New helmet + autoX preparations

"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce) 05/25/2014 at 12:12 • Filed to: Autocross, FiST, Martini

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For tomorrow's memorial day autocross at the Pontiac Silverdome (and for the odd !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! - IT WAS ALWAYS THE PONTIAC SILVERDOME YOU DOLT!) I decided to decorate my new helmet and give the FiST a quick wash. 1500 miles = break-in is done and the fun can begin! Bonus jalopness after the jump!

All these helmet pictures were taken before the wash. but I want to do a martini striping/livery on my whole car eventually. Figured I'd start with the helmet.

After the helmet was done, time for a quick wash!

And as thanks for reading, here's our garage/driveway this weekend. A mk1 GTI is under the cover, and there is a 2002 in the garage with an FR-S obscured by the 280Z with the A4 avant (manual, V6) serving as the winter beater. Oh and the other FR-S and manual V6 F-150 are out front. There's just too much jalop in the driveway.

Squid > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 05/25/2014 at 12:17

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Should've gotten a white one if you wanted the Martini livery on the FiST. . .

Decay buys too many beaters > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 05/25/2014 at 12:18

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The FieSTa is an absolute animal at autocross have fun!

Also WTF!?! You having some kind of jalop convention or something?

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Squid 05/25/2014 at 12:19

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Eh, the livery is far off in the future. I like the blue more than the white for now. Plus this is the livery I want to base mine on. Blue will work as a base.

Squid > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 05/25/2014 at 12:21

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Alright that is a good livery to want. A full vinyl wrap would work for that. Then you could also tell people you are a Movistar. . .

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Decay buys too many beaters 05/25/2014 at 12:22

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Well about three years ago, this would've been one of our driveways the day before an autocross - 1997 monte carlo, 2006 Mazda 3 (automatic), 1985 pontiac fiero 4 cylinder.......and that's about it. We've moved up in the Jalop world since we graduated college.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Squid 05/25/2014 at 12:25

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Yeah the vinyl wrap was the plan all along. About 2 grand for one with graphics and words that would jack up the paint price a TON. Plus it keeps the paint in good shape if I decide to go rallycrossing. Oh and it's a Colin McRae car so it turns my fiesta into a McRae tribute. Pretty much the best FWD car out there is one that pays a homage to the WRC. Case in point - I have a soft spot for anyone bold enough to do up their FWD celica in a castrol or marlboro paint scheme. It's just too damn cool.

Squid > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 05/25/2014 at 12:30

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I'm not going to lie, I really liked the liveries of the late 90's rally cars. I also really want one of those weirdo Corolla wagon rally cars with the round head lamps that Subaru stole. . . Also a Telefonica Movistar car. . .

jkm7680 > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 05/25/2014 at 12:31

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Jeeeez, I'm jelly of that entire fleet that you've got there.

You could always Plasti-Dip the wheels white for extra rally power once you've done that vinyl wrap.

Decay buys too many beaters > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 05/25/2014 at 12:32

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Ah I see, so it's a group you've been autocrossing with for a while.

Let the FR-S owners know that they may want to invest in a PCV oil catch can if they are autocrossing often. I collect a little under ounce of oil blow-by per autocross (ours are usually 10-15 runs).

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > jkm7680 05/25/2014 at 12:35

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I'm going to plasti-dip them gold or bronze for now.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Squid 05/25/2014 at 12:37

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I saw a 555 wrapped WRX in my area a while ago and I almost needed a new pair of pants right then and there. Rally cars in general have some of the best liveries. The large amounts of bland sedan and hatchback bodywork lets them be a bit creative and bold. Look at how cool they made the corolla look.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Decay buys too many beaters 05/25/2014 at 12:39

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Well the FR-S owner also owns the 280Z and the Z is going to be his new autocross car. It might still get track time though. The other FR-S is a corporate lease from toyota.

Vicente Esteve > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 05/25/2014 at 12:43

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You are living the life.

Squid > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 05/25/2014 at 12:51

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Yeah, there is something about this car that if I saw it in real life I'd lose my shit, quite literally. I fell in love with this car when I first learned about it in like 96 or 97. Its just so pretty.

PS9 > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 05/25/2014 at 13:16

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[Martini Helm]
+10 Skull Armor, +5 Cool points

[Notice] Mounts cannot wear Helms