Archive for April 2019
Make turtle friends, prevent turtle pizza! Please help them cross the road.
Sharing less than 5 minutes of your time can change the whole world for a little turtle trying to cross the road. It may seem as tho they are suicidal or just plain stupid but this is not the case. All too often whats occurred is a road has been built between where they normally…
Read MoreMisadventures of a Drift Newbie. Part 3: Work Continues.
Work has been continuing on the Z31, slowly but surely it’s coming along. Since the last post my teammate Nate and I have removed the carpet and headliner, and many of the other unnecessary interior parts. It should weigh less and smell better inside now! We discovered a bit more rust than we’d like to…
Read More“Stumper” an explanation for the jeep rat rod thing in the corner of our shop.
This whole project started a few not so short years ago with a relatively simple idea: “After years of wishy-washy feelings towards modifying this car or that, I decided that I may have more motivation and better results making the whole car, more or less… Goals: Handle and stop like a Vette, Look like a…
Read MoreHave more fun with this dumpy lifted half ton.
1/2 Ton Lifted 4×4 Suburban (running project) $1,999 23234 Over the hill and thru the woods, right over top of someone’s house, this truck could probably go. Great for killing trash cans, traffic barrels, or the occasional port-o-potty. Whatever you decide to hit be ready to commit as you are going to have to finish…
Read MoreMisadventures of a Drift Newbie. Part 2: Chizuru Arrives.
So in my last post, I talked about how I fell in love with drifting in the not-so-distant past, and how I planned to start doing it myself. The crucial component is a car in which to drift, so here we are! The fine folks at Roscoe’s had this forlorn 1985 Nissan 300ZX in the…
Read MoreThe drift event through my eyes
The drift event was spectacular. All age groups are invited. I saw people from babies to older people there. Of course, the babies had ear muffs and some other little ones had them as well. All different styles of cars where there. Some rusty and duct taped together and some shiny and sparkle. There were…
Read MoreMisadventures of a Drift Newbie. Part 1: Introduction.
Hi, my name is Tim, and I am addicted to drifting. It all started back in November of 2018 when I was bored and needed an excuse to get out of the house. Spirit.jp Drift Series was holding their first event at RIR, which just happens to be about 10 minutes away from my house.…
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