TheShadow
Senior Member
- First Name
- Ben
- Joined
- Apr 19, 2018
- Threads
- 20
- Messages
- 238
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- 343
- Location
- Iowa
- Vehicle(s)
- 2017 FK8 Type R #00561, 2012 Civic Si, 2000 Civic CX Hatchback
- Thread starter
- #61
I will get this disclaimer out of the way first - I actually don’t have a single goddamn new thing on the car right now, and I don't really even have much to talk about related to it. You could consider this a filler episode and honestly skip it if you want. It's been a while though, and *chokes up* I just miss this community. The other theory is I have too many pictures on my phone, my memory just ain't what is used to be, and I need to unload some history from the last year. So with that out of the way, let's get to the meat and potatoes of this post! Or I guess just the potatoes, since I already said there isn't really any meat to this.
Holy necro-post though Batman… has it really been 10 years since my last update? Wait, just 10 months? Man my concept of time is all out of whack these days. I'm still working from home ---------------------------------------------------- sorry I was on mute there. Teleworking is a joy. I think I'm slowly slipping into madness at this point - these 4 walls are my world. They are all I know. And the world seemingly continues to crumble. I've honestly lost track of the notable events this train-wreck of a past year has brought. We're just going to gloss over all the dirty laundry news stories and the inefficiency of our government system and officials. There has been some good with all of this though. I never imagined being able to spend this much time with my kids on a day to day basis, so it's fun watching them grow up (most days, other days I wonder if they need cruel and or unusual punishments to fix all that sass.) Oh that reminds me! I had my second daughter since the last update. Welcome River! And yes - for anyone who cares, River is very much a name for a girl. I will fight people who feel otherwise. Would you name a boy Brooke? Seriously. She's gonna be a racer though - I mean check out her happy mug with this photo, "Joy from a Spoon knob."
Also in the spirit of documenting a vehicle that isn't the FK8, here's a public service reminder to check the status of your ball joints in the form of pictures titled "WHAT THE SHIT HELL."
That son of a bitch ball joint straight up decided to shirk its vehicle support responsibilities while turning a corner (thankfully not fast) and in quick succession that knuckle dropped to the ground, the driveshaft got pulled out of the tranny, and I nearly pissed myself. Never had this happen before. For the superstitious among us this happened on a Friday the 13th. And in the spirit of "that just figures", being the one-wheeled wonder this car is with that open differential, I now had no means to even bungee cord everything together and limp it home. It also decided to do this impersonation of a beached whale in the middle of the road… So what do you do? Stick your wife in the car, hook up some chains, drag her home using her own pickup and give her a turn of nearly having your piss scared out. Fun times. It actually wasn't awful to repair, and hey - I only smashed one finger in the process! Not a bad day.
I mean otherwise I haven't really done much with the car… I can't even say I've driven it a ton since many places were still shut down / not a feasible option with Covid or a newborn, and then winter. I'm sure at least one person is asking what I did with the last 10 months of my life. Well you curious little fox, here it is a sample of that near year in this handy photo montage. In the past 10 months we:
Watched sisters bond.
Practiced driving a car.
Ate some Halloween candy.
Took a nap.
Drank to forget it all.
Built a snow wall and enjoyed the taste of fresh powder.
Tried some new foods.
Bonded some more.
Cleared snow off of the cars. Often.
Built a goddamn snow fortress (which was larger than the photo does justice.)
Freaked out because it felt like the walls were closing in.
Practiced driving some more.
Checked the muffler belt.
Grew some new teeth.
Hugged a cat.
Washed the car.
Prepared for future upgrades.
Wait - you say that last picture is actually relevant to an FK8 build post? Hot dog! We finally found the meat! I guess this wasn't exclusively a filler episode - maybe more like the ghost of future upgrades. I got that lovely package recently, along with one bitchin' sweatshirt and Hondata stickers in every color of the rainbow. Those guys rock for throwing that stuff in. And before anyone asks, yes, they only make adult sizes which is why that one ended up functioning more like a straitjacket. And with more power (hopefully in the form of a larger turbo in the future) there will be more heat! I took the plunge and ordered me a Varis cooling hood. I actually took the plunge back in January so it kind of feels like old news at this point. However, they are still quoting me another 4 months till it arrives, so I suppose if you average out that time I'm right on track (get it?) to talk about it. Stay tuned for some sexy carbon fiber (not their ultra-secret recipe though, that is just stupid expensive.) I'm super pumped to cut that swanky shit up to install hood pins.
So what do you do when you have parts waiting to be installed and others on order? You visit a track and really put all those things not on your car to good use! I'm headed to Gingerman Raceway next month - so right now I'm scrambling to get everything on the car double checked, bleed new brake fluid in, and figure out a car trailer… 2 adults, 2 kids, baggage and tools just doesn't sound like a fun drive in the car, spacious as it actually is.
I feel like that should do it here. No "But wait, there's more!" this time. I apologize again for a very family filled post to those of you who only read this for the car stuff. This is my life right now. The R is important, but this past year has been a little different. I will say though, as the production of this generation ends and owning a fairly low number I kind of feel like a senior member of this group. Who knows if I actually helped anyone, but hey - I was here in the beginning man. Does that make me an OG? I don't know if I really feel like a gangster though… I think I need to commit more crime to obtain that title. Does anyone here know how to make a crime? Do I need to burgle specifically, or will any caper do? Maybe I'm not ready for that. Here's to the future!
Holy necro-post though Batman… has it really been 10 years since my last update? Wait, just 10 months? Man my concept of time is all out of whack these days. I'm still working from home ---------------------------------------------------- sorry I was on mute there. Teleworking is a joy. I think I'm slowly slipping into madness at this point - these 4 walls are my world. They are all I know. And the world seemingly continues to crumble. I've honestly lost track of the notable events this train-wreck of a past year has brought. We're just going to gloss over all the dirty laundry news stories and the inefficiency of our government system and officials. There has been some good with all of this though. I never imagined being able to spend this much time with my kids on a day to day basis, so it's fun watching them grow up (most days, other days I wonder if they need cruel and or unusual punishments to fix all that sass.) Oh that reminds me! I had my second daughter since the last update. Welcome River! And yes - for anyone who cares, River is very much a name for a girl. I will fight people who feel otherwise. Would you name a boy Brooke? Seriously. She's gonna be a racer though - I mean check out her happy mug with this photo, "Joy from a Spoon knob."
Also in the spirit of documenting a vehicle that isn't the FK8, here's a public service reminder to check the status of your ball joints in the form of pictures titled "WHAT THE SHIT HELL."
That son of a bitch ball joint straight up decided to shirk its vehicle support responsibilities while turning a corner (thankfully not fast) and in quick succession that knuckle dropped to the ground, the driveshaft got pulled out of the tranny, and I nearly pissed myself. Never had this happen before. For the superstitious among us this happened on a Friday the 13th. And in the spirit of "that just figures", being the one-wheeled wonder this car is with that open differential, I now had no means to even bungee cord everything together and limp it home. It also decided to do this impersonation of a beached whale in the middle of the road… So what do you do? Stick your wife in the car, hook up some chains, drag her home using her own pickup and give her a turn of nearly having your piss scared out. Fun times. It actually wasn't awful to repair, and hey - I only smashed one finger in the process! Not a bad day.
I mean otherwise I haven't really done much with the car… I can't even say I've driven it a ton since many places were still shut down / not a feasible option with Covid or a newborn, and then winter. I'm sure at least one person is asking what I did with the last 10 months of my life. Well you curious little fox, here it is a sample of that near year in this handy photo montage. In the past 10 months we:
Watched sisters bond.
Practiced driving a car.
Ate some Halloween candy.
Took a nap.
Drank to forget it all.
Built a snow wall and enjoyed the taste of fresh powder.
Tried some new foods.
Bonded some more.
Cleared snow off of the cars. Often.
Built a goddamn snow fortress (which was larger than the photo does justice.)
Freaked out because it felt like the walls were closing in.
Practiced driving some more.
Checked the muffler belt.
Grew some new teeth.
Hugged a cat.
Washed the car.
Prepared for future upgrades.
Wait - you say that last picture is actually relevant to an FK8 build post? Hot dog! We finally found the meat! I guess this wasn't exclusively a filler episode - maybe more like the ghost of future upgrades. I got that lovely package recently, along with one bitchin' sweatshirt and Hondata stickers in every color of the rainbow. Those guys rock for throwing that stuff in. And before anyone asks, yes, they only make adult sizes which is why that one ended up functioning more like a straitjacket. And with more power (hopefully in the form of a larger turbo in the future) there will be more heat! I took the plunge and ordered me a Varis cooling hood. I actually took the plunge back in January so it kind of feels like old news at this point. However, they are still quoting me another 4 months till it arrives, so I suppose if you average out that time I'm right on track (get it?) to talk about it. Stay tuned for some sexy carbon fiber (not their ultra-secret recipe though, that is just stupid expensive.) I'm super pumped to cut that swanky shit up to install hood pins.
So what do you do when you have parts waiting to be installed and others on order? You visit a track and really put all those things not on your car to good use! I'm headed to Gingerman Raceway next month - so right now I'm scrambling to get everything on the car double checked, bleed new brake fluid in, and figure out a car trailer… 2 adults, 2 kids, baggage and tools just doesn't sound like a fun drive in the car, spacious as it actually is.
I feel like that should do it here. No "But wait, there's more!" this time. I apologize again for a very family filled post to those of you who only read this for the car stuff. This is my life right now. The R is important, but this past year has been a little different. I will say though, as the production of this generation ends and owning a fairly low number I kind of feel like a senior member of this group. Who knows if I actually helped anyone, but hey - I was here in the beginning man. Does that make me an OG? I don't know if I really feel like a gangster though… I think I need to commit more crime to obtain that title. Does anyone here know how to make a crime? Do I need to burgle specifically, or will any caper do? Maybe I'm not ready for that. Here's to the future!
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