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S2000′s Alignment Trip!

June 15th, 2012 · No Comments · Modifications, My Cars, Photos

Warning: You are about to go through a post that contains nothing but iPhone photos. Not sure why this matters, but I feel the need to have a disclaimer. Now you know. After the KW V3 install naturally came an alignment, and the perfect reason to visit a local shop that’s come highly recommended by [...]

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Helloooooo KW V3 coils….

June 8th, 2012 · No Comments · Modifications, My Cars, Photos

I wanted to get the KW Variant 3 coilovers on the S2000 for our first autocross, but it just didn’t work that way. Thankfully we DID manage to get them in just in time for the second one!! We knew we’d need a little help, and thankfully a great friend of ours joined us for [...]

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A Day of Classics

May 24th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Car Event, Photos

In my searching for car shows, I came across a gathering on one particular Sunday that was nice and close to us. Thankfully, the day was empty and we made plans to hit it up to see what there was to be seen, as well as check out the swap meet and a local froyo [...]

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Step One, Complete

February 16th, 2012 · No Comments · 240SX, Cars I want..., My Cars, Porsche

Well, I meant to have the Auto Show photos posted today. Ooops. Obviously didn’t work out for me this time…… Heh. Instead of putting together my post, I was running around procuring a new battery for the Miata and installing a new battery in the 240sx and otherwise prepping both cars for sale. Still need [...]

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STi Goodies

November 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Modifications, My Cars, STi

Towards the end of my husband’s deployment this year, he started to put together a list of things he wanted to get for the STi. We also bought a few of them and she’s already not quite stock anymore. Goodies! While it’s not a lot, she did get a new piece of exhaust piping (enough [...]

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Proof I Can Fix Things

June 28th, 2011 · No Comments · About Me, My Cars

To me, there’s something about being into cars that always entailed doing my own work. I, however, am a tiny person with tiny muscles and not very much weight to throw around. While I am quite knowledgeable on how to properly change a tire, there is little hope in the way of me doing so [...]

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240SX Seat Upgrade!

April 21st, 2011 · No Comments · 240SX, Modifications, My Cars, Photos

I hinted about this, as well as went out and blabbed about it on Twitter before I even ordered it. But here it is!! With my part of our tax return, I bought myself my SB-600 speedlight for my camera and this beauty — my very own Bride Zeta III seat. So happy!! The Install [...]

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How Low is Low?

March 5th, 2010 · 20 Comments · Random

How low is low for a car to be considered low, just low, slightly low, insanely low, etc?

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Sometimes Work Needs to be Outsourced

December 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Modifications

Sometimes it just makes sense to let someone else do the work on your car when it needs to be done.

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You've Come a Long Way, Girl

December 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Musings

For those times when you get a nice reminder that you’ve put in a lot of work and that work is recognized by someone else!

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