Toyota Corollas are known to be some of the most reliable cars on earth, so why the hell would someone put in rotary engine in one?
That’s an interesting question indeed. KE70 Corollas in particular have become super-popular performance build bases over the years, and for good reason. They’re straight forward, easy to modify, and most importantly rear-wheel drive, hence why petrol-heads do all kinds of weird and wonderful things to them.
The most common engine swap is without a doubt the 4A-GE, an engine known for its reliability and tuneable nature. Sticking with Toyota, there’s also the 1UZ-FE, which I’ve seen in all kinds of forms in these cars – normally aspirated, single turbo and even twin turbo. Another popular option is the 1JZ-GTE engine, or if you want to go all-out a 2JZ-GTE, both of which can make serious power. We can’t forget the 3S-GE Beams and the older 7M-GTE, either. […]
Here we go again, OneRide.com. A place to explore cars, trucks, bikes, hot rods, boats, ATV’s, snowmobiles and more. A place to share, learn, brag, and discuss our rides. If you are an enthusiast and have a passion for your ride then you most likely have intense dedication towards buying, maintaining, and customizing your ride. As well as the obvious dedication towards riding, exploring, socializing and having fun! And you would definitely understand the need for OneRide. A place to be when you can’t be with your ride. A community of dedicated enthusiasts that love the ride!
The goal of OneRide is to be an all-in-one site dedicated to toys with motors. Social media for your ride. Create a profile page like no other… one dedicated to your ride. As the site grows so will its features. The goal would be to have an encyclopedia of modified custom rides, model reviews, product reviews, race builds, trail builds, ride details, event details, service manuals, tech. tips, success videos, fail videos, cool photos and whatever you feel like sharing about your ride.
Your profile page becomes a digital journal for your ride. Create a space where you can show friends, family, sponsors and yourself all the photos and videos of your ride. Your page will become a place to store all your favourite memories, an easy access point to view your rides. I mean we all know how profile pages work, just this one won’t have -fill in the blank- your crazy aunt’s annoying comments and complaints!
Groups are self explanatory. But groups in this setting might become the new age forum board. An advance way to discuss about specific topics. Take advantage of the secret groups where you could even create a secret group only for you. A place to store all your maintain records, for example, so you will always know when it will be time for an oil change.
The news section will be laced with interesting articles that relate to our rides; industry news, event coverage, featured vehicles and more. There you would find unique articles to OneRide as well as shared stories from around the web. We always welcome your input and submissions. Send your stories, photos, videos or features to info@oneride.com.
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You could tell Matt Field was tired — working 14 hours a day and seven days a week can do that to you. But he wasn’t sleepy, an important distinction.
In fact, for as drained as he might have been, the always-excitable Formula Drift Pro driver seemed more excited than ever. His eyes lit up as he showed us how his shop space has doubled since our last visit, and explained how his team would be fielding two cars for the new FD season, with Pat Goodin competing in Matt’s once-retired S14. Another Pro-spec car was in the shop as well, but I’m already getting ahead of myself.
Matt’s story behind the wheel really starts off with his dad, an off-road racer. With a bit of racer coursing through his veins, Matt was eight years old when he first drove a quarter midget. By the time his 15th birthday rolled around, Matt was comfortably having a blast thrashing around sideways in an off-road truck with over 600hp…
It all started with a 1994 twin turbo Toyota Supra. I was the second owner. It came stock black, except for a huge aluminum wing. I wish it came with the classic Supra wing, but I guess the ugly aluminum hydro tower looking wing started the customization process! The modification came fast and furious. Yes, I had the car before the movie!
The best approach to a memorable show car is to complete a paint job first. The car landed in Technik’s paint booth and was coated with a beautiful lime green with gold flake paint job. The car looked outstanding and turned many heads. It received a C-West front end, a carbon fibre hood and an ABflug rear wing to top it off. This paint job was featured on the cover of Performance Auto & Sound magazine, sitting behind the famous Tila Tequila. This cover would go down in history, as PAS Mag has recognized it in anniversary specials. This wasn’t the only paint job this Supra received. A couple of years later the green grew old and the famous Rick G massaged a House of Kolor candy blue on the Toyota. What a work of art! The shine, the curves, the tones! It still sits that way today.
A paint job is not the only thing that makes a show car. A sponsorship deal with Lightning Audio provided me with three 10” subs, four amps and multiple TV screens. All molded nicely together by KHF (Kennedy Hi-Fi) audio. The rear seat was removed to fit the subs. And the truck was loaded with amps and screens. I even molded a rear view camera into the bumper – yes there was a time when this wasn’t a standard feature. To this day I still have a Playstation 2 molded into the glove box location. I sure hope I kept those spare parts to get my glove box back!
This show car was complete, right! Wrong! That is because it wasn’t just show. It had some go! Who wouldn’t want to unleash the 2JZ motor.Hoisted up in Magnus Motorsport’s garage the twin turbo setup was swapped out for a gigantic Greddy turbo. With all the accessories to go – intercooler, fuel, intake, exhaust computer etc…. Everything needed to make this a reliable beast on the roads. The setup produced just under 600 HP to the rear wheels. This by no means is a huge number for the MKIV Supra, but I was happy. It was fast enough! I didn’t want to increase the boost to gain horsepower only to risk break down and huge speeding tickets. Again to this day it is a reliable street car.
This Toyota Supra sparked a lot of passion. It was driven too many shows across Canada and the US. Which includes the NOPI Nationals in Atlanta. HIN (Hot Import Nights) in Chicago, Boston, Washington, Atlantic City. International car shows in Detroit and Toronto. Drag events in Pennsylvania, Cayuga, London and Grand Bend. It even reached the east coast, touring Moncton, P.E.I. and Halifax. It had quite the show tour. With all this travelling I was still able to maintain it in mint condition and reasonable mileage. I even remember the struggle of taping up the front bumper on these now trips to prevent rock chips and pesky bugs!
Along with all of this, this Supra was featured in a lot in print. The first was a big one! It was the cover and feature car of Performance Auto and Sound in 2005. Along with that cover, it reached the cover of Sport Compact and pages of Modified and Banzai magazines. For one of my best sponsors Meguiar’s, it was featured on a full page advertisements on back covers of various automotive magazines. It was also displayed on-screen. In a Mitsubishi Lancer commercial it was featured doing a burn out in a street racing scene. And reached scenes in the show War of the Wheels. I really wished I kept a better collection of all these media appearances!
Now I have the means to share and store my many photos and videos on OneRide. I hope to make a solid and interesting collection of my toys and rides to share with everyone. And I look forward to seeing everyone’s passion displaying in their ride! Please read OneRide – The Beginning to see how this Supra started it all!.
Although the new OneRide.com hit the net in 2019, it is by no means a freshman. The first OneRIde.com went live in 2004, 15 years ago! Some things have changed but the site is still driven by passion. A passion for cruising the roads, dirt, water and snow. A passion for motors, wheels, tracks and gears. A passion for the ride, OneRide.
It all began with my Toyota Supra. Heavy modified and cared for. And most importantly, heavily enjoyed! I washed it every time it got slightly dirty. I took a photo every time it looked different. I drove it to car shows, drag events and coffee shops. I loved it and still do! A lot was done to the body, interior and engine. Things that made people hover and gather at shows. Magazines to feature. And for sponsors to ask me to use their products. It truly got a work out. Please read The 1994 Toyota Supra Turbo to see what I am talking about.
So how does this 1994 Toyota Supra mark the beginning of OneRide.com? Good question? Well as you can see most of these milestones happened in the early 2000s. Times have really changed. This was all before social media exploded, and I wonder how things would have been today if I did the same with the brand new 2020 Toyota Supra. Back in the day people were always asking me for pictures and had questions about my modifications. I thought it would be great if I can direct them to a website to show everything about this Supra. So that’s what I did.
I turned to Knock Design to create OneRide.com – the original. Social media for your ride. A place to display pictures and stories about your ride. A place to share your ride and search for others. Sounds familiar? Yes of course. This was all before the big boom of Facebook, My Space, Twitter, Instagram and so on. The site was by no means Facebook. Although I guess I could say that I had a Facebook type idea before – well I guess before I knew about it. I’m sure Mark would say other wise and I would have to rewatch the movie to get my dates straight. It wasn’t as user friendly like Facebook, in terms of users creating their own profile. They had to fill out a form and email it to me, along with photos. I had to copy and paste into their profiles. Yes, nothing fancy!
This original site had great designs and functions, and was useful for the many members. But really, who can compete with those social media giants. The site just couldn’t survive and was put on hiatus. Just sitting there, waiting. I knew I didn’t want to part with the domain name and I had the passion to get it going again. It was just sitting there, waiting for the right time! And as you sit there reading this on the new OneRide.com you certainly know that the time has come!
OneRide is the now and the future! Here to join people together to share their passions. Please read OneRide – Now to the Future to see what is in store for you!
