Prophecy

Wow you guys are getting really nice shots... Any tips? lol.
 

My beloved Crown Vic/I pretend its a Nissan Laurel- it sure as hell sounds like one...

 

 

 

 
Clarence. Charming as always.

 
I've wanted something to go offroading in for a while now. Still searching for that 4Runner. Love this though :)

 
+Clarence's heap of crap :D

 
Top of Mt Chilliad, ft Clarence, once again.

 

 
...By the time we made it back to civilization



 
edit: BTW, if anyones interested- its a fair stretch of the imagination, but... yeah http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6439138155_2a41fa4c64_b.jpg

Wow you guys are getting really nice shots... Any tips? lol.
 

My beloved Crown Vic/I pretend its a Nissan Laurel- it sure as hell sounds like one...

 

 

 

 
Clarence. Charming as always.

 
I've wanted something to go offroading in for a while now. Still searching for that 4Runner. Love this though :)

 
+Clarence's heap of crap :D

 
Top of Mt Chilliad, ft Clarence, once again.

 

 
...By the time we made it back to civilization



 
edit: BTW, if anyones interested- its a fair stretch of the imagination, but... yeah http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6439138155_2a41fa4c64_b.jpg

Some pics from fun with Santtu, didn't take many - the fun was more important than the pics.
 

 
I fell out of the cargo plane at around 15,000 feet

Doubtful as the wheels and apex of the corner are around the same height so if it won it would make for a rather nice banner. :)

My favourite 911 (I think...)
 

My favourite 911 (I think...)
 

My favourite 911 (I think...)
 

My favourite 911 (I think...)
 

My favourite 911 (I think...)
 

I love my Levin to pieces, but I do not want to part with my Seca... I'm keeping it, for now- its not up for sale or anything at the moment, but it will be, in due time... Washed it, cleaned the interior, cleaned the windows inside and out this afternoon. Fell in love with it all over again. Going to cry the day it goes...
 

 

 

 



 
Edit: Nice Legacy metalshredder, nice MG Camel!

I've been obsessing over 4AGE engines thanks to my Levin, so I decided to build this. Had to hear and control the venerable 4AGE rasp. My 240hp formula atlantic replica engined AE86 :) what a car... if anyone wants engine build specs just ask, happy to oblige. You could apply them to the AW11 MR2 as well, same engine, just the MR2 is supercharged hehehe.
 

 

 

I've been obsessing over 4AGE engines thanks to my Levin, so I decided to build this. Had to hear and control the venerable 4AGE rasp. My 240hp formula atlantic replica engined AE86 :) what a car... if anyone wants engine build specs just ask, happy to oblige. You could apply them to the AW11 MR2 as well, same engine, just the MR2 is supercharged hehehe.
 

 

 

How plans change, huh...
 
Picked up another smallport 4AGE on the weekend, no major issues, needs a general freshen up/service, will let my mate diagnose and write a list over the week and we'll get started on it on the weekend, hopefully have it in in the next few weeks.
 
20v 4AGE has gone out the window completely, could not be bothered. Manual might be out as well.
 
My dear mother- and I mean that in the best sense, shes the best- knows little ABOUT cars, but likes them as I do, and has a massive thing for Supras, Celicas, Skylines... anything 'low and wide and streamlined' as she puts it- anyway, shes great to just bounce ideas off, shes a logical thinker and crazy frugal.
 
I realized that if I drop a 20v and a manual box in my prized rare imported Levin, I am just taking away from what it is. I am one of the few people on the planet that can enjoy an auto car, I dont need manual to have fun- granted, manual IS fun. Keeping it auto means I can go from a spirited drive in the mountains straight back into the CBD and be comfortable, not on and off the clutch in stop start peak hour traffic. Means its not molested and modified.
 
As for the 20v engine, sure its got an extra 30 hp, its newer, its got an extra valve per cylinder- they sound the same, they are the same capacity, its just a whole lot more messing around to make a 20v work, and it is just not worth it.
 
So the current plan, both short term, and long term:
 
Freshen up the new motor- seals, fluids, belts, hoses etc.
 
Maybe paint the rocker covers while the engine is out- I was going to do them white and paint the letters black, but then I saw something- cant even remember what it was, and the choice was instantly clear. JPS. Black covers, gold letters. Subtle, sleek, and all kinds of awesome.
 
Replace bushes, ball joints and rear hubs.
 
Do blue LED gauge cluster conversion :) (will post photos when its done)
 
Swap watanabes for the 16"s on my Seca/liftback, because near new 195mm Bridgestone MY02s, and better sized wheels.
 
In car audio install- head unit and new speakers and a sub.
 
DRIIIIIIIIIIIVE.
 
December- Nardi steering wheel.
 
New brake discs all round, if it hasnt had to be done already.
 
Continue enjoying, do things as we go.
 
 
 
 
AT A LATER DATE.
 
Acquire Kouki AE86 notchback with manual gearbox. Drop a 20v or BEAMS 3SGE in it. Convert to track/weekend spirited driving machine, with interior in tact etc though. I do want a manual car, but the 92 Levin is not it, as it has played out. Its worth more to me as it is. Driveable, fun, quiet (it wont be too quiet- intake and exhaust will fix that), daily-able. The 86 would be the balls to the wall sideways track action car. :)

How plans change, huh...
 
Picked up another smallport 4AGE on the weekend, no major issues, needs a general freshen up/service, will let my mate diagnose and write a list over the week and we'll get started on it on the weekend, hopefully have it in in the next few weeks.
 
20v 4AGE has gone out the window completely, could not be bothered. Manual might be out as well.
 
My dear mother- and I mean that in the best sense, shes the best- knows little ABOUT cars, but likes them as I do, and has a massive thing for Supras, Celicas, Skylines... anything 'low and wide and streamlined' as she puts it- anyway, shes great to just bounce ideas off, shes a logical thinker and crazy frugal.
 
I realized that if I drop a 20v and a manual box in my prized rare imported Levin, I am just taking away from what it is. I am one of the few people on the planet that can enjoy an auto car, I dont need manual to have fun- granted, manual IS fun. Keeping it auto means I can go from a spirited drive in the mountains straight back into the CBD and be comfortable, not on and off the clutch in stop start peak hour traffic. Means its not molested and modified.
 
As for the 20v engine, sure its got an extra 30 hp, its newer, its got an extra valve per cylinder- they sound the same, they are the same capacity, its just a whole lot more messing around to make a 20v work, and it is just not worth it.
 
So the current plan, both short term, and long term:
 
Freshen up the new motor- seals, fluids, belts, hoses etc.
 
Maybe paint the rocker covers while the engine is out- I was going to do them white and paint the letters black, but then I saw something- cant even remember what it was, and the choice was instantly clear. JPS. Black covers, gold letters. Subtle, sleek, and all kinds of awesome.
 
Replace bushes, ball joints and rear hubs.
 
Do blue LED gauge cluster conversion :) (will post photos when its done)
 
Swap watanabes for the 16"s on my Seca/liftback, because near new 195mm Bridgestone MY02s, and better sized wheels.
 
In car audio install- head unit and new speakers and a sub.
 
DRIIIIIIIIIIIVE.
 
December- Nardi steering wheel.
 
New brake discs all round, if it hasnt had to be done already.
 
Continue enjoying, do things as we go.
 
 
 
 
AT A LATER DATE.
 
Acquire Kouki AE86 notchback with manual gearbox. Drop a 20v or BEAMS 3SGE in it. Convert to track/weekend spirited driving machine, with interior in tact etc though. I do want a manual car, but the 92 Levin is not it, as it has played out. Its worth more to me as it is. Driveable, fun, quiet (it wont be too quiet- intake and exhaust will fix that), daily-able. The 86 would be the balls to the wall sideways track action car. :)

I'm going to save it. >.> Boring answer.

Does this counts?

Road trip today, didn't have my good camera (well, no DSLR yet but hey) so the images I took were rubbish, but I managed to get one decent one ;)
 

Most recent ones
 
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj61/DanG323/JAE%202013/SAM_0691.jpg
 
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj61/DanG323/JAE%202013/SAM_0702.jpg
 
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj61/DanG323/JAE%202013/SAM_0732.jpg

Zirconium Stratum is best thing to mine...
 

 

 
For comparison IRL

That's some fancy JDM stuff you have got there. :btup:

Noticed the PWR and MANU buttons, along with some obscure red button that isnt labeled on the gear selector trim today. Can anyone shed some light on what they do? (Obviously 'power' and 'manual')
 
Pulled the radiator out today.+ new headlight bulbs (I bought new ones for my seca early this year, forgot that I got 2 pairs, found the second pair in a drawer yesterday :D ) + domo (not really visible in this photos. Sitting behind the rear vision mirror)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Haha sweet timing with the big rig mate. And yeah I did it at a petrol station when the police were on me, instant 4 stars with the amount of cops that got taken out that day.

Thinking allllll about car parts...
 
Looking for a set of corolla sportivo 16" alloys, because theyre really nice wheels (possibly made by enkei? very enkei styled), and I need something for the Levin to roll on when I restore the watanabes on it
 
-- OLD IMAGE REMOVED (imageshack) --
 
The steering wheel is ruined, so I'm looking straight to aftermarket, the natural choice being Nardi lol. Seriously considering the Nardi Gara 3.
 

 
New head unit, thinking about the Kenwood DPX- not sure whether I want to shell out another 50-100 bucks for the bluetooth variant?
 

 
Super rare OEM option digital gauge cluster *drool
 

 
le sigh*... what fun it'd be to have money.

Thinking allllll about car parts...
 
Looking for a set of corolla sportivo 16" alloys, because theyre really nice wheels (possibly made by enkei? very enkei styled), and I need something for the Levin to roll on when I restore the watanabes on it
 
-- OLD IMAGE REMOVED (imageshack) --
 
The steering wheel is ruined, so I'm looking straight to aftermarket, the natural choice being Nardi lol. Seriously considering the Nardi Gara 3.
 

 
New head unit, thinking about the Kenwood DPX- not sure whether I want to shell out another 50-100 bucks for the bluetooth variant?
 

 
Super rare OEM option digital gauge cluster *drool
 

 
le sigh*... what fun it'd be to have money.

Thinking allllll about car parts...
 
Looking for a set of corolla sportivo 16" alloys, because theyre really nice wheels (possibly made by enkei? very enkei styled), and I need something for the Levin to roll on when I restore the watanabes on it
 
-- OLD IMAGE REMOVED (imageshack) --
 
The steering wheel is ruined, so I'm looking straight to aftermarket, the natural choice being Nardi lol. Seriously considering the Nardi Gara 3.
 

 
New head unit, thinking about the Kenwood DPX- not sure whether I want to shell out another 50-100 bucks for the bluetooth variant?
 

 
Super rare OEM option digital gauge cluster *drool
 

 
le sigh*... what fun it'd be to have money.