Waking up this AM, I am feeling good about the trip that lies ahead. True, to the word, I am packed to capacity with the civic, and I am hitting the road. See you soon NC and TN, Nashville people holler at me. Lunch in Johnson City, TN with Chris Tybor of Whoopee Doo Racing!
PS: In grand fashion I am late. But I set no time to leave or arrive to checkpoint 1 today, so it makes up for it!
Atlanta is a a youthful city, filled with such a rich and thick culture. You can almost taste it in the air, you definitely can see it in your surroundings, and with one quick glance in any direction you can get a feel for its history. But not just for the fact that it is one of my favorite places to go, Atlanta was the destination for the 1st stop on GreasyBlocks NationRIDE. The annual Import Alliance Spring Meet was held at the Georgia Dome/CNN Center Parking deck. Read on to enjoy the day trip with us!
For years, movies have centered around the great “Road Trip” across the states, weather it be Clark Griswold taking his family to Wally World or Thelma and Louise going all the way, every one of us have watched some type of motion picture showing off a multi-state journey. But as of late, the only travel trips many of us take are to automotive events, packed out concert venues, and flying to exotic destinations.
Well I have had a plan for a road trip for some time, that has became more of an obsession really. I have wanted to see the states, but did not feel like renting a car to do such a drive in. Instead, I wanted to do the drive in a highly modded car just to see the way it felt. I would almost compare this to watching people do these trips and classic cars, and the all too far common convertible. My goal was to see the states taking as many pics as I can while enjoying the food and culture of the area I was in. Never could get off work for it, and I never really had a reason to do it. In 2008, I tried this and flopped, and in 2009 I began rebuilding the car. What a fucking nightmare that was. I do not know what was worse, some companies I had to work with, wasting time with painters and missed deadlines for shipping, or the cracked piston issue in 2010.
Now, spring 2011, I plan to take this trip and take the path from South Carolina to California uncovering as many food joints and sights as possible, and to test the stability of the products we purchase and market on a regular basis. 2500 miles of abuse will go to the fully built K24 in my 2000 Si, and through posting we will see how well the setup responds to being used in a 100% true daily driven form. Join in for the updates and the ride details. The blogs posted will be very random, half of the time might not make sense to you, the grammar will not be correct, and the stories will be funny! This is GreasyBlocks NationRIDE!
Vehicle:
2000 Honda Civic Si
High Compression race-spec K20/K24 Longblock
Whoopee Doo Racing spec K20z3 Transmission with Mfactory 5.49 Final Drive
16″ Custom Buddy Club P1 SF limited with General G-Max AS-03 205/50-16 Tires
BASF Candy Teal Paint
From:
Greenville, SC to Los Angeles, Ca
Lastly, I would like to thank a few people for their hard work and keeping up with what I have going on constantly, since I seem to have my hands in everything. Sarah, Clayton H., Ronald V., Pana, Julian B., Morgan J., Johnny V., Beasley, Clay H., AHobbs, Luke M., Raheel, All the Erics I know, Aki & Hiboost, Javier & OGS, Tony, John, DeeJay, Don N., & Clint.
Check out Keonsay getting it in at the gas pump!
2 trips to the gas station so far on the new motor build and the results are as follows:
Now trip 3 to the pump was $44.58/12.2 gallons topping off. I have 77 miles on the tank so far and the gas hand has still not moved from above the full hand yet. Today it will, I am sure. All of the mileage is in daily city/red light-to-red light driving. I am looking forward to the highway mileage.
Not bad for complete build: (minor spec list)
Jeremy ran into a few problems with the CTR after his introduction. A leaky trunk is never good, and you never paint over shit. The best way to do it is to take it down and start from scratch, right?
Ant Hobbs just got some new poster art for the wall! It came nicely framed and polished. This is the most expensive Honda Tuning issue you can get, and a few people got one of this particular one. Shot outs to those companies who helped support and picked up a plaque.
Ant or Ahobbs as know around the net has started off 2011 selling off parts in bulk from his 2 year build, and going nuts with new go-fast parts! If he were in the Carolina’s it would be said that Ahobbs went full HAM on his shit! Mister Hobbs would like to reintroduce himself!
Jeremy Swain, a notorious Honda builder from Bama just popped back into the game with a new build up. This time, he’s on the right side!
I have always been a fan of Hot Rods and the classic cars of the 60s & 70s and their painted engine blocks. I said what the hell, the K24 now has color!
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Some people want a race car, while others are looking for the satisfaction of driving their race car down to the local Starbucks for a latte. Rob from Vraceworks def has both, as his Si makes over 500hp with full interior, air conditioning, and not to mention being on 93 octane. Streetcar lovers eat your heart out. (more…)
