My Apologies

Well as everyone know, 2010 is here. With it I feel a certain level of stress, a stress that comes from wanting to achieve more. More from myself mainly. I want to further myself in more than one area of my life. I have gotten very good at my job...fixing computers and selling new ones. This, however, is a JOB and not a career. I love where I work and I love the people I work with but again, I feel an intense urge and pressure to accomplish more from myself. I have let certain areas of myself slip even though others have flourished. I NEED to continue my education, NEED to continue to pursue a path towards my ultimate career choice, want to do more to my car and this club. I apologize to the very few people that know this blog existed and actually read what I have to say. More will come! I love cars and I always will have an intelligent and heart felt opinion about them or the happenings of the automotive industry. I know its rediculous to suggest but I know that I was naturally selected to be into cars and the lifestyle associated with them. I hope to get more people involved in this club and to make 2010 a great year for AR Natural Selection. Stay tuned....

This video is amazing. Not only because of my undying love for the Nissan s-chassis, but because it is stripped of corporate "look what i can do-ness" that has seemed to pop up in our import car community. this video has no huge pile of money dumped into it, no sponsors, no pro driver, and no pro videographer either. its a great grass roots effort put forth and is very artistic and very well executed. the car is breath taking as well. its nice to see a video made simply to show how vehicles and film can be fused together to make something that rivals paint on canvas or stone chisled by hands with a special touch.

NISSAN 200SX SILVIA S14 BY FORMAT67.NET from FORMAT67.NET on Vimeo.

God Bless Chevy

Ive been wanting an rb swap since i first heard one rip past me at rev limiter in person in New Jersey. Inline 6 motors in general are a thing of beauty. I think there are certain types of motor layouts that sound better than others. The inline 6, the boxer 4, and of course the v8.

Lately I've been looking at what it takes to install an LS1 into an s-chassis. I found a company that anyone should check out if they are interested at all. At www.sikky.com, they make a kit that comes with just about anything needed to install this motor into a 240/Silvia. It includes custom/sweet ass lookin mounts, a custom drive shaft, and most importantly a custom and hand made oil pan that allows you to leave your stock 240 crossmember un-molested and not hacked in half like some other kits require. It just seems like the most ideal swap even if your steering shaft is tightly squoozed between the custom exhaust headers. Nay sayers state that a heavy v8 is a disgrace in a 240, stating it grately throws off the weight distribution and balance. Ive read on various forums from people that have done the swap stating the motor actually weighs 80lbs less than the stock 240's KA24de! People need to remember that the LS series of v8 are the aluminum replacements to the very reliable and widely used iron blocked LT motors.

Enough rant, enjoy:

That exhaust note sounds better than any musician could play.

Random awesome quote

so i registered for a local car website/ forum. Check it out if u want.

www.arrides.com

i was workin at office depot and i sold a small netbook to one of the members on that forum. ive seen him around uca campus but never got to chat with the kid. he told me to check out the site. His name is hatrickstu on there.

anyway, i just got done posting my intro/newb hello post and i was just browsin around the forum and found this gem...

drifthappy wrote:

"I'm partial to Subies because they aren't prone to catastrophic engine and drivetrain failure from just daily commuting. Hell, my dad's WRX has 120k of abuse and it is still running the original brake pads & rotors (still have some life left). That, and Subarus are made from adamantium and are individually blessed and baptized in Mobil 1 by the gods of speed."

i know im a crazy car nerd, but this is just damn funny.....fuckin evo's.

Its been a long time since ive posted anything up here or even had any kind of activity with the car club. ive been away in Jersey for a lil over 2 weeks. i gotta get back into the swing of southern life and ill be back in action. i really would like to have a meet for the whole club. more to come...

P.S.

Go buy a Mango Cool Breeze from your local Sonic...best drink ever. Ever. For real. No, Really.

Can you touch this?....

just straight awesome...