Thursday, December 31, 2009

Done.... again....

Just got more stuff done to the J30.. The ebrake is working now... and I also managed to clean up some other stuff.. .




















There are a few people I would like to thank for the project















Alex Villareal for his advice and helping me weld up some stuff on the car..
Alex Pfieffer
SPEC clutch-Their clutches are awesome
AME wheels
Megan Racing
Cyrus Martinez-For getting me the transmission
Rene Franco-Nice exhaust work

Monday, December 28, 2009

Done....

It's still needs some work, but it runs.. Now, I have to clean it up a bit. Oh, and yes that is my ebrake coming out the side of the center console.. Still working on that one.. If you don't know, the j30's only had a foot brake.















I removed the rear muffler and had Rene from Rene's Motorsports create a true duel exhaust.




















Hopefully, you will see this car drifting at the next event!

Deep Dive: Ford's all-new 5.0 V8

Ah.. The 5.0 is back.. My first car was a 5.0 mustang. Brings back old memories...













Deep Dive: Ford's all-new 5.0 V8

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Trying to hit 20,000 views...

Trying to hit 20,000 views for Taka video... Everyone, watch the video again!

Taka Aono 2009 Formula D video from Ross Fairfield on Vimeo.

Friday, December 18, 2009

I want....

Worst drivers!!

Not sure if I should make this an annual thing but considering I drive about 50k miles a year, I have noticed a few things.

There are particular drivers that drive these cars that simply suck. This doesn't apply to everyone, just the few that really piss me off. Its not one or two incidents either but generally speaking the people who drive these cars are terrible (in my opinion).

3. Chevy Astro Vans. (no particular color or year)

I have noticed that people who drive Astro vans drive them as slow as possible. I am not sure if its their fault or the van itself but they do love to keep them under the speed limit. For all you Astro owners... Stay away from the fast lane... You have no business being there.. Seriously..

2. Toyota Prius.

What is the deal with some of these drivers? Now that they are more of them on the road, it seems like they are everywhere and the all have a promise to mother earth to drive at 55 mph on the freeways.

I think what is more stupid than a slow Prius driver are the ones who drive them fast. First, when I say "fast", I really mean 80 mph on the freeway... I know they are not fast to begin with but to see a Prius driver zoom by kills the whole purpose of owning one... If you need to get somewhere quicker and you own a Prius.... Leave earlier!

1. Honda Odyssey (2006-present)

I don't know where to start with this one. Honda probably makes the best minivan in the world and I am sure that they handle as well as any sedan on the road today. But seriously, what is the deal with them tailgating and driving like they have been holding their piss for 3 hours? Is every soccer mom that owns one always in a hurry or did Honda really build an F1 car that seats 7+ people? And Dads... Don't even try and look cool driving one... Put the aviator sunglasses away and drive the speed limit because.... YOU are driving a minivan!!!!

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Next years grip day classifications...

I've been thinking about what to do for next years Grip Day events...

With the KA (s13/S14) class getting bigger, I was thinking about adding a few more classes for next year...

Here is what I am proposing..

Classification 1.

S13/s14 KA class
-Engine must remain Naturally aspirated
-All engine mods are permitted (cams, ECU tuning, exhaust, etc.)
-Any interior and exterior mods are permitted (removing interior, carbon fiber doors, etc.)
-Tires are restricted to treadwear rating of 140 or higher

Nissan V6 NA class
-Engine must be natural aspirated V6 engine produced by Nissan (maximas, Z32, Z31, etc.)
-All engine mods are permitted (cams, ECU tuning, exhaust, etc.)
-Any interior and exterior mods are permitted (removing interior, carbon fiber doors, etc.)
-Tires are restricted to treadwear rating of 140 or higher

Nissan z33 NA class
-This class is limited to natural aspirated Z33 chassis (350z and G35 chassis)
-All engine mods are permitted (cams, ECU tuning, exhaust, etc.)
-Any interior and exterior mods are permitted (removing interior, carbon fiber doors, etc.)
-Tires are restricted to treadwear rating of 140 or higher

Classification 2.

S13/S14 Turbo class
-This class is open to all variations of motors which includes RB, KA turbos and SR's.
-All engine mods are permitted (cams, ECU tuning, exhaust, etc.)
-Any interior and exterior mods are permitted (removing interior, carbon fiber doors, etc.)
-Tires are open for this class

Nissan z33 boosted class
-This class is open to all aftermarket turbo or supercharged VQ engines.
-All engine mods are permitted (cams, ECU tuning, exhaust, etc.)
-Any interior and exterior mods are permitted (removing interior, carbon fiber doors, etc.)
-Tires are open for this class

Classification 3.

4ag NA class
-Engine must remain Naturally aspirated variation of the 4ag engine (20v, blue top, redtop)
-Chassis is open to all vehicles with a 4ag engine (Mr2, TE, AE86, etc.)
-All engine mods are permitted (cams, ECU tuning, exhaust, etc.)
-Any interior and exterior mods are permitted (removing interior, carbon fiber doors, etc.)
-Tires are restricted to treadwear rating of 140 or higher

4ag boosted class
-Engine is open to all forms of boosted 4ag engines (GZE, turbos, NOS, etc)
-Chassis is open to all vehicles with a 4ag engine (Mr2, TE, AE86, etc.)
-All engine mods are permitted (cams, ECU tuning, exhaust, etc.)
-Any interior and exterior mods are permitted (removing interior, carbon fiber doors, etc.)
-Tires are open for this class

That's it for now...

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

KA class winner

I think the bar has been set by our winner in the KA class last Sunday... With a 2 second lead over anyone else, I think we will need to step up a bit...

1st place. Matt Johnson. 1:30.17