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Renaruto
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http://https://www.facebook.com/R... Location: Japan probably Occupation: Yes Age: 25 V$: 5.300 |
#154982 2019-04-06 14:50 |
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~ Everything starts right here. Right Now. ~
 Let the fun begin. Wassup? Already has been 2 weeks since the last update but I was busy with boring paperwork because of the shop and various other things.. There are some really great things I have to talk about tho - I got my FC fixed up and registered! Story time: Since it would be illegal to drive the FC on the roads (duh), I had to call some of my old friends at Upgarage to ask if someone had the time and the right equipment to get my car towed to the traffic office. Turned out that one of my old colleagues actually had to get one of his projects (that we might see on here sooner or later) registered aswell and that he could get us a two car trailer. That's what we ended up with. It wasn't easy to get the FC registered since the people at the traffic office gave me a hard time when the car went through it's shaken checkup. Apparently it leaked a bit of oil and the rear shocks were trashed. So before I could do anything I got some papers saying I have to fix it up a bit more. Looked under it myself and yes. The engine leaked motor oil. The shocks leaked hydraulic oil. Huh. So the fixing (and customizing) began. Part 1: Suspension  We towed the FC right back to the shop and instantly put it onto the lift, started inspecting the suspension a bit further and came to the conclusion that I should just buy a whole new set of coilovers. So I got myself a brand new set of Tein Super Street coilovers for around 1.300V$. The car instantly felt way better and gave me the possibility to make it lower (or in my case - basically slamming it to the ground). That same colleague that was helping me towing my car also asked me if we wanted to maybe trade our wheels and see if we like the change. I instantly said yes as soon as he said that he had some R33 wheels laying around with some pretty nice Advans on them.  Part 2: Engine I was really worried that the typical rotary issues already hit me in the first two weeks of owning it. Thankfully it wasn't anything to big of an issue. The last oil change was long overdue and I already had planned to do one anyways (since this is one of the things that you definitley should do when buying a used car). So - I went to the local Autobacs - got everything I needed for a small service - went to the garage and then - service time. Gave the engine and bay a good clean so everything looked as good as it could. Second try~ Yet again - got my buddy with the trailer, went to get the shaken, and... THEY SAID YES! ... uhh. yeah. The FC is registered and ready to go! What a relief!  The first official drive felt so incredibly good. Finally hearing that thing BRAP proudly down the streets of Tokyo was so cool! Took it down to a small meet, met some friends and had a good time to release myself from all that stress that paperwork is giving me. Soo.. I guess.. ????????????????????????????    ... whoops ;^) |
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