Jaks bagged eos

 

 

 

Jak's bagged VW EOS

Static Vs Air....a big debate in the modifying scene which has split the scene in 2! Earning more scene points by running a static low daily driver or simply get the crowds jaw dropping at shows when you pull up at shows & hit that magic button to drop frame. Jak Johnston chose the air option for his VW EOS but there's a slight twist to this love story between man & machine but that'll come later! Its a funny story about how we came across Jak's EOS to feature, i was simply doing some early morning facebook'ing when it came up on my news feed that a friend had shared a cheeky photo of this VAG beauty. I instantly fell in love with this car just from one photo, a photo showing a nice air fitment on some newly refurbished wheels. So anyway I dug deeper doing some slight research on this car looking through Jak's profile then came to the decision to send him a small message asking about if he'd be interested for a feature shoot which he kindly agreed too. Time for the twist, Jak may be running air but he runs a small car club/blog called StayStatic alongside his co-founder Brad Griffith’s... although not all what it seems as non-static rides are also welcome...

 

Jaks car bug started with a Classic Mini (was adamant on having something different for a first car, rather than your average Corsa). This had the 1.3i engine with a full stainless system. Spat flames too! Wanting more power he eventually moved onto a Saxo VTR, not needing to be modified though as the previous owner had put 4k into it to produce a healthy 147bhp, this was unfortunately written off into the front of a 6 week old Seat Altea FR & resulting in a night in the local hospital for Jak. Staying with Citroën he replaced this with a C2 GT which just had a simple drop on some FK Coils, after a year & blowing the gear box he moved across to JDM in the search of more power, power in the form of the 230bhp Mazda RX8. "The Mazda was insane, but since owning the Mini, I just wanted something old school and I wanted it to be a clean mk2. A few months down the line I ended up sourcing a nice clean example of a Mk3 Golf 3dr Gti 16v", following on with the stance trend it was modified suitably. This is when the VAG bug hit & the search for a new car began...

Jak... "The Eos came about when I went to the local VW showroom, I was originally after the new Polo (9months ago now). Just wanted something small and cheap so I could go mental on the modifying side. Saw the perfect Polo 'S'. Brand new 1.4 Sport 3dr with all the trick bits on the interior etc. Provisionally put my name on her, walked out to the Golf and saw a 2.0tfsi EOS for 3k cheaper second hand. But defeated the object of cheap to run! They told me they had a diesel equivalent coming in with all the trick interior bits too and was a Sport model. Literally without even seeing the car I put 2k deposit on it and had it a week later. I part exd the Golf Gti and the RX8 to make some more money towards the EOS. Extremely Sad and a happy day."

 

"Why the Eos? They’re special. Simple. How many do you see standard? And how many modified with Airlift Performance and 19" 3 piece splits rocking 10j rears. Not many! I knew as soon as I saw the petrol variant that if I got the diesel I had to make it look trick and no expense or time was spared in the making."

"All my mods come from nowhere. Ask my close friends, I’ll say I’m after one thing and usually buy something more wild and insane than originally stated! So, I’ll say one future modification to keep the reader gripped. Colour change, don’t know what colour, whether its wrap or paint etc. Who knows, I guess you’ll have to watch this space!"

With such a good tasty spec you must have a favourite on the car? Jak surprisingly responded with

"My favourite thing about the car is the engineering of the roof. Yeah I have air ride an all, but the roof is like something from Transformers, CRAVING FOR SUMMER!!"



Jak would like to give thanks to

Shiv and Sonny from Design4 Automotive and HTS for supplying and fitting my AirLift kit, Mark and Simon from FAB-Finishing for making my wheels look incredible, Howard Cator and Rouncy for the mad amount of man hours spent with me and the NagaSaki Dremel to get the car finished(ish) and sitting pretty at the rear! My mum and my Girlfriend for putting up with the car parts, driveway antics and the huge shopping sprees on tyres and other wheels etc not forgetting the boys at home who have all had chipped in their support and encouragement to the build, thanks to Llea, Brad, Matt B, Tom, Matt G!

Stanced.Imaging would like to give thanks to

Jak for supplying us with such an amazing feature car! Was a dream to shoot & when it pulled outside my house on that cold Saturday evening my jaw dropped. Big thanks to Jak & his mate Howard for the excellent help with the torches (iPhone flashes) in lighting certain areas of the shot as I was on my own! & thanks to them both for taking the drive from Scunthorpe in the cold for the shoot! 2 lads I would happily shoot with again if they requested! P.S readers....if you’re attending UD13 keep your eyes out for this in the main exhibition hall on the Design4 Automotive stand as you have to see this car in the flesh to fully appreciate it!

 



Spec list as follows:

Standard 2.0tdi pd140

AirLift Performance Slam series kit
 V2 management. Complete with 2x2.5gal tanks and a Viair 380c compressor.
 Wald D23 19x9 fronts and 19x10 rears
Nankang ns2 225/35/19 all round.
Pioneer App Radio 2 7" screen
 



 

Thanks for looking!

 

Take care, Peace out!

 

Slater

Stanced.Imaging

2013 - Bring It On.

2013

Bring It On

2012 for us was good! Having only the 2 photographers we still managed to build up a good name & reputation of the Stanced.Imaging name. Some great shoots were arranged meeting some amazing car fans with some of the cleanest show cars around. For me the highlight of 2012 was definately Players Show 6.0 down in Essex! With a 3rd photographer now on the team, all major show dates released our cameras are now locked, loaded & ready to shoot the 13' season! Hopefully kicking off with a visit to Ultimate Dubs UK in March!

 

At the start of January we came across the work of a very talented, Manchester based photographer, Andrew Barlow, 22 from Manchester has quite clearly got a an amazing talent & eye for detail. Which is why we were so happy to have him on board. With himself being a big Light painting fanatic, something never seen before over at S.I HQ it should bring an interesting new style to the team, the work produced & the imapct we make on the sceneany previous or new clients for this year! Looking to shoot more cars than ever with more variety up & down the UK.

 

We have some big things planned for 2013 so keep your eyes peeled!

 

But for now i shall leave you with a message from me & the rest of the team at S.I

 

We cant wait to bring you some of the UK's best automotive goodness throughout this year attending all local meets, cruises, shows & shooting more features with some of the Uks top show cars!

 

From The team,

 

Slater O'Brien - Head Photographer & Founder - Lincoln

Sam Swallow - Head Cinematographer & secomd photographer - Lincoln

Andrew Barlow - Photographer - Manchester

 

[Slater]

 

Leaving you with the below image from a first light painting shoot in Lincoln on 2/2/13

 

A good friend of mine Kane Kelly's static Seat Leon, on Alphards & being notched for more lows this weekend.

 

Enjoy

 

Peace out.

 

 

 

Prime Example - Jacobs Mk1

 

Prime Example

Jacob Whitesides super clean Mk1 Golf

Its hard these days to find a clean mk1 let alone one of a 'good road condition' But when we came across Jacob Whiteside's super clean Mk1 Golf at Hulloween cruise 2012 last month I had to know more. After a while i finally managed to track down the owner of this stunning classic. Its the perfect show car, not driven daily if possible but Jacob drove all the way too Newquay in the mk1 for run to the sun this year and definately representing next year!

After arranging a shoot with this OCD clean dub we met on a very windy Sunday morning in Lincoln, arriving at the location to find Jacob already there giving it a quick wipe down ready for its shoot. Also bringing along a very nice Audi A4 B6 on 3SDM 005's & V2 Airlift...it would appear we've just got ourself two shoots in one! Having had a chat with Jacob for 20 mins or so whilst cleaning the cars & waiting for some sun, it finally came out! And seens as both of Stancde.Imaging's toggers were there, we decided to take one car each & get snapping! With a very old industrial estate to play with we had some great backdrops for these show class motors!

 

But seens as this part of the feature is about this great classic, heres Jacobs story. Jacob had this to say when we asked why a Mk1?

"I've loved dubs from since I can remember, always remember seeing old photos of my dad with several mk1s and since then it has been my dream car! I love the shape of them, just how simple and clean cut the lines of the car are."

Jacob bought this mk1 around a year and a half ago, it came on ats classics and the paintwork wasn't the best! First thing he did was strip the engine and refurb it to make it mechanically sound, as it was driven daily for a year! Next Jacob fitted some coilovers and the bbs and got it sitting right. Treating it serious detail until the paint was at the standard shown.

After adding a few little personal touches here she is today!

"My opinion on volkswagens is that there is one golden rule... "Less is more"
I just kept that in mind and here's what I have a year or so on :)"

We agree with this! So subtle, ticks all the right boxes & still shows a true VW purists touch whilst standing out from the crowds!

We at Stanced.Imaging would like to thanks Jacob for braving the wet, windy weather & bringing out his prime example Mk1 for s to drool over at attack with cameras...

Met an amazing lad, with a great passion for cars, keeping the scene true, its an amazing car! The locations couldn't have been for better! Also a shout out to Alex Robinson for Picking me (Slater) up from Waddington at 9:30am to transport me to shoot, then driving me home again afterwards! You're a star!

Big thanks to my girlfriend for putting up with all the time and effort gone into the golf! Also big thanks to everyone who has helped me along the way such as Kevin Hines, Matt Windsor, Tom CArnaby, stanced.imaging, all my Instagram followers showing the support an everyone who loves volkswagens.

Peace

Spec is as follows:

1.3 polo gt engine
BMW top fill radiator
Stainless exhaust system
JOM coilovers
Rims 15x7 with 25mm and 35mm spacers bring offset to et 0 front and et-5 rear
Full respray in original volkswagen mars red
Centre exhaust
Tailgate smoothed
Ariel on wing deleted
Chrome bumper kit
Original gti seats with half leather retrim with red piping
Wolfsburg window winders
Sony xplod head unit

Thanks for reading!

 

Words

 

Jacob Whiteside & Slater O'Brien

 

Photo's

 

Slater O'Brien

 

Stanced.Imaging

Static Appeal

Static Appeal

Kane Kelly's static slammed Seat Leon

Rolling a low car in the country side can take a lot of patience, not to mention getting used to the constant sump smashing you'll have to endure rolling a static car in Lincolnshire. Kane kelly seems to have adapted well to this! With his Seat Leon 1.6 being Low daily, low enough to pull off a great stance, standing out when parked hard in the middle of Lincoln or rolling through town with the 1.6 burbling away to itsself whilst he plays out some of his favourite beats through his twin kicker subs that sit in the boot. Kane has his stance nailed in his eyes. Being low enough to scrape & draw attention yet also be high enough to drive the rough lincoln roads without damaging the underside too much.  

 

Sitting flush on coilovers & those stand out Mercedes Alphard wheels that really do finish this car off! They really set the stance, will the silver finsish, although running absolutely no stretch,

un-natural camber or poke it doesnt really need it in my eyes, or Kanes for that fact, anyway the car scene is about standing out & creating a car that makes you smile daily, that you are happy with and that you can say "I built this, this is my car, there are many like it, but this ones mine"

So saturday night (2/2/13) We went out to Lincoln for the night with intention of grabbing some moddy late night shots & a spot of light painting, not without grabbing the quick sunset shot shown above^

 

 

Onto the light painting, driving round until eventaully finding a nice quiet, industrial spot down Lincolns quiet Beevor Street, a industrial unit with a rather nice big red corregated door which contrasted well against the white paint of Kanes Leon.

 





 

Why no girlfriend? Because race car!

 

Thanks for looking.

 

Slater O'Brien

Stanced.Imaging