Thursday, March 31, 2011

We've Never Fixed One of These--But We Imagine They Crash Often

Kerry McLean & his Monocycle


Kerry, of course, holds the World Land Speed Record for a 1-wheeled vehicle.

For more info or to purchase a McLean Monocycle visit: KerryMcLean.com or McLeanMonocycle.com

McLean's Original 1971 Monocycle

Kerry McLean Rocket Roadster
Amazing to us is that mono-wheels have been around for well over 100 years. See some history here: Motorwheels/Monowheels.

2011 Mazda2 with Rear Spoiler Add On


Today's Car of the Day is a 2011 Mazda2 that came in without a rear spoiler. Almost Everything Autobody installed a new spoiler from Mazda. To do it we removed the tailgate inner panel, measured and drill holes to mount spoiler hardware that included new gaskets, fasteners and clips. Almost Everything Autobody mounted new spoiler and aligned to factory specifications.The customer was really happy with the results and the Mazda2 has a better look with the spoiler.


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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

World Rally Championship Ford Fiesta Rolled, and Rolled, and Rolled

Ken Block & co-pilot Alex Gelsomino walk away from dramatic crash & barrel roll during WRC Rally Portugal. They get some serious air during this wreck.

2000 Ford Expedition with dent repaired

Today's Car of the Day is a 2000 Ford Expedition that came with a dent on the left fender. The customer did not like the look of his SUv with pinstripes and decided to get rid of them as well. Almost Everything Autobody repaired the dent on the left fender, removed the pinstripes around the entire SUV and painted the fender with factory paint to match the rest of the vehicle.


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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Peeling Paint on Mitsubishi Eclipse

Today's Car of the Day is a no-nonsense 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse street racer with some seriously delaminating paint. The sun killed the clear coat and it is flaking off in large patches. Almost Everything sanded all the failed paint off then put a new coat of 2-part primer/sealer on the car before repainting it. Now it's time for this Mitsu to get back to business.

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HeliCam Visuals Feast for the Eyes

Helicam Image by Dimitris Katranidis


Dimitris Katranidis and his Helicam

For more info visit:
http://helicamvisuals.com/
http://vimeo.com/dkvideoproductions


Monday, March 28, 2011

Almost Everything Voted Best Bodyshop in San Francisco Bay

The team at Almost Everything Autobody got some great news tonight. For the past 2 months residents of San Francisco Bay have been casting votes at CityVoter.com for their favorite shops, restaurants & attractions. Over 90,000 votes were cast.

In 2010 Almost Everything Autobody was honored to have been nominated as Best Bodyshop. We placed 19th out of 76 nominees and approximately 3000 bodyshops in the region.

In 2011 there were 117 nominees for Best Bodyshop. Almost Everything Autobody came in 1st.

Thanks to our many wonderful customers and friends who voted for us. We'll do our best to live up to your expectations of great service, quick turn-around at a very reasonable price.

Brazilian Nissan Ad--Featuring the New Ford Fiesta?!

Nissan Tiida


Somehow this ad is supposed to sell Nissan Versas (locally called the Nissan Tiida) to the folks in Brazil. Ford is upset that there are scantily clad models and rappers with champagne dancing around their car. We think Ford should hire Nissan to do all their advertising. Meanwhile, we understand why Nissan would rather show a Ford than their Versa/Tiida.

2011 Hyundai Sonata with Auto bodywork and paint

Today's Car of the Day is brand new 2011 Hyundai Sonata tha came in with Insurance claim to damage on front end. Almost Everything Autobody replaced the front bumper cover, front bumper reinforcement, front grille assembly, left headlamp, hood chrome moulding and inner fender cover. Almost Everything Autobody repaired dents on the left fender, removed the left rocker panel and left fender skirt for paint. Almost Everything Autobody painted the left fender, front bumper cover and front grille with factory paint to match the rest of the car. Finally Almost Everything Autobody color sand and polish the painted areas for a factory finish.


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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Gravity is for Sissies: BMX in Greece

More from Dimitris Katranidis in Athens: A weekend with GutlessBMX, the Greek BMX community.

Warehouse edit from 2DKsports on Vimeo.
www.2dksports.gr
www.piranhasbikes.gr


See also:
http://www.helicamvisuals.com/
http://vimeo.com/dkvideoproductions

Kevin Harvick Wins NASCAR Auto Club 400 in Fontana

Congratulations to Kevin Harvick for his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory today at Fontana in the Auto Club 400. Kevin passed Jimmie Johnson in the last lap of the race to take the checkered flag.
Kevin Harvick Wins 2011 NASCAR Auto Club 400

Dario Franchitti Walks Away from Indy Car Pack at St. Petersburg Gran Prix

Dario Franchitti in the Target Chip Ganassi Racing Indy Car
Dario Franchitti and the Target Chip Ganassi Racing Team simply walked away from every other Indy Car in today's St. Petersberg (Florida) Gran Prix. He led nearly the entire race and in the last few laps, ahead of 2nd place Will Power by over 10 seconds (an eternity in race time), he was able to back off and coast to victory.

The real race was between 3rd & 4th place finishers Tony KanaanSimona de Silvestro (yeah, a woman--cute too.)
Simona de Silvestro
Dario won last year's Indy Championship, and in 2009 and 2007. He's off to a great start this year. Did we mention he's married to Ashley Judd?
Dario Franchitti & wife Ashley Judd

Fender Bender Season

It's fender bender season in California (bumper scrape season too!) The song says "it never rains in California. . . but when it rains, man it pours." And that is exactly what has been happening for the past 2 months. We're sorry for everyone who needed but didn't have a few extra feet to stop because of the rain. Like everyone else, we're ready for a sunny day or two.

Today's Car of the Day is a 2004 Honda Civic. We fixed the dent in the fender along with scrapes in both bumpers. We matched the factory paint and pinstripes on these panels and backed-up our work with a lifetime warranty against fading, peeling & loss of gloss.

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