Bodykit

I dont know why, but for some weird reason I always need to pressure myself first, before I actually get stuff done.... is it only me or is that a common thing?

Anyway...

It's almost Christmas and the end of the year again.

I haven't done much since my last update, maybe a bit of cleaning or tiding but nothing big really.

I will start working on the exterior now and one thing that bothers me for ages, is my bodykit.
Well the bodykit of my S14 of course :)

I have 2 rear bumpers, skirts and one front bumper.
And I still dont know what look I'm going for.
Will I go for the Vertex kit, like the one my car came with, or will I try something else?

I normally always do "something else", because I hate "mainstream" stuff, even though Vertex looks good on my car ha.

I got a standard front bumper and rear bumper and I think I will try to pull it off that way.

There is also the fact, that I dont have vertex front bumper at the moment.

So I decided to simply try it and start with the standard kit.

The thing is, that I have to get them sprayed, so that is my next goal.

I'm going to find out the paintcode of Nessy and spray the bodykit.
I wont spray it on my own, but I might found someone who can do it :)

Yesterday I also learned, how to sand the bumpers down. With a machine!
How awesome is that?

I started already with sanding down the bumper by hand, but of course that is a bit of a pain.
Therefore I was very happy that I was able to borrow the sanding machine and also got shown how to use it!
(Thanks again Chris!)

I got a few "before" pictures to show what kind of work I'm going to do.

I'm very excited about it, for some reason this is loads of fun :D

Later on I'll drive down to the unit again to finish the bumpers because we got only one done yesterday night.

Yaaaaaay!

So before this year ends, the bodykit will be all sanded down and ready for repair, primer and paint :D

R.I.P Paul Walker :(

As probably everybody knows by now, Paul Walker died in a car crash a few days ago.

Many other car-enthusiasts can relate to him and the Fast & Furious movies or got influenced by it.

When I saw the news, it made me incredible sad as the movies (and the actors) influenced me a lot. They were one of the reasons why I finally started drifting...especially after the fifth movie.

Paul Walker was not only a genuine person, he also did help so many people with his organization "We reach the world".

I came across a new and very well-done tribute video which I would like to share:

Klick here


RIP Brian!!

Halloween!

Its been a year since I was out on track with my car Nessy!

Thats a picture form Tynagh last year, I even put some Halloween decoration on ha

Its amazing how fast time is flying, especially if you enjoy doing your life/hobbies/project/etc.

Two days ago I was up in the unit again and the time just flew by.
I'm at least always 4-5 hours up even though it feels like only one!


I'm not fully finished with everything I wanted to to within my 3 months plan :( Only a little is left, so that should be done soon enough!

what is left to do?

If you followed my previous posts, you might understand why I will write following now.

Until the end of October I have following stuff left to do:

- get a new gasket
- get 2 horns (1 standard, 1 funny one)
- might get new power steering pump
- fit turbo timer
- fix/fix dump valve
- fit killswitch
- fit liquid bottle for windscreen stuff


Christ some list, and its the 16th already!

Lets see what I can get done :)

Wash and polish

She got a good wash (actually 3!) and a sweet nice polish :)

The pics dont really show how good it looks but for now she sits all cleaned up (finally) in the unit and awaits more stuff done to her :D

More updates to follow!

she's alive!

Yesterday was a good (and long) day in the unit again.
After I collected everything I needed (still more stuff to get) and did what I wanted to do, I put back together a few parts, to start her up again. (big thanks to my other half)

So after 9 months I finally heard her lovely roaring again!
YAAAAY

I was so happy (and very unpatient), it took as a good while to jump start the oul, dead battery.

My 3-months plan will end this month, a bit of work is left to do.

Tomorrow she will get a gooooood clean/wash and polish so that she looks like a nice car again. All the dust and dirt from the last track day are still on her :O

But this will change and hopefully I can provide you with a few nice pics tomorrow!

I also cant wait to present you my list and archievment at the end of the month (regarding the 3 month plan).


When do I finally learn to get patient.....


:)

About Nessy's history

Recently I found out (thanks to Declan!!), who owned my S14 in Ireland before me. I can basically recall now who the owners were and what happened to the car.
I always thought she came with her original SR20DET engine but I was wrong.
Appreantly she arrived in Ireland with some very nice spec and was simply a monster.

All of the spec was taken of her and a standard engine was put in.
That makes me a little bit sad to be honest...ah well...

I also got this picture, thats how she arrived coming from Japan. She was in the 88 Drift team :

I love the picture, pretty cool right?

Lets see how she looks like when I'm finished with her!