An Icon Reborn

"SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O)" (sammauri) 11/04/2015 at 11:31 • Filed to: None

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Four years ago, Mike Burroughs lost a friend. Some of you may know the story, others may not, but his BMW E28 (a.k.a. Rusty Slammington) was engulfed in flames during an unfortunate garage fire. I had followed this car since 2009 or so, and learning of this accidental viking funeral nearly had me in tears.

Initially, the forums and Mike’s social media pages were flooded with one question: “are you bringing Rusty back?” For a while, it seemed like the answer was a sullen ‘no,’ but I don’t think many of us truly believed Mike would let Rusty’s memory fade. After what felt like years, we got an update. It was a vague Stanceworks article that had little more than an image of Rusty’s signature shark mouth. The message was clear: Mike was bringing him back.

Not long after, we were greeted by a video. This was back in 2011. Not much else was known about the build, but those of us keeping an eye on Mike’s Instagram were given little (and I mean very little) teases as time went on. A video of Mike welding, a photo of Rust’s smile, a throwback post with a small hint at progress, but nothing more.

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And finally, yesterday at SEMA, we finally got to see the face we have missed for so long. Rusty, in his newest form, took center stage at the H&R booth, dressed to impress. What makes this iteration so interesting?

Full blown rusted out race car spec.

His death made my heart sink, but his rebirth was worth the wait. I’m glad to see Rusty sitting on his own wheels again. He may not 100% finished yet, but what good project ever is?

More images and a Stanceworks article can be found here

6Cylinder > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/03/2015 at 23:35

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How can anyone hate this?

You can’t.

You just can't.

Blondude > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/03/2015 at 23:36

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Holy fucksticks

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/03/2015 at 23:36

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This car is my absolute favorite build ever. They teased this basically never but the wait was totally worth it. And they worked hard to get it there and it’s such a mean looking car and I absolutely love how different they were and how willing they were to stand out.

deprecated account > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/03/2015 at 23:37

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holy....

911e46z06 > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/03/2015 at 23:44

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So awesome dude. I love unique shit. This rig deserves all the attention it gets.

DrJohannVegas > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/03/2015 at 23:51

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DTslaM?

Blondude > DrJohannVegas 11/03/2015 at 23:57

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Groupslam5? No, that doesn’t work...

DrJohannVegas > Blondude 11/03/2015 at 23:58

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Slamouette?

RallyWrench > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/04/2015 at 00:45

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I love, love, love this car. So happy to see it again, especially in such healthy form. Looks like it's not done yet though, no plug wires on that S38.

BarryDanger > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/04/2015 at 11:47

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I’m so glad they brought it back but I really hope they sort out the front end. This doesn’t work at all for me. They should make it flow like a touring car.

Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S. > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/04/2015 at 11:48

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HNGGGGG

Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S. > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/04/2015 at 11:52

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SHARK NOSE

jjhats > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/04/2015 at 11:55

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Love the car but hate the rear wheels. that lip is way too big and they shoulda sourced staggered centers for the back

spanfucker retire bitch > 6Cylinder 11/04/2015 at 11:59

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Never say never.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/04/2015 at 12:09

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I am unbelievably stoked

Snuze: Needs another Swede > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/04/2015 at 12:19

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I love this build, love this car, so glad to see it back! Although I’m a bit shocked to see what looks like BMW power under the hood. Nothing wrong with that, but I love weird cross platform swaps, and thought the original 1JZ heart was such an odd choice for a car like this, that it was perfect!

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > 6Cylinder 11/04/2015 at 12:58

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Lots of people do. Especially in its previous form. Personally, I loved it but I’m just an idiot stance kid.

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > DrJohannVegas 11/04/2015 at 12:59

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It took me longer than I’m willing to admit to get this. Ahaha

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > BarryDanger 11/04/2015 at 13:03

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I see where you’re coming from, but Rusty has never been about epitomizing a flowing design. I think it fits his character pretty well the way it is.

I mean...

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > Snuze: Needs another Swede 11/04/2015 at 13:07

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I was surprised to see a BMW heart too! But a fully built S38 with 14:1 compression is pretty crazy in its own right.

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > RallyWrench 11/04/2015 at 13:09

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Me too! I this car has been my wallpaper countless times. I even read through all of the build threads which were lengthy to say the least. Definitely worth it though. Mike’s girlfriend noted that it’s not quite finished yet on her Instagram but it’s really close to being 100%. I can’t wait to see it move. It looks like it’ll go like a bat out of hell.

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > jjhats 11/04/2015 at 13:12

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Eh, I don’t know. The sized up lip is something Mike does on almost all of his cars. I’d be honestly shocked to see a Burroughs build without it.

Also, I don’t know if those centers came any larger. Those are real Porsche 935 centers.

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 11/04/2015 at 13:13

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I have never been more psyched for something I will probably never get to see. I’ve been waiting for this for so long. Ahaha

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 11/04/2015 at 13:15

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The lack of teasers drove me crazy for a little bit, but you could definitely find some hints if you kept an eye out. Totally worth the wait. I flipped shit when I saw Mike’s first Instagram post. Say what you will about stance, but Mike knows how to do a car up right. His builds always leave me speechless.

jjhats > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/04/2015 at 13:17

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sized up width wise sure but sizing up in diameter looks very stupid and likely doesn’t provide any larger space for brakes which is usually why race cars have big wheels.

Blondude > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/04/2015 at 13:20

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I really hope this car gets a post on the front page. The comments section would be amazing.

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > Blondude 11/04/2015 at 13:31

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Oh jesus, that would definitely be a comment section worth reading through. It really should get a front page article though. It’s by far the most interesting in SEMA that I’ve seen so far.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/04/2015 at 13:40

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Stance is awesome.

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 11/04/2015 at 13:43

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Not according to almost everyone else on Oppositelock/Jalopnik. I love stance, but apparently stance is the devil and we should be ashamed to love it.

ASHAMED!

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/04/2015 at 13:46

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Yeah. People become less “it’s their car they can do what they want” when stance is involved. I don’t even care. I love it anyway.

BarryDanger > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 11/04/2015 at 15:11

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True - Maybe if they just flared the corners out a bit more... The sides seem way lower than the front valence.