Lead my mechanic and owner Ben Mejlak, it's not only a place to source parts for your mechanicaly or aesthetically misalligned import, but also a place for general services, engine swaps, motorsport builds and everything in between.
On a sleepy morning in August, Ben and the lads decided the time and the weather was right to organize a small cruise around Canberra and down to the Cotter.
The plan was to head out from Mitchell en-mass and make our way to Symonston where a previous all jap meet was held, then out to the Cotter and back to Kambah for Dominoes which the gracious owner and GTR aficionado had prepared.
Due to time constraints, I unfortunately wasn't able to head out on the cruise, however I did manage to capture the initial meet that overrun Winchcombe court.
The cars that turned out, whilst predominantly Japanese derived, provided an eclectic mix. everything from a new 86, a turbo lancer, a handful of Evo's and more GTR's than you could poke a stick at.
Even some home grown aussie muscle headed out for the festivities. Some lower than others with the aid of airbag suspension.
Speaking of muscle, one of the first few cars that turned up was apparently well known to the boys at Import Parts. This Falcon ute was partly built by the lads, quite unassuming from the outside besides the Project D wheels with dish and some meat on the back.
But when you pop the bonnet, a Boss V8 greets you with a cheeky little surprise on the side. As it turns out, fat tyres are need, this damn ute runs nitrous.
As it turned out, the Falcon ute wasn't the only ridiculously quick car to turn up as Ben brought around his own R34 GTR in that gorgeous Bayside Blue, the second it came screaming up the street, all heads turn and conversations stopped.
However, due to gasket issues, the R34 wasn't able to come out for a stroll around Canberra, what's a bloke to do? Well bring out his drift spec, blown V8 powered S13 of course!
Like the Falcon ute, once the bonnet was opened, a crowd flocked to see what was under it. Not that you needed to actually open the bonnet - please note the holes for the charger...
Evidently Ben drives this on the street and regaled to all and sundry of numerous times he'd driven it to the local shopping mall. Apparently Ben takes this S13 out for a spirited jaunt regularly despite the conspicuous holes in the bonnet and stripped out and caged interior, what a boss!
As everyone had gotten acquainted for the cruise, some formalities were touched on and the cruise route was established, it was time to head out on their Canberra adventure.
As I watched everyone pack up and get ready to roll out, I 100% regretted the fact that the 200 was sitting in my drive way unable to take part in the most basic of enthusiast activities. The cruise.
The lads are gearing up to organize another cruise later in the year so keep an eye on their Facebook page and give them a like and a follow. Maybe when I'm back from the honeymoon, I'll have a little coin to splash on the 200 and finally be able to enjoy it!
Speaking of enjoying a cruise, Adam and the boys from Underground Industries were in attendance, make sure you check out their facebook page and sus out some more photos of the whole day, they've even posted a rad video, so make sure you give them a like as well.
Well that enough cruise action from me, make sure you give our facebook page a like and a share and don't forget, we're on insta and twitter as well
See you at the track!
- Willie