZEN Leichhardt memories for me. It’s a grungy space; texture, grit, all juxtaposing against the super clean 356 Porsche tribute speedster and 1973 VW Type 3 squareback wagon found on the lot.

Jumping from project to project it’s evident that Nick is a ‘yes man’. Where my mechanics and I have struggled to fabricate parts to make my cars work, Nick and his crew just get down and make things happen. Whether it’s a 3D printed dashboard, console, custom switches or engine mounts, I get the feeling these guys can literally do anything (and that’s a rare thing!).

Was an absolute pleasure to meet Nick. The man is a unicorn and I feel blessed to have met another real one. I had no intentions of making a feature out of the visit, but I had my Ricoh GR in my pocket so I rattled off a few off-the-cuff shots. Would really love to revisit Nick with Nick (Turner) and shot more photos and some video too so keep an eye out for that. In the meantime check out the AMAZING short film on the Electrogusto web site: https://www.electrogusto.com.au

Our new Melbourne based ZEN contributor Curt Liddell’s first feature is now up on ZEN Blog! So stoked that he shot WTAC in black & white (my kinda guy!), so sorry he got defected by NSW police!

Visit ZEN Blog for the full feature: https://www.zengarage.com.au/giving-something-different-crack-world-time-attack/

We’re now on reddit! Visit: https://www.reddit.com/r/JDMST/

The Matrix has me.

So stoked to have @therealnickturner help me to document the restoration of my R32 GT-R. He’s just created this little teaser video of our trip out west to check out the car and in typical Nick fashion, it fucking rocks!

You’ve come a long way, baby. Once upon a time we were unloading a container of XXR wheels, now it’s Voltex.

Hello Nasty, where you been?

Sad but true.

Went out west to get the ball rolling on restoring the GT-R today, and I’m left with a mixed bag of emotions.

On the one hand I was excited to see the car again, but the hard reality of seeing the rust (in the usual places, around the windows etc.) hit pretty hard.

I’ve got no-one to blame but myself for letting it get this bad in the first place, so I have no choice but to be AOK with it. This is no spray job, it’s a full metal restoration.

Plenty of time, no deadline. Baby steps.