The last 4 weeks, 7000 words
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
So i'll elaborate on my abrupt ending on the previous post.
In Australia we currently (well actually forever) have, for want of a better word, a contest, where each state tries to outdo the other in policies/regulations/legislations by considerably upping the stakes. I'm sure plenty are familiar with these type of moves as its more or less how politics works.......just one, long winded pissing contest.
Like the vast majority of the world, we live in a country that from the outside looking in is very easily brainwashed, molded and manipulated by what they see and hear being communicated by media of all types along with state and federal goverments.
We've had a problem for a while now where the word 'Hoon' gets thrown around a lot and used as more or less an umbrella that all modded cars (be they old, new or somewhere inbetween) and the vehicle owners get thrown under when talked about in the media and unfortunately now the general public. Some states like NSW were smart enough early on to realise people needed to drop the allegiance shit in relation to brands and all come together to protect the common interest and they have done well for themselves with both having their voices heard, obtaining political backing and having a say with how new laws etc are shaped in relation to modified vehicles.
An election 'promise' was made by our now state leader that he would bring in what he called the toughest hooning laws in the country if elected, to those who aren't wearing ear muffs and a blindfold it was pretty obvious to see it was merely a poor way of smokescreening to take peoples attention away from what else they've been up to. Without going into a shitload of detail, Australia in general has a very big problem with law enforcement deliberately picking out modified vehicles out on the road and making life very difficult, whether they are fully plated (legal) or not. The QPS has submitted changes to their very own Powers and Responsibilities to the QLD Committee and openly admit to the exercise being done purely because of said election promise. Our law enforcement has a rather ordinary record of defecting things that are legal or making things up on the spot to prove they wave the bigger stick, the concern among the communities is that giving them as much power as proposed (where the courts are more or less circumvented and all powers put in the officers hands) makes this already 'up for interpretation exercise' that much worse.
Anyway this shit has been thrown around for quite a while now but since the start of the year has gained a lot of momentum in terms of actually being put through, the same could be said for the increase in opposition (though it seems to bother them little). The main reason for my very slow progress (i've now had this shell for 3yrs+) and often taking large breaks along with a change in direction when i re-enter the torture is purely because of this attitude and the dwindling number of dudes i know personally who actually still have rego and drive regularly as opposed to having de-registered and just trailer to track. It makes it very difficult to see any light at the end of the tunnel and also makes motivation very hard to come by when what you were essentially working towards is becoming harder and harder to invision because of bullshit knee jerk reactions that don't solve the social issue its trying to police in the first place and the propaganda machine that is the media, who will (much like the policy makers) lie, cheat and steal to drum up publicity.
I think that more or less sheds light on why after all this time i still haven't managed to finish :)
In Australia we currently (well actually forever) have, for want of a better word, a contest, where each state tries to outdo the other in policies/regulations/legislations by considerably upping the stakes. I'm sure plenty are familiar with these type of moves as its more or less how politics works.......just one, long winded pissing contest.
Like the vast majority of the world, we live in a country that from the outside looking in is very easily brainwashed, molded and manipulated by what they see and hear being communicated by media of all types along with state and federal goverments.
We've had a problem for a while now where the word 'Hoon' gets thrown around a lot and used as more or less an umbrella that all modded cars (be they old, new or somewhere inbetween) and the vehicle owners get thrown under when talked about in the media and unfortunately now the general public. Some states like NSW were smart enough early on to realise people needed to drop the allegiance shit in relation to brands and all come together to protect the common interest and they have done well for themselves with both having their voices heard, obtaining political backing and having a say with how new laws etc are shaped in relation to modified vehicles.
An election 'promise' was made by our now state leader that he would bring in what he called the toughest hooning laws in the country if elected, to those who aren't wearing ear muffs and a blindfold it was pretty obvious to see it was merely a poor way of smokescreening to take peoples attention away from what else they've been up to. Without going into a shitload of detail, Australia in general has a very big problem with law enforcement deliberately picking out modified vehicles out on the road and making life very difficult, whether they are fully plated (legal) or not. The QPS has submitted changes to their very own Powers and Responsibilities to the QLD Committee and openly admit to the exercise being done purely because of said election promise. Our law enforcement has a rather ordinary record of defecting things that are legal or making things up on the spot to prove they wave the bigger stick, the concern among the communities is that giving them as much power as proposed (where the courts are more or less circumvented and all powers put in the officers hands) makes this already 'up for interpretation exercise' that much worse.
Anyway this shit has been thrown around for quite a while now but since the start of the year has gained a lot of momentum in terms of actually being put through, the same could be said for the increase in opposition (though it seems to bother them little). The main reason for my very slow progress (i've now had this shell for 3yrs+) and often taking large breaks along with a change in direction when i re-enter the torture is purely because of this attitude and the dwindling number of dudes i know personally who actually still have rego and drive regularly as opposed to having de-registered and just trailer to track. It makes it very difficult to see any light at the end of the tunnel and also makes motivation very hard to come by when what you were essentially working towards is becoming harder and harder to invision because of bullshit knee jerk reactions that don't solve the social issue its trying to police in the first place and the propaganda machine that is the media, who will (much like the policy makers) lie, cheat and steal to drum up publicity.
I think that more or less sheds light on why after all this time i still haven't managed to finish :)
So another long ass hiatus, sorry about that.
Not a lot interesting to tell cause life has just gotten in the way really
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Got this back 3 weeks ago (i think), 20mm guard pull both sides and not a single piece of aqua to be seen anymore. Was pretty hyped to lay in and get it sorted but alas everytime i seem to take a step forward with this i take 3 backwards and fall over. Needless to say i wasn't left with a lot of spare coin to battle with and i ended up making the decision to sell off my 1j setup to keep things rolling. Since the bellhousing with the 1uz setup was the only thing that had sold (and i couldn't bring myself to sell the masterpieces Craig at ECE had fabricated) its reverted back to that setup. After seeing it at Jace's shop fresh out of the booth i knew this was the setup that suited what i was going for from the start.......the regret of past decisions crept in....
I've made some poor decisions in the last 6 months and i felt that ditching the 1u to follow my previous endeavour (which was just problem after problem) was the second one. Number one on the list went to ditching my BT-50, loved that fucking thing and ended up moving it to inject my savings (since my numerous unfinished projects had been a constant burden my bank account had to live with) with some much needed funds. As it turns out buying an RVR was my next shoddy move, problem after problem which then reared it's ugly head in the form of a fast dying gearbox left me feeling pissed off and jaded about the whole deal and wishing i could take back what i had done to get to this point, sold it this week for pocket money and i'll admit i'm already feeling a little better about it even if i am now currently in a worst position financially than i was before i sold the BT.
Picked up an '86 Hilux, painted slate grey, no power steering, 3rz conversion ('03 hilux), falcon/skyline brakes and all the suspension fitted out with new shit in the last 4-5 months with receipts - it's spartan but i'm hoping that being fairly basic and a little of that infamous Toyota reliability hopefully coming my way gives me trouble free driving. I'm really over buying fucking cars.
Sorting out a few little bits and pieces on the Hilux to get it 100% and legal (lowering blocks are huge, wheels are incorrect loading, no catalytic converter) and then it's just save, save, save for our trip to LA and Vegas in June/July so the progress on the sil will be near nonexistent until after i get back. Pains me to say that but it's the reality of it and (thankfully) i already have all the parts to drop in when i get back rather than forking out for mounting, fancy pipework and all that.
Another reason for the slow progress (and probably the major reason to be honest) is where i live in sunny Queensland and the government that currently runs it.......well i'll explain in the post after this.
Not a lot interesting to tell cause life has just gotten in the way really
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Got this back 3 weeks ago (i think), 20mm guard pull both sides and not a single piece of aqua to be seen anymore. Was pretty hyped to lay in and get it sorted but alas everytime i seem to take a step forward with this i take 3 backwards and fall over. Needless to say i wasn't left with a lot of spare coin to battle with and i ended up making the decision to sell off my 1j setup to keep things rolling. Since the bellhousing with the 1uz setup was the only thing that had sold (and i couldn't bring myself to sell the masterpieces Craig at ECE had fabricated) its reverted back to that setup. After seeing it at Jace's shop fresh out of the booth i knew this was the setup that suited what i was going for from the start.......the regret of past decisions crept in....
I've made some poor decisions in the last 6 months and i felt that ditching the 1u to follow my previous endeavour (which was just problem after problem) was the second one. Number one on the list went to ditching my BT-50, loved that fucking thing and ended up moving it to inject my savings (since my numerous unfinished projects had been a constant burden my bank account had to live with) with some much needed funds. As it turns out buying an RVR was my next shoddy move, problem after problem which then reared it's ugly head in the form of a fast dying gearbox left me feeling pissed off and jaded about the whole deal and wishing i could take back what i had done to get to this point, sold it this week for pocket money and i'll admit i'm already feeling a little better about it even if i am now currently in a worst position financially than i was before i sold the BT.
Picked up an '86 Hilux, painted slate grey, no power steering, 3rz conversion ('03 hilux), falcon/skyline brakes and all the suspension fitted out with new shit in the last 4-5 months with receipts - it's spartan but i'm hoping that being fairly basic and a little of that infamous Toyota reliability hopefully coming my way gives me trouble free driving. I'm really over buying fucking cars.
Sorting out a few little bits and pieces on the Hilux to get it 100% and legal (lowering blocks are huge, wheels are incorrect loading, no catalytic converter) and then it's just save, save, save for our trip to LA and Vegas in June/July so the progress on the sil will be near nonexistent until after i get back. Pains me to say that but it's the reality of it and (thankfully) i already have all the parts to drop in when i get back rather than forking out for mounting, fancy pipework and all that.
Another reason for the slow progress (and probably the major reason to be honest) is where i live in sunny Queensland and the government that currently runs it.......well i'll explain in the post after this.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Monday, August 27, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Picked the fuel tank up last tuesday after we got back from WTAC (still haven't said shit about that trip.....raincheck). Andrew and the boys at Cairns Cross Radiators did a mint job and couldn't recommend them enough. Picked this tank up last year for $100 and it was in decent condition, turns out it still had rust around the internal baffle and the rust converter ate through it overnight, Andrew rocked up the next morning with the tank having jizzed all over the floor.......ahhhhhhhh yeah.
All fixed though, welded up, cleaned up inside and out, resealed and good to go - like a new tank and it's not fucking plastic - good things.
Got this pm back as well, might be the cheapest part of this entire build..
Next part: Maddat Booster (this will make more sense one i put pics up of the motor in)
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Spare time TO FILL
Filler time
FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKK
But here's a positive, i read doom and gloom reports of shit fuel consumption (struggling to reach 400km tank even with a cai) from what seemed like the worldwide congregation (NATO) of RVR owners on a forum i found a while back - turns out it was all a web of lies. My theory is they didn't want their space program found out by the masses should someone beat them in the space race to uranus.
Filled up at 447 just on the fuel light
Gonna push for four fiddy next, escape velocity after that
FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKK
But here's a positive, i read doom and gloom reports of shit fuel consumption (struggling to reach 400km tank even with a cai) from what seemed like the worldwide congregation (NATO) of RVR owners on a forum i found a while back - turns out it was all a web of lies. My theory is they didn't want their space program found out by the masses should someone beat them in the space race to uranus.
Filled up at 447 just on the fuel light
Gonna push for four fiddy next, escape velocity after that
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Don't fall of your seats but that appears to me to be progress. Ignore the seam weld that is on so thick it looks like cake mix. Reason for it is that in the lovely state that we live in the law and the transport department don't like the idea of any welding on what they class as structural......apparently a couple of spot welds from factory and panel overlaps with some glue work just fine to eat up all that force that decent suspension dishes out.
Anyways it's hidden now and i have yet to go over it with my mighty sanding arm, it'll look a lot less like the surrounds of a wedding cake and more like how it should once i've finished.
And this is the vehicle i build after intense time spent playing KSP, haven't yet achieved maximum velocity yet and slingshot around to the moon but i'm working on it.
In all seriousness i bought it that way. For the uneducated it's a Mitsubishi RVR Hyper Sports Gear (don't bite your tongue) - Evo 3 running gear underneath, trailing arm rear end that you can't do a single thing with and GAB stop making adjustable shocks for them back in the 1960's. Other than that it drove 3 of us down to World Time Attack 2012 in comfort and the way back but isn't designed to take 300kg of dude's 1000km to a racetrack so next year everyone can fuck off and i'll drive the silvia cause it'll be finished (i promise).
Took my fucking
http://youtu.be/lazRr-asBfA
Time.
So is it working yet? What a silly question of course it's not
But i'll give you a brief run down (it won't be) of what has been done/what hasn't been done.
- Went to ECE, learnt Craig was a king amongst dudes, got everything done in a week (it was a lot to do) exceeded my expectations. Will pay to get more cool shit done because......well he impressed the shit out of me, kept me updated at every step and didn't return my car to me as a hacked up piece of shit (like the last place when my first sil went 1j eons ago). I pulled that car down cause of it and never finished that car....recurring theme.
- Got held up (again) by a joint that has now lost my business to another workshop that doesn't specialise in 1uz gear. So far they actually want to talk to me for more than 5 seconds on the phone and don't suck ass at returning phone calls or returning emails before the apocalypse (i would like to finish it 5 minutes before shit hits the fan). This is helpful as i'm at the stage of lining up somewhere to wire in my ecu and dyno it so as you can imagine i'm that annoying dude who asks a bajillion questions before i book anything in.
- Bitched and moaned out the ass about it after months of it just sitting there and having to pull the 1u out - gearbox and all to weld the bay up and paint it (i'm at filler stage now). This was actually my fault to begin with so i only have myself to blame......but i'll probably moan about it more later cause i can.
- Nearly sold it all for the second time.....but too many dude's who raised interest in the EOI i had put up just wanted to run it into the ground at Matsuri - this i could not allow. At the same time as putting the EOI i looked at a 180 that had quite the drag rep back in the day, unfortunately TIME has not been kind to it and hasn't been run in quite some time and would require a bit of work to get it to the same stage mine is currently at.
http://youtu.be/lazRr-asBfA
Time.
So is it working yet? What a silly question of course it's not
But i'll give you a brief run down (it won't be) of what has been done/what hasn't been done.
- Went to ECE, learnt Craig was a king amongst dudes, got everything done in a week (it was a lot to do) exceeded my expectations. Will pay to get more cool shit done because......well he impressed the shit out of me, kept me updated at every step and didn't return my car to me as a hacked up piece of shit (like the last place when my first sil went 1j eons ago). I pulled that car down cause of it and never finished that car....recurring theme.
- Got held up (again) by a joint that has now lost my business to another workshop that doesn't specialise in 1uz gear. So far they actually want to talk to me for more than 5 seconds on the phone and don't suck ass at returning phone calls or returning emails before the apocalypse (i would like to finish it 5 minutes before shit hits the fan). This is helpful as i'm at the stage of lining up somewhere to wire in my ecu and dyno it so as you can imagine i'm that annoying dude who asks a bajillion questions before i book anything in.
- Bitched and moaned out the ass about it after months of it just sitting there and having to pull the 1u out - gearbox and all to weld the bay up and paint it (i'm at filler stage now). This was actually my fault to begin with so i only have myself to blame......but i'll probably moan about it more later cause i can.
- Nearly sold it all for the second time.....but too many dude's who raised interest in the EOI i had put up just wanted to run it into the ground at Matsuri - this i could not allow. At the same time as putting the EOI i looked at a 180 that had quite the drag rep back in the day, unfortunately TIME has not been kind to it and hasn't been run in quite some time and would require a bit of work to get it to the same stage mine is currently at.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Stay a while and listen
Where do i start....i'll put it in point form, because 1) i tell shit stories and 2) i used to waffle on a lot - straight to the point and skip the boring shit.
1) Got a job, its mint, been there for 7-8 months now.
2) Sil is no longer 1j - i'll explain more about this later
3) Has gone NA
4) Gotten well and truly over drifting in Aus
5) Next to nobody knows of what i'm running next, unfortunately my cover may have been blown by the time i write this (fuck)
6)It's not a yank v8, next person who asks me will have their face introduced to the back of my hand
7) Build quality is #1 - Won't see the road until i'm 100% happy with it
8) My lose of interest in drifting has been replaced by sprints.
And something you should remember for next time you're outside,
1) Got a job, its mint, been there for 7-8 months now.
2) Sil is no longer 1j - i'll explain more about this later
3) Has gone NA
4) Gotten well and truly over drifting in Aus
5) Next to nobody knows of what i'm running next, unfortunately my cover may have been blown by the time i write this (fuck)
6)It's not a yank v8, next person who asks me will have their face introduced to the back of my hand
7) Build quality is #1 - Won't see the road until i'm 100% happy with it
8) My lose of interest in drifting has been replaced by sprints.
And something you should remember for next time you're outside,
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Temple of Doom
Off ziptied
FUCK THAT
2.30 - totally thought shit was getting real...oh well.
On another note the sil is being rewired, apparently i have the worlds worst luck with work and am now looking for more for the third time this year.......recession and dickfaced bosses can suck lick my sack....so yet again everything stalls (beyond a joke now) and things i planned on doing in the future are now being done now cause....well i'm fucking bored and it shits me sitting there.
Relocated the engine fusebox+loom both sides to under the dash/behind glovebox - made a sexy plate that bolts to the pedal bolts (for US 240s) and headlights etc are being extended out while the rest is being shortened and plugged and will be accessible from the centre console if things every break etc and need sussing out.......slowly coming together and should look pretty good once its done (i hate janky built shit)
Heading to WTAC tomorrow, mega keen....and hopefully i'll find some luck on the way back through and get a job soon after i get back....crossed fingers, balls, toes, eyes and everything else
Manzanar Rewards Mine from Fjamming on Vimeo.
FUCK THAT
2.30 - totally thought shit was getting real...oh well.
On another note the sil is being rewired, apparently i have the worlds worst luck with work and am now looking for more for the third time this year.......recession and dickfaced bosses can suck lick my sack....so yet again everything stalls (beyond a joke now) and things i planned on doing in the future are now being done now cause....well i'm fucking bored and it shits me sitting there.
Relocated the engine fusebox+loom both sides to under the dash/behind glovebox - made a sexy plate that bolts to the pedal bolts (for US 240s) and headlights etc are being extended out while the rest is being shortened and plugged and will be accessible from the centre console if things every break etc and need sussing out.......slowly coming together and should look pretty good once its done (i hate janky built shit)
Heading to WTAC tomorrow, mega keen....and hopefully i'll find some luck on the way back through and get a job soon after i get back....crossed fingers, balls, toes, eyes and everything else
Monday, July 18, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
snakes on a wang
Sil has had zero done to it, might have a new home......then something that rhymes with purple dress might happen.......might.
Decided (well actually we've been talking about it forever) an 'at home project' was needed.....since my driveway is the fucking himalayas and RUNNING cars have trouble getting up it.....whats wrong with digging the hill out before you build a house......or dig a tunnel with those cool 'kids handyman/boy/lad' kits you get in showbags from the bloke with the chewbacca hands. Then bury some explosive shit and hide behind the letterbox......everybody has fun and future moans and get f'ds are avoided due to the ctrl+alt+del on mentioned ridiculous mountainous driveway.
^^^ this above shit takes 5 minutes in Minecraft with loud music distorting your thinking patterns and not even gunpowder to make tnt, so i say again....how hard could it be?.
Anywho
I'm rambling
So short story long, Joe hooked me up with one of his old bmx (he has a muesum of them) needs a seat, chain, grips and new tyres then i'm going to practice acid drops off peoples roofs, out of trees and possibly a backflip onto a moving city cat or driftwood.
Something i prepared earlier -
Decided (well actually we've been talking about it forever) an 'at home project' was needed.....since my driveway is the fucking himalayas and RUNNING cars have trouble getting up it.....whats wrong with digging the hill out before you build a house......or dig a tunnel with those cool 'kids handyman/boy/lad' kits you get in showbags from the bloke with the chewbacca hands. Then bury some explosive shit and hide behind the letterbox......everybody has fun and future moans and get f'ds are avoided due to the ctrl+alt+del on mentioned ridiculous mountainous driveway.
^^^ this above shit takes 5 minutes in Minecraft with loud music distorting your thinking patterns and not even gunpowder to make tnt, so i say again....how hard could it be?.
Anywho
I'm rambling
So short story long, Joe hooked me up with one of his old bmx (he has a muesum of them) needs a seat, chain, grips and new tyres then i'm going to practice acid drops off peoples roofs, out of trees and possibly a backflip onto a moving city cat or driftwood.
Something i prepared earlier -
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Stardate 101.1.2
So after what seemed like 1000 emails and phone calls back and forth of the last few months things have finally reached a conclusion. Turns out the sil has been complianced for some 8 or so years now but its plates and accompanying paperwork either never found their way onto and into the car or went missing some time in that 8 years.
Anywho......it means compliance isn't an issue now which is kinda rad so it means that the order is more or less - bay spray, engine drop, engine wire in, other random shit, rego, enjoy......or something to that effect.
Nothing else much has happened....had to make a bracket up for the handbrake cause i run r33 gear in the rear....was a real a hole but fixed now and got a job so hopefully things keep slowly grinding forward.
Peace out
Anywho......it means compliance isn't an issue now which is kinda rad so it means that the order is more or less - bay spray, engine drop, engine wire in, other random shit, rego, enjoy......or something to that effect.
Nothing else much has happened....had to make a bracket up for the handbrake cause i run r33 gear in the rear....was a real a hole but fixed now and got a job so hopefully things keep slowly grinding forward.
Peace out
Monday, May 16, 2011
Hold on my turn mf from hell
What?
Got some work done today, hoping for much of the same tomorrow and maybe wednesday, then work the following two days.......cause i just love making pocket change at times convenient for everyone but myself....hoping for some good news this week or next in that regards.
Anywho
Bay is stripped, wiring is (more or less) finished - couple plugs will have it done and dusted and cooler has been dummied up, was hoping running a 450 core would mean i could just sneak pipes in either side without having to cut but alas it was not to be....at any rate it will look super neat and i highly doubt our lovely law enforcement will even bat an eyelid........especially with yamaha and toyota written on the top of the motor :P
PICS OR BAN!
Last pics show where the loom used to come through and where it will be coming through after everything is back together. Real estate is a little tight up top on the drivers side since i'm running the factory CT12 twins but the loom will duck down far enough where heat won't be an issue.
Bay spray is now on the cards, still haven't heard whether the 'other' things are a go or not.....not much can be done without steady dollars though.
Update whenever
Got some work done today, hoping for much of the same tomorrow and maybe wednesday, then work the following two days.......cause i just love making pocket change at times convenient for everyone but myself....hoping for some good news this week or next in that regards.
Anywho
Bay is stripped, wiring is (more or less) finished - couple plugs will have it done and dusted and cooler has been dummied up, was hoping running a 450 core would mean i could just sneak pipes in either side without having to cut but alas it was not to be....at any rate it will look super neat and i highly doubt our lovely law enforcement will even bat an eyelid........especially with yamaha and toyota written on the top of the motor :P
PICS OR BAN!
Last pics show where the loom used to come through and where it will be coming through after everything is back together. Real estate is a little tight up top on the drivers side since i'm running the factory CT12 twins but the loom will duck down far enough where heat won't be an issue.
Bay spray is now on the cards, still haven't heard whether the 'other' things are a go or not.....not much can be done without steady dollars though.
Update whenever
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Zero
= # updates
things started to slowly crunch along again..now after 4 weeks of work thinking things had started to come back around i'm back again without work due to another bunch putting too many eggs into the one basket and not having enough work organised afterwards to sustain its workforce..........surprises me how we didn't fall into a recession and never returned like boba fett into the sarlac.
Anyways waiting to hear back about compliance......still. Given that everything else has been organised (1J wiring in, paint etc) and the one thing holding up the whole show is compliance i'm starting to wonder how the fuck anyone got the first s13 through importation all those years ago....because with it being this difficult now i would've necked myself back in the early 2000s.
So onto the list - battery relocate is done, couple lugs crimped on and in theory the electric side of things should all work, dash is out ready to go away for restoring/flocking when coin comes in again, entire front and rear end has been changed over for 5 stud along with driftworks polyurethane rear subframe bushes and my old kei office coilovers and interior has been changed over. All that is left is reconnecting brake, fuel and handbrake, fuel tank amd a set of shit wheels with good tyres to roll on and off trailers, in and out of paint, compliance, motor wiring and all that other fun stuff.
Doubt i'll update again until i have word on compliance and the bay has been resprayed
Stay classy mafuggers
things started to slowly crunch along again..now after 4 weeks of work thinking things had started to come back around i'm back again without work due to another bunch putting too many eggs into the one basket and not having enough work organised afterwards to sustain its workforce..........surprises me how we didn't fall into a recession and never returned like boba fett into the sarlac.
Anyways waiting to hear back about compliance......still. Given that everything else has been organised (1J wiring in, paint etc) and the one thing holding up the whole show is compliance i'm starting to wonder how the fuck anyone got the first s13 through importation all those years ago....because with it being this difficult now i would've necked myself back in the early 2000s.
So onto the list - battery relocate is done, couple lugs crimped on and in theory the electric side of things should all work, dash is out ready to go away for restoring/flocking when coin comes in again, entire front and rear end has been changed over for 5 stud along with driftworks polyurethane rear subframe bushes and my old kei office coilovers and interior has been changed over. All that is left is reconnecting brake, fuel and handbrake, fuel tank amd a set of shit wheels with good tyres to roll on and off trailers, in and out of paint, compliance, motor wiring and all that other fun stuff.
Doubt i'll update again until i have word on compliance and the bay has been resprayed
Stay classy mafuggers
VE SS system for sale
Tell your friends, $500 (near 3k new) trying to move my muesum of car parts to free up coin for more cool things.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Insert title here
Well since its meant to be a blog about my various motor vehicles i better update even though reading your eyelids is more fun.
Waiting on confirmation of what needs to be done in compliance (its a non-runner so whether just dropping a CA in it is adequate or not - cross fingers i know this week sometime but won't hold my breath). After having heard stories of a mate of mine getting pinged for the most ridiculous shit known to man bringing his 34 through compliance i'd lie if i said i wasn't worried the cost to get it through will completely kill its progress afterwards.
Anyway plan revolves loosely around running an S14 setup, lifting the subframe when the fresh one gets fitted, under rad intercooler and more or less get it running in fairly standard form outside of the 5 stud swap to get it through rego then break the world record for fastest descent back down to earth. Plan then is just to street it till i have enough coin put aside to swap out to adjustable gear, 2 way and paint.
Not bothering to pen dates, shit is just way too unpredictable, job front hasn't improved either but more or less up for anything now that doesn't involve things in my bottom or man things in my mouth as getting the sil on the road is now the one and only priority for me.
Heres a picture, look he is smiling how cute.
Waiting on confirmation of what needs to be done in compliance (its a non-runner so whether just dropping a CA in it is adequate or not - cross fingers i know this week sometime but won't hold my breath). After having heard stories of a mate of mine getting pinged for the most ridiculous shit known to man bringing his 34 through compliance i'd lie if i said i wasn't worried the cost to get it through will completely kill its progress afterwards.
Anyway plan revolves loosely around running an S14 setup, lifting the subframe when the fresh one gets fitted, under rad intercooler and more or less get it running in fairly standard form outside of the 5 stud swap to get it through rego then break the world record for fastest descent back down to earth. Plan then is just to street it till i have enough coin put aside to swap out to adjustable gear, 2 way and paint.
Not bothering to pen dates, shit is just way too unpredictable, job front hasn't improved either but more or less up for anything now that doesn't involve things in my bottom or man things in my mouth as getting the sil on the road is now the one and only priority for me.
Heres a picture, look he is smiling how cute.
Drift Union
Must've watched this at least 1000 times since it came out, if you haven't dialed up a similar amount get your shit together and get it done.
Gets me amped to get my shit running quick smart
Drift Unions - Night Moves 2010 Video from Shawn Browne on Vimeo.
Gets me amped to get my shit running quick smart
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