iputinwork…for real

Click this to go to iputinwork’s site.

My buddy sent me this website, maybe some of you know about it. But it’s a pretty rad page about Work Wheels. I highly suggest taking a look at it. On to other news, I’m still trying to iron out the kinks in getting the S, but I should (hopefully) have it by the end of the week. We’ll see how it goes though. Just a matter of time. It’s been a pretty difficult process. Paperwork has been screwed up and so has shipping info. But it’s going. Like I said, just a matter of time. Apart from it being one of my most wanted cars, I’m really just excited about having my own vehicle again.

Welp that’s that. Enjoy the site. Sorry I do not post as often as I’d like. Been busy as hell with work. Going to try to make more posts though. Going to leave you with a pic of a honey.

Adios amigos-

I present to you, Giorgia Palmas.

Artist: Jay Z ft. Beanie Sigel
Track: “Ignorant Shit”
Record: “American Gangster”

Truth In 24

Last night I watched the best documentary that I have seen to date. “Truth In 24″. I love (and favour) Japanese auto culture/tuning/vehicles more than any other, but on the same token I also love racing. Well, mainly just open-wheel and road events. So with that, preference of manufacturers and the nationality of drivers and/or machines is cancelled out. Watching races and having been to a couple so far is awesome. Never did I actually know what really went into the preparation, the event itself, and the pain and hardships that goes into it until I watched this film. And there is no better team to document that than the most meticulous and dedicated of them all, especially coming from one of the most revered races on the whole planet. In particular, the 2008 24 Heures is the subject of documentation here – the battle between Audi’s older TDI machine and Peugot’s newer rivaling machine.  The film was extremely thorough, detailed, intense, and raw – everything that I treasure when it comes to motorsports. And to see that captured in such a presentation as this is simply amazing. To see the side that you do not get to see while watching the race in person behind the wall or on a television screen utterly changes your perspective. You get a true sense of the toll that the 24 Hours of Le Mans takes on every person that is involved in it. But you also get to see how awesomely rewarding it is. And since watching this film last night, my whole outlook on racing and the passion behind motorsports has transformed. If you are a nut about racing then I highly, highly suggest you find a way to watch this. Very well worth the hour and a half that I spent watching it. Hell, I may watch it again tonight.

Other than that, I accomplished a lot today. Took the necessary steps to ensure that I will be going back to school come January. Also did some other things on my to-do list. Finished the day off perfectly with smoking a great cigar (Perdomo Lot 23) while hanging with a couple of my good friends.

Also, make sure to check out Subaru’s GT300 Legacy. That is one mean machine!

That is it folks, Happy Motoring and good night!

Artist: ISIS
Album: “Wavering Radiant”
Track: “Hall of the Dead”

Yes, behold!

I cannot wait until this young man named Luke (who also runs Hashiriya Exports/Running Life) is able to release this documentary. The feel of the footage on each of the trailers has definitely left me wanting the final product for sure. He is doing a perfect job on it! Great video quality and the mood that the composition brings is really just awesome. Please check out this trailer as well as the other few that he has.

Happy motoring!

Post-script..

Had to add this, but if you garner inspiration from Nagata Kazuhiko (a.k.a. “Smoky” Nagata) or his tuning company Top Secret, then please check out Ben Schaffer’s guest post on Speedhunters. It is very well worth it. Also check out VRT’s updates, C’s Garage, The Real JDM, and WreckedMag. If you are open minded as well, I suggest you check out “The World of Jates” and 40DEADMEN. Neither of them are automotive related, but written by two of my really good friends. Just go to the links section at the bottom of this page and navigate to any of those blogs.

じゃあ また

Good morning, adventurers.

This weekend actually turned out to be the busiest I have had in a while. Friday was pretty easy, went to a birthday party and met some people. Saturday, I woke up really early, did some productive things, hung out with my buddy and fiddled with his NB Roadster (which we actually planned on getting some things done but concentration was not strong and seized bolts and mosquitos kept us from getting stuff done). After that, chilled with a friend who is going away for school soon. Then kicked it from then until I went to sleep. And then yesterday, slept really late and went to the coffee shop afterward. So here are a shit ton of pictures that goes with all of this. Enjoy.

Saturday’s festivities…
So on this Roadster we were going to install a wideband and boost gauge, and possibly clean the header side of the motor since Matt said he was unhappy with the shape of it after he installed the blower. I would like to do a feature on this car once I can get some time set aside for it and possibly a new camera. This is not a good “photoshoot” setting since it is in a carport and there was limited space, but here are some mediocre pictures of what it looks like, what we were messing with, and some goodies he has added to it so far:

 

SPOTTED this AP2 with OE add-ons:

 

 

Yesterday’s shenanigans:

 

And lastly, this is what I made myself for dinner last night…yellow rice with hand-shredded chicken, black beans, crushed tortilla, assorted spices/seasonings, baguette, and a couple beers (yes, that is beer in the mason jar, not piss).

 

 

Welp that is all for now. Uploading the photos was a bitch. WordPress needs to make it a little smoother or something.
Late-

 

Artist: Morrissey
Track: “Speedway”
Album: “Vauxhall and I”

 

EDIT: The gallery setup was not working with the Roadster pics and was deleting a few others some how, so I had to insert them individually. What a pain..

Pretty inspiring videos..

Some really really good videos on youtube that I found a little while back and neglected to update about, until now.

Just meh.

Well, I got to see what the publishing companies have been up to the past month. Went to a bookstore and checked out some of the magazines. Got to say I was not really impressed at all. Most of the cars were nothing special in my opinion. Only thing I found good was Super Street’s article on sizing up turbos and picking out the right size for any given application. Now, I did NOT read every magazine in detail – front to back – but I usually look at the contents and see if there is anything interesting. I thumbed through them but I cannot say I saw that much. The only car features that got my attention were the Evolution GT Wagon and the Amemiya Genki 7 (duh!). Saw an article on PE’s quad charge setup for the GTR, but that is not too terribly new.

It is just my opinion, all of that. I would rather read about a car that the owner/builder spent the amount of time they did on the looks, on the tune and setup instead. Sure building a show-like quality car takes a lot of time and money, etc. But I personally would rather read about cars that the builder put the time and frustration into tuning the car itself – suspension, air/fuel layouts, chassis, tweaking things and making one-off modifications just to get the car that much closer to perfection [in their eyes]. I used to be able to say that it was just Honda Tuning leaning that way (publishing mostly show-like quality cars), but now that virus is just spreading.

By no means am I putting down all the people that create these individualistic, custom vehicles. That is great, for sure. But I suppose in my opinion, the perfect car would have at least 80% function applied to it and the rest for aesthetic. Also I think it is better to have more articles like, for example, the turbo one I mentioned above instead of so many reviews of sci-fi influenced wheels, monster-like audio equipment, or even few less bling-bling car features. That way readers that are relatively new to the car scene (and ultimately are somewhat like a clean slate) are actually being educated on something that will help them and to where they can make up their own mind on what to actually DO with the car, instead of throwing trends in their face. Not sure where I am going with this…more like a rant than anything. I guess I should just read Grassroots mag and get the rest of the BMIs that I do not have. Bleh.

Artist: Mono
Track: “L’America”
Album: “Under The Pipal Tree”

Long time, no see…

Just a couple of things that I have found on blogs recently…

First off, I found (and ultimately had to jack the post because it is so badass!) this AE86 coupe on SpeedHunters, which I think is the epitome of a raw and purpose-built (or what my buddy and I refer to as “junk racers”) drift car. It is the latest hit on the feature list because of its character and obvious display of soul. Check out their blog for the full feature or you can just see the pics here… Like the article at SH says, you may think it is hideous, but I think this thing RULES.

Second, another blog I recently added to my sushi-blog-roll is VIOLENT RUNNING TRIBE. It is a blog run by a group of enthusiasts that tune sick rwd platforms. Take a look at their blog, it is definitely worth the time. You can find the link over there to the right.

That is it for now.

I want another.

Got a “Build Your 6″ at Kroger with Kirin Ichiban, Abita Turbodog, Abita Amber, Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat, Optimator Spaten, and Red Hook Copper Hook. Had Abita Amber, Abita Turbodog, and Optimator Spaten. Would have to say the Optimator Spaten was my favourite so far.

Also…Watched the Pianist…incredibly good movie. Loved every bit of it and I am a history nerd so I like stuff from that time period. Uploading the new R35 Hot Version and the FD2 BMI right now, then watching Kagemusha. I will let you know how those are when I get finished with them.

Bye.

Still have not gotten around to putting up the pictures from last post. They will eventually be up. Been busy going to the DOL office and then one of my best friends fly in from Brooklyn a few days earlier than I thought so been catching up with him. Have not really had any time to make any good posts, much less even check out the blogs that I routinely read.

 

Damn this economy sucks.

But this garage rules and I would like to have something like this one day…

Yesss RE Amemiya!

 

Welp, ’til next time…
Happi Motoling!