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It has been sometime since my last entry into The Book of Rage…o wait, that’s Johnny Quest. So it has been awhile, and not much has change as far as my car is concerned. It still has all the awesome I threw at it, and I still have all the crap it threw at me. My SR is pretty well junk until it can be rebuilt. So, what to do, what to do…

This will be the point most people will give up on me and my build, but I would like to assure you to hang in there and all will be right someday.

My brother and I have been tossing around plans on what we should do to get my car to drift status by the first KCDA event. First, we considered rebuilding the SR. Assuming all it needed were rings that would be a fast fix, but it would have been half-assed. We don’t do things half way here at the Brickhouse camp so that was out. Then came the back up plan. I am so, so sorry everyone…

The suggestion was made to use the SOHC that came out of my other car. GRRRR. I was very reluctant to say the least…at first. Then, I started thinking, “Yes, I am moving backwards in the engine department, but if I can drive Minty Fresh, I can get the drifting experience I lack entirely.” So which way is backward and which is forward? I would say it is a wash. I am just excited to drive my car hard and push myself on the track.

The SR build will continue behind the scenes for a while as I collect parts and get machine work done. I just hope my SOHC can make it that long…good thing I have two!!!

Brickhouse Products is now offering POWDER COATING!!! Why powder coating? First and foremost, it is much more durable and affordable than paint. For our own projects, we have the resources to professionally paint small objects but choose to powder coat them. For your money, you cannot get a better and stronger finish. And, the colors and finishes are almost endless. Want a red wrinkle valve cover? No problem. Candy purple suspension links? Sure. Neon yellow wheels? Absolutely.

If it’s metal and will fit in your home oven, we can probably coat it. Need some ideas? Here is a short list of pieces that are excellent candidates for powder coating: valve covers, intercooler piping, wheels, suspension arms, reservoirs, manifolds, etc. Get creative and we’ll let you know if it’s possible. Send your inquiries to brickhouseproducts@gmail.com.

Enough jibber-jabber, here are some pictures of our work in a before and after format. All pieces were media blasted and cleaned prior to coating.

1) RevHard manifold.
Before, high temp spray paint flaking badly:

During, freshly blasted:

After, coated in high temp black:

2) S13 SR Fuel Rail.
Before/During, blasting away grit and grime:

After, coated in “wet” black:


3) S13 Power Steering Reservoir.
Before, standard tarnish and grime:

After, coated in the same “wet” black as the fuel rail:

4) Hulk Smash Intake Piping.
Before, raw finish with a bit of surface rust:

After, again “wet” black:

More examples/projects are in the works. Let us know what we can do you! brickhouseproducts@gmail.com

As I was looking through my pics, I found some pictures from our trip to Chicago a few years ago. While we were there, we visited AMS and Touge Factory. I thought it would be fun to share.

At the time, AMS was just getting into the KA with turbo240.com. I picked up some parts, and then we took some pics of the cars in their lot. You can see the old AMS drag car above. You can tell these are from a few years ago (spring 2007) based on the cars, and AMS was still in their old shop. Anyway, more pics and more cars…

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With the car painted and the weather cold, it was time to reassemble the interior with some of the bits and pieces I had accumulated. This was February-ish 2009. A good job to do in a cold garage. Anyway, you can see it was an absolute mess. I put the S14 driver seat in my S13 but had something to replace it.

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I mocked up the intercooler and got it fitted in the core support area. However, I managed to take some absolute crap quality pictures of most of what was involved in getting it to fit. So instead, let’s look at the piping fabrication. The pic above was our starting point.

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So, I have been doing a piss poor job of keeping up with the site. I worked on the garage the other day – here’s a quick before and after (B&A, duh). As you can see above, the garage was an unorganized shithole. Greg has a knack for never picking up a tool or piece of trash during a project. Add to that another car and all my random crap, and that’s the mess you get. I had some parts to put on my car so a clean-up was a must.

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Paint! Well, almost all there. Fresh out of the garage.

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Games: My Brute

Get your e-nerd on.  We created MyBrute warriors.  You click.  They battle.  It couldn’t be easier and requires no thought or strategy.  Just a good old-fashioned slugfest.  Click on either link to create a brute of your own and then battle!  Pick a fight with either of us by searching our characters: Greg – “garageherogreg”; Steve – “irritatedmax”.

http://garageherogreg.mybrute.com

http://irritatedmax.mybrute.com

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Hulk Smash becomes a refined gentleman!  Here is the starting point for the bodywork.  It doesn’t look too bad – straight rust free body.  At this point, I had big plans.  You will see how those unfold.  As I mentioned before, the green doors are rust free replacements for the original white doors.  Also, in this pic, you can see the grey primer on the trunk.  Here is how that came to be:

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Lincoln, Nebaska, played host to the 2009 SCCA Solo Nationals after out bidding Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka, Kansas.  There is probably more to the deal than that. All I know is that it was there, and now, it is here.  Yay!  With it being held in our hometown, it would be silly for us to miss it.  So, I met Greg at AirPark after work, and we caught the end of the days action.  We watched a few runs then headed to the pits to take a closer look at the cars.  Here are a few of my favorites from the day:

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