:toetap05::toetap05::toetap05: It was hypothetical:rofl:

After watching the video of you following the Rx8's a few pages back, Brian, it kind of makes me want to push my FB off even more and start fucking around with the Rx8 I have instead. They are truly sticky bastards. Amazing cars, for sure. They just need more power, and I don't like the idea of really putting a turbo on the Renesis.

But damn, Brian. Every time I come back over here and check this thread it is mind boggling to me how much your car is improving when it seemingly shouldn't even be able to be improved upon. Over 400 horsepower! Congratulations man. I can't wait to be following your FD build as well. :icon_tup:

Yeah where the hell are pics of this supposed FD you bought

The dreaded FD(financial drain) curse has hit him already he prob had to cut off his internet/electric and eating catfood by now :rofl:

:D Thanks man. Yeah, the 8's are sick cars for sure. I know enough to be dangerous about the renni but if you're serious about getting big power numbers from the 8, the safest way to do it seems to be swapping in an 13B-REW. I know a few tricks, shoot me a PM if ya want a brief rundown.

So heres the story with the FD,
I needed to prep my truck for the 1700 mile trip down to NC and back. Been working on her for about 10 days doing a bunch of things that really should've already been done, but I was focusing on the FC all summer instead of driving that car and working on the truck.... but the truck is now basically done for the winter which is good. 3 minor things left to do. The plan was to leave @ 12:01am saturday morning, get down to NC around 2pm, load up, party with Tray and his crew and blast out sunday night. That didn't happen.
Instead I was up till 4 am Friday morning working on the truck. Went to sleep and got up around 11am Friday and worked on the rig until 6:30 am Saturday. Dear friend/future business partner helping out most of the tim. I hopped a shower, treated him to breakfast and left ~7:30 Sat morning. Needed fuel, Redbull, and a piss around Allentown so I swung in and saw Dave for a 1/2hr before leaving again. After traffic in Harrisburg (as in I moved ~3/4 of a mile in 2 hours) a dinner break and som fuel breaks I finally got to Tray's ~11:30 that night. Yup, another 36 hour strait deal. I rule.

Got to sleep around 2am, woke up at 11, went to pick up the trailer, huge fucking ordeal - Trays crew saved the day for me, loaded up the trailer, went out to pick up the car and meet 1Twisted7 (AWESOME guy to do business with by the way:icon_tup:) finalize the title transfer etc etc, then off to visit with Phil for a few who was in town (great seeing you again Phil) then wait for some of Tray's friends to show up thenwe headed to Cracker Barrel for grub. If you ever hang out with Tray and his friends, don't have an accent. I don't have an accent and I was accosted throughout the entire meal. Apparently I can't eat biscuits in the proper way either :rolleyes:

So after grub, I grabbed a Mt Dew and left aroud 8pm Sunday night. By 7am after 3 large redbulls, 4 hours on the phone, miles of upshifting and downshifting hauling the FD through fog so think I couldn't see 3 dashed lines infront of me, a few pee stops on the side of the road, 2 fuel breaks, a bag of skittles, a hostess cupcake and a pack of cigarettes, I had caught the ice storm that was blowing through the NE. It was right about in Allentown so I said eff it and went back to KDR. Got there around 7:15, Jordan was there so I used the can, and went back to my truck where I blasted the heat for 5 minutes, turned the truck off and passed out. Physically woke up @ 10 shivering but mentally woke up around 11 after three cups of coffee and I don't know how many cigarettes and another redbull. Hung out with Dave and his guys until about 2 when I left and beat the traffic.

So..... 11am Fraiday to 2am Sunday..... no sleep. Slept for 9 hours and then went from 11 am Sunday to 7 am Monday, slept for 2 hours and now it's 11pm Monday night and Tyler wants pics? Just kidding hun :kiss: Right now she's in my driveway still on the transport still connected to my Mighty XJ (which was getting somewhere around 16mpg towing averaging 61mph - I LOVE my Cherokee)

So I should have some pics up tomorrow. The Financial Disaster hasn't set in just yet. I won't be able to devote ANY time.... aside from washing her tomorrow and tucking her away next to the FC in Le Annex Part Duex tomorrow until April. After the FC is back together and ready for DGRRX. Then I'll start on the FD. It'll be a full rotisserie build. First thing is to strip her down completely, total prime, undercarriage, first blush bodywork, electrical, interior, drivetrain, blow her apart for paint, then re-assemble. I'd LOVE to have her done for DGRR '11 for personal reasons, so that means 12, and more likely '14 :banghead:

:lol: dude i thought you had already picked it up. That's 1 hell of a hall, i love my truck more it doesn't make me work on it tell 4am to get it ready for a tirp ;)

:rofl: Hey a man needs his priorities

Yeah but I was doing shit like building an AL roof rack, mounting and wiring 620W of AUX lighting, mounting 5gal aux tank, Sat radio, Ipod, and I needed some helper springs for the lift because of the monster swingout and and 31" mudder hanging off the back & I sorta neglegted a tuneup for 60k. I still love my truck. All of it was really needed with the exception of the Aux tank... but I was CLOSE!!! She was stumbling as I pulled into a gas station in NC @ 11 becuase the first three that I found were closed.

Aight, I gotta go finish off Le Annex Part Duex and get her inside while it's unseasonably warm outside... 50* WOOT!!!!!

Yikes.

Brian you need to own stock in Redbull lol. Cant wait to see the FD!!

I hope he has stock in redbull might as well make some money off his own habit

I don't know how you do it.

I guess this is why most people don't have 400 WHp Twin-turbo FCs :)

:smilielol5: Yeah I prob should buy some stock in it. I don't live off the stuff, but it certainly does help nurture my deviant sense of determination

:D Yeah I do seem to not be disuaded by most crap. It actually motivates me a little more. Knowing me I'll probably crank through everything that I need to do and be working on the FD my Feb ;)