test fit the cst wheels off the skyline on my friend's na z32. They'll be going to live with him soon. Also made my first $20 back on my Z32, sold him a key blank and a box of windshield trim clips that came with the car. Speaking of the Z32, I have it cranking now, doesn't appear to be sparking. Have to pull some stuff apart and see what's up.
gumby
Dork
10/5/22 9:55 p.m.
Awe snap. T-top cars are so hawt
In reply to gumby :
Yes. Sitting in my Z32 makes me wish it wasn't someone else's basket case rusty project because it's a nice place to be. For a few days I had enablers sending me ads for rollers but not gonna happen. At this point if I want one(I do, but don't need one) I will just import a rhd fairlady.
speaking of importing, my sister is supposedly hooking me up with someone who needs an American classic car chaser for wealthy Japanese clients and also has the whole infrastructure on both shores for exporting JDM stuff who is willing to help me get set up to bring in kei cars and trucks to help fill his containers. He only deals in motorcycles. All of GRM gonna be driving ACTY's and E36 M3 if that happens
In reply to Patrick :
I need someone to hunt down a JDM Festiva sedan for me. Why? I don't know. I just like garbage, I guess.
In reply to slowbird :
You have issues. I see your issues and raise you a JDM Shogun Festiva.
Put me down on the JDM list too! Not sure what I want but there are plenty of options!
Oh, I want a kei truck. And a Mazda Lantis Type R with the big wing (actually kinda serious about the Lantis).
slowbird said:
In reply to Patrick :
I need someone to hunt down a JDM Festiva sedan for me. Why? I don't know. I just like garbage, I guess.
Mazda 121, or whatever the Japanese model name was. The Festiva was Korean, made with cast off Mazda tooling by some company called Kia, wonder what they do nowadays.
I would do heinous things to get a Kei car with a ridiculously high redline. But those are semi desirable so probably not cheap enough to acquire, unless things like Alto Works are not valuable anymore.
Patrick
MegaDork
10/7/22 12:12 p.m.
did car stuff with friends old and new this morning. Cold, drizzly, no matter.
My Q's is unbeatable when it rains!
What is the white thing to the right? Grille says early/mid 90s Impreza but the headlights look too Camry. And it looks like a droptop... Infiniti M30?
In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
Looks like M30 convertible.
Patrick
MegaDork
10/7/22 11:12 p.m.
Yep M30 belongs to Myron Vernis. Doug Tabbutt showed up also.
Patrick
MegaDork
10/11/22 7:17 a.m.
Today I woke up in Rhode Island. Never been here before. Crossed Massachusetts off the list as well and will be heading to Salem later this morning for witchy stuff.
Tomorrow our new business site drops and Carli is doing her first workshop at the University of Rhode Island. Is this where I saw life a couple years ago? Nope, but it's berkeleying rad and I can't wait to see where stuff leads us.
lots of rainbow action around Albany on the way. Charger banged out 29mpg going 75-85 most of the way.
You can add me to the Kei car list, the only issue will be deciding what to get.
Patrick
MegaDork
10/11/22 5:05 p.m.
Salem is more commercial and built up/not historical than I was hoping, however it was neat to see the witch trials memorial and headstones older than my state's been settled for. For the first time since Feb 2020 we ate in a restaurant, a small taco place with a couple people in it. Great for dipping toes in the water. Won't be doing crowded large places anytime soon though. Went to a glass blowing shop next door that turned out to be a bong and smoking accessory sort of glass blower. Super gorgeous stuff but we don't smoke. Hit it off with the owner and he gave us some very nice glass products that are NSFW but I'll throw them up on IG (also probably nsfw or kid friendly)
Also, my cousin has our site up and running, so if anyone wants to see what we offer give a look at unwindingpleasure.com
Here's Boston from the north
I just searched all the way back to when you got the Skyline but couldn't make out your IG handle! Would you share it?
Patrick
MegaDork
10/11/22 6:05 p.m.
Sure can, just erring on the side of caution because there's some sex related (not graphic or nude) content also and want people to know that before they go there. Tbh it's mostly car stuff with a double entendre. For example one of the bong artists makes pleasure products on the side for fun and they gave us one. He doesn't even advertise them, but he does sell ornaments on his site. I linked all their stuff on IG.
@cars_and_kink is mine
kinda playing off cars and coffee but also geared toward bringing people together who are members of either or both of those communities since we belong to both groups.
My life has legitimately gone from stuck in a rut drudgery to surreal in the last 2 years and I'm happy to be able to share the journey
Patrick
MegaDork
10/11/22 8:25 p.m.
Speaking of surreal, I'm having dinner with an AVN award winning porn star. Won't name drop because I'm a gentleman but she was very nice and we have very similar outlooks on life and pleasure. Everyone who has preconceived notions about people in her profession should sit down and talk with someone to realize they're just humans doing a job that there's a demand for
Patrick
MegaDork
10/13/22 6:28 p.m.
Had dinner with our new friend again last night, right now we're here
In reply to Patrick :
American side of Niagara? Been a long time since I got up there.
Patrick
MegaDork
10/13/22 11:55 p.m.
Yep. Decided that instead of sitting in traffic in buffalo at 5 we just went to Niagara Falls and went to the state park, walked around, and got chicken and waffles
Yeah, I saw on IG that you were in my neck of the woods. Depending on what car I take Boston can be an hour from me.
Patrick
MegaDork
10/14/22 5:09 p.m.
In reply to preach (dudeist priest) :
yeah we did Salem and drove back down the coast and sat in boston traffic Tuesday, Tuesday night was dinner, weds was staying local and Carli doing her workshop then back to hotel in evening so we could head back west Thursday morning. If we get invited back next year I definitely want to add another day on each side and do some GRM visiting