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kung fu jesus
04-11-2012, 06:23 PM
Well, it's been a great time out here in SOCAL the past 5 1/2 years, but I have to say goodbye to KINOD, SOCM and the Project 5 communities.

My wife has accepted a position and promotion in Raleigh, NC. She is due begin on May 14, so this means we have about 2 weeks to pack and move our lives back to the east coast.

It has been a tremendous pleasure and honor to have been a part of such a huge, diverse roadster community in SOCAL. By far, the best I have been a part of in my 12 years of ownership. I have made so many great friends and have a collection of memories that I'm sure will last a lifetime. It has been great ride, but we have to go. I will still be a part of the online community and I look forward to making new friends in the NC areas.

Thanks, everyone! I am a better person for having known you all! :)

WASABI
04-11-2012, 07:10 PM
I'm sure you will make an East coast KINOD, SOCM in NC. :mrgreen: Good luck with the move!

Grumpy
04-11-2012, 07:34 PM
wow, bit of a move... don't know if you've got a place already chosen out there, but lots of transplants in Cary. It was a great area when I lived out there 12 years ago. They had grown from 10k people to 100k in the previous 10 years. The local joke was Cary stood for Containment Area for Relocated Yankees. :mrgreen:

Best of luck for you guys!

Dilly
04-11-2012, 07:57 PM
I wish you a safe move and fairwell!

Caoboy
04-11-2012, 09:06 PM
This makes me very sad Steve, but I wish you and your wife much luck in the move, and back east.

JTninja
04-11-2012, 09:25 PM
Stay safe, have fun, and enjoy tracks like VIR and Road Atlanta :D

Oh, you'll get to see Petit Le Mans....you suck ;)

JonB
04-11-2012, 10:17 PM
I don't understand any of what you said. Just something about an NC. Are you buying an NC??? Just kidding, haha. COME OVER FOR MANY SCOTCHES BEFORE YOU LEAVE ME!!!

Dreaming Hana
04-11-2012, 10:34 PM
</3

Aww I'll miss you guys

Ham
04-11-2012, 10:44 PM
Good luck with the move and the your wife's career! And also all the tracks you guys got out on that end, EVERYONE in San Diego will miss you guys!!!

blenderblast
04-11-2012, 11:52 PM
hmmm... maybe you'll make the venture out to Florida for the All Florida Meet later this year. ;)

EMMI
04-12-2012, 12:02 AM
need farewell party//techday =D

Roadster Dave
04-12-2012, 12:54 AM
Noooo. Ill miss you steve. I wish you guys the very best of luck. We definitely need to have a big party.

itzzspencer
04-12-2012, 01:36 AM
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!! ! we need special kinod for steve!

kung fu jesus
04-12-2012, 01:43 AM
Thanks everyone. :)

Tina and I are reading the comments here and on FB and we are touched.

Tina's NB has inner/outer tie rods, lower ball joints and upper ball joint boots that REALLY need installation. My car possible has an exhaust leak at the cat/mid pipe flange. I am thinking the slave may be weakening. A reinstallation of the MSPnP and newly built COPs would be a nice bonus!

If you all want to get crazy, I could use and appreciate some help with the rear main seal, and resealing the oilpan! :)

As of tonight, it looks like we depart this crazytrain on May 3.

EMMI
04-12-2012, 02:11 AM
Thanks everyone. :)

Tina and I are reading the comments here and on FB and we are touched.

Tina's NB has inner/outer tie rods, lower ball joints and upper ball joint boots that REALLY need installation. My car possible has an exhaust leak at the cat/mid pipe flange. I am thinking the slave may be weakening. A reinstallation of the MSPnP and newly built COPs would be a nice bonus!

If you all want to get crazy, I could use and appreciate some help with the rear main seal, and resealing the oilpan! :)

As of tonight, it looks like we depart this crazytrain on May 3.

i can help u knock out those ball joints in no time lmk

Exhondaman
04-12-2012, 02:19 AM
Steve, I'm planning on driving up the East Coast sometime during the fall. Cant wait to see you :)

kung fu jesus
04-12-2012, 09:24 AM
Emmi, I do need help! Let me know what works for you!

Tam- definitely! My sister lives in Clermont, FL. I'm sure I'll be down there at some point soon.

Mr.Woolery
04-12-2012, 09:51 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekBOxnyzszo

Coupeloop
04-12-2012, 10:38 AM
dang I prob wont be around for that. as I will be out of town =( . If you are not at Kinod this Fri, then I guess it is farewell.. Till our paths cross again Steve. NC just gained a good amount of cool points.

RoTArYRooKiE
04-12-2012, 11:07 AM
aw man Steve, kudos to you to follow where Tina goes. You're right, good memories were had. you're a wealth of knowledge too. you're a great friend and will be missed.

hey, if you write In-N-Out every week to open a restaurant out there maybe you can start an east coast KINOD chapter. Just playin...no i'm not.

so JonB, scotch party your pad before May 3rd? I can bbq some small stuff for polutan.

NAautoxer
04-12-2012, 11:42 AM
YEAHHH!!!! see you at VIR sometime soon!! :D

nasaracing.net
trackdaze.com

;)

WASABI
04-12-2012, 12:23 PM
http://youtu.be/vIzQyskCEPs

JonB
04-12-2012, 04:36 PM
aw man Steve, kudos to you to follow where Tina goes. You're right, good memories were had. you're a wealth of knowledge too. you're a great friend and will be missed.

hey, if you write In-N-Out every week to open a restaurant out there maybe you can start an east coast KINOD chapter. Just playin...no i'm not.

so JonB, scotch party your pad before May 3rd? I can bbq some small stuff for polutan.

Yes!! WE can fix Steve's stuff then drink and eat excessively!!! STEVE!!! MANY FIXES! MANY EATS! MANY SCOTCHES!!

cayangco
04-12-2012, 05:02 PM
good luck with the move. Who knows. If I ever get stationed in Norfolk, VA we may see each other at a meet sometime. best wishes to yah.

EUNOS 96
04-12-2012, 08:45 PM
i cant deny the east coast beats the west coast's ass. but i'll for damn sure miss ya man! when i make my road trip east this summer i'll see if i can pass through your area on the way there or back.

kung fu jesus
04-12-2012, 09:46 PM
Tom, definitely. I think you would like NC.

Our move date was pushed back to the 12/13th now. No big deal. Just gives us a little more time to say our goodbyes. :)

RvoemaG
04-12-2012, 10:20 PM
it was a pleasure meetin u & Tina.
Hope some peeps in SD could come up to KINOD before you leave.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6934172953_60da8b9078.jpg
:mrgreen:

you know Im definitely voting for you on this month's roadster of the month.

Mr.Woolery
04-13-2012, 01:28 PM
Let's do a GW KFJ Good Bye Tech day!

RoTArYRooKiE
04-13-2012, 02:13 PM
Let's do a GW KFJ Good Bye Tech day!

if this happens...
@JonB- MOVE scotch day to Woolery's place? i could bring some good eats and be the designated grill technician.

kung fu jesus
04-13-2012, 02:16 PM
I'm down.

Looks like We might do Tina's car on Saturday night at Jon & Rob's.

Anyone think we can pull my 1.6, seal the pan and change the RMS and toss it back in the same day?

JonB
04-13-2012, 02:54 PM
Damnit, of course plan it for when I'm not here, lol

RoTArYRooKiE
04-13-2012, 04:13 PM
^^better get your pimp on...you're going to a wedding right? stormy season, good to get into blankets...end that dry spell

kung fu jesus
04-13-2012, 04:19 PM
Trying to get a read...if I wanted to change out the oil pan seal and rear main seal, how many could help me get it done?

RoTArYRooKiE
04-13-2012, 04:23 PM
might be getting there late but i'm down to help. never done this ish on a piston engine before but i'm sure it can't be much different.

kung fu jesus
04-13-2012, 04:26 PM
Pull engine/tranny together, separate, remove fly and clutch, put engine on stand, remove and clean pan, replace seal, maybe install new clutch. Button up, reinstall, burp, done.

If this is too much, say so and I'll leave the Valdez for my NC/ATL homies. :)

RoTArYRooKiE
04-13-2012, 04:46 PM
i've done it many a times on a FC rotary, and it's NOT different at all. lets do this.

thedguy
04-13-2012, 07:05 PM
That's totally doable. I'll be hitting the track tomorrow so I won't be able to help till late.

Darthteddy
04-14-2012, 01:33 AM
But steves who's gonna talk me out of my wild plans now? Everyone else is an enabler.

Darthteddy
04-14-2012, 01:33 AM
Im actually doing my rear main and oil pan tomorrow come to think of it.

bokehmon
04-14-2012, 04:38 AM
Let's do a GW KFJ Good Bye Tech day!

Yes, plz!


Steve, if I'm able to, I'll swing by and help!

kung fu jesus
04-14-2012, 03:52 PM
I would tremendously appreciate any help! I know it's a big job, but with help, we can get this done and it would be a huge relief for us!

I ordered a clutch and flywheel today. If someone helping me has a 1.6, I will give you my 8# Fidanza flywheel!

Darthteddy
04-15-2012, 02:19 AM
Gimmie a time and place.

I stripped 3 of the 6 Pressure plate bolt holes installing my motor today...

Ended up just red loctiting them in place for now. Lol.

Exhondaman
04-15-2012, 10:32 AM
Everytime I click on this thread..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohXI3po8hK0

kung fu jesus
04-15-2012, 09:48 PM
HUGE thanks to Rob, Dustin, Emmi, Paul, Jesse, and Sean.

Worked on Tina's NB at Rob's. Outer tierods, lower ball joints, upper boots. Tracked down a rattle the car has had since we bought it to an untensioned idelr pulley on the timing belt. Tensioned it and buttoned up the car.

All seemed great and I started the long drive home about 11:45 pm. I get on the 605 and the car dies suddenly. Pulled it over and made a call.

Rob, Dustin and Sean came to my location. I have roadside, but I couldn't find the number. Rob used his service and had my car towed back to his place. We diagnosed the timing belt jumped A LOT. Everyone dove in and tore apart the front of the car, re aligned the belt and buttoned it up. We left Rob's about 3am. Rob sounded like he was about to lose his voice.

I am so grateful for friends like you guys! It makes me realize what I mean to KINOD and how I am going to miss you.


The car was fine. The CEL came on about the same place on the 605 where it died. :lol: The idle was REALLY bad, but it drove fine. I got home at 4am and did some internet troubleshooting until I passed out around 4:30.

I figured it was a clogged intake. Tom had a few over at his house today and I took apart the manifold to clean it. I used his bluetooth OBD2 scanned and cellphone app to get the codes for the CEL (AWESOME device!), it was telling me I was running lean and the second O2 sensor wasn't registering. As i was buttoning up the manifold, I found I forgot to plug in the 2nd o2 sensor last night! :lol:

Cleared the codes, manifold is nice and clean, new steering parts, corrected timing belt...yup, I think Tina's 10ae is ready to drive cross-country! Tina says she owes you all a hug...

Roadster
04-15-2012, 10:10 PM
Steve, I wish you and Tina the best of luck and happiness. It was a real pleasure knowing you all these years. Stay cool always buddy!

Tkblazer
04-16-2012, 12:01 AM
Sucks to see you leave steve, we've never met but you seem like a stand up guy. Best wishes to you and your wife in the future

EMMI
04-16-2012, 12:49 AM
sooo much d*pe sh*tz happened at the kinod garage

jdm slick
04-16-2012, 01:32 AM
One of the most stand up guy I know! I wish you and Tina good luck and continued happiness man! KINOD will miss you BIG TIME!

bokehmon
04-16-2012, 03:42 AM
Glad you got it all taken care of, Steve! Hopefully we can do a meet @ Woolery's before you leave. I'm gonna miss you, Tina. and Puma!

JonB
04-16-2012, 04:43 AM
Sorry I wasn't at my own house when all this went on. Glad to see everything went alright. Hopefully I'll get to see you before you take off.

Satisaii
04-16-2012, 10:11 AM
We could work on your rear main at the shop. I can't be there Thursday - Sunday, but just pick a night and I will be there. Be easy on the lift.

kung fu jesus
04-16-2012, 10:42 AM
Awesome!

John, I have parts coming. Let's shoot for next week! I know you guys have a race coming this Saturday.

Satisaii
04-16-2012, 10:55 AM
I have more important things than racing happening this weekend... mother in law arrives Thursday, Vivian's birthday Saturday.

Next week will be good.

kung fu jesus
04-16-2012, 11:24 AM
Understood! My MIL comes in Friday.

Most appreciated, good sir!

Mr.Woolery
04-16-2012, 11:53 AM
This weekend works for a Garage Woolery "Farewell KFJ Meet" if you want to do it, Steve.

Kuane
04-16-2012, 03:48 PM
:( nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooo



Wings Suck.....

kung fu jesus
04-17-2012, 08:26 PM
Sounds great David!

djsqiigles
04-18-2012, 01:07 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT0JPQH9wW0

WASABI
04-18-2012, 08:53 AM
This weekend works for a Garage Woolery "Farewell KFJ Meet" if you want to do it, Steve.


Sounds great David!

Please take & post plenty of pictures...for us NOT in California.


http://youtu.be/HBZ8ulc5NTg