It was a gorgeous night out for the last 403 Honda/Beyond.ca at Chinook, and that meant a really awesome turnout, the best turnout we’ve seen all season. Hopefully the meets stay as busy as they have been, if not busier!
Here’s a few of the many shots I took. To see the rest, check out the set on our Flickr stream: HERE
And for my buddy Aldo, I know where you hide your snacks now… in your bumper.
Make sure to come on down and hang out the next meet at Chinook on May 1st, 2013.
You can almost feel it in the air. The days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer, and the cars that have been hiding are starting to come out. The season is almost upon us, and for a handful of people, it already has. And that means the 403 Honda/Beyond.ca weekly meets are starting to get into full swing. I’ve been to a few already, and they’ve been starting to get busier and busier. Here are a few snaps I took that somewhat darker night, then it got cold, so I put the camera away:
For more shots, check out the set on our Flickr stream: HERE
If you’re bored on a Wednesday night, are interested in checking out peoples projects, come check out the weekly meets. They happen usually from 7pm to whenever at the rear upper parkade lot of Chinook Centre. Hope to see you next week!
As a kid, you’re exposed to quite a few things that you dream about owning when you grow older. This could range from absolutely anything like a nice collection of Jordans, a fancy home with a swimming pool, some of you may have even dreamt about owning your own amusement park. As the possiblities are endless, probably one of the more common things that we’ve all dreamed about (child or adult) is what car we would like to own when we grow up.
With a “dream big” mentality and as cliche as this might sound, anything we set our minds to can definitely be accomplished. Such a statement is true with time and patience. Some also say that ‘Good things come to those who wait’. Realistically we can all agree that good things come to those who work their asses off and never give up.
A perfect example of “Good things come to those who work their asses off and never give up” is Revwerks captain Rhys Boulanger and his 1991 Toyota MR2.
At an early age of 16, Rhys started work on his first project car, a right hand drive Toyota MR2 that he picked up from a local shop here in Calgary, JDM Source. While other peers at the age of 16 were dreaming about high end exotics, Rhys kept a lower profile and sought after Toyota’s Midship Runner. After a year or so of driving his right hand drive MR2 however, Rhys came to the realization that what he really wanted was a left hand drive project. While still in love with the MR2, Rhys eventually found himself a LHD MR2 shell and his story began.
As mentioned before in other articles here on illmotion, through trial and error can one’s time and patience be really tested; it comes with the territory of having a project car. To make a long story short, Rhys’ MR2 project wasn’t an overnight success and went through a lot of trial and error to get to how it you see it today.
“Trial and Error” is stressed here due to the fact that this MR2 had a few incidents at the track involving things like engine bay fires and blown turbos. None of this of course, stopping Rhys from continuning to do work on this car.
Built with performance in mind, the 2nd Generation 3SGTE that keeps this MR2 going has been rebuilt twice and continues to be the beating heart of this vehicle. With performance goodness from HKS (Intake & Exhaust cams), Greddy (Intercooler, Catch Can), Blitz (850 injectors, Nur-Spec Exhaust) and much more, it’s no wonder that Rhys took his MR2 to the track with every available opportunity that he got.
A quick glance at the interior of this MR2 and it’s no surprise that comfort plays a role as a pair of Recaro SPG Profis and Schroth 3″ 6 point harnesses keep both driver and passenger bolted to their seats; no heads rolling here.
Having gone through about 5 sets of wheels in it’s lifetime, Rhys’s MR2 currently sits on an aggressive set of Advan RG-Ds wrapped in Dunlop Direzza Starspec tires. The stopping power of this beast is found as a Wilwood Big Brake Kit and Carbon Brake Pads bring this MR2 to a precise halt.
The exterior appearance of Rhys’ MR2 keeps heads turning with its low stance thanks to Buddy Club Racing Spec coilovers and JDM pieces such as the 94 JDM MR2 rear taillight conversion, Kei Office duckbill spoiler, Greddy sideskirts, and Shine Auto Carbon add-ons.
Throughout Rhys’s trials and tribulations with his MR2, his hard work definitely shows in all aspects of the vehicle, inside and out. Although having parted ways with his MR2 not too long ago, it’s only a matter of time until we see what Rhys has up his sleeve for his next “dream project”.
It’s because of Rhys’s patience and determination, that good things do in fact come to those who work their asses off and never give up; and this MR2 proves it.
|OWNER: Rhys Boulanger |VEHICLE: 1991 Toyota MR2
|ENGINE & DRIVETRAIN:
Gen 2 3sgte
AEM EMS Series 1 ECU (Tuned by Tomak)
AEM Launch Control
TVIS gutted
Ford 70mm Mustang TB
Wolfkatz Fuel Rail
Blitz 850 injectors
Walboro Fuel pump
HKS 264 Intake and Exhaust Cam
Shimless bucket conversion
CP 9:1 pistons
Eagle Rods
Fidenza Cam timing Gears
Ferreia Stainless Steel Valves
HKS Valve Springs
Authentic Greddy Intercooler kit w/ Spal Fan
Berk Technology Cold pipe
Synapse BOV
Greddy Catch Can
Berk vacuum line kit
Borg Warner S256 Extended tip Turbo
EMS powered 3″ Downpipe
Tial 38mm VBand Wastegate
Border Racing Dual cone Induction Box
Kirkosaurus engine mount insert
ChrisK Intake Manifold, With Individual Velocity stacks
ARC 1.3 Bar Rad Cap
ARC Oilcap
Blitz Nurspec 3″ Exhaust
Gen 2 TRD LSD tranny
ACT Stage 3 Clutch
Lubromoly Tranny Fluid
Brass Shifter Bushings
B&M Short Shifter
|SUSPENSION:
Buddyclub Racing Spec Coilovers
Tein Adjustable Camber plates / Pillow ball mounts
TRD Bushings all around
High and Tight adjustable Endlinks
TRD Front and Rear swaybars
TRD Fornt and Rear Strutbars
|AERO & EXTERIOR
Greddy Sideskirts
Shine Auto Carbon Rear Add-ons
MadPSI Type B Vented 100% Carbon Hood
Aerocatch Hood pins
VIS Carbon Trunk
Revwerks Carbon Radiator Cooling plate
JDM 1996 Clear front Corners
Rev 6 Projector Headlights
1994 Taillight conversion with JDM corners
APR Custom retrofitted GT-Spec Mirrors
Daie Motors Dry Carbon Front lip and Diffuser
XVRacing Carbon Engine LID
Kei Office Duckbill spoiler
Custom Carbon Inspection Panels
Pheonix power CF Shroud and SPal engine fans
|INTERIOR:
Recaro SPG Profi seats
Schroth 3″ 6 Point Harnesses
Bride LowMax seat Rails
ARC Titanium Shift knob
B&M short shifter
Redline suede w/ red stitching shift boot
Nardi Deep corn 350mm Hub
Works Bell Hub
Works Bell Quick Release
TRD Floormats
Custom Carbon Steering Column
Alpine M505 headunit
Ems powered MR2 sub box
MTX 300watt AM
Alpine Type E Sub
AEM Tru-Boost
AEM EGT Gauge
AEM Wideband UEGO
Cusco/Safety 21 four point Roll cage Custom Coated to match wheels
Some of you may remember Ryan Dandurand’s gorgeous Imola Red Toyota MR2 that we’ve featured a couple times in the past, sitting correct on some Matte Black Volk TE-37s. For those who have or haven’t, you can check out our previous features HERE and HERE.
This season, Ryan’s MR2 has rarely been out of hiding due to a few upgrades here and there. A new Bomex Type 2 Aero Spoiler and Phoenix Power Depature 85mm Dual Exhaust give this MR2’s rear end a more refreshed look.
Adding to the MR2’s refresh, Ryan’s main focus was to get his SW20 running better than ever. Mission accomplished with a fully built engine, with 850cc injectors, and a fresh GTX GT3071 Turbo. With the help of Toma & Anthony Lo, this SW20 is on its way to being one hell of a precisely tuned monster.
With the fall season upon us and the weather getting a little bit crisp in the mornings and evenings, Ryan’s timing couldn’t be any better. And with the perfect autumn back drop to compliment Ryan’s practically perfected MR2, who wouldn’t mind seeing this SW20 again?
Even though it was freezing out, I went out to the weekly 403 Honda/Beyond Meet at Chinook Centre. For those that don’t know, these meets are held every Wednesday night at the top level of the Chinook Centre rear parkade. I encourage everyone to try to come out and support your local meets, since they help keep our car community alive and motivated.
I tried my best to get some decent pictures with the crappy lighting (or lack of), and my frozen fingers in the 0 degree Celsius night.
I’ll be out again with the camera this week, so come out if you can. It’s forecasted to be 10+ degrees that day, so it should be a bit warmer than the last one. Who knows, maybe we’re looking for our next features while we’re out there! 😉
Some overdue shots from weeks back when we shot Ryan, Nick and Jackson’s car out at Aspen Hills. Later during that evening Jackie and Jeevs showed up and we got them in there for some shots as well. Check it out, with more pics after the jump.
Jackie’s S2k – the candy blue TE37’s pop so nicely in these shots
And last but not least – Jeevs’ Kouki 180SX.. A while back we posted a video that he made of his 240 that you should definitely check out. Those that of you just joining us – here’s the link JDM GVS Kouki 180SX
Last week we had the pleasure of doing a photoshoot on a few of the sickest cars that Calgary has to offer. Some of you may remember a few months back when Ryan’s MR2 was posted up right before the season closed in ’09. Well, it’s back and with new shoes and we were able to get some sick shots of his car. Let’s call this part one.Check it out!
The homie Ryan Dandurand sent me some random photos of his MR2 and Nick Chow’s S2K (links to refresh your memory after the jump) that I wanted to share with everyone.
Expect a crazy shoot from both Ryan and Nick with illmotion very soon!!!
Shout out to Chowfun & Hot Rod!!!
For those that missed Ryan and Nick’s features on ill.motion you can find them here:
Ryan’s MR2 is definitely a car you have to see in person to believe. Being on beyond.ca myself I thought “Redlyne_MR2’s” SW20 project was a myth. That was until Spring 2005 when I saw it sitting all pretty at a shop here in Calgary.
Ever since then this car has gone through a lot of modifications and from the looks of it, there’s no signs of it stopping. What seems like an endless list of upgrades on this whip just goes to show you how much of a perfectionist Ryan is.
As for what’s in store for the 2010 season? New wheels? More CF?
…I guess we’ll have to see this summer.
Exterior BMW Imola Red Paint Full Greddy Gracer body kit (lip, side skirts, rear skirts) Origin Lab front diffuser JDM solid side moldings RPM Garage CF headlight covers RPM Garage CF trunk Seibon CF hood Madpsi CF windshield cowl Bomex type 2 Aero mirrors Bomex type 2 spoiler Carbon Creations engine access panels VMAX CF engine lid shroud with dual SPAL fans Two’s R Us hydraulic prop rods (front and rear) Car fully restored, all glass, weather stripping etc replaced with new OEM Toyota Parts
Lighting Revision 6 HID lowrise projector conversion JDM clear corners 94+ MR2 taillight conversion All exterior bulbs replaced with T1R led bulbs
Suspension and Chassis Polyurethane Bushings Cusco 6 point roll cage JIC front arm bar JIC CF front strut bar Cusco Front Sway Bar Cusco Rear Sway Bar TRD Rear Strut Bar Apexi N1 Circuit Coilovers Two’s R Us Endlinks
Braking Greddy Grex Big Brake Kit (Front) 97 OEM MR2 Brake Conversion (Rear) Project Mu Brake Pads (Front & Rear) Earls Stainless Steel Brake Lines Bedell Racing Master Cylinder Brace Toyota 4Runner upgraded Master Cylinder
Engine & Transmission Gen 3 3SGTE Motor Swap ATS racing GT3071 turbo kit ATS racing phenolic spacer ATS racing heat shield GSC S1 Cams HKS timing belt HKS cam gears MSC motorsports oil pressure relocation kit Samco radiator hose kit Berk racing vacuum line kit ARC Intake Blitz Nurspec-R Exhaust Berk Racing Intercooler Synapse Blowoff Valve with custom hotpipe Brady Motorsports anodized bolt kit Kirkosaurus polyurethane motor mounts Gen 3 LSD transmission B&M short shift kit Speed source solid brass bushings Speed source stainless clutch line Chicoraceworks upgraded axles Kirkosaurus polyurethane transmission mounts
Interior Bride Vios Low Max seat (driver) Bride Zeta III seat (passenger) Takata harnesses Nardi deep cone suede steering wheel NRG quick release Momo Hub CF Gauge Cluster and din shroud Alex titanium shift knob
Electronics Racepak ultradash digital cluster Blitz dual SBC I color boost controller HKS turbo timer Apex’i Power FC Engine Management Alpine IDA X001 headunit mounted in the glovebox Tang band subs mounted in the factory speaker locations T1R voltage stabilizer