My box from Turner was on my doorstep this evening. I have a TON of Turner parts on my car. They really make some of the best parts on the market. Nearly every suspension component on my car is from Turner.Turner Motorsport Spherical Rear Trailing Arm Bushings. I’ve wanted these for at least 3 years. They are so gorgeous that I almost don’t want to install them. These should replace the last of the rubber bushings in the car.
New ITG filter for my Conforti CAI. My old one is decrepit and borderline rotted away.
Stainless steel clutch line.
New flex disc (or GUIBO). I swear this will be the 9th or 10th one of these that will go in this car. I destroy these things with zero mercy.
Turner Motorsport Harness Collars. These weren’t ‘necessary’… but they were totally mandatory.
A local company called Clutch Specialties put this 6-puck ceramic clutch together for me in 24 hours. I sent them my old OEM e34 M5 clutch for reference. Then they delivered it to me at work… at no charge. Talk about service!!!
The OEM e34 M5 it will replace…
Parts Shop MAX hydro e-brake… complete with Earl’s stainless lines and fittings. God I hope this works.
Parts started trickling in today for the massive overhaul that the e46 is about to get. I’ve really been doing nothing lately but driving the ever-living hell out of this car. It is time to hook old grrrl up with some new bits and keep her running strong.Treehouse Racing “Eyeball Arms” to replace one of the few rubber bushings I have left on the car.
Zeckhausen Racing Modified Clutch Delay Valve. Why I’ve had this car for this long and never heard of this mod is beyond me. Big thanks to Tony Shulz for the heads up on an amazingly simple, inexpensive, and GREAT mod.
New delrin shifter… more metal than a bubble shift knob, but just as effective.
Long overdue Longacre helmet hook for the rollcage. Now I can cut the crusty 5-yr old bungee cord off the cage.
Picked this up from Mr. Stribling himself. Maybe this will help the return trip down the hill back into 10a…
Didn’t make as much progress on the car tonight as I wanted. I ran out of daylight. I tried hammering out the bumper supports that got bent when I tagged Austin. It’s going to need some more hammering, because now one bolt will thread, and the other won’t.
I dug up an old smoke lense to replace the one I shattered on Austin’s car. I went ahead and drilled out the hole with a 1″ hole-saw for the strobe light. The headlight is kinda smashed in there… I can’t get this lens on the car, so I’m gonna have to figure something out.
Wasn’t I just saying it was a shame that the locals couldn’t get any seat time at Road Atlanta? Yesterday I got a phone call, and that dream became a reality. 3 hours. 10 drivers. One of the most amazing days of my life.
More to come…
I dream of the 10a-10b complex at Road Atlanta. Seriously. It is a major shame that the track is so expensive to rent… that the locals don’t get any seat time (drifting) at all. The opportunity arose to drive Road Atlanta for the Pro/Am Drift Championship Series. I decided the entry fee was a small price to pay to get back out on my favorite track, and have FUN.
I really can’t wait to be back out there lighting up those tyres, and bombing that hill into 10a as fast as I possibly can. I could care less about competing or qualifying… I just want to have fun like old times, and drive like a gat-damn MANIAC.
My good friend Cody Wellons picked up a clean new hatch. Nothing over the top… just clean, simple, and awesomeIt’s rad to see Coders with a drift car again.
Tyler sent me an awesome picture from Super Autobacs in West Covina, California. It is really rad to see the OG copy of Slide America on the shelf with the likes of Best Motoring, Mischief, and Getaway In Stockholm.
A few random snaps from the Sunday afternoon shooting session with Tripp and Tom from Spitfire.
My poor car is looking pretty hammered. A true testament to the trials and tribulations of being a dedicated track car.
Tom getting the Mino HD set up on the steering wheel.
Tripp ready to rock the Red One.
Tripp sent me a cut of the footage they shot on the 22nd. It turned out RAD! The interior shots utilized a rollcage-mounted Canon 5D Mark II and a steering wheel-mounted Flip Mino HD camera. All the exterior footage was shot using a RED ONE. I can’t get over the quality from the 5D Mark II. I’m super stoked they asked me to be a part of this project. It was definitely a fun Sunday afternoon of shooting.
I designed this poster going for more of a SWAT feel than last years poster design. The photo I had to work with was cluttered with noise from low-light shooting, so it took a lot of retouching to make it look decent. I can definitely see this as a movie cover on the shelf at Blockbuster.
Unfortunately… this poster design fell victim to the chopping block, and got veto’d for print.
I met up with the crew from Spitfire Studios today to do some stunt driving. More details soon…
