Introducing: Carmake Corn's
I think it is time for an update!
A few small things are going on, such as getting smog and plates for CA (wait until you see what the plate is :3)
After doing some business with Bo Gaut in the past, I have pretty much started going to him exclusively when I want something. Recently I got word from a mutual friend that he was getting some super special in, and after some deliberation I decided I absolutely must have it.
Introducing my Carmake Corn's bucket racing seat!
http://i.imgur.com/QtkpkK8.jpg
You didn't think I was going to give you the installed pic just yet did you?
First, before the seat was installed I wanted to get the GarageStar banner Kenjo sent to me first. I had contacted him about color choices for the banner, as I was interested in buying one. I've spent years developing a good relationship with vendors like GS, and the banner showed up in the mail a week later. With the help of my wife (who has magic Vinyl fingers somehow), it got installed with minimal issue using Windex and left to dry overnight.
http://i.imgur.com/DLj9qf9.jpg
I had some misadventures with the seats as I learned bracket placement and how it relates to where the seat sits in the car. My first attempt left a huge mess
http://i.imgur.com/7vfOoX2.jpg
But after about 20 minutes of fiddling and test fitting, I finally got her in and placed!
http://i.imgur.com/GmLbyPy.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/AUtcLtG.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/zZ1TXXV.jpg
I am a huge fan of Carmake Corn's and this is the first piece of serious Corn's equipment on my car. As the collection expands, I also plan on getting one of their Badges for the car.
Additionally, I just got in my new Randall Carbon Fiber intake that will be going on soon-ish, just gotta get the hole cut and cleaned.
In case you are interested (since I haven't talked about my build plan in awhile), this is a brief list of things currently on my mind for the build in the coming months:
1. Maintenance time! Motor Belts, Plugs/wires, wipers, wiper arms (paint), rotors/brakes, brake lines (woven), spare tires put on (current ones have a tire showing band), 949 racing metal tire valve installed
2. Randall Intake install
3. Front plate bracket (garage star style) for CA regulation
4. Motor mounts
5. Turret rebuild with MSM bushing
If budget allows:
1. Cut and buff to fix paint before it is damaged too much
2. GS Delrin door bushings
3. GS brake brace and/or Shock Tower braces
4. Car cover (lol)
5. Auxiliary valve cover cut and painted then installed
Long term planning:
1. Carmake Corns exhaust
2. Headers
3. Flares (undecided on style)
4. Other various aero additions
5. Small-form head unit that only accepts AUX and USB
6. Replace speakers (I still commute in her, and some non-farty tunes would be nice)
7. Hood louvres
8. Coolant reroute
9. Oil filter re route
10. Cam gears
Very long term:
1. Carb-legal boost
2. Engine management
3. Full suspension bushings (poly)
4. Diff bushings (poly)
5. Power Plant / Drive train upgrades
6. Lightweight flywheel & higher stage clutch
These are just the things that don't tend to change with every new part/vendor I see :)