Matt and Chandra Kelsey made the long trek from Connecticut to join Kim and I on our wedding day. As a gift to us, they put together this awesome super-8 video from covering the festivities. A HUGE thanks to Matt and Chandra for coming all the way across the country and of course, for this awesome video!
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2011 SEMA Show – Part Two!
Yay, SEMA!
If there’s one thing I hate at SEMA, it’s all of the idiots that walk the crowded halls of the convention center pulling those ridiculous suitcases. Come on, because it’s not annoying when people walk really slow to begin with, you and your suitcase filled with garbage you’ll most likely throw out before you go home isn’t making it any easier. Next year, be warned, I will find you and kick your suitcase.
2011 SEMA Show – Part One!
I know it’s late but that’s alright, no one really cares.
Anyhow, most of you know that that leading up to the beginning of November means the usual headaches of cars and all that good stuff leading up to the SEMA Show and this year was no different. This year we had five vehicles to get completed including a 2012 Honda Civic Si, a 2012 Ford Explorer, a 2012 Ford Mustang (for UTI,) a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze and of course, a 2012 Chevrolet Sonic.
With most of the manufacturers needing vehicles in Las Vegas the Sunday before the show begins, we decided to drive out early in the morning to make it there in time to set everything up and have enough time to not stress anything on the way out. Being the day before Halloween, Neil and I figured we’d fly out the following morning to make it home and take the kids trick or treating. We flew out of Vegas into Orange County where we met up with Warren and went along our merry way. Trick or treating went down and we were back in the car and on our way to BACK to Vegas within sixteen hours of leaving.
It’s About That Time…
Unfortunately the day has come where I’ve decided to put my car up for sale. This is a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro 1SS with a 7,566 miles and a clean title (in hand.)
A little history on the car: it was completed for the 2010 SEMA show and debuted in the Vortech / Paxton / Lysholm Superchargers booth. After SEMA, the car was brought home and taken to a variety of local events and has been driven without any hiccups since. The Camaro was featured in Chevy High Performance (October 2011 issue) as well as on a few online magazines (found below.)
I have had zero issues with this car and honestly, it’s almost painful to have to post it for sale. This has been by far the most fun car I’ve ever owned/driven and hopefully the next person to own it will enjoy it as much as I have.
Also, for those wondering about the ride height, it’s on air suspension so you can obviously raise and lower the vehicle with the push of a button… it’s sitting pretty low in the pictures but it can easily be raised to a normal driving height.
If you’re interested, feel free to send me an email to gene [at] genetjin.com… SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY PLEASE. Oh and don’t worry, it’s not priced at $100,000-plus like some of the others you find online, not even close to that much.
Miscellaneous Information:
520 RWHP (602HP at the crank)
493 ft. pounds of torque
7,566 miles
Six-speed manual transmission
Performance:
2.3L Lysholm Twin-Screw Supercharging System
MagnaFlow Performance Exhaust
American Racing Headers
Tech AFX heater hoses
Relocated fuse box
Exterior:
Custom Dupont Autobahn Blue paint finish
Street Scene aero accessories
Unique Fabrication rear spoiler
Smoothed side vents
Smoothed reverse lights
Relocated LED reverse light
Flush mounted retro Camaro emblems
Trent’s Trick Upholstery billet bolt kit
Light Wurkz LED headlights
Wheels and Tires:
22×9″ and 22×10.5″ Forgestar Concave F14 wheels
255/30/22 and 295/25/22 Falken FK-452 tires
Suspension and Brakes:
Air Lift digital suspension
Baer big brake kit
Eibach sway bars
Interior:
Custom red leather interior
Innovate OT-2 unit
Azentek Smart Mirror
Unique Fabrication harness bar
Escort 9500ci radar
Audio:
Image Dynamics Audio
Pioneer head unit
Metra trim panel
Scosche wiring
So Long, Old Friend…
Well the time has finally come to say goodbye to the Tjin Edition Nissan Skyline ER34, the car that helped get us press worldwide.
After going back and forth on what to do with the car, Neil decided to let it got… for real this time. The new owner got the car at a steal but in the end it was time to move on. I look forward to seeing what’s in store for the car in the future, I’m sure it’s going to be pretty damn awesome.
Happy Birthday, Collin – Part Two!
The night of Collin’s birthday we took our annual trip to the pumpkin patch with the Carpenters. Petting zoos, sketchy rides and Neil spinning enough to make him nauseated for the remainder of the night and well into the following day.
Happy Birthday, Collin – Part One!
Last Friday Collin had a little birthday celebration with his classmates so Kim made cupcakes and set them up like a bowling pin, surprise surprise. We sang happy birthday with the kids and then took off so they could enjoy their snacks and finish off the rest of the day.
I can’t believe how fast time’s going and that he’s already three years old…
