MIAS 2013 - The models

MIAS 2013 - Main Hall

Pics from the main hall.

Going Oldschool

Several cars came to mind when Gen was deciding what could replace his Impreza. We never imagined that his choice would be a car fit to be the great grand father of the Suby. 

Our first words when we first saw the Trueno was are you serious? Mister 662 was never the old school kind of guy so there must have been something about the car to charm him.

Upon first glance you would already notice the black front bumper while the rest remained to be white. Half a Panda? actually it was patterned after the "Kei's choice" look after Keichi's Truneo. The car is powered by an open throttle black top engine.

A carbon hood adds to the exterior vibe while Watanabe copies give it the Takumi flavor

Stay tuned for further updates. From what I heard future plans include a trd wide body kit and a turbo upgrade. I guess some people can't get rid of the dark side.

TTG Trackday 1 video

First ever TTG trackday

TTG Trackday 1

It was 6am when Gen and Pao arrived to pic me up. Fresh from the purchased it was my first time to see his new ride... a Trueno (will cover this car soon). 

We then headed off to Petson Slex to meet up with the rest of the guys. The drive to BRC was very pleasant, reminded me of SCTEX.

Upon arriving at the track it was very empty. We had it all to ourselves. Reggie was so anxious that he went straight to the grid and went for around a few times. A couple more followed and it was the start of an epic day.

Evolution of a Lancer: update

Gen from 662 performance depot decided to handover his seatbelts from his Trueno so today I installed them. Green and yellow seems to contrast well.

The interior of the leaves much room for improvement so decided to start working on the inside. If someone can sell or give me a boss kit will be able to install this brand new steering wheel that now seems old even if not yet installed. "4 years in storage".

Still a long way to go. Next plans would be airconditioning, sidings, carpets and the installation of the interior panels for the gear box and handbrake.

Why you no cooperate?

Sad to say Happy Lemon will miss the first TTG trackday. Now lost motivation for the weekend.

Evolution of a Lancer ..updates

Its been a while since I last posted something about "Happy Lemon". After driving the car for a couple of weeks, I decided that it was time to upgrade the engine a bit. 

First in the list was an intercooler and pipings change which was supplied by 662 performance depot. The intercooler was slightly bigger than stock, enough to fill up most of the bumper which beefed up the front face of the car. 

The rubber and stock steel pipings were replaced with 2.5" aluminum pipes that came with the kit. Since we were already working on the engine piping, we decided to change the intake and pipes and added a sard r2d2 BOV. 

Fremuff did an excellent job fabricating the needed steel work. I was very satisfied with the workmanship. There was a slight challenge though relocating the battery. I guess solution here is to get a smaller unit.

 

Replaced as well the stock radiator hoses with parts from Dynamics which were supplied by 662 as well.

Stayed tuned for the next update as Happy Lemon gets an external upgrade. Thanks to 662 performance depot, Dynamics and Fremuff.

TTG3: Mckinley Hill

Our breakfast meet 2/3/13