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SUPERIOR SELECTED: Oij Oij Societys ”stanced piece of heaven” @ Elmia Expo 2012

Today we bring you more in the aftermath of the ELMIA 2012 EXPO which we are far from done with.

We at Superior are proud to say that quality over quantity is something we are able to live up to on many occasions, and this some Stance/Lifestyle community OIJ OIJ SOCIETY truly made our job easy to maintain that principle.

They had two head and shoulders above the best stand (ever?) at the expo, and can be very proud of themselves for the result.

Something worth to also credit, is that the organizers of the expo = BILSPORT MAGAZINE finally gave a growing trend a shot at glory and look what happened:

We hope this is a breakthrough, and they will continue to hand out confidence in creative & driven groups to create stand-out things like these on Scandinavias by far biggest and most historic auto expo!

Therefor, instead of leading you by clichés and explaining things that are obvious looking at the pics- we simple present you the gallery and let you enjoy it:

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If you think this is what we should devote our energy from, and you also feel the pics by RANI GILIANA AUTOMOTIVE PHOTOGRAPHY excels- don’t be shy to comment below about it!

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#1 Superior choice: DubRolles Toyota KE70 old school crossover/hybrid JDM-winner!

When a guy has over 30 car builds in his trunk, ranging from every kind of car culture possible- you know something epic will happen more often then not every time a new project is started by that very same person.

Our own co-host SIR_PIERRE can tell after many years admiring; and pondering to buy some of Roland ”DubRolle” Zetterström builds the past couple of years- that he is the real deal.

Anyway, this year he did so well that he is without further ado, our Superior choice of ELMIA 2012 EXPO with this ”bastard” Toyota KE70:

Its hard to know where to start trying to describe this old school beast that is more stuffed with different trends then you can probably count. The easiest way to brand it is… fun!

”DubRolle” said plenty of memorable things when we interviewed him about it, and on top of the list a quote like ”I was hoping to build more of it in carbon/kevlar, so it would be easy for tire explosions that ripped through the bodywork”. And the big bits of this precious (and very strong) material is definitely a good starting point to talk about:

Its something thats usually found on hardcore race cars, and the same can be said about the 36 metres of material roll cage that ”Rolle” has custom built = its not built to just shock and impress fanboys– its built to be used as well:

We were already from our first meeting trying to persuade him to hit up either a TIME ATTACK EVENT or possible one of the Swedish drift meets to prove his point. And I don’t think he was kidding when he said he would definitely do it.

One of the keys for it to finally run properly and without being scared of wrecking it; was the engine. Which also deserves a bit of extra attention as its not what you’d expect from such a hardcore JDM build:

Is it a 1JZ-GTE?” or maybe something cool and odd like a turbo converted old AE90 engine to keep things strictly JDMBut you will be disappointed if you are a purist.

In fact, its one of the most common engines you can find on Swedish road, a 5 cylinder Turbo from a Volvo V70R!

Its been a bit modified with a larger turbine, better camshaft and general ”boost up” modifications. But talks are leading towards a more serious 450HP engine build which most skilled Swedes can do in their sleep with this trusted platform…

If you are not obsessed with these details, you will forgive the ”non-JDM” engine and look closer at everything else that will make even the most diehard fundamentalist twitch. Such as the front lights, exclusive for the Japanese Domestic Market.

Rolle kept his crosshair to the far east, and even incorporated some mainstream yet still not entirely cleared significant details such as the ”Idlers” markings on the tires:

They truly earn their place as the founding father of Rauh Welt, ”Nakai-San” would probably gladly accept ”Rolle” into the club circuit freaks in his clientele are a part of (Idlers).

The Compomotive wheels also do their best testing the eye of the beholder if they are old and plain or just fit the build perfectly.

To sum this up and end things with a bit of a motivation to why this ”Cocktail of car culture” freak of a build caught our eye and also persuaded our photographers RANI GILIANA and MARTIN PERSSON– I think all you need to do is re-read the text and understand there is (once again) not an advance reason.

We just… like our stuff mixed! Like people using their imagination, well beyond the ”set rules” some far more boring car builders waste yours and our time with!

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A huge congratulations to Roland ”DubRolle” Zetterström for such an impressive build, and a highly fitted choice as a genuine car builder + enthusiast that can take the title Christoffer Geiros Audi A4 took last year with pride.

You are more then welcome to see the REST OF THE LIST HERE and give us your feedback on how you liked our picks on OUR FACEBOOK. Thanks again for sharing our work if you really enjoy it!

Dagens JDM Klassiker : Toyota Celica/Supra

Oj vad jag blev sugen på en Celica/Supra nu

Jag har i många år varit sugen på en av dessa gamla kantiga japse just för att dom ser ut.. Ne.. I BRIST på en AE86.. Så enkelt är det..

Men nu var detta fan nästan snyggare än en AE86!

Och en Celica/Supra får man billigt.

Detta är vad vi kallar för en Supra MKII.

Den kom i slutet av 1981.. December tror jag det var.
Så vettifan om dom ens räknas som 81or.

Men det var inte länge den såg ut som den gjorde föst ändå.
Utan det är 1984 som vi börjar känna igen Supra formerna som MKIIIan har.

Då den första ”riktiga” Supran kom utan Celica bihanget.. Men mer om den en annan gång.

Och modellen jag skriver om idag, MKII/A60, Kallade jag förr för Celica bara.
Mest för att en polare hade en sådan när jag var yngre. Och han envisades om att det var en Supra och jag sa att det bara var en tråkig Celica för att jävlas.
Men även för att japsarna kallade denna för Celica XX helt enkelt.. Inget annat.

Men resten av världen kallade den för Celica/Supra, Eftersom det namnet började användas redan 1978 på förra modellen, Den vi kallar för MKI

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Vilket som.. Folk idag envisas med att säga emot mej (om mycket) när jag säger att denna karossen fanns som ENBART Celica också.. Och sen då i Celica/Supra utförande..
Celican hade en rak 4a och Supran en rak 6a.
Eller så var det just att den hette Celica i Japan med en 2 liters 2a och Celica/Supra i övriga världen med 6an.

Förr så hade jag för mej att det var efter faceliften 84 som den fick heta Supra, Och innan dess bara Celica.
Men.. Det kan också vara ännu en sån grej som jag bara envisas med att säga emot bara för att 😉
Jag HADE kunnat kolla upp detta på wiki eller nått.. Men pallar inte 😉
Roligare att gissa =)

Vilket som.. MKIIan är trevlig.. Typiska 80-tals popup lampor, Digitala mötare, En liten turboknuff med en tuff liten turbomätare på panelen.  Och den där lååånga överhängande huven..

Ett MINIMALT baksäte.. Kan vara det minsta jag har varit med om-

I USA så fanns den i (minst?) 2 olika utföranden.
P-Type och L-Type.
Performance och Luxury.

Men det var same same.. tror att den ena modellen kanske hade en storlek större fälgar och en annan läpp eller nått.
Jag TROR att L-Type inte hade dom där glasfiberskärmarna som jag gillar.

För denna här ser ju mycket mer naken ut utan den ”breddningen”

Där fanns ett par olika motoralternativ.. Eller om det bara var olika från år till år.
Men med 84ans uppdatering så lämnade motorn iallafall 160hk istället för dom tidigare 145hk.

Men jag vet med mej att dom fanns med så lite som 125hk (måste varit sugis) och med 175hk som mest.
Och även om det är mer ”JDM” med 2 liters motorn , så var det mycket vanliga med 2.8 liters motorn världen över.

Men oavsett så är det och var nog aldrig i heller någon prestandabil.
Den gjorde väl säkert 200km/h på mätaren.
Men den där ytterst lilla turboknuffen hjälpte inte bilen nå 100km/h förräns efter 8.5 sek.

Aja..

Man har sett ett par såna stå lämnade till ödet genom åren..
Och dom har lockat lite till och från.. Speciellt då modellen som var mellan 84-86.

Det är kanske dags att börja kolla efter en sådan nu då innan dom kommer till 30-års gränsen och börjar gå upp i pris.

Men den längst upp i den klassiska AE86/Panda looken var utan tvekan coolast.
Även om det känns väldigt wannabee.. så var den jävligt cool.

På blocket just nu så finns där ett par stycken i priser allt mellan 7.500kr – 120.000kr

Hade man bara haft för mycket pengar och för mycket plats över till bilar så hade jag fan åkt o slängt upp ett bud på den där röda.

#2 Ten of the best: The Juxtapod Hot Rod – by Mattias LeBeef Andersson

To visit the BILSPORT PERFORMANCE AND CUSTOM MOTOR SHOW means you will get a sample of every possible dish out there within automotive culture. ELMIA 2012 was no exception, and we’ve had some big surprises on our TEN OF THE BEST list thats reaching its end quickly now.

Today we bring you another BIG slice of ”different” and our two SUPERIOR SELECTED photographers RANI GILIANA and MARTIN PERSSON fell head over heels over this one:

This is ”The Juxtapod” and is as much a piece of art as it is a Hot Rod build. In fact, when you browse through the creators HOMEPAGE (CLICK!) you get a feeling its more of the first then latter.

Besides a color that literally sucks you into watching it like the beautiful White Queen from Alice in Wonderland does; it also presents the unique (?) combination of handmade crystal to car building:

I think the definition of artwork and machine is once again more defined towards the first, as it would hurt my aesthetic heart to ever see the engine started up and let these crystal velocity stacks get dirty.

Besides the use of that we also see warm tones of wood coming back reccuringly, everything done at almost ridiculous finish:

We have to be honest and confess Hot Rods as this one is way out of our comfort zone, but our research tells us this is a beautiful bastard of different decades in automotive- with a bit heavier influence from the 60’s.

The chassis itself would be fair to say is a Ford Model AA 1928, and the thing that (was supposed) runs this is a Chevy 348 engine and 350 Gearbox.

Mattias LeBeef Andersson as the builder is exotically named, has together with Ludvif Löfgren built something truly unique; that no cliché can honestly explain.

For the first time in this TEN OF THE BEST series I feel we don’t have enough pictures to do The Juxtapod justice. But hopefully you will FOLLOW THEIR BLOG to get to know it more…

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Tomorrow its time to pick our SUPERIOR CHOICE from the ELMIA 2012 EXPO, and if you have been following THE LIST you know its bound to be something very exciting.

Hit us up at OUR FACEBOOK where we will release some teasing shots of the top ranked build from the expo. You won’t regret it!

#3 Ten of the best: Albin Asks Chocolate brown Honda S2000 Turbo

First things first. We are reaching the end of our TEN OF THE BEST list from the BILSPORT ELMIA 2012 EXPO, and we need to thank the two guys who have provided all the cutting edge pics for the series once again.

How to do that you ask? Well, just venture into RANI GILIANAS and MARTIN ”BILBILDER.SE” PERSSONS own Facebook pages and just click ”Like”.

Simple enough ey?

Whats not as simple to give a thorough review, is Albin Asks Honda S2000. But here we go to try and give it some justice in a few pictures and text:

This car was standing with the guys representing CLUB-JDM SWEDEN in the A-hall, and I feel embarrassed to admit I only gave it a few quick looks while rushing to the bathroom nearby a few times at the beginning of the weekend.

Fortunately though, both Rani and Martin catched it very early, and had plenty of time to shoot these a tad bit mysterious but delicious pics to let me know I had to take a closer look:

During the round-up of all the awesome cars we’ve had, this car went from a sleeper on the list; to crashing into the Top 3 in the end- much to the merit of how photogenic it was.

You can’t deny that even if you are not a big fan of chocolate brown metallic paint its still one hell of a grateful color to photograph!

Something that also makes it stand out once you admire these pics, is the bodywork. Albin explained during an interview (will be posted later tonight) that when he got the car, it looked like ”the fenders had gotten widened using a steel pipe” or something.

Now, after he went through them personally and added custom over fenders, its a whole different story:

Combining that with flawless and perfect stance on those wheels, we got ourselves the winner that deserves to be placed this high on this list.

But there is more. Authentic JDM-parts tend to give you a certain swagger that no replica parts can do:

The Powerhouse Amuse front bumper is one thing, hiding that big Intercooler quite casually; because this car is not afraid to admit its boosted.

Under the bonnet we find a full turbo-conversion with a Garrett 30/71R turbine that is capable of feeding air well above 400+HP!

Albin told us that soon after the expo, the mapping will be done and it will definitely have more then enough power to embarrass most cars not only in style- but in performance as well.

(I know those seats have most of you already hooked!)

As mentioned, we have an interview by SIR_PIERRE with Albin Ask coming later tonight. Check out OUR FACEBOOK not to miss that!

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We would like to thank everybody who has shown appreciation for the TEN OF THE BEST series from ELMIA 2012.

The runner-up and ”Superior choice” of the entire expo will be up soon, we are thrilled to finally show you who we picked…!

#4 Ten of the best: Markus Karlssons BMW 5-series F10

The TEN OF THE BEST series is a classic ”Top 10” list, but without formal rules. I state this, because this pick might surprise most of you car enthusiasts out there. #4  is all about subtleness.

Owner Markus Karlsson has had a history of sweet BMW builds before, and now he puts his paws on a pretty much brand new base in a BMW 5-series F10:

The fact he started on something as new as this is very uncommon in Sweden. We see it all the time in the big US of A, where its basically a big ”bragging race” to do a ”tune” of a as new car/model as possible. Not so much here.

While again its no guideline for us either, the SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHERS Rani Giliana and Martin Persson got very attached by the above fact. Maybe its because they were among the lucky who saw a ”real” BMW M5 F10 when they covered THE FRANKFURT IAA 2011…?

The resemblance to the Münich top-model is impossible to miss, and a pack of ”M-sports” parts make this car what it is- not to mention the 21″ ADV 1 5 2 TS wheels that crown Markus car:

They are only temporary though, as 22″ Iforged CHA2 beauties are coming. Makes you wonder how us ”mere mortals” and boring people can go on with normal sizes like 18″…?

Again, this car will represent what less is more means and how much tasteful mods can equate to an awesome result as well.

We will happily accept if people think this car is too subtle, at least enjoy the pics and we promise more ”fireworks” in the Top 3- Markus Karlssons BMW is for all those purists out there!

If you want to know more about Markus Karlsson and his previous builds, I advice you to visit his GARAGET PROFILE (CLICK!) where there is more info.

As usual, if you appreciate our work; check out OUR FACEBOOK plus click a quick ”Like” for RANI GILIANA and also MARTIN PERSSONS personal pages. Thanks in advance!

GALLERY: Mixed pics from Hall A + B at Elmia 2012 by Talvis

Lost in the mix of ”Superior TV” clips and our ”Ten of the best” list, we bring a mixed gallery outside of what was exclusively posted on OUR FACEBOOK (which you should definitely check out if you haven’t yet!

This gallery is from Hall A + B from BILSPORT PERFORMANCE AND CUSTOM MOTORSHOW 2012 and are taken by Christoffer Talvis. 

(Our own little stall which was mostly about having a place where members of the Superior Family had a place to sit and chill, not to mention two cars you should recognize by now…)

(Wild colors and even wilder wide-bodies show cars is the expos bread and butter. Not to everyones liking, but still adds flair to the event.)

(Last year we saw Patrik Ljungs Volvo V70 V8 RWD car donning the Police livery, this year a Evo IX was doing the honors (!? saluting our long arm of the law…)

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(The ”B hall” must be our favorite with a direct approach to tuning & performance cars. These two Speedsters renamed ”Badsters” look like they live up to their name any day at the track you want!)

(Peter Björck and his 88mm Turbo rocking it in this shot. Anything else? Oh year, 1200+ RWHP is where its at.)

(Richard Klarbys VW Golf R on Rotiform wheels made #8 on our TEN OF THE BEST LIST from this expo. Well deserved!)

(Like we said, the B hall has a much wider array of the best ”tuning-builds” and even some exotic that belongs to Mercedes styling guru ”Lars K”.)

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Hope you enjoyed that, our coverage from this expo which is the definite starter of the season in Scandinavia will continue.

Also check out Mr. Talvis own ”online mag” (free!) GREENLIGHT MAG to also se a issue telling more about the ELMIA 2012 EXPO coming soon!

#5 Ten of the best: Nissan S-cargo from Finland with 250kg marshmallow love!

We don’t do fancy and ”hipstermatic” intros for our SUPERIOR SELECTED ”Ten of the best” lists, we just friggin do them.

But for this car there could be an endless amount of flamboyant intros and explanations for why we included it as one of our favorite cars on ELMIA 2012 EXPO. But…

Lets just say there were 250 reasons to pick this car over a bunch of other really fantastic builds:

Yes! That is 250kg of Marshmallows ”dressing up” the car on the ground! And as you can imagine, the owner Jani Lemberg having quite a few ”WTF’s” when he placed the order for all that candy.

But never mind that, as gimmicks is not what sold us in on this car. So what did, its as far from a rough drift or Time Attack car you can come- and lacks all the ultra-modern cool of something from the Hellaflush scene.

The simple reason this joker is on our list is photogenic ability and natural charisma! 

I can’t give any scientific explanation much as I can’t deliver more of the hip clichés, but I will say that if this car does not make you smile- you need to check if you have warm blood flowing through your heart- or maybe you need to find where it was you lost that childish enthusiasm along the way of becoming a stiff grown-up!

Our two SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHERS guilty for these yummy pics had nothing different to say then the above to why they ranked this odd Nissan so high in the rankings.

Simply damn cool” said RANI GILIANA, and collaborating support photographer MARTIN PERSSON had a sick grin on his face as he said ”this is the joker of the bunch” when presenting me their picks. Fair enough!

We wish we could tell you more about the builder of this car, from the short research done online its hard to get a grasp of earlier builds etc. It is equally flattering as it is puzzling when in all honesty, a 14 year old girl could have done the outlining of this project?!

We appreciate the tender break from everything serious though, and hope you enjoy this car as well.

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As you may have noticed if you have followed the TEN OF THE BEST list so far, the number of photos just increased; and will continue to do so for the next four entrants.

So please show your support to bring them out before the week is over by visiting Facebook fan pages of RANI and BILBILDER.SE —> To click ”Like” there… 🙂

Superior TV: Mercedes Black series replika, vilka är skillnaderna?

Att riva ner och börja bygga på en lyxbil värd stora belopp hör inte till vanligheterna här i Sverige.

Speciellt inte när man dessutom ger sig på att få den likna en av de mest exklusiva och råaste modeller märket i sig har att erbjuda?

Micke_J och Sir_Pierre tog en närmare titt på en Mercedes SL som fått full ombyggnad så den liknar en ”Black series”.

Merca-experten Pierre ger oavkortat raka puckar om vad som skiljer mot den äkta, och vi slänger även med ett par subjektiva åsikter om bygget som höll väldigt hög finish!

Vi hoppas på mera feedback på alla Superior-TV klipp, ni får mer än gärna ge kritik bra som negativ på bl.a. VÅRAN FACEBOOK. 🙂

#6 Ten of the best: Eisenhuts Honda Integra, Stance vs JDM vs clean engine!

Want to pick one enthusiast and his build to represent what the Swedish Hellaflush scene is with one swipe?

Look no further then Marcus Eisenhuts Honda Integra that for this season is nearing full marks in all areas within this culture of car tuning.

He was already leading the pack of US-trends here in Sweden, and has for this season put extra effort into the engine bay especially- so it was definitely the thing to focus on for our SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHERS shooting this ”Ten of the best” series from the ELMIA 2012 EXPO:

The car itself is mildly improved from last season, but we don’t consider that since its officially out in this expo representing how far along the ”Stance-scene” has come in just ~365 full days from last years expo.

Our two ace photographers RANI GILIANA and MARTIN PERSSON doing this series exclusively, seem to enjoy shooting this car- and its easy to get satisfying results with some privacy and extra flashes on it:

We also had time to let our Superior-TV co-host SIR PIERRE do a short interview with the man himself, explaining that it seems like things are going pretty well for the ”Stance scene” when even the countries biggest expo dares to invest in it.

Marcus car was just one of many very impressive ”Stance builds” and we shot a big feature of it that displayed what an awesome presence the OIJ OIJ SOCIETY guys had- by far the best stall of the ELMIA 2012 EXPO!

As usual we encourage you to FOLLOW OUR FACEBOOK and also pay a visit to collaborating Superior Selected photographers RANI AUTOMOTIVE and BILBILDER.SE

We appreciate any feedback!

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