Pic of the Day

This is a dope project put together by our pal Alexi up in Rhode Island. It’s a video magazine documenting the various events and happenings in the Northeast VW scene. They have a good sense of humor about things and present an interesting viewpoint. I don’t wanna spoil too much, so you should check out the website for yourself, and keep your eyes peeled at the next show for these fools walkin’ around with a 1977-style Bob Barker mic.

Here’s a random pic of me jocking their latest tee at the local duckpin bowling alley.

(P.S. If you ever wanted a perfect pic to photoshop objects going into, or coming out of my mouth, here’s your shot)

To what do you owe this rare and enjoyable event you ask? An E30 project update my friends. After I finished assembling the two wheels I had completed, I stopped by Euro Auto Source yesterday and had Cory mount some tires for me. 205/40 on the 8.5 and 215/40 on the 9.5, Sumitomo HTR+.

I wanted a bit more rubber on the E30 than a Mk3 would need and these fit the bill nicely, as they are one of the few makes that has both sizes in the same model, and they run a bit larger than say a Falken 512 in the same sizes.

I still need to refinish the bolts and assemble the other two, and one of them needs a little welding. Then they’ll get rubbered up and thrown on once I can sort out what size adapters I need to order.

I also spent a little more time on the front suspension cleaning things up that I didn’t have time to get to on the initial install. I cleaned and repainted the rotor dust shields and installed new sway bar bushings and brackets. I also managed to shear one of the subframe bolts off inside the unibody of the car. DON’T ASK.

Pic time:

And a trip down memory road to where we started:

Just grabbed a new run of the Technik design in 3 New Colorways yesterday. I’ve been driving my printer insane with all the custom ink mixing I’ve been asking them to do, but I think the results are worth it, they came out really well.

As usual, check ’em out in the Shop!

We just picked up a couple new designs from the printer that are now in the Shop, and we’ll have it all at Waterfest this weekend. The Mk5 Hammered PreOrders will all be shipped by tomorrow, and came out really well.

The Quarter Inch Caddy is an all new design. You people asked for bright colors, so you got em! There is also a small design detail on the back shoulder.

We got more Mk4 Mania designs printed since they are moving so fast, and we also will have some more E30 Techniks in stock next week in 3 new colorways.

Check all this stuff out in the Shop!

8380 has done the art for VAG Fair since it’s inception 3 years ago, and I just recently finished up the design for this year. The show is August 8th (which is a Saturday) at the York Fairgrounds in York, PA.

There will be plenty of things to do to stay occupied courtesy of Cory Sterling, the show’s organizer. Last year there was a dunk tank, legal boozing and I think a midget or two, I forget. In any case it promises to be a fun event and will continue to get bigger and better this year, so if you’re on the East Coast come check it out, we’ll be there with a booth set up, and possibly some cars to check out as well.

-Ethan