Project Broken Pony

2009-08-25T19:44:00.000-07:00

Blurrrrghhhh, it's easier to fly an airplane because I don't have to do the maintenence.

Someone....

2009-04-19T14:53:00.001-07:00

wanna give me a parking lot?

Mmhmmmm

2009-02-22T17:49:00.001-08:00

Brrrrrakes and coiloverssssss.

Supahhh Many Horsepowahhh

2009-01-30T14:08:00.000-08:00

So, I've recently bought some stuff.

Eibach Pro-Street adjustable coil over kit

Maximum Motorsports caster-camber plates

Cobra 10th Anniv. front brakes

Brembo blank rotors

Stainless steel lines

Walbro 255

160 degree thermostat

2 Falken Azenis (for the front)

MSD Coil-packs

10.2 mm spark plug wires

NGK spark plugs

Takata 4 point harnesses with Racefab mounting tabs

Koo.

Nom nom nom

2009-01-06T15:06:00.000-08:00

No, I'm not dead. Nor did I forget about the blog. I just feel like sharing all the nice new things I've bought at once, and since not everything has arrived, I'll just put this little picture up. It's suprisingly easy to change to a red lit gauge cluster, all you have to do is scrape the blue film off the back of the gauges and replace the bulbs with LED's. One of them wasn't pushed in enough so it should actually look brighter, but I'm fairly happy with how it looks. One other little problem, my gauges aren't calibrated correctly right now. But I'll work on that. I went to a grip track day on Sunday and I know that I'll be doing more of it in the near future, considering my disdain for being caught by the police. The only other real update I have is that I've been removing as much extra weight from the car as possible. So far I've scraped off a ton of sound insulation and cut the rear seat support out. I've really been thinking lately that a shell would've been a nice way to start out because it feels like I'm piecing my car together in random segments but have yet to realize the bigger picture. Still, I'm glad that I have a vehicle that runs that I can use now. Because what is the love of motorsport if you never get to realize the awesomeness of the track.

211,000 Miles and Still Going...Kinda

2008-10-17T14:48:00.000-07:00

I got one of our mechanics to drive the GT today to get a little input on how it is right now. Right now the list of things that came up as "broken" were:

1 transmission mount
2 motor mounts
Transmission bearing whine
Leaking rear main seal
Leaking front crank shaft
Leaking rear end
Fuel pump
Coil pack
Front brakes

but in the spirit of drifting, I'm going to waste all my money on the suspension first. Coilovers soon.

By the way, Seafoam is overrated. I've not got anything else to add really, since the drift day was cancelled thanks to rain.

Parts

2008-10-08T19:37:00.000-07:00

So, to put a little insight into what I have in the car right now, I'll first say that my parents were not too happy about me sliding a car sideways. So my mods are based on safety first, which is fine.

As of now, the car has:
Sparco Pro 2000 seats
Sparco harnesses
6 point roll cage
Steeda short throw shifter
Weight reduction
FRPP Adjustable E-brake cable
16 inch Bulletts

Which is a fairly small list. Money, eh? But I'll list my parts as I can slowly afford them. For now, the car drifts, which is the most important thing.

Oops...

2008-10-02T17:01:00.001-07:00

If you're going to install an aftermarket shifter, make sure the handle is attached to the rest of the unit securely. If not you'll find yourself tearing apart the center console at a traffic light trying to put it back together.

Drift day next Saturday. Much win in the near future.

2008-09-22T18:30:00.000-07:00

So, I bought a supercharger for my V6.

Thats all I got for now.

OMFG Drifting Mustang Blog

2008-09-14T19:04:00.000-07:00

Well after watching the guys at http://drift50.com become mild internet legends through blogging, I think, I figured I should enter the foray that is the magical world of internet blogging. Lets face it, no one cares about my life, but they do in fact care about my car. So, lets become cuddle buddies as I tell you about her, and, if I remember to update this, you can see what it will take to combine wild raging American stallion with dorifuto soko utilizing supahhh many horsepowaaaas and a little bit of magical wind power dragon and my parents transmission shop.

For some reason unbeknownst to me, I bought a 1997 Mustang GT with 209,000 miles on it that I shipped down from Denver to the cozy enclave of Albuquerque, New Mexico. I proceeded to pimp my ride, purchasing a set of racing seats, racing harnesses, and the wonderful 6 point roll cage.

Our local Sandia Motorsports (http://www.sandiamotorsports.com/) has a section of road course closed off during the RacingSouthwest, also known as RSW, (http://racingsouthwest.com) drift days, the only legal event in the state as of now. Otherwise, you're pretty much confined to parking lots that run the risk of the police showing up. It's not that I like breaking the law, but I just kinda need practice, and I really don't think leaving some rubber in a parking lot is killing babies. I hope that as I get better to take wonderful roadtrips to Arizona, which has a much larger following of drifters. One can dream, one can dream...

Well, hopefully I'll update this. I blow exorbitant amounts of money on this stupidly fun hobby, so it's not like I don't have a reason not to. So until then, enjoy some pictures of me trying to get my Asian on.