What you see above: Rasty outlet pipe, Cat-delete, Cusco front and rear sway bars, and Yanack rear camber arms. The front sway bar has been installed and the rear has been sold – plan executed to perfection! (If you recall, I installed a Cusco rear bar many moons ago.)
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Magilla Gorilla: More track time
Posted in Magilla Gorilla, Steve, tagged jzx100 drifting, Okinawa on June 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I hit the track again yesterday and was surprised to find I was sharing the track with only one other car. A private track day without the costs! A lot of track time with cool down time being the only thing causing me to take breaks. The car felt wonderful with the new Cusco front [...]
Timeout: Total 180 180′s.
Posted in Steve, Timeout, tagged 180sx, kouki, sil80, uras, work on May 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
When I saw these two sitting next to each other in the parking area at the Okinawa Motor Festival, I new it was too good to pass up – two fine examples of 180′s built in completely different manners. We’ll start with the matte, camo green 180 you see above…
Event: 2011 Okinawa Motor Festival (Part 2)
Posted in Event, Steve, tagged 180sx, ae86, Drifting, jzz30, Okinawa, s13, Silvia, soarer, yukari bukujo on April 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
After an unexpected delay of being sick all last week, let’s continue the 2011 Okinawa Motor Festival coverage.
Event: 2011 Okinawa Motor Festival
Posted in Event, Steve, tagged C33, okinawa drifting, r33, s13, S14, s15, skyline, supra, yukari bukujo on April 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It seems like I was just doing a write-up for the 2010 Okinawa Motor Festival, but here I am back at it with some pics from the 2011 Okinawa Motor Festival. Much like last time, my notification of the event was happenstance – then it was a poster on a restaurant’s wall and this time [...]
Magilla Gorilla: Full Body Workout
Posted in Magilla Gorilla, Steve on April 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Because a video is worth a thousand pics: I spent the better part of the day swapping my diffs – pumpkin for pumpkin. That is a BIG one man job! The JZX pumpkin makes the Nissan R200 housing seem like a tennis ball. Having now swapped both types solo…this was a BEAST! To jump to [...]
Magilla Gorilla: Blah Blah Blah
Posted in Magilla Gorilla, Steve on April 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I gave the car a wash the other day, then snapped some pics with the new wheels on. They’ve been waiting patiently in my kitchen for the past few months. I finally decided to buy a matching set of lugnuts and put them on. The car still has a long way to go before it [...]
How To: DIY Alignment in Theory (Part 1)
Posted in How to:, Magilla Gorilla, Steve on March 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Nobody needs an explanation of why having a proper alignment is important, so I’ll try to keep the focus on my plans for doing my own alignment.
Magilla Gorilla: Downtime (Part 2)
Posted in Magilla Gorilla, Steve on March 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Here’s the much delayed Part 2. Another rundown of what I’ve been working on. All this stuff occurred prior to hitting the track last weekend, and I’d like to think it made a difference. Some performance items and some just general inspection/bling/well being of the car.
Magilla Gorilla: Hits the track!
Posted in Magilla Gorilla, Steve on March 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A crappy run from early in the day. Felt great to actually drive [like a pansy].
