June 2011 – PRIVATE RUNNERS STREET FAMILY

No airbags needed

I get low just fine.

On a said note. I watched this anime called “Durarara!!” and theres a few scenes where a EG6 appears in the background, only the anime made it a four door:

Dome Zero

This car reminds me of the video game “Auto Modellista”

Dome Zero P2

GT car

The founder of Dome Co. Ltd, Minoru Hayashi, Started off racing a modified Honda S600 back in 1965. SCORE!

“Karasu”

Future exterior plans

I always wanted to paint my car black. Perhaps this is what I will do to my hatch and leave under the hood red. But maybe I won’t use paint…

Car Profile: 2005 Isuzu Ascender

2005 Isuzu Ascender

Thanks for driving me safely to Southern California and staying cool on the way there.

Feature coming soon:

First wash of the season

Nice and clean

I also buffed and waxed my headlights

The hood bra is such a nice finishing touch…

… So I also put the whole front nose mask back on (Ninja mode)

on a side note, I’ve been “micro blogging” more than updating my webpages, so if your into that kind of thing check out my tumblr page: http://privaterunner.tumblr.com/

It was this time of year back in 2003 when I first got a copy of Initial D in DIVX format. It was me and my two friends Marcus and Noah sitting in a room that had a broken AC on a hot ass summer evening watching Initial D. Man those were the days. I remember I had to find a subtitle program to translate the episodes, which was a pain in the ass back then but it was all worth it. Enjoy.

Here’s a post I made awhile back:

https://privaterunners.com/2011/02/27/the-real-initial-d/

What is your favorite Honda engine?

B Series!

“The B16A and B16B and also the B18C, I really like the whole B-series of engines. They are real screamers! (lots of engine screaming sounds follow!) I’ll give you an example. Ferraris and Lamborghinis are like women that are great in bed, but not so great at cleaning the house or cooking. The B-series is a more balanced engine; it’s great in bed but also great at doing the chores. Frugal and civilized. You get the idea? Also, the most important thing about an engine is the noise and sound (more engine noises follow!). It has to give you goose bumps. Anyway, I like non-gimmicky cars, I like simple cars and engines.” – Tatsuru Ichishima

Nice height

Not too high, not too low.

Thursday.

(Not my pictures) this is how I got the springs out. Place the socket and use a mallet to smack the keepers out!

Before smacking it

After smacking it

TADA! (my picture)

Oh and if you haven’t read yet, you need to peep this interview:
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2011/04/28/interview-gt-gt-tatsuru-ichishima.aspx

“focus more on the background and mechanical side of a car to fully understand its history and lineage. It’s just a different way of appreciating cars.”

“The goal is to keep enjoying Hondas for a long time to come, so that’s what I will be trying to achieve. So I hope Honda enthusiasts out there can enjoy this vision together with me.”

“A good balance between power, handling and light weight. For example a GT-R is exciting because of its power but then in a corner, a small well prepared Civic will easily overtake it. So balance through tuning is our philosophy.”