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Broken R32 GTR

Unfortunately Aaron’s R32 GTR suffered from a sudden loss of compression on one cylinder.... Unfortunately it’s not totally uncommon with the RB26 engines with different issues such as oil pump drive…

Sileighty- an initial D icon!

A while back we shot a sil80 for a feature video. Many people didn’t know what it was initially... For those of you that have watched initial D you may be famialr with the car for those of you that h…

Sold bitcoin to spend on project car...

Being a car guy the car always comes first! I got a little excited after making some money in bitcoin... https://youtu.be/U2HU-Nyts3A Anyone who has restored a classic car will know it’s certainly fa…

The first big step with youtube

We talked about the idea of a youtube channel for months and decided to hold off until the collection of Liams R34 GTR to set things off how we wanted them to follow! Looking back we have improved th…

Hakosukas on an airstrip!

This was a once in a lifetime opportunity for us that we wanted to share! Two fresh Hakosuka KGC10 on an empty airstrip!!

A piece of history in the workshop..

Yesterday whilst having the m3 detailled I bumped into a piece of history! With the re-release of the new Alpine A110 it seemed appropriate to share this rare original Alpine A310 V6. It’s interestin…

Reworking a racing icon!

Building a project car from the ground up is time consuming and costly! The most important factor is having a passion for what you are doing to keep the motivation going... I decided rather than buil…

E46 M3 shot

2017 achievements

This year we put a lot of time into YouTube as it stands we are just over 8400 subscribers which feels like a good achievement! https://m.youtube.com/thedownshiftchannel?uid=-MFyLMIu_nkVYCNFfRvBtQ We…

Detailing R34 GTR

Although a car maybe already appear really clean, there is always room for improvement! The R34 GTR was recently machine polished and ceramic coated at i4detail. It was a multiple stage process which…