xB Build Off

Some people help build a house for charity, others donate money, but Scion Freaks are a whole different story. Hence the brilliant idea otherwise known as "xB Build Off."
The Scion brand is all about unity and continuing keeping the brand as a family, not as a money hungry manufacture. So Southeast Toyota (SET) decided to put together a charity event slightly different than the norm. "Scion Pros vs. Club Joes" is the theme and in essence two completely stock Scion xBs were given to two teams with a 'small wager of money' (considering the style of builds they constructed). The object is to build two xBs that will travel and be displayed at various events to show a different side of Scion, "the grassroots side" and eventually be auctioned off with all proceeds going to charity.
To many people this looks like the run of the mill event in which Scion is just trying a different approach to sell cars, but to a Scion owner (especially a Scion Freak) this is an opportunity to bring together Owners and Freaks alike to let their creative skills run wild all the while bringing their Scion family closer together.
For the Scionpros you have: Ivan Garneff and Steve Saporito
Clubjoes: Brant Good and David Hickman

If you really like what you see you can text a vote to 83895 and in the body include "Joes" (Bike rack xB) or "Pros" (Surfer xB)

Members of both teams have greatly contributed to the Scion community and plan to continue creating the path for others to follow. Just as an example: the xBs and some money were provided but the time that was put into these two rides was not. All hours that were put into these two builds were volunteer, members from various Scion car clubs were called in to help as well.

Just goes to show, the next time you see a Scion commercial or speak with a Scion owner and think they may be a little "freakish," that is a small taste as to why......


More pics can be found here:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/album.php?aid=166595&id=171876565925&ref=nf

DUB 2009

First time at the DUB show and it was a blast.





We mainly hung out at the Exclusive Motoring "club" section. Between the security, and roped off section, people where wondering what the big deal was to get into the Exclusive space. Well for starters, Akon's own Spyker was on display, along with Dwayne Wade's impala, and Antoine Walkers Mercedes.
For those who do not know Exclusive Motoring, imagine a auto customization shop for all high-end vehicles for celebrities who either live or visit Miami frequently; or have you ever seen the show "Unique Whips?," well imagine that shop with bigger-named celebrities and a sense of style only found in the Magic City.





As it was great to see all the high-end and rare vehicles, Noics was still founded and has their heart with Scions; with that, there was only one registered at the show....."The Transformer." Which it was no surprise that it won "best Scion"



You can find more pics at either:
www.facebook.com/noicsgarage
www.myspace.com/noicsgarage

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZzEVwTD624

Small progress

Thanks to school, updates are a little slower, but its been a couple days since the last update and a couple new updates have surfaced. The engine is bare and sitting on the stand ready to be cracked; as for the other accessory pieces, the sanding and primer process has begun.....color will be added real soon.
Stay tuned.......

Almost to the case

No pictures but got to work in the garage a little after school tonight. Got the oil cooler off and started degreasing/cleaning some of the bolts already taken off that are full of sludge.
Tomorrow hopefully will get more done and looks like I have figured out how to remove the torque converter....

Tomorrow is another day and hope to bring another update.

Squareback Update

Here is a small update after working on the motor last night....
After digging through some sludge and picking out some weeds in between the cylinder head and the block, we were able to make some progress on the motor of our project Squareback.

Made some progress by taking off the sheet metal covering the engine, removed the alternator, fan belt, coil, carberator and other little accessories in our quest to reach what some call the "basic engine" (the bare engine with no accessories attached).

Next task is to take off the oil breather and remove the torque converter so stay tuned..... If anyone who reads this has any hints for the torque converter feel free to post!


More pics can be found here:
http://www.facebook.com/editphoto.php?aid=2012885#/album.php?aid=2012885&id=1579636743

Project: 1971 VW Squareback restoration

Lets bring you back to the year 1971 where Apollo 14 landed on the moon for the third time, Joe Fraser defeated Muhammad Ali, even the NASDAQ was debuted.

Although some may say "who cares....it's 2009!?" well I present to you a bucket of bolts from 1971 otherwise known as the Volkswagen Type III Squareback automatic.
This rusty tin can is powered by a 1600cc ball of VW fury and weighs in at roughly 2,000lbs.
The car was basically left all stock exept for a very rusted undercarriage, almost to the point where if it was left to rot any longer this car would belong with the flintstones and the previous owner attempted to give it a slight "hotrod" look in the trunk by installing a high rising single-dual barrel carburator which only fits by cutting a hole into the engine cover to fit.












Although it is true, it is 2009 now and this antique "grocery-getter" now has a new owner who plans to restore the squareback to its once beautiful state and has chosen Noics Garage for the engine rebuild. So I hope you stay tuned as this will be updated to show our progress.....

Royal Palm Scion Show winners

In accordance to the last post about Royal Palm Scion show here is the list of the award winners:

Best tC- Andres
1st Wild tC- Brian Bohne
2nd Wild tC- Karlie Critser
1st Mild tC- Stacie Warren
2nd Mild tC- Dwight Slamb
Best xA- Rona
1st xA- Stacey Slamb
Best xB- Rey
1st Wild xB- Scooby
1st Mild xB- Christian
2nd Mild xB- Ed Duran
Best of Show- Mike Vega

NO Xd'S SHOWED
So if you read this and you own either 1) a stock scion straight from the factory or 2) or an xD, I hope you plan to attend more local shows as there are awards waiting for you to win!