A lively discussion about the challenges and triumphs of managing project cars, with hosts sharing their personal experiences. One host details progress on a Volvo project, including wiring fixes and alternator swaps, while the other reflects on a successful Arizona Rising Sun Rally event, emphasizing community and camaraderie among car enthusiasts. The episode also touches on upcoming automotive events, NASCAR championship predictions, and the joys of scale modeling, creating a blend of practical advice and entertaining anecdotes.
Happy Halloween folks. We've got some project cars haunting us this week. Brad recaps the Arizona Rising Sun Rally and our finally NASCAR update for the season.
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"Stay on the bar. Don't go off the bar with your Bronco. 1980 Volvo horns, what's right?"
The Ford Bronco is a tough SUV that can handle rough terrains and is great for outdoor adventures. It has a long history and is loved by many people who enjoy driving off the beaten path.
The Ford Bronco is a classic American SUV known for its rugged design and off-road capabilities. Originally introduced in the 1960s, it has become an iconic vehicle, especially among off-road enthusiasts and collectors, making it a popular topic in automotive discussions.
"...a Nigerian oil print? I also wish you drove a tan Camry. Anyways, that's a very horrible podcast content."
The Toyota Camry is a popular car that many people use for everyday driving. It's known for being dependable and comfortable, making it a good choice for families.
The Toyota Camry is a midsize sedan that has been one of the best-selling cars in the United States for decades. Renowned for its reliability, comfort, and fuel efficiency, the Camry is often discussed for its practicality as a family car and its value in the used car market.
"I guess, right? I got these. I only have one project car haunting me right now."
A project car is a car that someone buys to fix up or make better. It's usually not ready to drive right away and needs work done on it.
A project car is a vehicle that an enthusiast buys with the intention of restoring, modifying, or improving it over time. These cars often require significant work and can become a labor of love for their owners.
"I get the alternator in. We, the harness was like slightly short."
The alternator is a part of the car that helps keep the battery charged and provides electricity to the car's electrical systems when the engine is on.
An alternator is a crucial component in a vehicle's electrical system that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy, charging the battery and powering the electrical systems while the engine is running.
"talk about Bluetooth drive shafts and Bluetooth wiring harnesses. So you're just trying to fit in with everybody else who's making the car look ready at SEMA this week."
Bluetooth drive shafts are parts of a car that can connect to your phone or other devices using Bluetooth. They help track how the car is performing and can send that information to you.
Bluetooth drive shafts are components that incorporate Bluetooth technology to monitor and communicate data related to the vehicle's performance. This can include aspects like speed, torque, and diagnostics, enhancing the overall driving experience.
"and Bluetooth wiring harnesses. So you're just trying to fit in with everybody else who's making the car look ready at SEMA this week."
Bluetooth wiring harnesses are groups of wires that help connect Bluetooth devices to a car's electrical system. They make sure everything works together properly.
Bluetooth wiring harnesses are sets of wires and connectors that enable Bluetooth devices to communicate with a vehicle's electrical system. They are essential for integrating various electronic components and ensuring they function correctly together.
"But I mean, maybe it's probably built better than a lot of the SEMA cars. That's the exact point that I'm making right now. Basically having been to SEMA and seeing some of those cars."
SEMA is a big car show in Las Vegas where people show off custom cars and new car parts. It's a place for car enthusiasts and businesses to see what's new in the automotive world.
SEMA, or the Specialty Equipment Market Association, is an annual trade show in Las Vegas that showcases aftermarket automotive products and custom vehicles. It's a key event for industry professionals to network and discover the latest trends in car customization and performance.
"...that's the curse of getting your car not done in time, having parts missing. So now the next time I go to touch it..."
'Parts' are the different pieces that make up a car. Just like a puzzle, each part is important for the car to work properly.
In the automotive context, 'parts' refer to the individual components that make up a vehicle. These can include anything from the engine and transmission to smaller components like brake pads and filters.
"He put that AC compressor in and I got it back the night before the rally, so that was good. It had a nice cold air conditioning and the noise that it was making..."
The AC compressor helps keep your car's air conditioning working. It pumps the refrigerant that cools the air inside the car, making it comfortable on hot days.
The AC compressor is a key component of a vehicle's air conditioning system. It compresses the refrigerant and circulates it through the system, allowing for the cooling of the cabin air.
"...20 years old or older Japanese car or vehicle manufactured by a Japanese company..."
A Japanese car is a vehicle made by a company from Japan. Popular examples include cars from brands like Toyota and Honda.
A Japanese car refers to any vehicle manufactured by a company based in Japan. This includes well-known brands such as Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Subaru, among others.
"...if you came in there with an Eagle Talon we'd allow you to run because it's basically a Mitsubishi Eclipse..."
The Eagle Talon is a small car made by a brand called Eagle, which was part of Chrysler. It's similar to another car called the Mitsubishi Eclipse.
The Eagle Talon is a compact car that was produced by the Eagle brand, which was a division of Chrysler. It was closely related to the Mitsubishi Eclipse and shared many components with it.
"...because it's basically a Mitsubishi Eclipse. So it has to be a Japanese car..."
The Mitsubishi Eclipse is a small, sporty car made by Mitsubishi. It was popular in the 1990s and is known for its fun driving experience.
The Mitsubishi Eclipse is a compact car that was produced by Mitsubishi Motors. It gained popularity in the 1990s and early 2000s, known for its sporty design and performance.
"We had everything from our oldest car this year was a 1970 Mazda 1800s at hand, which is a very rare car that most people probably wouldn't recognize."
The Mazda 1800 is an older car from 1970 that is not very common today. It's special because not many people know about it, and it has a design that looks like it came from Italy.
The Mazda 1800 is a classic car produced in the early 1970s, known for its unique design and rarity. It was part of Mazda's lineup during a time when the brand was starting to gain recognition outside of Japan.
"And everything from that car to we had a Mark IV Supra like a big turbo Supra horsepower..."
The Toyota Supra Mark IV is a sports car that was made from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. It's popular for its strong engine and ability to be modified for more power.
The Toyota Supra Mark IV, produced from 1993 to 2002, is known for its powerful inline-six engine and tuning potential, making it a favorite among car enthusiasts and tuners.
"and some early 2000s S2000s. So we had everything from..."
The Honda S2000 is a small sports car that was made from 1999 to 2009. It's known for being fun to drive and has a powerful engine that can rev very high.
The Honda S2000 is a two-seat roadster known for its high-revving engine and balanced handling, produced from 1999 to 2009. It's celebrated for its engaging driving experience.
"...like my favorite car of the event there was a Mitsubishi Mirage"
The Mitsubishi Mirage is a small, affordable car that gets good gas mileage. It's a popular choice for people looking for a reliable and economical vehicle.
The Mitsubishi Mirage is a subcompact car known for its affordability and fuel efficiency. It's often praised for being a practical choice for budget-conscious drivers.
"because the Mirage chassis is the Evo chassis..."
The Evo chassis is the structure that supports the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution cars. It's built for speed and handling, making these cars very fun to drive.
The Evo chassis refers to the platform used for the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution models, which are known for their performance and handling characteristics. This chassis is designed to accommodate high-performance features.
"generation it was the Lancer or Mirage depending on market so"
The Mitsubishi Lancer is a small car that many people liked for its sporty look and fun driving experience. It’s often mentioned because it was popular among car enthusiasts.
The Mitsubishi Lancer is a compact car that gained popularity for its sporty design and performance, particularly in the rally racing scene. It has been a significant model for Mitsubishi, often discussed for its affordability and tuning potential.
The Mazda RX-2 is a small car made by Mazda in the 1970s. It was special because it used a different kind of engine called a rotary engine, which made it fun to drive.
The Mazda RX-2 is a compact car produced by Mazda in the 1970s, known for its lightweight design and rotary engine, which provided a unique driving experience.
The Mazda RX-4 is a slightly larger car made by Mazda in the 1970s. Like the RX-2, it also had a rotary engine, which helped it stand out for its speed and design.
The Mazda RX-4 is a mid-size car produced by Mazda in the 1970s, also featuring a rotary engine, and it was known for its sporty performance and distinctive styling.
The Toyota Celica is a small car that Toyota started making in the early 1970s. The first version of it was popular for being sporty and stylish.
The Toyota Celica is a compact car that was first introduced in the early 1970s, known for its sporty design and performance, particularly in its first generation.
The Mazda RX-7 is a sporty car that uses a special type of engine called a rotary engine. The first version of this car was made between 1978 and 1985 and is loved for its light weight and great handling.
The Mazda RX-7 is a lightweight sports car known for its rotary engine and agile handling. The 1st generation, produced from 1978 to 1985, is particularly celebrated for its unique design and performance characteristics.
"...one of his preludes and I don't know it was just a..."
The Honda Prelude is a sporty two-door car that was made from 1978 to 2001. It's known for being fun to drive and has a good reputation for performance.
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"...there were Lamborghinis and Ferraris and 911s and that kind of stuff..."
The Porsche 911 is a famous sports car from Germany that is known for its unique shape and fast performance, popular among car lovers.
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"to set up everything out of her back of her maverick so he used that for doing truck stuff and it all ..."
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"NASCAR championship, because weekend you know you sit here going, you want to work on some project cars"
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"...I got to pull the engineless Corolla out of the garage to recover over it..."
The Toyota Corolla is a small car that many people drive because it's reliable and doesn't cost too much to maintain. It's a good choice for everyday use.
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"...I need to roll the 944 in the garage so I can do the timing belt which I have all the parts sitting in the garage..."
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"...so I can do the timing belt which I have all the parts sitting in the garage..."
The timing belt is a part of the engine that helps keep everything moving in sync. If it breaks, it can cause serious problems with the engine.
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"...the fender and bumper install on the truck..."
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"...the fender and bumper install on the truck..."
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"...d to be done and I don't want to touch that white starion that I bought until I finished all that stuff"
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"because their Josh is doing that Mustang he's doing some pretty"
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1,000 cars, sir, you have 1,000 cars.
I don't think I'd attempt to try this stunt.
Oh, we owe this horsepower to Uncle Sam's.
Too big a car.
Look, I put my beer belly on it.
Yeah.
You immediately tell somebody how many cars you have.
You'll really give those up at a yuppie, something to think about.
Stay on the bar.
Don't go off the bar with your Bronco.
1980 Volvo horns, what's right?
Meet me.
I'm a man's coolant.
And he's like, oh, I thought I'd be small.
It's for a small car.
And I'm like, yeah, but it's still an automatic transmission.
They're never going to be light.
It's definitely going to have to crash.
Starting off with Brad Beggin on the car.
That's the West.
Internet.
You know, is this a Nigerian oil print?
I also wish you drove a tan Camry.
Anyways, that's a very horrible podcast content.
Very inside job.
They love to be driven hard.
All right.
Hello, Brad.
Happy Halloween.
Right.
It is almost Halloween.
Halloween is tomorrow because today is Thursday.
Right.
It is.
But when you hear this, it's going to be Halloween.
And we're not, we're not tricking you with a, a repost in the
monster truck episode.
This is a new episode.
Cancel this episode right now.
Yeah.
We'll just tease an intro and go right into a replay.
Cut it right in.
Oh, Andrew.
What's good and new in the world of automobile.
It's going to be great.
It's going to be great.
It's going to be great.
It's going to be great.
Automobile life.
I mean, we can get right into it.
Project cars, I guess, right?
I got these.
I only have one project car haunting me right now.
So I know you've got several.
Very haunting.
I haven't touched.
They're haunting me because I haven't touched them.
So.
So, yeah, the Volvo.
I mean, we're getting into.
I mean, I think, you know, I pulled the engine out.
So not bad.
Not bad.
Considering it's like all the other stuff we've been doing, my dad
and I, so we're making progress.
We, I was talking about fixing the wiring.
So we worked on it the other weekend.
Yeah, maybe Saturday, Sunday.
I don't remember now.
So I worked on the front.
Passage side corner because there was a bunch of
wire nets in there and we figured it out.
Yeah, those were haunting me.
We figured it out.
I got it all cleaned up.
I get the alternator in.
We, the harness was like slightly short.
With the regulator mounted as a fender where it should go.
So we actually just cut the harness open.
It's only like three wires in there.
Kind of spread it a little longer.
There was a little bit of extra length in there.
Just the way that the alternator was.
Reharnest it hooked it up to the alternator.
I finally got.
I just took the one I bought off eBay.
I took the pulley off that one because it didn't look
that great.
It looked kind of corroded and weird.
And I bolted it on to the one I got from Rock Auto.
That didn't come with the pulley like it was supposed to.
So that was cool.
I had to buy two alternators to make one.
I had to buy two alternators to make one.
I had to buy two alternators to make one.
So that was cool.
I had to buy two alternators to make one.
But the alternator is in the car.
It mounts up way better than the one that came with the car.
Because it's actually slightly smaller.
It has plenty of play that we can tighten it.
And the original belt fits on there just fine.
So that's good.
I'm really happy about that.
I found, I cleaned up a bunch of the wiring.
And I connected the marker light that's down in the fender.
With the marker light.
That's just forward of it.
That also is the turn signal.
And then there's a marker light in the grill.
That after I wrapped up the whole thing.
It was getting late in the day.
I was getting tired, ready to go.
I completely forgot to wire that in.
So I'm going to have to unwrap a couple spots
and wire in the marker light that's in the grill.
Well, this is the curse of trying to finish a car
just before the month of November.
This is why all of the vehicles at SEMA
talk about Bluetooth drive shafts
and Bluetooth wiring harnesses.
So you're just trying to fit in with everybody else
who's making the car look ready at SEMA this week.
Yeah, definitely not a SEMA car.
But I mean, maybe it's probably built better
than a lot of the SEMA cars.
That's the exact point that I'm making right now.
Basically having been to SEMA
and seeing some of those cars.
Yeah, you get fit right in there.
And I'm sure there is some angle where some garage is looking for,
some shop company is looking for a beater project
to show their grassroots beginnings.
But nonetheless, that's the curse of getting your car
not done in time, having parts missing.
So now the next time I go to touch it,
which hopefully it should be this weekend,
I might fix that.
I don't know if I feel like undoing the progress I made.
I might just leave it for the moment and move on.
It has multiple turn signals,
so it's not your out of turn signals.
The turn signal will work.
It has multiple marker lights.
I technically don't need the one in the grille.
I'm not super concerned about it.
So I might just leave that be just to continue the progress
and move to the other corner,
the driver's side front corner and fix over there
because I can come back and I can fix the marker bulb later
when the car is running.
It's not a big deal.
Except if you don't fix it now,
it will annoy you later.
It will.
Maybe you should fix it now.
It will haunt me until I fix it.
Every time that you have a future,
a future Andrew problem is always a current Andrew annoyance.
So I'd probably just say,
you know how to fix it,
just get in there and fix it quick.
Yeah, I guess.
So that's what I get going on there.
Hopefully it's, we get,
I think I kind of want,
I do think it like legit,
I think I might skip fixing that for now
and move to the other side because,
well, if I fix the other side
and then we get the fuse panel in
then I want and stuff.
That's one step closer to starting it.
I'd really like to get it started and running
and just, you know,
I think it should be fine,
but I don't think I'll be doing a lot of driving.
Cause we're getting in November,
but it would be nice to hear it run
and know it's good to go this spring.
We're ready to hit the road with it.
Just imagine if you will.
Yeah.
April end of March, roads are clear.
You're already drive the car for the first time,
go out, turn the car on,
you turn on the lights
and you're missing one marker light.
You will be so mad.
So mad.
I'll fix it.
Cause all you want to do is drive the car.
Fix the light.
Listen, listen to me.
The guy who obviously follows through
and finishes every project he ever starts.
Yeah.
All the ghost of project cars.
This is a lie.
But do as I say, not as I do.
Yeah.
Brad fixes.
Yeah.
Really lean into the Halloween theme.
I like it.
Anyway.
Yeah.
No, I'm excited for you to be that much closer
to having the car done.
I genuinely cannot wait to hear it kick over.
Even if your first drive is just out into a snow-covered
driveway and back into the garage,
at least it will have kicked over
and be ready for spring.
So I am excited to see that.
Yeah.
It should be a good car.
But, um, I don't know.
What else?
What else have you done?
Well, I don't think you had any project cars
because you had a big event, right?
Do you want to talk about the big event?
I guess that's where we're at right now.
So project cars, you are correct.
I don't have anything.
I talked last week about sending the eclipse
off to have work done by somebody else.
Jordan did take care of that for me.
He put that AC compressor in and I got it back
the night before the rally, so that was good.
It had a nice cold air conditioning
and the noise that it was making
that almost sounded like a scary bottom end noise
was the alternator.
Excuse me, not alternator, the AC compressor.
So that's good.
So it was not a devastating,
another blown-up car in my yard.
I thought it probably was,
but I wasn't 100% sure
until we took it apart and fixed it
because when I last drove the car
it didn't make the noise.
And they always brother borrowed the car for a day
when his car was down
and he came back making that noise
and I was like, oh, that would suck.
But maybe that alternator,
maybe that AC compressor
probably is just making more noise
and something in the clutch is rattling around
and hopefully it is
and that is definitely what it is.
So that's good.
So that's all taken care of.
AC blows nice and cold.
Everything works.
No belt squeaks.
The whole thing's pretty good.
So no complaints there.
This past Saturday was,
as I have talked about on the show
a few times leading up to it,
the Arizona Rising Sun Rally Edition 2.
And it was,
for lack of a better word, perfect.
It went really well.
I have no complaints.
And if you are not here
for year number three, Andrew,
podcast over.
So you can fly out and support this event.
Yeah, you're going to have to fly out
and support this event.
It was a really good time.
And I can only imagine next year
this is going to be even better.
So the event is
the word rally,
a few of our listeners
and Discord members, I know,
approve of me using the word rally
because it's not a stage rally,
but it could also mean just a group drive.
And that's what this is.
It is in the same vein
as a lot of the higher end
West Coast rallies,
stuff that you see happening in California
or some stuff in Utah,
some stuff in the, I guess,
some stuff in the East Coast,
thousands of dollars to drive their car
and group with other people.
So it's that minus the dollar figures.
So we run this thing
really tight and really close to budget
so that people who are participating
can afford to do this.
We're not looking to have super car people.
We're looking to have a good mix of
like minded people,
which basically means people who are like us
who are, you know,
normal, not rich elite class people.
The event this year cost $90.
$90 got you
all of our prep work,
our route planning,
breakfast with coffee,
a t-shirt,
a bound route book,
a goodie bag from all of our sponsors,
a handmade sandwich
by Naomi
in the middle of the lunch stop.
Also my co-organizer Tim and our helper,
Lane, their wives,
also helped with the sandwich making process
the night before the rallies.
That was cool for a lunch stop.
And at the end of the day,
it gets a dinner at a local restaurant
and a small little ceremony
with a couple of like super relative kind of awards.
No awards because there's no actual like
winning the event,
super relative awards that we give at the end.
So I don't think,
actually this year we also included a poster
in that as well.
So I think 90 bucks is a pretty good deal.
With that $90 and a couple of sponsors,
we're able to pretty much break even.
So that's all we're looking to do.
We're not looking to make a business out of this deal.
It's just to have a good time
and get like minded people together.
This was the second year.
Each year so far we have
capped it at 25 cars
because we want to keep it
manageable.
We don't want to have
too many people
because too many people becomes logistically
harder as far as
places that will host us
for a start,
lunch and finish line.
Also, the more people you have,
the more chances of there being
somebody who's not of the same mindset
and causing problems.
We don't want that either.
Obviously, it's a public event
that you sign up for.
We could technically get somebody
that we don't want in there,
but with less people, there's less of a chance of that.
Kind of how we look at it.
We might expand it to a few more cars next year,
but it wouldn't be more than 30, 35 probably.
So we had
25 sign up.
We had a couple of alternates
that signed up that were waiting
that we did allow to come in.
The car count was 28.
So 28 cars
and they were something like
56 or 59
people.
Which
turns out a perfect number.
So there was everything
from, so that the
rules of the event are pre-2005.
So 20 years old
or older Japanese car
or vehicle manufactured
by a Japanese company
even if it's sold under American nameplate.
Like if you came in there with an Eagle Talon
we'd allow you to run because
it's basically a Mitsubishi Eclipse.
So it has to be a Japanese car
that's 20 years old or older.
We had everything from
our oldest car this year was a
1970 Mazda
1800s at hand
which is a
very rare car that most people probably
wouldn't recognize.
It looks Italian because it was designed
by an Italian design house.
Very cool car.
And everything from that car
to we had a Mark IV Supra
like a big turbo Supra horsepower
Mark IV Supra
and some early 2000s
S2000s. So we had everything from
1970 to I think
2003
with a ton of stuff in between.
It just, it's cool to get them out
on the road and get them all together.
And it's like kind of like a car
but with destinations in between
or the cars and coffee destination
with driving together in between
and we sent the cars
off in groups of five or six
so they'd have, you know
drive with their friends but
have a separate route from everybody else.
It wasn't just one long line of cars going down the road
that allowed people to kind of go
at their own pace.
Obviously it's on public roads so we encourage
to drive the speed limit but
you know you're welcome to do
what you want at your own risk.
So if you have a faster car we sent those out first.
We had a pretty
incident free event so that's good.
We had a couple of minor
you know
car repair issues on the side of the road a couple of times
but overall
an amazing success.
We encourage people this time to go out
and
stop along the way.
You know see it pull off with a nice overlook
stop and take pictures.
Sorry just enjoy your day.
Enjoy the weather. It was a perfect
like 75 to 80 degrees
all day with no humidity.
It's been raining here in Arizona
so much lately that the entire
desert is green.
All the mountains just looked
not like they're normal brown. Everything
was just covered in vegetation.
One person said
they came around a corner and they were like man
it looks like I'm driving into Narnia here. What's happening?
One person
to driving through Jurassic Park. It was so green
compared to what we're used to here. It was just
it couldn't have been better.
We had
a few of the sponsors show up
and drive in the event too so
we'll always allow that that's part of the sponsorship package.
You get a entry and a dinner
in the event so that was super cool.
I just
I can't say enough about everybody who
participated
and how smoothly
they all made it go because
for the past couple of months it's been
nothing but rally planning and
it's been stressful and to
see it kind of go off
and not have any major
issues is just
completely satisfying and to see people
just happy and enjoying the day
and thanking us for putting this event
together is huge.
That's
why we do it. We want
to
have other people enjoy it so
I need to
step back
and think about how to improve it next year
without going too far because we don't want to change
the overall
feel of the event. We don't want to make it too fancy
we don't want to make it too
much different. We want to keep the same kind of
vibe and change the route
every year is the plan to keep it
fresh
which is both good and bad. It's good
because it keeps it fresh. It's bad
because it means we need to find a
better place to go.
So I'm going to start
middle and finish point new every year
and this year's finish point was amazing
it's a restaurant in
Apache Junction
Arizona called the handlebar
it's a bicycle themed restaurant
but they just had great food
they were able to feed
our entire party they had all
roped off section outside for us
and it just I'd love to end there
every year if it were possible but it's not
you're welcome
to look up all the pictures on
Instagram
the Instagram account is
AZ Rising Sun Rally
Rally spelled with an E on the end
R-A-L-L-Y-E
or people are posting
pictures from this year's event under the
hashtag A-Z-R-S-R
25 so both of those
things will show you plenty of pictures of
what's been going on some videos
yeah it was
it was amazing we were a little
nervous leading up to it because
it went through the town of Globe, Arizona
which I'm sure
I know it made national news when they got some flooding
a few weeks back where the entire
town was underwater
so thankfully most of that
was cleaned up the route we were using
you could see in like
the main streets downtown
the flood debris like wrapped around
stop lights and telephone poles
which was scary to see but
thankfully it was all cleaned up there was one
section
of road that it still closed because it washed out
and they have it down to one lane
so they have it like you know the cop
stands there and lets the whole line of cars go one way
and then the whole line of cars go the other way
and the detour for that
if you didn't want to do that was
actually part of our route which made us a little
bit nervous that there would be a ton of traffic
on the route that shouldn't normally be there
but it turned out to
not be the case so
there wasn't much traffic all day
everything just
you can't
plan for weather you can't plan for that kind of stuff
but it's almost like we did
because it worked out perfectly and I don't mean to sit here
and just pat myself on the back but at this point
I'm just so relieved that it went off
the way it went off and everything went good
so
that's the Prelative Awards
at the end we had a few awards
we had three basically
and it was
the oldest car, longest distance traveled
to get to the event
and
the Hard Luck Award
the oldest car was that 1970
Mazda 1800
the longest distance traveled was
250 miles
to get to the event
and then the Hard Luck Award
went to that particular super
because he was the only person all day to get pulled over
and what really stinks is
he was
not three miles from the end of the route
to get to the restaurant when he got pulled over
so he was back in town
off the fun roads just on
the commute to the restaurant and he got pulled over
so
that stinks
but I guess unfortunately
that's part of
what happens when you drive on public roads
and
I joked when I gave him the award because he drives a Mark IV Super
that's covered in the top secret stickers
like the Japanese tuning house
and I was like
they probably pulled you over because you were driving a fully
lettered up race car and he goes
yeah cop said that actually
so that stinks
but yep, whoops is right
but yeah it was
a killer time Andrew
I can't wait
for next year but also I don't want to do it again
but I'm going to do it again so
it's a lot of work
but it's worth it at the end
again
my friend Tim who I run the event with
I can't
thank him enough for helping me
to put this together and kind of encouraging us
to get off the ground last year and do it
and Mike who did it last year was wonderful
but unfortunately he's
currently living in Japan so he couldn't help us this year
but we
we found Lane
which if you follow him on Instagram he is
fast underscore
lane underscore photo
Lane spelled A-L-A-N-E like his name
he did
all of our artwork this year so
our t-shirt design
totally separate design for the poster
couple other stickers he did he went above and beyond
and made some cool stuff
we do have extra posters
if anybody wants one reach out
and I can find a way to get it to you
there will be pictures of them
on the Instagram account
and I'm sure once people have hung them
in their garage spaces there will be pictures of them there
I know I'll hang mine this week probably
hopefully this weekend
no extra t-shirts but we're thinking
of making a second run on shirts because some people
have asked us for shirts
so unfortunately this year Andrew I don't have
an extra one for you but we might
so we'll see
what was the one you gave me
that was last year
just last year
that was last year's event
well I gave it to you last year
so that's why it was last year's event
this t-shirt is a blue t-shirt with a full color
print on the back
so the one you have is last year's shirt
which last year's shirt was also super cool
and this year's shirt is also super cool
so if we do another run
you'll get one but until then
sorry I'll get you a poster
so I can hang it in your garage
but now it was
the event is really good
and like I said Andrew you need to
find a way to get out here for next year's
event because
it's a good time
so
obviously I want to thank everybody that was involved
like I said anybody who came
I want to thank Naomi
Tim's wife Jill
Lane's wife Angela
they helped out a ton as well
on the day of
and leading up to it
Lane's buddy Matt
helped with photos
and Chris Angry Bird GTI
helped me out with organizing cars
helped me with cars
leaving from the lunch stop
so all those people were hugely instrumental
in making this event what it was
and I can't thank them enough
so anyway that's my wrap up
of the event
but
yeah I don't know what else to say
there was just a good time
like my favorite car
of the event there was a
Mitsubishi Mirage
but it was a Japanese
imported
I think they call it a Mirage
Asti VX or RX
it's basically like
one step below an Evo
but a Mirage
because the Mirage chassis
is the Evo chassis
in the 1 through 6
generation
it was the Lancer or Mirage depending on
market so
that was probably my favorite car
there's a bunch of JDM stuff
there's probably a good mix
of like
50% 90s and newer
and 50%
chrome rubber stuff
that's cool
it's a cool mix
it's exactly what we like in cars
I know that
I kind of curated the event to be that
but that's what it became
and everything from
RX2 to that 1800
there was an RX4
a 1st gen Celica
and
a 1st gen RX7
a couple of 3rd gen RX7s
and Ron brought out
one of his preludes
and I don't know it was just a
it was a cool mix of stuff
and I can't
can't wait until next year basically
so
book your plane ticket now Andrew
probably be
probably be the same weekend
the 23rd of October
where
where did you start the rally wasn't it
one of those big cars and coffees or
so
sort of kind of it wasn't a big cars
and coffee it was
there's a
automotive event space here in town
I'm not
100% clear on its mission statement
but I know they're an automotive event space
it's called the warehouse
and they hosted our morning launch
but they also at the same time were hosting
it's like a
I don't know if I call it a streetwear brand
I guess it kind of is a streetwear brand
it's called Last Era
they're like motorsports t-shirts
it's not
exactly the same vibe as the event
but it worked out pretty well
because it got us a lot more exposure
as to what we were as well
but she
graciously donated, the person who owns the warehouse
did graciously donate the breakfast and coffee this year
so that helped us financially a ton
there was free pastries
and canned cold brew
from one of the local cold brew
makers
it's a place here called
Shift Caffeine
they're like automotive
motorcycle themed cold brew and cans
so they had that
was there plus the pastries were provided
by the warehouse so
I should thank them for that
that was super cool
the midday so yeah
their particular show was indoors
and they had their overflow parking, sharing the parking lot with us
which was fine
worked out fine, I was a little nervous because of the space but it worked out
but their indoor car show was a little bit more
it was a higher end
like super car crowd inside
there were Lamborghese and Ferraris
and 911s and that kind of stuff
our lunch stop was
I don't know if you've been by there
I assume you probably have at some point
like the Roosevelt Lake
they have the Roosevelt Bridge
and the Roosevelt Dam
no I was wondering what those were
I didn't recognize those at all
the Blue Bridge
nope they haven't been there
okay super cool spot
it's like one of the prettiest
architectural bridges in the entire state
and it spans
over there at Roosevelt Lake
there's a dam
right there that has
like a public park
with a couple of pergolas
and like the well toilets
and a pretty big parking lot
that's usually not very well utilized
so
we didn't officially have that spot
but that's the spot we set up for lunch
and thankfully it worked out perfect for us
there was no
nobody really there a couple cars at the time
would come roll through so we took over the whole parking lot
Naomi had set up
tables with the sandwiches
all set up
mostly pre-made but not with
lettuce, tomato and condiments
you can put your own lettuce, tomato and condiments on your sandwich
but she had turkey and ham
and roast beef sandwiches all right there to go
chips and water
and a little hand wash station
because the well toilets don't have sinks
so she's like I don't want people to stop there
and use a bathroom and eat sandwiches
so she brought a little hand washing station
she did what she does
and she overdid it which is what we love about Naomi
but she did it perfectly
and everybody loved it
and
it was just everything else
on the day it just worked out amazingly
so she got
to set up everything out of her
back of her maverick so he used that
for doing truck stuff and it all loaded up with all the food
and ice and coolers
yeah so the lunch stop was there
big photo op there too
because of how pretty it is around there
it's basically Andrew
I don't know if you've heard of the Apache Trail
in Arizona
yeah
it was partially paved partially dirt
it was closed for years
because they had a big storm
in maybe 2017 or so
2018 maybe
it was just before I moved here I know that
that it was closed
and it just reopened
probably six months ago
so the part that we were at has always been open
because access to the dam which obviously
SRP
and the state of Arizona need access to
for maintaining the dam
but the whole main road the whole way through
was not open until recently
I would not send the rally cars down it
because they're not
actual rally cars and
most of the Apache Trail is not paved
so the Apache Trail connects
Roosevelt Lake area
to Tortilla Flats
I don't know if you've been out there
maybe not
okay
so it connects Tortilla Flats to Roosevelt Lake
it's like I wouldn't call it a shortcut
but it's shorter than going the long way around
but it's usually reserved for high clearance vehicles
I have run it in the
Ram 50
it says where the lunch stop was
and cool photo ops there
I think my favorite picture I've seen so far
is a picture that
Aaron from
the AZ
Japanese car club took
which is not really a car club it's just an Instagram page
and he organizes small events
but it's looking down the road
back towards the bridge and you can see the lake
in the background and it almost looks like it's like
Oceanside in California
the way it's so super blue back there
but super cool backdrop
and I have some really cool pictures that have
not been posted yet
a couple different people have taken
of the rally car I was coming over that bridge
which is super cool
so
yeah the t-shirt design if you see it
Andrew the bridge
is prominently featured on the t-shirt
too because when I told
Lane who designed our shirts I was like hey man
you know I think I want to
try to feature that bridge in there somewhere
and he was like
super stoked on it because that's my favorite
architectural thing in the entire state
I just had to do that this is my dream to design this shirt
so
pretty cool you're probably familiar with Lane's artwork
and you don't know it because Lane draws
the pictures you see on the side of U-Haul trucks
oh
so that's his day job
yeah
which is how I kind of found out
about it because he did
the side of the U-Haul truck they have here
for the Copper State 1000
which is that like high end rally that cost
$12,000 to enter
um
he did the art for that truck
and he has a mutual friend
who is also into old Japanese cars
that he knows
through actually Hot Wheels collecting
who I know through old Japanese cars
so he kind of made that whole connection
together and uh
hooked up with him and it worked out really well
because turns out he's a super cool dude
and he is good eye and
uh
he nailed it and
I think half of the
half of the success of this event is based on
the aesthetics and everything we didn't put together
because it makes it feel like cohesive and professional
right
so
can't thank it enough but yeah that was the lunch stop
it was
about give or take 100 miles
each leg so the morning stop
the morning leg was 100 miles and the afternoon leg
was 100 miles
200 miles doesn't sound like much
but we're not talking 200 miles of interstate
100 miles of like
windy back roads
exactly so it's
it's a solid like four and a half hours of driving
um sure
and the first car took off at 9am
and got to
the final restaurant probably about
5530
um with all the stops and the lunch and all that stuff
so it's a it's a full day
I'd love to do more miles
but I think that
for the enjoyment factor I think 200 is
probably a pretty good one day number
if I wanted to do more miles
I'd probably have to figure out a multi day setup
but
yeah not just a
I know I've said it a thousand times since I started talking about it but
I just like last year
I couldn't have
I couldn't have been happier with how the event
turned out and
it's the kind of thing where you sit back
after the whole event's over
and you've done
feedback from everybody and
you know anybody who's complaining
they're not complaining about anything of any significance
it's always something
minor
and everybody's happy and had a great time
and it's just like
I did that
how do we do this
how do we pull this off I didn't do that
this event went way too well it couldn't have been my doing
but
now everybody is super stoked for next year too which is
we're just huge there was also
the same day was the
Hagerty Drivers Club
event
and
I know the person who
runs that it's my friend Michael
so we were in communication
before the event started
to make sure that he wasn't going to be bringing
his guys anywhere near where our cars were going to be going
because it just happened to be the same
day and it was starting
from his shop which is in Fountain Hills
which is in the same general area
and the first kind of like fun roads
that he could have gotten to were the same
roads that we were using for our rally
so he had planned a different
stop for their
their event was like half the distance
and he was going to go out to basically where
our lunch stop was
and the event there and people could go home from there
but they wanted having a pretty small turnout
unfortunately so he just crashed
our event which was fine because we had in the
room for the three other cars
so he just kind of came in
and
came to our lunch stop
he didn't crash the rest of the event
but he brought along
employees of Haggerty
who saw our entire event
so they were pretty stoked on
seeing what we were doing out there so
it's funny because I had been in talks with them about
a potential sponsorship and then it fell through
because it happened to be the same day as
their national Haggerty
Drivers Club day which is what
the same day was
and they couldn't host two driving events
so I'll see what happens next year
but that could be a huge influx
of cash for us
and you know we're not again
we're not making a profit here, we'll pass that savings back
along to the participants
so give them more stuff
but yeah it was a
yeah, success
that's all I have to say
the eclipse ran great
no complaints
ran the nice fresh air conditioning
on the kind of transit stage
in the beginning and end
and had windows down the whole rest of the way
so
about like just shy of 30 miles per gallon
which is wild
so
worked out well
crossed I think 5,000 feet of elevation
5,500 feet of elevation
which is probably why I got good gas mileage
because it's coming down the hill on the other side
probably
yeah, good day
good day
I set out to build an event
that would encourage people to
just hang out and drive their cars
and that's what we have accomplished
so
yeah, next year
it's coming
yeah, makes me, reminds me
I need to work on our
blister version that we have here
for
I kind of want to do one of those out here too
it's not, it's a lot different
of a feel
the 4 noon cup we started talking about
4, it's a few hours in the morning that's all it has to be
yeah, a few friends went out for a couple
hour drive
and I am down to do that again here too
so
you get like 3 weeks left, you can do one
you know, it's really
it's that Volvo that's been hot
me all season
I wanted to finish that for one of them
and I just never did it so
that's why you didn't do one last year too
because you were anticipating the Volvo coming
sure
no, I'm going to work on that
I promise
it's a record
it's on the record
yeah, that's
where I'm at
alright, other things going on in Phoenix
NASCAR championship
NASCAR championship, because weekend
you know
you sit here going, you want to work on some project cars
which is fine
I'm not going, correct
I thought about going
thought about getting some last minute tickets
I just with everything that's going on
with that, the Rising Sun
rally, I'm just, I am
way farther behind
than I want to be on things
and I know next weekend already has
a bunch of stuff going on
so this weekend is going to be like
a pretty good time to get stuff done
I got to pull
the engineless
Corolla out of the garage to recover over it
and put it in the corner
put the Mercur in its spot
and do a bunch of things to that so I can
actually finally put that thing
for sale
and also I need to roll the 944 in the garage
so I can do the timing belt which I have
all the parts sitting in the garage
on the toolbox awaiting my
time to do it so I should be able to knock
those things out and I have to knock out
the fender and bumper install on the truck
so
no shortage of things need to be done
and I don't want to touch that white starion
that I bought until I finished all that stuff
so
that's kind of my
motivation here
no starion dessert until you eat your other project cars
it's, yeah
exactly
that's 100% what it is because I know
what's going to happen the second I start working on the starion
everything else will just fall on the wayside
so and I made myself
a goal that the starion
needs to be
100% ready
by the rising center
rally next year
all right
yeah I need something to drive so
well you'll have to point to drive because
the eclipse will be here, the Corolla
will be done
the tires will be replaced on the
Cressida by then and hopefully the Sepuro will be on
the garage so
as soon as it would be to ship a car
it's not worth it when you've got
10 cars
that I could drive
yeah I would say for this
particular event being a one day event
that's not exactly a demanding like
super racetrack event I would say just use one of my cars
that's fine
if you were to ship out a car here
you would need to leave it here and do a bunch of events with it
so we need to time it
so you can do you know fly back
and forth maybe and do like
the Williams event and my event
and maybe you got the JTCS
or just kind of do a
do a west coast tour
but
that's a pipe dream obviously
yeah
um yeah so
I don't know we've got
we're down to the final race the final four
we've got it's
Chase Briscoe
Hamlin
Larson Byron
so which is
they iced out Penske which is interesting
um
so two Toyotas and two Chevy's right
two Toyotas and two Chevy's
so
I mean who you got
um I
have Larson
and Byron crashing into each other
in the pits and breaking tow links
okay that's my hope
um probably isn't gonna happen
but that's my hope
um I wouldn't
be upset if
anybody won that wasn't
Larson
and next up
would be Byron
um
I don't
really have a preference
of Hamlin or
uh
the other guy
um Briscoe
I don't know why yeah Briscoe thank you
otherwise names just escaped my head
um I would like to see
Hamlin get a championship
he's been uh
chasing that for some time
he just passed into the top 10
all-time win list this season
yeah with no championship
yeah if anybody deserves one it's him
um
Byron doesn't have
one but the 24 car has tons
Larson already has
one
and
Briscoe doesn't have one either
but the 19 car I think already has one too with Truex right
I think so
yeah I'd basically take anyone but Larson
and Byron
anyone but Larson
second Byron
just because I don't want a Hendrick car to win
yeah let's take the JGR
teams like I don't want a JGR car
to win either but I guess I don't have a choice
yeah well
somebody else could win the race
which is a possibility
that would be ideal
yeah that that would be ideal
to have a driver we like
win the race
yeah bubble walls win the race
championship
these guys the four champion cars
figure out the championship by finishing
uh 28 29 30 31st
that would be ideal
it would be ridiculous laugh tremendously
but that would be ideal
I doubt that will happen
because it does seem like
the championship cars in the championship
are there for a reason and they usually wind up
running pretty close to the front of the field
I also think
there's a little bit of gamesmanship that gets played
where
you know
if you're a team car one of the champion cars
you might you know be a little less
aggressive around it and let them kind of stay
up front a little bit well yeah
it's a little bit of that going on
uh not all the time
because again we did watch justine
win the race and take off
a bunch of people but it's like they still try to win the race
you know tie Gibbs might just crash
in a briscoe and hamlin
so we'll see this is this is a valid point
well what they'll do is they'll have
tie Gibbs behind them
in another Toyota
yep yeah it's all JGR
yeah so have
him trying to to uh
bump draft with them but he's a terrible pump
drafter it'll spin them into the wall yeah
which is bad because that gives it to Larson
or Byron so I guess we'll see what happens
last week's race was interesting with the
JGR cars because two out of three of them blew up
yeah
and I have a theory on that
you're not the only one
some people have a theory that they were running
trying to trying to figure out
how much power the dial is
yeah I think I think that
happened and I haven't seen that anywhere
else so I'm going to claim it as my thought
but I had that thought watching the race
because they were already locked
in the championship and
they were just seeing if they could eke out
a couple more horsepower and then turns out
they couldn't dial it back
because normally whenever
Hamlin's car is a
DNF for a mechanical
he is the world's most angry driver
yeah and
his car blew up and he didn't say a thing
so it's almost like he knew
yeah
Briscoe's blew up pretty early
yes it blew up very early
and then he blew up like a stage later
so
and then watching the other JGR cars they had no
issues at all even though you were worried about
it for them but they were also trying to get into
the championships they would not have done anything
experimental with their cars
it's kind of my thought process on that
so
whatever it is what it is I mean obviously
whatever it was was legal because they weren't
fined for it nobody went in there and said
anything so
they figured it out last week though
yeah I'm excited
it should be a good race
I genuinely enjoy the Phoenix race
I like
how that turn one is just a disaster
every time like there's no
track limits and the cars fan out like
lanes wide
that's kind of fun to watch
but usually with
a half decent race and
they had a pretty good tire compound
I think this year set up there'll be some pretty good
tire wear stuff going on and
should be a good time
watch it while I wrench
yep
and then I'll be
sad because I won't be
NASCAR and actually
Imps is over
yeah pretty much racing season is over
yeah racing season
ends with NASCAR pretty much
I think there's some F1 and stuff going on
we don't care about that
but we did also just buy tickets for
next year's San Diego race
that's right
yeah so we're gonna go to the
the naval base in Coronado
the road course
I can't believe it's a three and a half mile
road course which is huge
it's super super cool
that's like a European style racetrack
I love it
we got some grandstands that look out
San Diego Bay
and overlook one side is one of the
Chicanes the other side is a left hander
so hopefully there's some good passing in there
I hopefully picked a good spot
nobody knows nobody's ever watched a race there
so yeah there's never been a race
there before I'm surprised they're even letting it happen
so I'm super excited about it
well they lost Chicago so they wanted to do another street
course quote unquote
yeah I'm just surprised that they're letting it
happen there it just seems like a
I've been there before it's very fancy
have you been I'm sure most of it's on the base itself
but the area around the base
is like
incredibly high rent
one of Naomi's
annual bike rides that she tries to do every year
I've done with her it's a
called bike the bay and you ride your bike
up and over the Coronado bridge
which is impossible
and then down the other side which is fun
and then you ride around that
the Coronado Island and it's
it's a very
a very fancy place so
the other day
I told Marco we're going there
I was like we're going to San Diego
and he's like what is that
a whales vagina
oh yeah I'm sure
I was like it's San Diego
but I was like it's just sitting in California
yep
well did he even know the city when he said it
correctly
he acted like he did
okay I don't I don't feel like
kindergarten is where you learn
other cities and other states yet
so
but he's like I wanted to ask
I was like well we got a few months
so yeah
a long time because that's not until
July right no
June okay
so after father's
day weekend or it is father's day weekend
right around that time so
yeah that's what we'll be doing
I'm excited for it I've never been to
a NASCAR road course race so
oh right yeah
yeah I've gone twice now to Watkins Glen that was cool
but that's a permanent course I'll be interested
to see a street course
I should have went to Chicago it's not that far from here but
oh well
missed the opportunity
well this just works out well
because you have family out here and I'm out here
and just work out for everybody
we kind of get together and go there
because we're also going with a bunch of your family
so yeah it's cool
my father-in-law is from San Diego
he's a big NASCAR fan so that's pretty cool
Naomi is not a big NASCAR fan
but that is also where she is from
so
I think seeing it in person
oh no she's not like Phoenix I guess
oh no she's not
I'm not saying she's not a fan she doesn't enjoy it she enjoys it
she's just not a super fan like your father-in-law is
she's hits and watches the races
would be almost every weekend
she just fully enjoys it
or just enjoys it because I enjoy it
it's up for debate
but that doesn't matter
because she enjoys it enough to sit there and watch it with me
so
she'll have a good time
and yeah she's been to the Phoenix race with me
so
she enjoys it a lot more now that she's watched a lot more
and she's learned a lot of the nuance
yeah once you understand what's going on
it's like anything
it helps a lot
so
he knows that you have to actively root against
Kyle Larson
and unlike your father-in-law
we also root against
Chase Elliott
that should be some good ribbing
that week with that one
yeah exactly
Milk Toast
Milk Toast
Elliott
anyway
yeah so that's it
NASCAR report
one more week of NASCAR news for us
yeah yeah yeah
whatever
I did some scale out of cast stuff
I've been working on that drift chassis it's all done
working on the body
for it
it's doing like a street car
looks pretty good
I'll post some pictures up of it
it was really good
paying up a Bronco body
it's a pretty good color
so I can actually get out and use that
that also looks really good
I was practicing my game
with painting these Lexan bodies
you know it's interesting
because you have to paint them in reverse
and the
Bronco I did two tones
you need to paint the roof black
and I'm like
shocked at how well it came out
but you know when you start using like
you get older and you can actually buy nice materials
it's a little bit easier to get good results
like the
I highly recommend the 40mm
Tamaya Tamiya
masking tape
that's what I used to do the masking
it worked really well covers a good amount
for a 110 scale body
that's also what I used
the 40mm and the thin stuff for doing the edges
nope 40mm all the way around
there's enough straight lines that didn't have to
make complex curves
I have thin curve stuff
but because the Bronco it's really blocky
so that also helped
I also used it
I painted a
beetle body for my SCX 24 chassis
so it's roughly
it's like not really 24 scale
it's more like 28th scale
all the way around it's more like
20th to 18th scale
it's bigger oh yes
so yeah I wanted to do
white on the door
like a Baja beetle type
with a top color
so I again used that same tape
because it was a good line and it was a nice flat
piece it was easy to mask
and
I did it pearl white
well first I painted the color coat
which is this
purple
something Tamiya purple stuff
I can't remember the name of it
but it's flip-flops purple to green
it's kind of a cool color
that was a Tamiya paint?
yeah that was a Tamiya color
interesting yeah so you paint it
it's pretty translucent
3-4 coats
it says you have to back it over black
it actually says it on a can
so you back it with black
well
yeah I backed it with black
and then I peeled the masking
did my pearl white
with black
and it looks really good
I was shocked at how good it came out
so
flip-flops purple green
in the light
and then I got some bigger tires
and classic wagon wheel looking wheels
for it
a 70's look
kind of like my version of a monster beetle
and a little chassis
that looks really good
yeah I like it a lot better than
Proline Toyota body I got for it
and it'll actually make me want to use it more
and
that one's not so scale that chassis
I was like
I'll just use that as a
the beetle body on there
it looks a lot more scale
it does and I was like I can now
with the bigger tires I can actually go do like an indoor
there are some places nearby
that do indoor crawler comps
I was like I could do a competition
it's also big enough to use outdoors as well
it's not like an Orlando which is
a little too small
yeah the Orlando I'm gonna get back to that
that's purely just gonna be a scale model
like a movable scale model
it works
it's not gonna do any heavy on road
I can't figure what's that as well
I'm building one of those as well so I get that
I just want it to look cool
but
anyway
they have a
like a military truck
yeah that's
the same scale as the other ones
but it's slightly larger because it's a military
truck
and it wheel based out almost exactly to the
correct scale of the model
ram 50 that I have
and it has a leaf spring rear
so
that might be the next project
yeah
I've been doing little videos too
I gotta get them on
the I put some
a while back onto the Scale Autocast YouTube channel
and there's a lot of people commenting on them
so I was like alright
I'll put some videos up of this stuff that I'm doing
because it's easy to do
it's right here on my desk I don't have to
I didn't even know we had a Scale Autocast
YouTube channel
we do
go check it out
I'll have to
like and subscribe
ring that bell
yeah
that's good unless you got anything else
I think so
that's a good mix of stuff I got nothing else to talk about
hopefully next week I'll have a bunch more
because I've got a bunch of plans so
alright well time built
I hope everybody gets
all their kids get a good amount of candy
and you can steal some candy from them
so
I hope all the kids in the neighborhood take all our
candy so I don't have candy to eat
because I have diabetes and don't need any more candy
now
so follow us
at the usual places
Scale Autocast is on Instagram
I was just talking about that
it's on YouTube too
we do have a
on off topic YouTube which I've been trying to do
I'm trying to collect some
car videos to start putting on there too
just doing stuff on the
Volvo too
just casual things
how to's are a pain in the butt to do
I've just been trying to do casual
vlogging videos
I've had a thought process of
when I do finally
pull the star an inside and start working on that
I think I want to try to
do some video content
not necessarily how to's but just
you know what am I doing
how am I doing it kind of things as I go along
you shall see
I've been inspired by our friends over at Revival
because their
Josh is doing that Mustang
he's doing some pretty
you know, 1000 foot views
of his restoration project with the Mustang
a little inspired by that
we also have one over there
we did it first
100%
before they did
no competition
we like those guys
but I've just been a little bit inspired by the
way they're doing their
their content on that Mustang
or I should say Josh
is doing his content in the Mustang
it's not that like
super technical
into it thing it's more like
how you would read an article in a magazine in the past
right
anyway
you can find me on the Instagram
Scale Outcast
you can also find me on Instagram
my personal one at TSI SS350
currently I am posting
at least one picture a day
on the
AZ Rising Sun Rally
Instagram page as well
so you can see some content there
pictures that either I took
or Lane or his wife Angela took
they are tagged from where we took it
so please show that page
some love as well that would be nice
we've gained a ton of followers since this event
happened and trying to keep pictures
flowing right so
hopefully
you can see some of that content as well
yeah I'm on Instagram racing anger
and podcast on Instagram
and yeah
as always
keep cars analog
hopefully your project cars aren't haunting you
and aim for the roses
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