gfab gets trippy

1:59PM in the middle-of-fuckin'-nowhere-New-Yawk:

G-Fab rolls 5 deep, deep into NY territory on the way to Finger Lakes SCCA PRO SOLO (OMG). Sure, they're running a 1-course 1-car-at-a-time deal, sure it'll be in the middle of desolate upstate New York, sure I'm in a wrong-wheel-drive car with just a tad-too-little power, sure I-use-way-too-many-frikkin'-dashes. But!!! Maybe we'll surely have fun. I'm not really sure.

Anyways, the roster goes:

G-Fab Sentra-itis (very not-addictive but fun anyways)
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Me (PJ)
Dave W.

Datsun 5-dime
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LeQuag
Paul K.

ASK ME ABOUT MY BSP BMW NON-M3
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Apple-loving Mike Shields

Chris is missing the event, so don't expect too many pictures. We'll have video though.... video is always fun. Look for text updates, too, as PROSOLOS ARE VERY FAST. We surely will update you very fast, to keep the pace up. Keep that adrenaline going. Keep that energy high. Keep not being so sure we're surely in the wrong car to keep for sure.

Oh yeah, We got a Wii. Yaaay.

Sinsurely,
pJ

"Chris paid me to do it."

After realizing his driving was not up to snuff, Christopher Franson lashed out violently upon Mike Shields in an effort to win DSP.

Saved by a concrete barrier and the ridiculously stock ride height of the Sentra SpecGFab, Mike attempted to flee the scene, but was unable to enter his Titan in order to enact his escape.

Thus, he turned towards his trusty BMW in order to flee the scene, barely getting away thanks to his trusty soft PAX (*cough* bsp *cough*), but not before obtaining a hostage.

Attempts at communicating with the hostage have proven futile.

News to come as it unfolds.....

-PJ
http://www.gfabracing.com, but you already knew....

Chris Franson is not my hero.

Waiting for pictures before the weekend updates begin. I have video but I refuse to share at the moment. Basically I learned how not to shift into 3rd.

Event summary:
Me - 7th of 12
Everyone else- Trophies all around yay.

Being merciful, I enacted vengance by being the only person not sunburnt. I figured setting everyone's couch on fire would be a bit much, and I don't have that many matches.

"PJ the Mercifur"

Good thing I'm colorblind!!

Work continues on the pirate s14, as the need to go through emissions draws near.

-Fixed EGR problem
-Fixed CAPKS sensor
-Recharged A/C
-Diagnosed Airbag (no clue WHY I bothered)
-PAINTED PINK PRIMER

It screams for a darker primer base (black) but it's better than before. I'll continue work on it later. It's looking as though I may have even gotten my money's worth out of this thing!

-PJ

Semi-new carRRRRRRRRRR!!

So, in the event of crashing the panda, it was time to find a donor chassis to see what I could salvage out of this season and start preparing the little stuff for next year's Street Modified attempt. Thanks to jenna I found an awesome piece of crap S14. It just happened to be a 1995 240sx SE model, complete with the 5 lug hubs and 5spd transmission, not to mention power locks and the SE front lip.

Quirks noted upon buying the car:
-Front end damage
-Rear end damage
-Rear 1/4 panel damage
-Corrosion everywhere, but surprisingly decent frame rails! (rear floor is another story though)
-Bad clutch/ TO bearing
-Windows dont work

Quirks found later:
-Pool cue and ROCK in driver's side door
-Burned out window switches on both doors
-Burned out window relay
-Blown up clutch

Soooooo much work to do on the car. It's not even funny. My first deal is gonna be passing emissions but it was throwing fits over the EGR. I'll clean that and dump some "emissions pass" crap in the tank and see what happens, I guess. Once I have it fully registered, it'll be some suspension swappage time, a more thorough PB Blaster bath, and some widebody overfenders and hopefully a single-color paintjob!!!

Here's progress on it:

Even the piece of crap thumbnail picture won't work. Ah well, it's only a week or two untill I can slamma' jamma' this car to the pavement and hack the rear fenders into submission. I'm sooooo tempted to run ITB's on this thing and go DSP.

Because I can. Bish!!!

-PJ
"Now with 10% less trauma induced sleep!!"