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Benson — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:17:39 +0000

My mommy handed this to me this morning as I was dropping off the baby… it’s supposed to be for lunch, but I think I’m gonna eat it while it’s hot.

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Break off

Benson — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 07:00:00 +0000

Still waiting on those engine mounts… and in the meantime, I’ve realized that my engine is getting a little weak. I’m not sure what it is, so in the next few days, I’m going to go through everything… changing my spark plugs, cleaning my air cleaner, changing oil, do a compression test and leak-down test… is there a new engine in my near future? Maybe… or maybe I will just build this one… There’s going to be a private drift event that I want to make on Nov 16, and another SpeedTrial USA event in early December. I NEED to make these events… In other news, Nadine’s birthday is coming up!! We’ll be doing all kinds of fun stuff, so all this car junk is going to have to wait. Have you guys checked out the JIC website? JIC sucks!!!! BTW, in all my efforts to make a lip spoiler that stands up to the harshness of urban driving, it fell off yesterday. and i ran over it. But it’s still in one piece! Hahahah! Good job SileightyMania SPL.

No engine mounts

Benson — Fri, 27 Sep 2002 07:00:00 +0000

No nismo engine mounts… wack! They are on backorder… everywhere. So I’m not sure what I’m gonna do now… I have to be very careful when I drive over bumps… on public streets and the race track. I’ve been thinking about drifting a lot recently… and I’ve been thinking that it’s kinda hard to get good when our drifting events are so scarce… and even when we do, we are limited to the things we can do. I really want to learn manji… and as with the way our events are organized right now it makes it really hard to learn – because they won’t let us try! I’m going to try to organize an event of my own soon… something for just my friends and I. I should be able to learn a lot of things that way I hope. Well, keep it off the streets guys! BTW, that reminds me… I really need to improve on the grip aspect of racing. I’ve really not practiced in a long time. Time to go to some auto-x and road racing events.

Where’d all the power steering fluid go?

Benson — Fri, 20 Sep 2002 07:00:00 +0000

I was on my way to get a new cell phone… and then I heard this nasty metal grinding sound. My powersteering was gone. I brought my car to Cartune right after work so I could check it out and see where all my powersteering fluid went. There’s a hard line coming from the fluid return lines… for some reason it goes down from the reservoir to the front of the oil pan and continues to the passenger side of the car and just wraps back the other way to where it starts and turns towards the steering rack. Anyway, thats the line that busted open… right in front of my oil pan. So now that it’s fixed, I’ll take some Nismo engine mounts and transmission mount to go please… I can’t wait until the next track event… after watching that Hawaii drift video, I’ve realized that I want to practice a lot more… I’ve been slacking off!

5 bolt done… where are my wheels?

Benson — Tue, 10 Sep 2002 07:00:00 +0000

Well as many of you should know, I’ve changed to 5 bolt for a reason… for better available wheel sizes. I’ve ordered a set of wheels like over 4 months ago and they SHOULD be coming in soon. I can’t wait to see em. I missed the last drift event for personal reasons… and then I saw pictures from Battle Version’s Drift Clinic held in Hawaii with Signal Auto’s Drifter-X. Holy God, those guys are good! I really need to get out onto the track soon… I’ve realized that I’ve kinda slowed down in my learning, so it’s making me really eager to get back onto the track. Since the last update, I’ve installed the passenger Cross seat… my car feels much less ghetto. Haha. Anyway, everybody drive safe…

New exhaust manifold

Benson — Fri, 23 Nov 2001 07:00:00 +0000

Okay, so today I changed my exhaust manifold… I hope the nuts will hold on this time… I know I’ll be at high revs all day tomorrow. Also, I changed my rear brakes… I’ll try to break them in as much as I can between tonight and tomorrow’s event. I mounted some crapola tires on my gold SSR mesh, so those will be the designated drifting tires. Other than that, I bought some backup powersteering and waterpump belts (they are cracking), and maybe I’ll put in the new spark plugs tomorrow. There’s news that it may rain tomorrow… I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not, since I’m trying to learn to drift at higher speeds, but either way, I think I’m ready for whatever decides to come. Hopefully I can get some video footage and pictures taken!! It sucks to drift my heart out all day and nobody sees it!!

Happy New Years!

Benson — Fri, 19 Jan 2001 07:00:00 +0000

Hey everybody. Happy New Years. Two things that need to be done on this webpage: a links page, and a ‘recent updates’ section. Went to Hollywood Park last weekend for the auto-x. Auto-x is a really strange but unique thing… I was understeering like MAD all day. Towards the end, I was starting to keep it under control, but man was it bad. I’ve heard that it’s my driving style, since I’m so used to driving at touge… the two are completely different! My girlfriend did pretty well too for her first time out on the track. Who would have thought that I’d have a girlfriend that is a 240sx nut. Not me, that’s for sure. So what’s next for my car… still want to get a racing seat and a good seatbelt harness. I haven’t really been looking very hard to tell you the truth. I think it’s because I’m not too thrilled on spending the money. PLUS, I need new suspension. My shocks are dead, and my tires rub the fenders really bad when I’m at touge.

SileightyMania.com

Benson — Sat, 23 Dec 2000 07:00:00 +0000

The first journal entry under www.sileightymania.com… How do you all like it? Please go to the BBS and speak your mind. Hopefully the board won’t be filled with questions asking how to smog an SR20DET. So lets see… what has happened since the last journal entry… I’ve been practicing my drifting a lot… everytime I do I get better. Right now I’m trying to drift at higher speeds. I wasn’t satisfied with the length of the drifts at lower speeds so I’m slowly increasing my speeds. Right now I’m at about 45mph in 2nd gear. It’s pretty hard, but I’m getting the hang of it.

New suspension and seats?

Benson — Tue, 19 Dec 2000 07:00:00 +0000

I put in an order for my Tein HA coilovers yesterday… do I really need them? No… But I DO need camber plates and a lower center of gravity, so I figured I might as well buy them. I also need to get a racing seat and harnesses… right now I’m considering sabelt 4-pt harnesses because they are cheap, and as for seats… It is really important to sit in them for a while to make sure they fit you well… I’ve sat in 2 different adjustable Recaros (cheap) and a non adjustable Bride seat (30 minutes each seat). They both fit pretty well. I love the way the Bride holds me.

sidebrake practice

Benson — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 07:00:00 +0000

Drift practice earlier today… I’ve learned the secret to sidebrake drifting and brake drifting in my car. I have much more control now… even with my high grip tires in the rear (Potenza RE71 225/50/15) I was getting really sideways… and it wasnt very hard either. I will get good soon, I can feel it. It is so much easier to control the sidebrake drift than my usual clutch drifting. With more practice, I will be able to keep the drifts even longer than I have been… but it is kinda hard being the only one of us drifting with a high horsepower turbo car. Turbo lag sucks for drifting! Anyway, I am still at about 45mph in second gear, but with more control now. I am way more comfortable. Touge tonight… Merry Christmas everyone.

Yay speedtrial

Benson — Mon, 13 Nov 2000 07:00:00 +0000

Although there was no drifting, Speedtrial was fun. I learned the limits of my tires and my crappy brakes. I had a good time. My next project is getting some seatbelt harness and a seat. My stock setup is my restricting factor right now… that and my brakes. Anyway, I have a phat hole in my muffler. It’s the coolest thing ever. I’ll take a picture for all you funny picture fans…

New brake lines

Benson — Wed, 08 Nov 2000 07:00:00 +0000

I’ve got steel braided lines in now… thanks to Andy and Sam for helping me out (see, I told you I would put it in my journal). Anyway, they didn’t make much of a difference… It may be my calipers needing a rebuild. Afterwards, we went drifting last night at this one really great spot… an s-turn. Some things I learned… executing 2 continuous drifts is very hard, a stock hachiroku can do amazing things, and I need to work on drifting at higher speeds. Anyway, it was fun. We got in like 2 hours worth of quality time.

New steering rack

Benson — Mon, 06 Nov 2000 07:00:00 +0000

Got my new steering rack in… It feels much better now. There is no more free play on the steering wheel. Now all I have to do is fix my fuel pump and I’m set to go! I’m talking about Speed Trial this weekend btw. Related posts:Getting ready for road racing Where’d all the power [...] Related posts:

LSD is in!

Benson — Fri, 03 Nov 2000 07:00:00 +0000

LSD is nice. I’ve been getting sideways every single day since I got the car back. I’ve only been doing low speed drifts in 1st and 2nd gear, but I am already loving it, since it’s much easier to break the rear loose than it is without the lsd. 180′s are way easy and so are donuts. I was in Irvine last night causing mass havoc on the peace of the city. I even spun out… on dry pavement. I’ve never done that before, but it goes to show that I need better control, especially while using skinny tires with so much horsepower. I’m glad my crappy tires in the rear are holding up.

Getting an LSD!

Benson — Mon, 23 Oct 2000 07:00:00 +0000

I’m up in SF right now, but that’s not the point. My car is down in LA getting an LSD installed! I’m getting a brand new KAAZ 2-way lsd, and it will be in and ready when I get back home Saturday morning. NICE. Related posts:SoCal240sx Meet RIP Mr. Edwards / RS-R Chicago Related posts:

240sx problems

Benson — Thu, 19 Oct 2000 07:00:00 +0000

Hmm, why is my clutch all weird these days? It’s because your slave cylinder is leaking you asshole! Okay, so yea… I had no more fluid in the clutch master cylinder and I didn’t even know it. Another stock part to replace. Dude… my car is seriously going to be a brand new car when I’m through with it. What is the deal here? Nissan? Get it together man! I’m tired of fixing your problems!

Happy Anniversary!

Benson — Tue, 17 Oct 2000 07:00:00 +0000

Tomorrow is my car’s anniversary! Yay. I think I will have a romantic dinner with it facing the ocean. Well, I am hopefully going to get an LSD next week. I am still gathering parts to work on the steering and suspension. I want to do it all in one day. Also, I took down the other crap on this page. It is so out of date, and I am embarassed of it. So… for pictures and junk you guys will have to wait until I can get it up.

Getting ready for road racing

Benson — Mon, 09 Oct 2000 07:00:00 +0000

Working on my car to get ready for Speed Trial on Nov 11. I’ve got lots to do. Rebuild my calipers, new rear rotors, install my brake lines, new steering rack, tie rod ends, front lower control arms, lsd… and those are the big things only. Oh well, I will be getting my first pay check this week, so things should look better for me. Sorry about the crappy picture on the splash page… I don’t want to waste film on my car, since it is always changing. I will get one up as soon as I put on my new front bumper.

Autocross time

Benson — Mon, 25 Sep 2000 07:00:00 +0000

Auto-X in Aneheim was fun yesterday. It was real close to my house, and I got to try some new tires… Potenza RE711′s! I got a decent time, but I was really driving way to slow. I should have pushed my car harder, but there was loose sand all over the track, and I kept understeering. I also need a new suspension set up… what I was running on was pretty bad. Also, I got some new wheels! They are gold 15×7 SSR formula mesh wheels with a +10 offset. There is a really nice polished lip on them. I am very happy. Also, I picked up a new bumper too… AB-Flug. It is a very popular bumper in Japan for drifters. Just gotta get it painted! Oh yea, I picked up a hollow cat too, from a ’94-up 240sx. The reason why it is hollow is b/c the s14 actually has its cat in the header… the cat after the header is actually a dummy one, just for visual inspection. I need some new tires up front for daily driving… I don’t want to waste my RE711′s on the public road. I’ll probably get another set of RE71′s. Those tires are great too. Any tire sponsors out there?? Drive safetly everybody.

Awesome gas mileage

Benson — Tue, 05 Sep 2000 07:00:00 +0000

If you were curious, I calculated my gas mileage yesterday, after driving freeway miles for 180 miles. I get 27.5 miles per gallon, cruising at 85mph most of the time, and ocassionally getting up to 110. Related posts:My daily driver rocks! Speedtrial was awesome MS3: New underbrace Related posts: