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Make sure to follow up on how Ryan’s 2010 season in Formula D goes by checking out both GardellaRacing.com and Deathmachines.net.

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…or at least that’s what I have been recently been telling people it feels like.  About the time of August this past year I didn’t have the feeling about things that I normally do. Normally I am at many of the car events out or going on, I am excited for each and every new thing I see going on, and I am constantly at the drag strip, either behind the wheel or on the sidelines talking shit.  I stopped feeling for all of that. And with added stress from the daily ins and outs of life, I was sick of doing anything automotive related.

About the October time, I turned my left cheek and said “Fuck it, I need a break” and bounced from doing pretty much everything. Did not want to hear about my car build, which was the biggest bomb of my automotive career ever. Still, I needed a break from it all. Photography didn’t feel the same, writing felt like it had no substance, and there was jack shit going on in the south. I am not in another area, so I am not going to write too much about other areas at that point. I figured to take a break, let things ride out, get a chance to have a few months without cars on the brain, and try to get fresh for the year coming up. So now, say hello to Greasy Blocks 2010!

This year, I still plan to bring y’all the word from whats going down on the corners and blocks, along with more of my photography than any of you have ever seen. Domestic heads will love it around here, and those who are nuts over the Imports will have no shortage of fast cars to follow up on.

On hit for Greasy this year:

1. More domestic streetcars, drag cars, shit talk and call outs
2. Bikes and the women who love them
3. The fastest import street cars on the east coast

Greasy will be following a few people this year. Some of our 1st to be followed will be:

Jeff Rosario (Can the pump gas king break off his best year yet?

Eddie Pegan (Proccoevo is now a 8second, 1000hp player!)

Daniel Alaniz (Illest kid with the camera on the street in so-cal/south central?)

There will be more coming, but these are the guys I plan to kick off the season with. I plan to show you the backside to what these guys are doing as well.

But last but not least I have something to leave a few people with, who have as dirt in their mouth…

FINGER

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I have to give hats off to my man Miller for breaking 180mph. You already know that Nyce1s.com was in the house, and their video just dropped. Peep it, comment on it, let me know what you think.

There is another video floating around thats pretty good. The guy holding the camera says “That bitch says 180″ and it pretty much makes the video! Check it out on Death Machines.

PS: Miller and Nrg Tech, you guys should make that a limited edition t-shirt, sticker, mug, or something! Don’t let us down!!!

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Now normally I don’t post build news like this, but I have an extreme addiction to the new Camaro. My colleague Neil Tjin sent over an email to me earlier in the week speaking of his new build for the Tjin Edition Tour. After seeing the car and some of the parts, I was blown away! Not normally what we see out of domestics here in the south, but a very strong build! Maybe we can see more stuff like this here in the southern states! I am sure the car will be down here for a few shows and events. I will keep you all posted on the Tjin Edition Tour schedule. The car will debut at Sema Monday, and Greasy Blocks will have more pictures of this car coming up…

Here is the press release…

LA HABRA, California, Oct. 26, 2009 – The Tjin Edition RoadShow Chevy Camaro SS in conjunction with General Motors and Real AutoWorks will be debuting in the Air Lift booth (#23633) at the SEMA show on November 3rd, 2009.

With SEMA quickly approaching, the Tjin Edition RoadShow team, led by Neil Tjin, received their brand new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS with less than 20 miles on the odometer. Having planned out the design well before the arrival, Neil and the team at Real AutoWorks in La Habra, CA got right to work and within a day had the LS3 motor pulled, the interior completely gutted and the rest of the car taken disassembled.

On the exterior, the Tjin Edition RoadShow Camaro SS features super slick, yet subtle modifications. The factory black paint has been replaced with a custom DuPont Cromax Pro two-tone green paint scheme; on the outside, the Camaro’s body has been sprayed in a custom metallic green, while the engine bay and body accents were sprayed in a darker matte green finish. To accentuate the exterior of the car, Revolution Styling supplied a front lip spoiler and vented hood, LightWurkz remodeled the Camaro’s headlights, taillights and fog lights with LED technology, and Ignited HID provided the lighting for the headlights and fog lights.

When the time came for the Tjin Edition RoadShow Camaro SS to be outfitted with its rollers, Neil and iForged worked together and created a one-off set of 22” and 24” iForged Seneka wheels finished with carbon fiber barrels, brushed faces and black bolts. The custom three-piece iForged wheels are matched up with an equally impressive set of Falken FK-452 tires measuring 255/30/22 up front and 275/25/24 in the rear to keep the Camaro on track when on the road. To keep the SS under control, SSBC designed a custom big brake kit especially for the build which included bright purple eight-piston calipers along with crossed-drilled and slotted rotors.

Although all of the above upgrades are key, the fully digital air system suspension provided by Air Lift helps to bring it all together. The digital set up will allow the Tjin Edition RoadShow Camaro SS to be lowered or raised with the simple push of a button all while maintaining it’s stellar handling capabilities. Finishing off the suspension and handling upgrades on the SS, PFADT Race Engineering stepped up and provided front and rear sport sway bars.

Real AutoWorks really showed off their creative skills with the transformation of the Camaro interior and in-car entertainment system. Real AutoWorks was responsible for rewrapping the entire Camaro interior in a custom t-tech and suede material, which features purple double stitching throughout to match the purple SSBC calipers. The stock Camaro seats and gauges were replaced in favor of carbon fiber Status Racing / Tjin Edition RoadShow racing seats and a plethora of GlowShift digital gauges. The Camaro’s in-car entertainment is highlighted by two 12” Realm Audio flat subwoofers, two amplifiers, two components sets, and a Azentek smart mirror which features a touch screen LCD monitor, built in Bluetooth, integrated GPS Navigation, and rear view camera. Real AutoWorks customized the trunk section with custom speaker boxes, an amp rack, NX carbon fiber bottle holder, and an enclosure for the Odyssey batteries and Air Lift tanks and compressors.

Finishing off the Tjin Edition RoadShow Camaro is an engine bay that will have people talking, thanks to the guys at Vortech and JE Pistons. Turnkey Engine Supply rebuilt the stock LS3 motor. The block was disassembled, deburred, honed to a 4.070″ finished bore size then finally cleaned for assembly. Turnkey then measured each component to verify the clearance was correct for a forced induction application. The engine was then assembled with a K1 Technologies 4.000″ stroke forged crankshaft, K1 Technologies 6.125″ H-beam billet rods,

JE Pistons forged “FSR” Pistons, 8.8:1 compression ratio, JE Pro Seal Rings: 1.2mm steel nitrided top rings, 1.5mm Napier second rings, 3.0mm low tension oil rings, ACL Main and Rod Bearings, ARP Head Studs and Turnkey Engine Supply Pushrods. Once the 415 cubic inch motor was reinstalled, all the fluids were topped off and Royal Purple XPR 5W-30 motor oil was poured into the motor. Next it was time to bolt on the Vortech supercharger, American Racing headers, MagnaFlow exhaust, BDL Automotive fuel rails, and Nitrous Express direct port set-up. Vortech not only provided the supercharger kit, but they were also responsible for the installation, tuning and calibration of the car. A S.P.E.C. twin-disk clutch was installed to go with the new power that can be found under the hood of this Camaro. Aesthetically the engine bay has been outfitted with BDL Automotive clamps, GM Addiction billet caps, and a Unique Auto Design carbon fiber fuse box cover and engine shroud.

Make sure to check out the Tjin Edition RoadShow Camaro at the SEMA Show from November 3^rd to 6^th in the main hall in the Air Lift booth (#23633) and if you can’t make it to SEMA this year, don’t worry as the Tjin Edition RoadShow Camaro will be on display around the country in 2010 as part of the Tjin Edition RoadShow.

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Yo, my man Daniel Alaniz hit me up about some VERY ILL content he has been working on. Jerrybuilt street racing at its finest! And with the Rza working with him on the music, this is on hit! Compton stand up!

Check out this email this fool just sent over my way…

Hey yo Benny Boom! I just finished up here in the studio on the final mix of Jerry built street dreams 2 . I want to give u the exclusive . Here it is bless our fallen brother Sean Carlson… Bigg ups to Jerry on this one ..Thanks to GreasyBlocks..

Sent from my iPhone

Daniel has coined me with a new nickname, “BENNY BOOM”, and it seems to fit well! Daniel is one of the video production hands over at the Jimmy Kimmel Show. This is some serious filming right here. Greasyblocks and Nyce1s give shot outs to the west coast. Thanks for keeping it going out there, and thanks for sending over the new video! If you want to view full HD, double click the video and it will take you directly to the Youtube video!

Will you see Firefly on a Daniel Alaniz Production? Stay tuned!

-StunnaBEN aka Benny BOOM!

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We all have had to stop on the road before with car trouble! Seems that every caravan of cars has its share! But this story is seriously like finding a needle in a haystack!

Going through pictures on numerous forums and other sites, it looks like H2o was one of the best events of the year. 1000s of cars jumped on the road from all directions to head to H2o. In this series the plan is to show what you are not seeing on the forums. Greasyblocks will cover the ride up with the  DürtyDübs and Eurowise Caravan. The starting point was ATL and the meet-up point was just past Charlotte in Concord at the Lowes Motor Speedway exit off I-85.

I was sitting at Monterrey’s, still my favorite Mexican restaurant BTW, when I started going through Eric’s Macbook Pro. I shoot my way straight to Iphoto and click the H2o folder. What I saw was insane! There had to be over 500 pictures of the most random nonsense and partying I have ever seen! Anyways, I ran across these photos of this guy I met a few months ago working on a M3. Before I could even ask, Eric went straight into the story about what happened. It was too good to hear, so I contacted Mike for more of the story on his BMW!

GB: Mike, What happened man?!

Mike: As always last minute work was performed on the car to get the final stance on my M3 perfect. I have a 90mm stud conversion on my car with titanium gold lug nuts. You aren’t supposed to use air tools to run these lugs down but last minute and desperate measures, I turn my impact gun down to the lowest setting and just get the lugs started. At the same time I ran down the lower shock bolt. That’s where the issue began. I didn’t use a lift that night to work on my car so I didn’t do my usual routine and go back over all the bolts by hand. I lowered the car off the floor jack. Torqued the wheels down with my torque wrench and pulled her on out.

On the way up to concord mills to meet up with the durtydubs crew. Strangely while cruising on  the highway, not driving fast or hitting huge bumps my left rear wheel started rubbing more then often. I didn’t think anything of it except my trunk was loaded down with parts and clothes. We all met up with the durties then took off. Not even 10 minutes after leaving the gas station nash calls me and says the dude following behind you says he sees your shock hanging. I was like “no way it cant be I don’t hear anything dragging or hitting” So we kept driving and he called back again and said “no seriously something doesn’t look right” so we pull off the interstate and as we are pulling off we hit a small road bump and while I am on the phone with him he was like “OMG something just hit my sub-frame”

So we pull off the exit into a gas station and sure enough my shock was completely loose. We hoped back onto the highway and drove up the off ramp and looked for less than 10mins and Noosh goes “there it is!” sure enough it was sitting in the middle of the highway off ramp!

Pretty crazy story 1 in a million for sure!

Thanks for getting back at me quickly Mike! I have seen a pretty good amount of work that has came out of the Eurowise camp, and for sure this story is not to reflect on their shop work, but more or less show you that even the best mechanics out there can have problems, especially if you are working in a rush! By day, they are your all goto quality Euro shop, and by night, your everyday average human being like the rest of us!!

www.euro-wise.com

Oh snap! BTW, who is this big overgrown Predator-looking black dude?!

Yes, that’s the famous Walker joining in on the action with some photos! Shot outs to you and my S3 homies man!

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Its hella late right now and normally I would be up chatting on various social networks but I just have to show you all what is cooking in my pot right now. As you can see here, its my 2000 Civic Si, and that motor from the Skunk2 Blog I have. Well, after months or setbacks, bullcrap, and procrastination it finally found a cozy home in my engine bay. Thanks to John Hicks and JJH customs, that black engine bay isn’t just a black engine bay, its glass! I will post more as I get it but this probably is the best thing that has happened all year in terms of this build taking place. Now, I plan to crash. Stay up on this!

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We all hear the same blab from people here and there about how companies do this and that. Saying this over and over is only talk. The coverage here will be of much different content as your normal E’zine. With that being said, competition is not the goal of Greasy Blocks. We are here to serve the sport and to help our industry grow. Publication and information is the way, not closing the market and a limited point of view.

The voice of the streets will be heard on Greasy Blocks. The site is here to cater to the owners, drivers, and fans who do not get exposure. We believe that the action on the street is the best content to expose. The meets, the drag strip, the cruise in spots, and the hang outs.  Content here will be a mixture of every vehicle type possible. You will find anything and everything here, even a few postings that you were not expecting.

Greasy Blocks will have every type of posting from Features to Random Automotive pictures from across the nation. Here is a quick rundown of what will take place around here:

• Random Posting
• Seeing fast cars (dents do not matter, paint is optional, and opinions vary!)
• Drag Racing is GOLDEN
• Import’s, Euro’s, and Domestic’s of all types and makes will see space around these parts
• Truck, SUV, Diesel, Mud, and Climbing will also be seen around these parts
• Video posting from all over the nation (street and track action)
• MOST IMPORTANTLY… You will see bullet lists of modifications (because we all hate reading when we don’t have to!)

In closing, we want to welcome the ears and eyes of many user’s across the nation. Time have changed, and so should the way we publicize!

-Greasy

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