Aoi-chan's Quickie - 30/11/2008

Aaarrrgghhhh! RM2k for timing belt, clutch plate, brake pads and a few more stuff!

I always knew that Aoi-chan's parts weren't going to be cheap, but this is awful. Gotta set aside some dough for the next service and postpone the plan for upgrading. Shooooooot. And the price quoted was AFTER a 30% staff discount.

In any case, gotta add some RM800 for the tyres. Looks like it'll wear out soon, see pic below.
Oh, my Aoi-chan. Please spare me from any other expenditures apart from the periodic change...

The current condition of Aoi-chan's front tyres... Still got the threads, but will need to be replaced soon

Aoi-chan's current appearance with the newly added stickers. Nice!

Had this pic taken at the Sepang F1 circuit car-park during the A1 GP event. Try to find Aoi-chan in this pic (kinda like the Where's Wally thing). Answer will be posted in next blog entry...

Aoi-chan's Quickie - 09/11/2008

Had a really great blast at Genting last week with fellow friends from savoc.net (http://savoc.net). Aoi-chan couldn't get any better~

Or could she? Having spoken to another track freak and a good friend of mine from savoc, he suggested that i improve Aoi-chan's basics before diving deeper. First and foremost, the tyres. He found a 165/60/14" racing tyre from Falken. The design and material looks like it can take the punishment of the track days. Nice, but each tyre costs Rm200++ each and i'll need to find some 14" rims; Rm900++ for good ones.

Next, structure strengthening. Braces from Ultra Racing (2 for the front and 2 for the rear) adds up to Rm800. And if i opted for foam filling, another Rm1.5k for the complete racing treatment.


So, even before the full suspension mod, i'll need about Rm3k for this. Ouch, but then again if it's for Aoi-chan, i'll try to manage it somehow. Still got that 60,000km service looming and the clutch and timing belts will need to be replaced... and so are the brake pads... and so is the current tyre... and etc.

Sigh~~~~