# So, I have the greatest friends ever. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 11, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534 "2012-07-11T21:25:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/41 "2012-07-12T10:35:11Z")
> [@Jam](#): > > Thanks Gennero, I messaged that guy about the seats. Need to get the shell in shape before I can be worrying about motors, although that build b18c is tempting!! Gennaro\* No problem. ---
**Author:** ![9c1ny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1ny/32/5050_2.png) [@9c1ny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1ny)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/42 "2012-07-12T10:36:12Z")
this is what the car community “should” be about! hoping things turn around for you! ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/43 "2012-07-12T10:38:55Z")
epic shit Jam! hit me up if this thing needs bodywork… ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/44 "2012-07-12T10:52:42Z")
> [@LUKE\_L](#): > > ![http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t167/llorentz/Jam.png](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/3/c/3c767dfa950a156b0ad6b01dbb1ca4dee48ff632.png) Haha! That’s amazing, man. You know there’ll be no shortage of people wanting to help you wrench on it, too. Sorry to hear about your mom and buddy tho ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/45 "2012-07-12T11:19:50Z")
> [@9c1ny](#): > > this is what the car community “should” be about! > hoping things turn around for you! It always has been, at least with the people that I choose to surround myself with 🙂 And thanks nick, but the thing is cleeeaannnnn! No dents at all. Needs a good wash and a buff and she should shine nicely again ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/46 "2012-07-12T11:23:28Z")
> [@GV1390](#): > > Keeping budget in mind and just to get it going I agree with this guy \<3 I got my MR2 running just for the summer. It sat all last year…god I missed driving it. > [@TrueBlue](#): > > Sorry to hear about your mom and buddy tho This does suck hard…I also feel bad for Beast, Mos, Thill and co…I hung with Toner a few times and even had him to my place for a fierce Halo night. I always thought he was a cool guy. RIP to both ☹ Despite all this Jam you are a great guy and I am glad things are starting to look up. Let me know if you want to convert your interior to LED…:tup: ---
**Author:** ![Rovert](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rovert/32/7478_2.png) [@Rovert](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rovert)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/47 "2012-07-12T16:35:30Z")
🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/48 "2012-07-12T16:40:27Z")
Hey Jam, how’s the civic? 'Grats you fggt! Keep your head up man & good things will happen. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTSi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@TurboTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTSi)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/49 "2012-07-12T19:51:44Z")
Real cool! That’s definitely a bunch of great friends. ---
**Author:** ![Sansone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sansone/32/4970_2.png) [@Sansone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sansone)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/50 "2012-07-15T08:06:04Z")
Saw this on FB, didn’t know the actual story. This rules. Sorry to hear about your year but your friends rule hard. Good luck on her! ---
**Author:** ![94excivic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94excivic/32/5263_2.png) [@94excivic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94excivic)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/51 "2012-07-15T08:10:58Z")
:tup: ---
**Author:** ![Quattro\_Krant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ac91a4/32.png) [@Quattro\_Krant](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quattro_Krant)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/52 "2012-07-15T08:35:19Z")
Did you and the fiancee crisen the car yet? ---
**Author:** ![honda4life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/honda4life/32/5300_2.png) [@honda4life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/honda4life)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/53 "2012-07-15T11:19:28Z")
awesome story and friends, can’t wait to see a build thread on this!, love em1’s. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/54 "2012-07-15T13:00:25Z")
:tup: very cool ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/55 "2014-08-07T08:16:58Z")
Figured i’d update this while waiting for my wife’s element to get serviced haha So, after sourcing and buying k series parts for the better part of last year, it quickly became obvious that I was in over my head. I still had a dumb amount of money to spend If I wanted the car done. It had been sitting for almost 2 years, and I really really just wanted to drive the damn thing. So one day my man big e mentioned that he was looking at picking up an ek hatch. I remembered that Steve (cw00ek) was selling a clean as f white hatch, so big e and I worked out a deal where we would buy the car together, i’d pull the swap for myself, he’d keep the shell and I’d sell him my k series stuff. Big e never ended up building that car, but let’s just say things worked out really well anyway. So Steve dropped the car off, I made a bunch of pizza, bought some beers, Checko, Minglor, Haenszel, Gennaro, young Jeller, all came by and we started ripping the thing apart. Drew was nice enough to let me borrow his hoist (which I still have haha) by the end of the day we had the swap pulled and the white hatch was a legit roller. [![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/D63271D4-4939-4CE5-8A2B-9060C4EF5A4A.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/D63271D4-4939-4CE5-8A2B-9060C4EF5A4A.jpg)](http://s.photobucket.com/user/94wvwglxvr6/media/D63271D4-4939-4CE5-8A2B-9060C4EF5A4A.jpg.html) [![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/30CD2A73-FFCA-4F83-AB4D-94C3DE1BAB8C_1.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/30CD2A73-FFCA-4F83-AB4D-94C3DE1BAB8C_1.jpg)](http://s.photobucket.com/user/94wvwglxvr6/media/30CD2A73-FFCA-4F83-AB4D-94C3DE1BAB8C_1.jpg.html) [![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/520C22E1-4F1E-4501-86F4-FA41BADD31E9_1.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/520C22E1-4F1E-4501-86F4-FA41BADD31E9_1.jpg)](http://s.photobucket.com/user/94wvwglxvr6/media/520C22E1-4F1E-4501-86F4-FA41BADD31E9_1.jpg.html) [![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/BC0FC386-2F94-44E2-A80E-664D0C530292_1.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/BC0FC386-2F94-44E2-A80E-664D0C530292_1.jpg)](http://s.photobucket.com/user/94wvwglxvr6/media/BC0FC386-2F94-44E2-A80E-664D0C530292_1.jpg.html) I tried to get the white hatch to my storage garage and the blue car to my house that day but I’m a dumb fucking dick and forgot the key to the blue car… Made Draftinwitjr drive out for nothing… Felt like such an asshole. So I went home and got drunk and ate more pizza. Anyway. Finally was able to swap cars. Pulled this dusty bitch out of storage. [![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/4BC1F0DE-7D02-4BCF-955A-0881C8501862_1.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/4BC1F0DE-7D02-4BCF-955A-0881C8501862_1.jpg)](http://s.photobucket.com/user/94wvwglxvr6/media/4BC1F0DE-7D02-4BCF-955A-0881C8501862_1.jpg.html) Dr Haenszel came over and we plopped the motor in one day before I went to work. I just wanted the next weekend to be troubleshooting. He is seriously the man. [![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/56D6586B-6996-4C23-BB49-86FA90C47E05.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/56D6586B-6996-4C23-BB49-86FA90C47E05.jpg)](http://s.photobucket.com/user/94wvwglxvr6/media/56D6586B-6996-4C23-BB49-86FA90C47E05.jpg.html) [![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/2D117A47-6AA3-4274-9739-F7972F6CA251.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/2D117A47-6AA3-4274-9739-F7972F6CA251.jpg)](http://s.photobucket.com/user/94wvwglxvr6/media/2D117A47-6AA3-4274-9739-F7972F6CA251.jpg.html) Then that weekend, everyone came back over again, I made a bunch more pizza, got a bunch more beers, drew came over with 5 gallons of 93 (totally unnecessary and refused to take my money!! Talk about a solid bro) and by the end of the day we had it running. Then that week I spent a few hours dancing with the roll cage and an angle grinder. Had no desire for harnesses or a fixed back, it wasn’t the best cage, and I plan on putting an interior in the car over winter. Byyeeeeee [![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/330907F9-5003-4AD5-B3D0-13E4700BF4E9.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/330907F9-5003-4AD5-B3D0-13E4700BF4E9.jpg)](http://s.photobucket.com/user/94wvwglxvr6/media/330907F9-5003-4AD5-B3D0-13E4700BF4E9.jpg.html) Then my brother and esford came over to do a few things. Mainly mess with the axles and replace a starter. Some wiring shit ect. Drink a bunch of beer and walk on train tracks. TWINSIES!!! [![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/9F539D94-5629-45F2-9A12-AC86C798D8DA.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/9F539D94-5629-45F2-9A12-AC86C798D8DA.jpg)](http://s.photobucket.com/user/94wvwglxvr6/media/9F539D94-5629-45F2-9A12-AC86C798D8DA.jpg.html) A few days ago I gifted my 92 passat wagon to a friend who has helped me out a bunch in the past, so I’m just daily driving the civic. It’s fun. Pulls hard. Rattle can with no interior though haha. I’ll take care of that over winter. Also this beautiful bitch… Another thing I own that has been sitting for way too long. [![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/29ed34cd.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/29ed34cd.jpg)](http://s.photobucket.com/user/94wvwglxvr6/media/29ed34cd.jpg.html) My landlord / bud / Minglors main squeeze joe cuz has been awesome through this whole thing. What landlord would let you do this in their driveway lol? Not many. Drove it to work a few times like this. My boss was all like “what’s that crazy exhaust stuff coming off the front of your car?!?” [![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/4A987CEA-BB83-493D-8BE8-943329D02A07.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/4A987CEA-BB83-493D-8BE8-943329D02A07.jpg)](http://s.photobucket.com/user/94wvwglxvr6/media/4A987CEA-BB83-493D-8BE8-943329D02A07.jpg.html) Plans for winter include putting an interior in the car, maybe a different turbo set up, we’ll see. All in all I’m just really, really happy to be finally driving it. [![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/25124FD6-6E0D-43BF-9797-F2E2C274C004.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/25124FD6-6E0D-43BF-9797-F2E2C274C004.jpg)](http://s.photobucket.com/user/94wvwglxvr6/media/25124FD6-6E0D-43BF-9797-F2E2C274C004.jpg.html) [![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/1F91E609-CBBE-4D90-98EB-966B84B90286.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/1F91E609-CBBE-4D90-98EB-966B84B90286.jpg)](http://s.photobucket.com/user/94wvwglxvr6/media/1F91E609-CBBE-4D90-98EB-966B84B90286.jpg.html) [![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/DEBF8FA1-F8D1-4302-A461-BDB35178D20D.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/DEBF8FA1-F8D1-4302-A461-BDB35178D20D.jpg)](http://s.photobucket.com/user/94wvwglxvr6/media/DEBF8FA1-F8D1-4302-A461-BDB35178D20D.jpg.html) ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/56 "2014-08-07T08:19:47Z")
Turn the boost up! You got an exhaust/bumper on this now right? ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/57 "2014-08-07T08:25:11Z")
> [@Minglor](#): > > Turn the boost up! > > You got an exhaust/bumper on this now right? Yessir! Andy walker welded up a grapefruit shooter last week haha ---
**Author:** ![drewster99](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drewster99/32/5468_2.png) [@drewster99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drewster99)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/58 "2014-08-07T08:56:26Z")
Nice. :tup: Is that ek shell still around/for sale? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/baker/32/5423_2.png) [@Baker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/59 "2014-08-07T09:03:39Z")
So pumped on this! I need to feel the power of VTEC soon… ---
**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534/60 "2014-08-07T09:08:57Z")
> [@Jam](#): > > Drew was nice enough to let me borrow his hoist (which I still have haha) by the end of the day we had the swap pulled and the white hatch was a legit roller. Technically, its my hoist. I lent it to Norb for his LS swap, then it went to Drew, and then to you. Glad to see it’s still in use! [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-the-greatest-friends-ever/224534.md?page=4)