Not sure if all the alum are on Facebook, and I know people on Facebook liked the drone picture I took from the Klines cruise so here it is, kind of interesting, wanted to do a big club picture like this some time.

I have this on my truck now, but I plan on moving up to a 14" with a more aggressive tone. It's pretty deep/growly on my truck now. It's a 5x8 oval type.

That's not rust, it's mud baked on it from the heat. It's stainless steel.



I figured $50 is a good starting price. Considering not many of you have vehicles that could take such a muffler, I'm not expecting much interest, but I figured I'd post here first. I'll have no problem offloading it on TacomaWorld.

Here's some pretty terrible videos for sound reference.

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Once upon a time I owned a CRX (for over 10 years)… I didn’t drive it much, I went through a lot of motors, but I loved that turd… anyway it went to a better home where it could be taken care of properly.

Sylvia and I were looking at buying a home and my commute was going to go from 11 miles to 70 miles. Obviously I couldn’t keep riding my motorcycle that distance year round, and because van pool companies SUCK at advertising… I needed to drive something for a while until I figured out the vanpool thing. MM came to the rescue.

One drunken night at Casa De Elsea, the master used car salesman (Jake) tweeted or facebooked (some social media BS I know very little about) about a 1994 Acura Integra RS. Rex, Julie, and Sylvia gave me the “DO IT” in their own special ways… so we started drunk texting and figuring out when I could come look at the Integra. I end up buying it on the cheap, putting a CX racing radiator in it “fix” the immediate issue (pissing radiator), and then later on I put in a clutch master and slave because it failed… Fast forward a little over 1 year…


I put about 35,000 miles on it in one year (really it was closer to 4 months)… I stayed warm in the winter, I only put about $500 into it… it has paid for itself. Obviously we moved out the “country,” as the city folks like to say… I “commute” 10 miles to van pool… I need 4wd… I buy a big red F150 to fit the bill. This is why the integra needs to be a garaged/once in a while kind of car…


So what now? Well I have a garage full of Derp parts, a set of jack stands, and a desire to finish something (insert Mikey, Evan, RJ, DJ, etc comments here). I’m a pro of letting random stuff get in the way and collecting parts on a deal. Hell I want to track and autox this year… but between getting married this year, vacation to Turkey to see my sick grandfather, my step dads college graduation party (this is just what comes to mind and I haven’t even looked at my calendar)… I’m burning money and my calendar is BOOKED… I might get to murder some cones this year, but I have to at least get the ball rolling.

This is going to be a two-step dance… Step one = suspension and make sure it doesn’t rust out on itself… Step 2 = K motor. Don’t worry, I’ll be hosting wrenching parties to get this done. Mostly because I’m good at breaking stuff and/or getting mad; someone needs to take over until I cool down or figure things out. We will supply the beer and food; you just need to eat, drink, take pictures, and laugh at me… deal?

The Plan!
Step One:
-Figure out how to get the LCA bushings out and the new ones in (I tired burning them but my torch isn’t hot enough, I’ve drilled and sawzalled but I keep nicking the LCA… I might just go with the sawzall)


-drive integra into garage… install jackstands
-Pull front and rear bumper… get tow hooks installed and seal up the metal you cant see with some Chassis Saver
- Spray every nut and bolt with Krohl Oil for a week
-Pull front and rear suspension, inspect all the bushings and nuts bolts, make sure replacements are ordered
-Repair the rust that is popping up in the rear quarters (they were repaired before but I’m 99% sure it was Maaco and they didn’t do it right)… I’ll have to cut and weld in some metal but not too much.
-Clean and seal fender wells front and rear… and all the suspension bits
-Install Koni/GC, spherical top hats, ASR rear brace, ITR rear bar, etc etc etc
-Adjust the suspension to where I want it
-Install 2.5 inch custom exhaust (I’m only doing engine mods that roll over to the K motor.. so this is it lol)
*** I own all the bits for step one except the chassis saver, but I’m going to lump that shipping in when I order all the monstaliner for the truck***


I got a DEAL on this ricer piece!

There is a step 1.5 if I can find (and I’ll take MM search engines help too!). Some dumb ass cut in an aftermarket sunroof and it leaks… but I cant tell if it’s the sunroof or the actual roof seals (or even the windshield). Either way a new windshield and sunroof removal is on the list. Once I figure out the roof issue (aka CF skin $$$, used RS roof skin $$, stick some metal over it) I’ll get new seals for it. I’ll also be doing safety equipment, so I need to find a roll bar (happy hunting). I’ll be buying seat and harnesses new I think.

I’ll also take tire recommendations for these:

No HooHoos… something that I can street to summit/Verona/etc. I’m thinking 205/50/15? I have a 15x6 spare to use.

Let the hate'n, joking, comments, and part finding begin!

Hey everyone!

By now most of you either know me, or have at least seen my name on all the emails however I'll still give a short intro about myself. My name is Sam Spicer, I currently am Vice President of the club and have been in the club since I was a Freshmen, which was when Cody was President. I'm a CIS major and while I'm a currently a Junior I already know I'll be here for a victory lap as well, but the good news about being here for a victory lap is I never have to take more than 12 credit hours per semester for the rest of my college career giving me quite an advantage of free time for being President next year. Another thing is I'm living with Ryan Herold and Anthony Manno next year, and with 3 officers living together it would mean we are constantly working for the club while we are not in class. I think that the team of officers this year did a decent job, with that said as being one of those officers I really got to see what we need to work on and what we need more of.

What I'd like to do as President
I would like to further increase our attendance in the club, this year we started out strong having nearly 30 members show up per meeting, but as the year went on we trailed off to about a steady 10-15 per meet. I think we can do that by having members reach out to the new members (like I always have) and exchange phone numbers and try and reach out to them and entice them to come out and stay active in the club. I'd also like to get us in on the JMU mass emails at the start of next year while Freshmen still actually read all their emails, and also hand out sheets of paper at the commons with info on MM to help spread our name (as a large portion of JMU students have never heard of us).

Getting more member's directly translates into more money for the club, and the more money we have the more we can do fun stuff. So if we can up the membership then we can go karting more often, have cookouts, cooler/more apparel, and have more MM get-togethers on club money. Also we could possibly even do a "we pay half your first hyperdrive" kinda deal to entice more kids to show up to the track, as that got us quite a few member's to come out to the College solo this year and everyone knows once you take that first hit of the go fast crack pipe it's pretty much impossible to put down.

I'd like to be more organized as a club for next year, and what I mean by that is, I want things more planned out instead of planning things 2 days before they happen. I realize some of that is unavoidable, like the drag strip meets earlier this year, Eastside doesn't post up that they will be allowing test N' tunes for the night until the day before or even the day of usually. However, I'd still like things more planned out so that people have some notice to plan their weekends around.

I'd really like to be able to do more social events for next year, and we will actually have space to do it next year as 2 different members have volunteered up their apartments to hold events at, as well at mine, Ryan and Anthony's place. So let the Toretto styled cookouts commence!

For the car show I'd like to carry on with what Garrett started this year and continue to grow the show, as the bigger show we hold the more chance it has for bringing in new member's! I would also like to have things better planned and prepared for next year's car show as the week before we really still had a lot of planning to do which I felt should have already been done and with a solid plan it's hard to fail. As a quote my father always tell's me "Men don't plan to fail. They fail to plan, and that's what causes real failure."

So with that being said I have a plan for next year and by no means do I plan to fail the club as President! :thumbup:

Is anyone going to this? It's next weekend (May 3rd) at Virginia Tech. I think registration is from 10-12 and the show itself starts at noon.

Chad and I might be going. I have a friend that goes to virginia tech and has a supercharged 8th gen civic si. Might go crash at his place that weekend. He hasn't had his out at any of their shows yet so I'm trying to convince him to bring it out.

I've see this a couple of times in town, but finally stopped to grab a picture. First time seeing a Tesla close up, looks to be a really solid car and the fit/finish was great. would love to play with one a bit.



wicked reflections off the window, but the center console display looked like they stuck a tablet in there.


and completely unrelated, came across this photo on my phone also.

Hello all,

My name is Ryan Herold. I'm going to be running for Vice President. I drive the black Mazda3 sedan and have been in the club since Freshman year but a bit more active this year since I have a car up here. A little bit about me for people who don't know I'm Florida, my mom's an Alumni. I will be a junior CIS major next year. I work at the CampusNet department for JMU.

Well I believe we need some more social events. We need to get the Freshman attendance up and feel welcome to the club as they don't have a car here. When I was a Freshman I felt like I couldn't do anything because of the lack of transportation so I didn't do as many things. We should maybe try have more on-campus meals to get together like there were last year to offer Freshman the chance to join in and get to know others. We should keep offering rides to Freshman as well. All in all we need to get people to get into the club and stay before they get too involved in other things.

I think we should keep doing the awesome job with car show. Maybe have it twice a year instead of just the one in the Spring. Fall and Spring car show I think would be both great successes. I also would like to go karting more than just once. I know it is costly and we always lose money on it but it has been awesome way to get everyone together. I still think we need to keep with it for the NASA events at VIR and Summit. I also think we should be more inviting and try to attend more Auto-x opportunities than just at Verona as a club. Keep the Kline's meet twice a year as well once in the Spring/Fall.

I think we need to also look into other local events such as drifting at Shenandoah Speedway and Summit, cruises, etc... that some people may enjoy. As always who doesn't want to go on more club cruises? Maybe we can try and figure out other routes besides just 33W.

Also, we need to get some fundraising ideas out there. Car washes are simple and effective as well as bake sales are a couple ideas that we definitely need. Keep the apparel orders going I know a lot of people like that for the Fall.

Feel free to bring up any questions! :thumbup:

Does anybody have any experience with products from the companies below or advice/experience on completely re-wiring a car? That will most likely be the next project I'll be tackling on the Z, and it's a little intimidating considering my very limited knowledge of relays, fuses, and electricity (that's why I do it myself though - to learn).

Painless Performance: http://www.painlessperformance.com/
Keep It Clean: http://www.keepitcleanwiring.com
American Autowire: http://www.americanautowire.com/
EZ Wire: http://www.ezwiring.com

Ultimately, my car should have a relatively limited number of circuits and I'm thinking a simple 12-circuit system should do the trick for what I need. The original wiring was really pretty simple (I mean, it was from the 70s before computers had infested cars), but I'll be deviating a little bit from that (losing radio and adding kill switch, for example)

Please discuss.

SOLD

For sale is a '99 Mazda Miata (sport model). I have owned the car for the past 3 years. Current mileage is: 70,764. The options of this sport model includes only power steering. Car is in great condition, some minor paint flaws based on its age but overall clean condition. I'm a car guy and take pride in my vehicle ownership. Top is worn on the interior, it is not a functional issue just a bit of an eyesore. Car runs flawlessly and is easy maintenance. I have all records from previous owner as well as my maintenance since ownership. I have put ~ 10,000 miles on the car since purchase and have owned it over 3 years. I have quite a few extras as well as all stock parts. I do have a box of maintenance parts including new timing belt, water pump, seals, work books, tools, etc...

My plans for the car right now include putting the stock Bilstein 'Hard S' suspension back on the car and updating the alignment. The remaining modifications will come with the car, the TEINs can also be included or left on if desired by the buyer, the 6ULs are optional as well.

List of modifications:
'01 Center console
TEIN Flex 9k/6k
Racing Beat 1.125 Front Sway Bar with Brace Kit
949 Racing End Links
949Racing SS lines
ATE SuperBlue Brake Fluid
Carbotech XP8 / AX6
Carbotech Rotors
949Racing 6ULs 15x9 (Bronze)
Hankook RS3 225/45/15

Price: $6,250.00 obo.

Car is located in Midlothian, Va. Prefer to answer any questions via PM.

VERY VERY serious about selling this car, I have posted this car previously with minimal motivation. I would really like to see this car out of the garage and in the hands of somebody that will enjoy it. Please spread the word, all interest is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Selling my M3 now. Hopefully this sells as quickly as the Trans Am. I can give MM members a better price. PM if you're actually interested.

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It really is a clean car.

What I would do if I kept it:
Cooling system refresh
Replace window seal on drivers side rear window
Bushing refresh in the shifter

Everything else is fine. You get a little steering wheel wobble at 60+, but I really only notice it sometimes so it may just be the road I always drive on being uneven. Doesn't do it in all places on that road so who knows. I just haven't taken the time to look into it, because its not bad at all. Just being thorough for you all.