ink and octane!

wheel whores unite ha.

2012-02-04T08:41:00.000-08:00

trying to help another wheel whore track down some parts to complete his rare 13 inch package. so why not reach out via the web :) trying to track down one final 4x100 center to match this here wheel. any information would be much appreciated :)

another three and a half hours, starting to come to life :)

2012-02-02T13:05:00.000-08:00

i can see my tool box again!

2012-01-19T09:56:00.001-08:00

#SoMuchWin!

2012-01-14T12:36:00.000-08:00

and whats left of it...

2012-01-13T11:25:00.000-08:00

the infamous "staircase brawler" Supra from H2Oi 2011. "that will learn ya quick.."

cleaning..

2012-01-13T11:19:00.000-08:00

so cool...

2012-01-07T11:44:00.001-08:00

my friday night...

2012-01-07T09:09:00.000-08:00

slowly coming along. cleaning and wire tuck in process. some people like to party on friday nights. i am obviously not one pf those people. not that theres an issue with it, just not for me :)

Busy NYE weekend!

2012-01-04T07:30:00.000-08:00

NYE concert, and the Edo-Pop exhibit at MIA, followed by the T-Wolves first win in 19 games against the Mavericks. yea, i know, you didnt take me for a basketball fan, did you? :)

yard artwork.

2012-01-04T06:02:00.001-08:00

forgot where this picture even came from. i imagine one hell of a fire!

tinkering as always..

2012-01-04T05:59:00.000-08:00

been cleaning here and there, and working on cleaning up and tucking away the harness..

terminal is right...

2011-12-26T20:51:00.000-08:00

new ride, and already messing with stuff...

2011-12-26T20:49:00.000-08:00

just sprucing up the interior on the new ride :)

black smoke friday.

2011-11-25T14:40:00.001-08:00

turkey day ride.

2011-11-24T21:18:00.000-08:00

yup, 60 degrees, and the bike came home today. so that meant i had to get a little ride in at least. a little slick on the michelins though...

its been a hell of a ride. one owner, and done....

2011-11-20T10:23:00.001-08:00

tearing the golf down for the last time this weekend. kinda bittersweet i suppose. and ran across this pic on FB. first roadtrip in the gti, may 2003. left minnesota with less than 1000 miles on it, and off to daytona beach we went....

so it begins..

2011-11-19T08:17:00.000-08:00

so i went and did it. i have had it out for this bike since the first time i saw my pal Joe with it. and over the years, its progressed as hes owned it. punched out to a 1200, Ohlins remote res rear suspension, Buell wheel, tire, and braking componenentry, and fork, etc. even funnier, the bike more or less matches my old paint scheme, matte silver with bronze wheels :) more once i get it home, and get the list from him on all the specifics. listening to him list it all off reminded me of when people ask whast been done to my golf...

more stickers!

2011-11-09T10:47:00.001-08:00

got some stickers with my new Kung Fu Tap and Taco hoodie from the folks at FTW.CO

http://churchofchoppers.blogspot.com/

another couple hours....

2011-11-09T08:19:00.000-08:00

just...wow!

2011-11-05T07:51:00.000-07:00

so every time i now think i do some nutty shit, i will go get humbled by looking at FB pal Sam Eatons page. serious insanity, and makes me jealous every time i see a new pic :)

one day. love it!

2011-11-05T05:51:00.002-07:00

doing werk!

2011-11-05T05:51:00.001-07:00

go figure, Hoonigan gets a snowy drive home....

2011-11-04T19:17:00.000-07:00

yes, thats snow...

i can dig it. just hope its a girls car lol...

2011-11-03T03:35:00.000-07:00

going to be sad to see it go away...

2011-11-01T07:11:00.000-07:00

starting to gather info for the build.

2011-10-29T11:50:00.000-07:00

figuring out bolt patters and such, so we can start to get drivetrain details together...

one of my favorite pics....

2011-10-28T16:06:00.000-07:00

starting point..

2011-10-27T07:56:00.000-07:00

and just a quick shot of what the one i am starting out with looks like now. and no, i am not letting the Ronals go, they are so meant to be with this car <3

motivation for the new project..

2011-10-27T07:30:00.000-07:00

thanks to PVW, and their october issue, for lighting a fire under my ass by featuring this car. the new project has just this kit on it too :)

choices, choices...

2011-10-12T08:27:00.000-07:00

should be a good time, come check it out

2011-10-10T10:51:00.001-07:00

"If Mike Olson were a lego character..." thanks Chris@C2

2011-10-04T19:49:00.000-07:00

"Its all fun and games, until someone loses an eye!"

2011-09-26T08:35:00.000-07:00

1000hp, wet roads, and the manic crowd at H2Oi dont mix well i guess....

haha!

2011-09-25T18:34:00.001-07:00

yay, dyno! wait, damn it....

2011-09-25T17:29:00.000-07:00

spun the right side inner c/v joint on the first pull for saturdays dyno event. go figure, still made 433whp@15 psi while doing so at least lol....

81" ironhead.... looks like i may have yet another project?

2011-09-25T17:27:00.000-07:00

looks like i may have yet another project

another four hours under Dan Dittmer tonight!

2011-09-02T20:03:00.000-07:00

summer break is over, now time to get back in and get some color! another four hours under Dan Dittmer tonight. next apt oct 1st :)

so maybe, just maybe, a moderator might actually know something!

2011-09-01T07:02:00.001-07:00

well holy hell, and actual VWVortex moderator, doing work! maybe this will motivate Nick to hurry the eff up already :)

BSA aluminum rod failure.

2011-08-31T20:17:00.000-07:00

this, folks, is the carnage created by rod bolt failure. not a car engine, but an old british twin, that we found out had already been over bored .040. so not only a new upper cyl casing, but new pistons and rods as well. ouch....

some more bike pics.

2011-08-27T08:54:00.000-07:00

a couple more pictures of the new bike. new seat is en-route via CL, and searching for some electronic parts so i can get the charging system working properly..

so just how much work?

2011-08-27T08:49:00.000-07:00

so just how much work was it to do what i did to my new wheels, you ask? yea, i could have done it with vinyl, etc. but that would have meant relying on someone else, etc. as well, getting what i was trying to do, translated to exactly what i wanted would have been a long walk so to speak..

had to test fit them first, before i got to far ahead of myself.

once that was sorted, it was game on..

a tracing from the camo pattern on my car to go off of..

and the first pass, looked good to me, so onward i went :)

and the final product?

a quick shot from WekFest..

2011-08-26T07:29:00.000-07:00

another bike project. 75 Honda CB360

2011-08-23T09:59:00.000-07:00

long story short, this is my summer bonus from Tristan, the owner of Further Performance. still dont know what to say to that one, more than humbled me :)

WekFest Chicago, sniped pics, and dstroyed parts!

2011-08-23T09:58:00.000-07:00

WekFest Chicago, McCormick Place. one of the few indoor shows i have done, and thought it would be a blast to get the car involved in a more JDM style of show. always been into all sorts of cars, so always in for broadening my view, and doing the same for those that might not see much from the euro side of things.

for the life of me, i cannot remember his name, but the man, the myth, behind the @WeksosUSA twitter feed took this picture. finally met in person, and swapped some tattoo pics. also got to put a real face to the names of Danny Rice, and crew from Ohio and points more south then that, as well as all the Chi regulars..

and destroyed my half caps on the drive down. but as seems to be the norm, i lucked out. Loud Mike had a set of OEM ones laying about the garage, and we had it sorted soon after finding it. all in a days drive i guess, and always ready for anything.

another Axiom project. full carbon wrapped RS4

2011-08-12T11:47:00.000-07:00

pics courtesy of Travis Alexander

hell yes!

2011-08-12T08:25:00.000-07:00

yup.

2011-08-12T08:23:00.000-07:00

a couple cool pics from the show two weeks back, TK showoff show down..

2011-08-12T07:44:00.000-07:00

a couple cool shots, and one funny one :)

2011-08-10T07:34:00.000-07:00

yea, this is what happens when you let Lawrence fill this form out for you :)

a couple of cool shots from the DItV show this past weekend. the rain held off until just after awards, and i imagine that shot was maybe 20 minutes before hell opened up on OshKosh

road trip!

2011-08-08T06:50:00.000-07:00

golf and me made the trip to DIV on the Rally to the Valley. more pics and such later...

it was only a matter of time...

2011-08-08T06:48:00.001-07:00

i know i wasnt the first by any means. but already seeing more cars with logos stenciled on the tyres :) (all photo credit; Mike Kippen)

end game!

2011-08-02T15:35:00.000-07:00

Perfect!

2011-08-02T08:24:00.001-07:00

the trophies from this weekends show. other shows should take note...

2011-07-31T19:29:00.000-07:00

other shows should take notes, some seriously cool stuff, all hand made by different club members, and sponsoring shops. i really love that th...ey have a "traveling club" cooler trophy. shit, i love that clubs like this, that are more or less all family, literally in some cases. more pics in a bit.

some new rollers on the way. Thanks Brad and crew at fifteen52

2011-07-29T12:26:00.000-07:00

cross posting. Rally to the Valley drive to DIV

2011-07-26T22:03:00.000-07:00

haha, rallyTOtheVALLEY is shaping up to be one hell of a good time. Just added, The Western (better looking) Leg will be departing from Minneapolis and making there way down to the show as the Southern Leg is working our way up from Chicago and through MKE. So, you really have no excuse not to join us. Well, unless you're super lame, then that would be a pretty good excuse.

Keep an eye on www.longballrally.com and our event page on the book of faces.

Bearded Lady Motorcycle Freak Show..

2011-07-26T21:57:00.000-07:00

some pics from the bike show that i forgot to get posted up. the trophies are kinda cool, in a gory way i suppose. and had to get a pic of the ghia up, that was hit at the show as well. would have drove the bike, but the clutch cable literally broke when i started it up to go get some gas lol...

some pics from World of Wheels that i forgot all about . Peterbuilt Power!

2011-07-26T21:50:00.000-07:00

found these from the World of Wheels show i had went to awhile back. just made me think about how i respond when people ask me how much money i have into my car. i imagine it pales in comparison to what these type put into their rigs and such.

thanks Noui. cool lil video from the last trek out for photos

2011-07-25T19:41:00.000-07:00

a few more random tags

2011-07-23T05:40:00.001-07:00

seriously, all carbon fiber, except the unibody!

had a sticker in my pocket, so i had to leave my mark. free beer to the person that spots it and verifies its location :) and yes, its a bar in mpls ;)

WeKFest Chicago, Aug 20th

2011-07-23T05:34:00.000-07:00

sounds like we are shaping up to have a good euro contingency showing up, so if your in the Chicago area, come check it out, should be a blast :)

D.Tek rules. just sayin.....

2011-07-22T07:38:00.000-07:00

haha, just had this sent to me from D.Tek down in Texas, trying to hide out from the heat :) the funnier part is the story behind. or as Tek says, "one of the crazier photo shoots i have ever had". the car behind me didnt like us doingthe speed limit or something. long story short, i might have went to jail, and she almost got her car all sorts of, how you say, ventilated?

RK monday night GTG

2011-07-20T09:15:00.000-07:00

a quick picture i got tagged in from the RK monday night meet. thanks to John for the picture ;)

haha, just have to post! (from Waterfest coverage)

2011-07-18T11:41:00.000-07:00

haha, came across this on FB today. too funny.....

always late, but whatever... "Back to the 50's"

2011-07-17T07:21:00.000-07:00

so i finally found the few pics i did take at Back to the Fifties this year. drove Trusty down, and lied about her age to get her in! (nothing newer then '64 allowed, and NO MUSTANGS! haha)

i will build and own a Gasser someday. just sayin it now....

and heres something you dont see everyday, especially at a hotrod show no less! Auto Union DKW jr, with a nice little Cosworth V6 swap, wide steel wheels out back, etc. my favorite at the show, hands down...

as you can tell, a group of VAG enthusiasts coming across this at the show, we were all over it. almost literally :)
and a final shot. nothing like enjoying the summer weather cruising around, playing with cars....

more toys...

2011-07-16T15:00:00.000-07:00

just a quick one..

2011-07-10T07:24:00.000-07:00

thanks to Mr Jared Levine for the shot...

just because...

2011-07-07T12:45:00.000-07:00

never thought...

2011-07-07T08:47:00.000-07:00

never thought i would be the subject of a random shot like this haha. I guess the big pink heart gets attention lol...

some randoms from the final days...

2011-07-07T08:13:00.000-07:00

i suck at the interwebs sometimes...

2011-07-06T21:34:00.000-07:00

so i have been a lagging SOB lately. sorry to all, been buried up until last weekend. tried to get the car done in time for EW5, but just ran out of time, literally in the garage until 1pm the day of the show...

and had it started for the first time, that following tuesday. a couple bugs worked out through last week, and all sorted in time to enjoy the holiday weekend with it. and just in time to have D.Tek get at it while in town for some good pics. i am only good at random cell pics, and little stuff in the garage haha...

and some of the final outcome?

thanks as always, to D.Tek for the pics, and the good times as always...

more randoms, from before painting the underside...

2011-05-04T20:41:00.000-07:00

"absent minded professor" edition update..

2011-04-24T05:11:00.000-07:00

like the title states, total randomness. i started and stopped this update too many times too count, and have just given in, and am going to just throw it together. these first shots, are of the damage that i had done to my 5 speed trans over the last summer

one of the reasons it didnt get driven to as many events as i would have liked last year. that there is what we call bearing failure. not sure what happened, if something got in there, or if some shifting occurred due to the torque loads :)

and then onward to the new transmission. O2M six speed, from a donor 24v gti. once the parts were back from cryo treatment, it was reassembly, and hopefully back into the housing, along with the new Quaiffe soon..

and you think you know how many bearings, seals, etc go into one of these? you dont want to know, and if you do, you fully understand why building a car to hold power and work reliably isnt cheap. ever.

and the pile of parts that had to be replaced...
and last, but not least. and a little more up to current time. tire sidewall shaving/ smoothing. always wanted to try it, and found a way to experiment by accident. cannot wait to see what they look like on the car, esp after giving them a little extra touch that you will have to wait to see...

over and out. for the moment at least....

another update on the golf..

2011-04-17T20:05:00.000-07:00

so it getting to be that time of year once again, and as always, my car is the last to get attention. but after heading east last weekend, and the nice dose of weather today, i think i have my head back in the right place. and no shows coming up that i am obligated to attend, so no rush anyhow.

brakes are still a few weeks out. and still awaiting the test pieces for some little bits for the rear, before i get the beam back home, and into the car again. so lots of cleaning and reassembly. as well, been helping out where i can with a friends new design for a short runner intake manifold as well. more on that later as well...

Guest spots....

2011-04-13T21:48:00.000-07:00

since i have so many friends into both cars and ink, stay tuned. going to start some guest spots, and see how things work out. maybe get Rudi to write something on his cats ;)

or at least his car maybe :)

Backpiece session 3

2011-04-08T17:29:00.000-07:00

so session number three has come and went. sat for another 3.5 hours on the first, this time under the hand of Dan Dittmer. just got the outline built up on his section of the piece. as you can see, there will be no mistaking it from, say, three or so blocks away!

one more appointment in the beginning of may, then none until September again, so i dont have try and get it worked on over the summer months.

FDR, effing right!

2011-04-08T10:08:00.000-07:00

so in my last post, mentioned sitting idle in Philly? out here to relax and Chill with my good pal Rudi aka; Rudeboy. chill for the weekend, and end it all with a trip up to Jersey for Show and Go on sunday. so i arrive, and Rudi grabs me from the airport, to head here to his place. on the way, we are talking about different shows, and scenes and such, and he mentions he wants to show me FDR, where they hold the Toys for Tots gtg every fall. and thats where i want to kick myself...

o thought about bringing my board along, you know, just in case. when you have been around skateboarding as long as i have, its hard not to think of grabbing it to bring along. and heres one of those moments once again, where should have was now a moot point. i never equated FDR and the car stuff, with FDR and skating? so here i stand, at what to me is one of the major historic sites in the US? hand built by the locals over the years, its like the east coast version of Burnside...

backpiece, session two

2011-04-08T10:03:00.000-07:00

once again lagging at getting to the blog. but sitting idle in Philly has given me some time..

session two has come and past. i figured i would save most of the pics from that, being as i am sure most people dont want to have to look at my ass haha. but 3.5 more hours of work, all on one cheek!

makes a fun business card holder though haha

just a quick wheel post.

2011-03-20T08:15:00.000-07:00

that time is around the corner once again. and as always, been so buried in customer projects, that mines been sitting neglected. but the snow is melting, so i better get a move on right. 2 done, and 2 to go...

O2M 6spd- alloy shift forks

2011-03-18T21:20:00.000-07:00

so it sounds like everyone's favorite weak link in these are the shift forks. seeing as how DM offers up a single fork (3rd to 4th iirc), but none of the other forks in the system? i am guessing from what i have looked into that is due to being the most failure prone, as well as easiest to replace? so please correct me if i am wrong.

long story short, i am building a 6spd to replace the 5spd i was running. and since i have access to people with the right skill sets, tools, etc, i am looking into making replacements for all of the forks for my personal project. so i figure maybe get a discussion going on this, and see what people think? i dont know how many o2m owners push, or are looking to push up over 500whp, and to try and do it as reliably as possible?

a couple pics for reference...

Material will be 7075-T6, pads are Ampco 18. The main enemy here is fatigue and heat. 7075 has a great fatigue life, small grain structure, they should preform better than the poured brass the factory ones.

Ampco 18: http://www.ampcometal.com/en/index.php?page=a18ext

2010 Golf with some OEM goodness..

2011-03-17T09:56:00.000-07:00

a quick little pic and link to the shop blog. this was my sunday project from last weekend, 2010 golf that we swapped on all sorts of goodies too....

here is a link to the Further Performance blog as well ;)

and some new TAR-OX brakes for the golf, straight from the UK..

2011-03-10T22:04:00.000-08:00

And a little press release from the folks over at Open Road Tuning, thanks again Andrew :)

"In case the yellow anodized calipers were a bit much on your eyes, here's a snap of the TAR•OX B34-10GT in black. Mike Olson has a set on order for his R33T Golf. Keep your eyes peeled for some new photos and a full write up!"

Elliot put it best, "You crazy sonbitch....."

2011-03-10T21:29:00.000-08:00

so i decided it would be funny, and get Elliot all sorts of torqued up if i did this. might as well make it official, since i have had, at last count, 26 different sets of wheels on this car in 9 or so years. i would say 27, but the set going on for the coming season were on the car before a few years back haha..and since Dawn is still working on shooting anything and everything for her portfolio, she came along for some pics. and thanks as always, for fitting me in for all sorts of last minute ink, to Jerred Kincaid @ Holy Mackerel Tattoo Studio

quick update (real one coming, i promise)

2011-03-10T21:11:00.000-08:00

quick and very up to date pic of a part for the car. who said orange wasnt making a comeback haha

bike update. 50 degrees in feb!!!

2011-02-16T19:51:00.000-08:00

welcome to Minnesota in February? 50 degrees today, and a good reason to turn the heat up on myself on the projects. and with that, some updates here as well. starting to come out of a self induced (life, ex, work, etc) cabin fever spell, and with all 6 cyl firing. and the boss picking up some new bikes has only hastened the cause. so the bike was quickly torn down to the bare frame, and color schemes laid out in my head. so motor out, and down to the shop today. to which i tore right into, knowing i was going to need to re-fresh this here 45 year old motor...

at the shop, finally a use for my new box!

and while at it, all the chrome is heading off to be etched, before being powder coated. by now as most might have noticed, i dont dig shiny. so chrome and polished bits will all be matte or flat. i suppose i will leave the details at that, and let the rest come out as it moves along..

and one of the two new toys the boss picked up. so yea, now i HAVE to get mine done hahah..

"outside of the comfort zone"

2011-02-13T04:34:00.000-08:00

every once in awhile, even i get burnt out on cars all the time. winter sets in, and usually i get to a point where the last thing i want to do is touch my car. so when the chance to do something a little different pops up, i have trouble saying no. so when a friend asked me if i would be interested in helping paint her seven year old sons bedroom, i was all over it. he wanted flames, guitars, and his name on the wall. so after some back and forth, we came up with this.

and you thought adults were hard to keep happy. but he loves it, and now his little brother wants his room done :)

first appointment, roud 3- the "O" face

2011-02-11T05:25:00.000-08:00

i got a kick out of these. just a little proof that, yes, it does hurt! haha, some of these are pretty funny, trying to act like it doesnt hurt haha..

the first appointment, round 2

2011-02-11T05:05:00.000-08:00

the goal= get the entire outline done in one shot, so we wouldnt have to worry about doing the stencil more than once. had been some time since i have had something of this scale done, so i was a little wary on my ability to sit through it.

started on it around 5pm, and finished up around 9:30. 2 of which, i had both of them working away on me. was entertaining to hear the back and forth, "whoa, i can feel that from here through his rib cage, how about you?"- think of that in the theme of "dude, wheres my car?" and you you can imagine how hard it is to sit still laughing.

and yes, sitting, driving, and just about doing anything is a major pain in the ass (literally)

the first appointment, the outline, part 1

2011-02-10T12:57:00.000-08:00

so finally had the intila appointment. i was so anxious, that i was a tad worried i would pass out from excitement. but, even when Thad tried (to the surprise of Damian, who responded with a timely "man, your a dick!". it was rather hilarious, as it always is. my friend Dawn came along, and brought her "fancy" camera. so she is the one to thank for the cool pics.

a nice shot of the "double penetration" haha. had to go there..

the man, the myth, the bearded master, Dan Dittmer doing his thing..

and flip! there was a whole lot of moving back and forth so that they could both get to their ares while working at the same time.

dont mind the ass shot..

to be continued. more pics a coming...

so less then 24 hours until we get started.

2011-02-07T14:24:00.001-08:00

so less then, say, 17 hours (but whos counting or anything) until we get a start on this next piece. a few slight changes since last posted up, all for the better. been waiting for quite some time to get a start on this. just a tad more excited then someone should be i think...

some random car stuff pics. so havent been keeping up haha

2011-02-07T14:01:00.001-08:00

"Its about that time." the first run of 3.2 VR6 spacers are done and ready..

2010-12-10T05:59:00.000-08:00

Its about that time. The first run of "new revision" R32 3.2 VR6 head spacers will be shipping out today. 304 Stainless steel spacer, bringing the compression ratio of your VR6 down to 9:1 for boosted high horsepower applications. With the help of Jeff Atwood @ United Motorsport, we had developed these.....

for more information, check out or shop blog as well....

some in process work on the spacers...

2010-12-09T06:33:00.000-08:00

from this....
to this, after some prep work. 304 is a bitch to clean up haha....

"Modern Warfare!" Eurotuner -January 2011

2010-12-09T06:32:00.000-08:00

just caught wind of this? I knew there was something in the works, but didnt expect something this quickly. Sam Du shot it at the end of the day, Saturday, at H2Oi this year. And low and behold, this...

I feel honored to be labeled one of the "best of H2oi". and yes, I will get better images as soon as I can find my own copy lol...

Vinyl wrap (digital camo)

2010-12-05T09:28:00.000-08:00

so i finally found the pictured from when we wrapped the car back in july. had been meaning to have it done before June 1st, so it would be all set for the Eurowerks4 show. but timing isnt my strong suite. as you can see, we took a little more care then the typical wrap might, taking off the door handles, mirrors, and front bumper to get it all laid out perfect. one piece taillight to headlight, one each for the bumpers, hatch, and hood respectively. between Jeff@AAC and myself, we had a good 20+ hours into it to make it look like it does. and well worth the time and effort, always fun to watch people search for seems that dont exist :)

Jeff does all the local Army/ National Guard display vehicles for football games, promotions, etc. so we took the standard BDU print, changed the hue a bit, and sent it off to be printed. then, just to stay in theme with the rest of the car, it was all laminated after printing to give it a matte finish, versus a glossy one...

-Mike

relaxation device..

2010-11-30T08:36:00.000-08:00

finally a chance to get some pics up of the new relaxation device. had it for a bit now, just havent had time to get to the camera until the last few days. forgot that i had even pics of it..

so cool, i just had to stop...

2010-11-30T08:34:00.000-08:00

usually most of the graffiti i see around the shop is borderline gang related, or the mindless scribbles of some high teenager, looking for attention. a few weeks ago, i had seen a similar design to this on one of the buildings in passing, but by the time i had a chance to return for some pics, it was gone? painted over by the building owner i imagine.

well, a few weeks later, and its back lol. same doors and all. so i had to get pics this time. and believe it or not, this is sidewalk chalk? so it did make me laugh to picture the owner painting over it, when he could easily just scrub it off.

now if only he would come do our building, i think we would let him have at it all he/ she wants..

kool surprise on a sunday afternoon..

2010-11-28T19:41:00.000-08:00

stopped off at B&N today when out for some supplies, figuring i would grab the new PVW. came across this when i did?..

opened it up, and paged through it, coming upon my own feature! holy hell, i didnt even know they were putting this out? nice little surprise after a long week, to say the least..

here we go again, round whatever at this point...

2010-11-28T17:51:00.000-08:00

so a productive day on sunday, if i dont say. made it out to Welle Auto Supply to pick up some things, and cant ever seem to make it out of there without spending money. i was there maybe 10 minutes, and $85 dollars later, i was walking out the door. like a kid in a candy store, i could get in so much trouble in there given the time. so that sorted, and the garage somewhat clean..

and talk about a cramped space? yes, this is what i am used to having for room most times anyhow :)

but anyhow, before i can get started with my new goodies, i need to get the underside of the car torn down. yes, you heard that right. i am cleaning up, and redoing the underside of the car.

and as most know, i have to clean things as i tear them apart. the secret to how this car has stayed so damn clean over the years. yup, i am that nuts i guess...

and i got the rear beam out as well. that will be heading off to be sandblasted, and then who knows from there ;)

talk about funny looking..

-later

and the car is back under the knife, so to speak...

2010-11-28T08:33:00.000-08:00

winter has set in around here the last few weeks. went from 70 degrees and sunny, to sub freezing temps, snow, and ice. so needless to say, the car is back and tucked away in the garage for the season. and as always, i cant just sit back and let it be. so i have already started some plans into motion for the coming summer...

some of you might remember the LM's i had a few seasons back. well, they never really left, in true wheel whore fashion. pulled em out of the dust bin, and they are now apart and off to their respective service shops. barrels off for polishing, hardware off for plating, and the centers still up in the air? might paint match them to the car. but that entails painting the car again? what to do...