Repairing a Sushi Handai

For those who have no idea what a handai is its the 'container' sushi rice is put in when making sushi. This particular example has a history and came in pieces, it is now good as new !
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6'38" around the ring in a 'mildly' modified X32

In GT4 of course.
- ricer wing for massive downforce
- ride height dropped to the maximum in the front, few inches left rear
- stiffest suspension setting
- massive front camber
- Super soft tires F&R
- stage 3 turbo, race intercooler
- highest available drivetrain mods
- 2.0 diff
And a coupla casual laps... I could easily shave another 10 seconds with a little more effort !
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One mean looking jeep.

i don't like jeeps. And this one looks like it was built solely for show ! Judging by how clean the paint was. But it does look mean.
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Lunch, aka Meal 3

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Mmm Lotus !

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Yup its all scratched up, but nice lip nevertheless !

Too bad it wasn't even a 335 though... Just a bavarian slow show.
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The weather outside is frightful... And someone brought out their drop top S4...

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R8 Blackbird

So its armed to the teeth with 'threat' detection and evasion technology but wtf is the claimed 'infrasonic' device ?




And a video with horrible audio quality of Alex Roy (Of Team Polizei 144) giving a rundown of whats in the car... (the video is old news mind you)

AMS GTR !

What a Good plate of food should look like...

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More food that's not a part of my diet. mmm.

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2011 Impreza Sedan to go W-I-D-Ebody !!!!!

And it looks 10X better than the current car which I think is a DEvolution of the GD Impreza

Chrishoare.ca

This dude is automotive photography. I've followed his work for some time on the local forum, and he sources the nicest, rarest cars around; and makes them look even better through his lens. And expect everything from a Datsun to an Aston, hes got it all. Teaser of his work below, and if you have a vehicle that *deserves* being photographed give Chris a shout at www.chrishoare.ca

Mmm breakfast !

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Compaq Laptop Repair attempt...

Mmm sausage...

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Epic fail.

That's not a new screensaver.
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Bad eating day.

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Liver, hot banana pepper, onions, garlic, 2 mini pita pockets, coconut+garlic salad.

A.k.a Meal number 6 !
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Mmm Liver !

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Corvette Grand Sport

Essentially a little less hardcore version of the Z06. Features some nice open wheels that show off a BBK stolen from its big brother.Considering how its about USD 20,000 less than the Z06 its quite the performance bargain. This one in the picture chose to park next to me because I park in an isolated far-away spot from the rest of the four wheelers.

Weekend of indulgence part 2

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Weekend of indulgence part 1

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I stole this from Jalopnik...

Scottish Police Roll Gangster-Style In Seized Q7 TDI
By Ben Wojdyla

When police in Strathclyde, Scotland seized a gang-owned Audi Q7 TDI they realized it was too cool to auction off (and return the money to citizens coffers) so they've applied police livery and roll like bad-boy yardies. Mad respect.

Dodge Ram power wagon...

This ones for you Serge ! I'm not generally a truck fan but this ones pretty mean looking... And I like mean looking...
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Team polizei M5

Minimal actual mods. Insane nav and comm mods. But, a sweet M5 nevertheless.
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My Car-Guy Test

So I took the Edmunds test, filtered out anything 'naescarrr' related and inserted proper motorsports questions.

Mechanical Authority

1. If you can describe the four strokes of a four-stroke engine give yourself 2 points

2. If you have checked your car's oil level and tire pressure give yourself 4 points

3. If you have changed a set of spark plugs give yourself 9 points

4. If you have tuned a carburetor or reprogrammed an ECU give yourself 15 points

5. If you do all the maintenance on your car give yourself 20 points



Historical Awareness

1. If you know what GM division died in 2004 give yourself 2 points

2. If you know when Ayrton Senna died give yourself 4 points

3. If you know what year Toyota created its Lexus division give youself 9 points

4. If you know the original model name of the Porsche 911 give yourself 15 points

5. If you've ever driven a Mercedes-Benz 300SL (Gullwing or roadster) give yourself 20 points



Motorsports Knowledge

1. If you can correctly define the apex of a turn give yourself 2 points

2. If you've ever watched an entire professional racing event on TV give yourself 4 points

3. If you've attended a professional racing event in person give yourself 9 points

4. If you can name at least five drivers that have won Le Mans give yourself 15 points

5. If you've met an F1 driver give yourself 20 points



Driving Skills

1. If you can operate a traditional manual transmission give yourself 2 points

2. If you can perform a smoky burnout without damaging a car give yourself 4 points

3. If you can heel-and-toe downshift in more than one type of car give youreslf 9 points

4. If you know the correct racing line around at least one race track give yourself 15 points

5. If you've pulled better than a 1:40 lap time at Willow Springs Raceway give yourself 20 points



Poser Blunders

1. If Jay Leno is the only other "car guy" you know deduct 20 points

2. If you've ever asked "That thing got a Hemi?" deduct 40 points

3. If you think Deloreans are capable sports cars deduct 60 points

4. If you've sat through the entire movie "Speed Zone" deduct 80 points

5. If you can't drive a traditional manual transmission deduct 100 points -- and hang your head in shame



Results:

-300 to 8 points -- You're as much a car guy as Paris Hilton is a political consultant

9 to 24 points -- You can pull off car guy status...as long as you don't talk to any actual car guys

25 to 60 points -- You car guy status is provisional, but avoid Jeremy Clarkson impressions and you're in!

61 to 140 points -- Congratulations! You are an official car guy.

141-200 points -- You're simply awesome.

Shutter Island

Creepiest movie I've seen in a while... but really well done. (obviously, its Scorcese) keeps you guessing till the end, and for a few moments AFTER it ends...till you realize what actually just happened. Watch it for a few jumpy moments and lots of trippy nightmare sequences !

Alleyway drive-through. Can I get some mugging with my fries ?

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I join survivalistboards.com

why you ask ? I figured it was time to join other paranoid people and talk about our irrational fears that we think are perfectly normal - if that sentence makes any sense. my constant risk assesment (paranoia to you) and recent increase in natural disasters motivated me to educate myself. From the Tsunami in south asia, totally erratic weather here in north america and those earthquakes (the 5.9 in eastern Turkey being the most recent). Les Stroud's Survival Book was first... Neil Strauss' Emergency was next, SAS survival book to come. nav/comm Equipment - check. Physical fitness - check. Booksmarts - check. Urban smarts - check. Ability to survive anything - ???

dirty car art

Scott Wade just got more publicity on autoblog. Hes a dude who creates works of art in dusty car windows. He uses brushes and these things look like a few hours worth of work in conte' crayon. except its on a glass. and the shading is therefore inverted. genuis.

Impreza knows flowers

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Meal 6- Lamb and broccoli

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Two awesome meals on the cheap

Thanks to my lady, and her proficient usage and hoarding skills in valid coupons :)

Cop Out

So my brother-in-law-to-be and good friend took me to see Cop Out Friday night. Definitely funnier than anything I saw in 2009. A good mix of serious and silly humour, not 'stupid-funny' by any means. Tracy Morgan delivers ! Bruce Willis... well he makes for a good serious-ish role !

Cineplex code

Haha poor kid has to stare at this while everyone goes into the theater...
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Hamann Tycoon X6M

I dont like the original. And I don't like this. however, 670hp is not a number to simply disregard. Also note 23" wheels. yup. 23".

tramontana R,,, interesting design but cool nevertheless