This past weekend, some of the Drifting Pretty<\/a> ladies gathered in my garage to log more hours working on cars.\u00a0 Just a few weeks ago the ladies were at Temple City Auto Repair<\/a> installing new coilovers on Cathy’s S14<\/a> & learning how to use power tools!\u00a0 This time, the guinea pig was my race car.\u00a0 A brake system install & wheel re-facing were on the agenda.<\/p>\n

Each of my students showed up right on time and ready to work.\u00a0 With the increasing popularity of our twitter account<\/a>, I tweeted the play-by-play of our tech day.\u00a0 For you, here are the play-by-plays (taken with my iPhone):<\/p>\n

10AM: we take an inventory of the Stop Tech big brake kit<\/a> we’ll be installing, elect project managers and go over functions of each part<\/p>\n

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Linda starts off the install by taking off the old brake setup (Z32 [Nissan 300ZX]) calipers\/rotors<\/p>\n

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We split up into 2 groups and start project #2: re-coloring the face of my new AME wheels.\u00a0 With fine grit sandpaper, we start scuffing up the surface of the wheel face<\/p>\n

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12:30PM rolls around and we break for lunch (in the ac cooled house)…followed by scoops of ice cream.\u00a0 This is our most clicked on photo out of all the photos we tweeted!!!\u00a0 Why??
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We get back to work and the passenger side is finally finished.
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Rena heads up the other team and finishes masking the wheels.\u00a0 The painting starts.\u00a0 Yes, we’re using spray paint.\u00a0 High temp engine paint to be exact.\u00a0 We spray a semi-gloss…which comes out as a nice satin finish (which is exactly what I was hoping for!!).\u00a0 See the detail pics towards the end of the post!<\/em><\/p>\n

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We let the wheels dry and the gals are let loose to go at the other side with no instruction.\u00a0 They do a fantastic job working as a team.\u00a0 Chanting out names of tools that they need and the “righty tidy, lefty loosey” quote.\u00a0 I could barely get in to undo a bolt…they were so fast to change it all out themselves!
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\nwith a short time in the sun, the wheels dry enough to be slipped on to the car.\u00a0 Here is the finished product
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Success!\u00a0 (Linda had to leave before we could snap this photo)\u00a0 after 8 hours of work\/laughing\/eating and lots of learning. my car was done and hooked up, courtesy of Julie, Samantha, Linda, Rena and Sarah.\u00a0 I can’t thank you enough for hooking my car up ladies!\u00a0 Big thank you goes out to Marc, Benson & Steve for leading the morning training session!!!
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\n<\/strong>Out of all the photos I take, I’ve taken ZERO of my race car.\u00a0 After we ended I pulled the DSLR out and started taking well-deserved photos of my race car.<\/p>\n

Close-up of the finished wheel faces
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The ol’ gal tucked neatly back into the garage
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My ricey tailights.\u00a0 They’re genuine from Japan with LED filaments.\u00a0 No china stuff here.
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For now that’s all the photos.\u00a0 I think I’ll take the rest of the photos when she’s at the track later this month!!!\u00a0 Back to work I go.\u00a0 Still have to buy a battery, install the new rear brake system and get new intercooler piping.\u00a0 That’s all.\u00a0 HA!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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