Tag: rust (Page 3 of 6)

Merry Christmas and a rustfree New Year!

December 23, 2012 / banpei / 10 Comments

Yes, that is no typo:

Merry Christmas and a rustfree New Year!

My automotive year ended quite badly. What turned out to be a very tiny hole in the rear inner fender on both sides proved to be a true nightmare: the tinworm struck again, ate its way through and instead of a white Christmas I’m actually seeing quite reddish now…
Lucky enough this is the only rust on the whole floorpan of the Carina as it has been creeping from inside out and not the other way around. So to prevent my Carina from becoming a rustoseum I’m having this fixed shortly after New Year and let’s hope it is a rustfree year for everyone! :)

Japanese Rustoseums (part thirty five)

May 15, 2012 / banpei / 0 Comments

Suzuki SC100 owner Ron shared this rusty Suzuki Fronte LC10W racer with me in the comments of the Wangan Warriors 10 posting:

The Fronte LC10W features already a lot of racing looks, but this little powerhouse certainly has been modified to race spec in the b(l)ooming 70s or 80s!

From the side it becomes apparent that there is no way to return this LC10W to that era anymore: Continue reading

Japanese rustoseums (part twentynine)

June 3, 2011 / banpei / 3 Comments

Imagine getting a tip to collect two unused 80s Nissan Skylines and when arriving at the spot you find this to be parked between the bushes:

Nissan Skyline R30 drag racer rustoseum
An 90s drag race monster based upon a Skyline DR30!

The hood is a lightweight FRP bonnet by Rebic, headlights have been replaced for dummy items and the front wheels are a set of lightweight Wats.

Nissan Skyline R30 drag racer rustoseum
At the rear two big ass wheels plus tires, a wide (center) exhaust that would make my drainpipe die of envy. ;)

And what about the other Skyline?

Nissan Skyline DR30 widebody
Oh, nothing special: just a widebody Ironmask… w(°0°)w

Found at [Diary of a sign maker]

Japanese rustoseums (part twentyeight)

May 21, 2011 / banpei / 1 Comment

Such a shame to let a late sixties Toyota Crown 2 door hardtop coupe rusting away…

Toyota Crown S50 2 door hardtop rustoseum

Found at [kusahiroexploration]

Japanese rustoseums (part twentyfive)

April 5, 2011 / banpei / 1 Comment

In Google Analytics I saw a lot of traffic coming in from a Russian forum (forums.drom.ru) where my site was linked. It involved a request by ExperienceGT who asked if it was worth to persuade the owner of a Carina coupe TA45 to sell it and restore the car. Also in the garden this Carina coupe RA30/TA31 was rotting away next to the trash:
Toyota Carina RA30/TA31 in Russia
Toyota Carina RA30/TA30/TA31/TA32 in Russia
Even though it looks very rusted away it is definitely something worth to save! The first generation of Carina coupes is almost extinct now and, apart from the windows, it still appears to be complete. Of course you never know how badly rusted through the floorpan might be.

Found at [forums.drom.ru]

Japanese rustoseums (part twentyfour)

March 28, 2011 / banpei / 4 Comments

This time rusty J-tin from the old world: a Dutch Toyota Corolla KE20 crumbling away next to a B-road. The Corolla appears to be in a reasonable state, but since it has been parked there for years now I fear the worst. Unless someone pays a ridiculous amount of money the owners will leave it there till it has merged together with the soil…

Dutch Corolla KE20
I passed this rusty rolla many many times but never actually stopped to take a picture of it. The picture was taken by Dutch Toyota Club board-member Marco when he passed it. Since he already took the picture it saves me the trouble of taking my own. ;)

Found at [Dutch Toyota club]