Blahrglespmurplicity(?)

Still laid the fuck off,  looking like a madman, but nothing as of yet. It seems like one momment the news says some economic figure as changed in a positive way, then after they come back from break, another one has change for the worse. Will we ever get out of this????????
Currently working on a 1969/1999 F-body mish-mash project. It's a '69 Camaro that was "clipped" by the owner using the front and rear sub-frames from a rolled'99 Z28. Pretty cool car, but some of the fab work done by a former employee of the ower is, well....., sub-par really. Okay, it sucks. Anyways, I've been tapped to fab hood hinges so it'll open from the front as well as some sort of dash. I finished the hinges last week and am on to the hood support lifts and some kind of latch. No sweat. The dash I'm not so sure about. I still need to talk with the owner before I start on that. Check the pics:

And now, you guessed it, NEKOMIMI NO JIKAN!!!!!!!!

Ja ne, Baka!

Ohisashiburi desu ne!

It's been a while, eh?(like anybody reads this anyways.....) Things are finally beginning to shake lose on the employment front. Finally landed a few interviews, but no offers as of yet. Still gonna keep digging, what else can I do?
Signed up for my last class in my program! I'm soo ready to be done, so I can get out there and get a decent job.
The 'Bu's still holding up well. My buddy and I double entered it this weekend at an autocross @ GVSU. He did pretty good considering he's not real familliar with it and I finished fourth out of six cars in class. Speaking of my buddy, his car's being a pain in the ass lately. I think he lost the rings in the # 6 & 8 cylinders. Why, I have no idea. They were fine last year, but now those cylinder's plugs are oil fouled and it smokes out the exhaust. It's not even my car and I'm pissed. I can only imagine how he feels.....

Here's the latest autocross vid:


That done, it's catgirl time and misc 3D hottie time! As well as the latest from Tomoe Kamiya....

That's all for now. I''l be back at some point, who knows when. With such a boring life, it could be a while before something worth posting happens......

So I ran my first track day......

I ran my first track day last Saturday at Gingerman Raceway and had a blast. The weather held out, but for a rare drizzling and the track stayed pretty dry through out the day. I got to do a ride along with a guy in the advanced class to start the day out, which really helped get the lay of the track and see where the worker stations were. As the day went on, I got better and better in figuring out corner entry/exit, and brake zones. By the last session I was humping the 'Bu around the course nicely. The cost was $175, but I accumulated just over 2 hours of on-track time, so it really was a good deal even at that amount.
My observations from the day:
1. Just because you own a sports car doesn't mean you know how to drive.
2. The G-body front suspension design really is just as crappy as everybody says it is.
 Let me explain,
#1. I got caught behind some old dude driving a 370Z not once, not twice, but three damn time! Most of the laps I was trapped behind him, he was fairly good, except for these three section where he totally sucked. He was way off line and slow. The tragedy is that he did it in the same spots, lap after lap. Track days are for learning to sharpen driving skills. That dude wasted his money. What made it worse, is that he'd get a jump on me off the corners and when I did keep up and wanted to pass, he never gave me the pass sign. He was soo slow after getting caught behind him the second time, A Honda Fit caught us! I finally just went out last in the group and let the field run off on the warm-up lap, then took off after them. It was like having the track to myself. And not having to deal with "fabrizio" and his fucking Nissan.
#2. G-bodies use a spindle with a short height which causes the contact patch on the inside tire to shrink when the body rolls going through a corner. The way to fix it is to use a B/F-body spindle, and if I run more of these events, I might consider the cost worth it.
anyways, The 'Bu was rock solid all day long. The Hawk HP Plus pads were awesome, but late in the day the pedal was getting just a bit soft late in the sessions, so some brake ducting might be in order. Here's the vid:


Now, it's time for catgirls. I should be getting my Strike Witches boxers and the first of two Elis of Asobi ni iku yo! figures soon........

That's all for now. Catch 'ya on the flipside......

It's done!

The race car is done! Tomorrow night is the first battle of the season for my brother and I wish him the best of luck and hope all goes well. The first pics are with the body having been hung and lastly, painted and ready for battle.

And now, Catgirls.

Next weekend, I have my first ever track day, followed by an autocross/drag day the next day @ US131! I'm soooooo excited I can hardly stand it!
And with that, I bid you all adeiu(or something french like that). Peace bitches!

Quick update....

The Pure Stock re-body has been grinding along, sometimes at what feels like a snails pace, but it is getting done. The front end structure is done, the frame is painted, the rest of the body panels are fitted and the backsides painted, the engine/trans installed, and I finished the radiator duct work today. I'm pleased, it turned out pretty well! Tomorrow, the body goes back on! Fuck Yeah! Check the pics:

Anata wa sore ga nanidearu ka o jikan o shitte imasu ka?................. Sore wa nekomi mi jikan no baka da!

Ja ne!

Race car re-skin update.....

Just a quick update with the goings-of-on-lately. First it's really fucking hard to type without the use of my thumb. Tuesday, I managed to stab the wire lead of the torch handle under my thumb fingernail just after I'd finished laying a weld. The good thing is that it was soo damn hot it cauterizes the wound and is sterile. The downside is that it REALLY hurts after using it while continuing todays work on the car........owwie! Anyways, the heavy fab work is now done at the back of the car. Quarters positioned, support structure done. All that's left is to fab bumper mounts and fab the filler panel. Up front, the lower rad mount is done as is the radiator guard bar. Tomorrow, I'll finish the upper rad mount, fab the nose support structure, and fab the bumper assm. and get it mounted. I'm not sure how much of the bumper stuff I can get done. That'll be a tall order getting all that stuff done. Whatever, Check the pics!

Oh yeah, here's these.....

Well, that's enough ham-fisted typing for now. More in a few days.

Quick update

Just passing through, so here's a quick update on the race car project. All the fuel cell and battery changes are done. As well are the rub rails. Today I started hanging the rear quarters. Monday, I'll finish the quarters and start on the front end. Pics follow with the usual catgirl stuff at the end!

Fuel cell, battery holder, fuel cell guard bar, and misc body structure

Rub rails. The body panels will be placed over these, tying into the rockers. These rear rails would be better with some triangulation, because if somebody hit them, they could bend into the tire. The more I think about it, the more likely I'll weld them in Monday. Take probably 20-30 minutes.....

Here you can see how the quarter sits against the rub rail.

Quarter panel trimmed and mocked up.

Finally, something to do.....

I started the re-build of my brothers Pure Stock racer yesterday by cutting the body and trunk floor off the car. After four seasons of battle, it looked horrible. So, We decided it was time to pretty it up and take advantage of this opportunity to update and improve the cars constuction. Other than it no longer looking like a demolition derby car, it will be quite a bit lighter, due to the removal of a lot of unecessary body structure that wasn't safety related. The fuel cell and battery are being lowered and moved to the left side. Inner and outer "rub rails" are being added to protect the new body. A new, more aerodynamic nose will be installed to clean up the front and help with aero issues. As well, a radiator core support will be fabricated to house a bigger radiator in the hopes of curing, once and for all, cooling issues in the heat of summer racing. These shots are from the end of the day, before heading home. Oh, by the way, it's actually a 85 Chevy Caprice.

Do I really have to say what's next?......

And with that, I'm out.