thanks no DSLR or anything but i made them look as good as possible, wish Tony's rolling shot was a lil brighter =/

what you think about it T its not as good as the dressup shoot but pretty good for a lil digi

 

nice seeing everyone from NGC South this past weekend!!

 

Peter the springs are at Tony's. Had a chance to drop them off today on my way home from school.

 

yes, Ryan very good pics bro.....thanks for the shots of the G!!

 

i can be added to this list! live in chester, work in colonial heights. looking at buying a house in henrico with the lady.

 

welcome, lets the the ride man!

stay tuned to this thread and national G club thread for up coming events and meets its getting cold so not too much going on but we have big plans for 2011

 

Welcome buddy lets see the ride

 

hey Tim long time no see hows it been

 

Good good been busy and trying to stay out of trouble. That means less time on the boards or I get into trouble with my bank account

 

Thanks Tim.

 

If you'd like to feel better about your bank account... wait til you hear my news of yesterday....


I was running an errand to stop by a lab and check out some results during lunch yesterday.. I haven't driven the subie hard in awhile due to the tune being iffy. I finally got everything back to normal, and decided to goose it in 2nd gear... but of course if I **** out 2nd gear I hit 60 and I wasn't trying to speed in this 45 mph zone. I shifted early... roughly 3500 RPM.. which is when I hit peak boost and peak torque... -_____- dumb.

KABOOM! Shredded 3rd gear. Thousands of metal gear shards and shavings are now flying around my gear box and it sounded like death. Actually, it sounded more like someone poured marbles in there.

Replacing it with another OEM 5-speed is not an option, because I will just break it again. My options are:

1. Built 5 speed with PPG gears and forks, exedy stg 2 clutch and lightweight flywheel. 1-4 would be straight cut, and 5th would remain helical for quiet highway drives. This would be about $5k without labor

2. 6 speed swap from an STi. Not hard to find, but it requires a ton of components (usually can be found as a package deal): The transmission itself, shift lever & ****, driveshaft, rear diff and R180 gears with LSD, axles, DCCD controller and switches, OEM clutch and flywheel for 6speed. This transmission is known to be beyond bulletproof and the OEM clutch can handle 400 wtq without any problems. This would run me about $4k (used) without labor.

Right now the car is sitting at a shop down by my place (I know the owner)... it's got every gear but 3rd, but of course with all the metal floating around in there it's not safe to drive. I am having a car transportation company transport it back to my hometown in Indiana where it will sit in my parents driveway until I can get ahold of everything I need to do the swap in my garage. The problem is.... I have absolutely no means of paying for this.. so who knows how long the car will sit (while I make payments on it)... Flying home friday evening to pick up the extra car and drive back sunday.

Yeppppppppppppppppp efffff emmmmmm elllllll

 

hah yeah the bug will get ya!

Sorry about that Ben

 

Dude, that really sucks man...Hope everything gets worked out!

 

Ben, sorry to hear the news about the subie......hope things get worked out. This may not be what you may wanna hear but maybe its time to think about coming back to the dark side..lol
I know that may not be a option at this time right now but its a thought bro!!

 

Welcome Kenny! I am sure you have taken some time to scope out our thread. Unfortunately, the winter season is upon us and things will slow down a tad for us, we do try to meet up for lunch or dinners together. Post some pics of the G when you get a chance, stay active on the thread and if you happen to have any questions, by all means dont be shy..lol