Showing posts with label Hai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hai. Show all posts

Monday, January 19, 2009

Of Cake, TV, and RPM

As a dreadfully hot afternoon was wafting by and after weeks worth of running about, RPM Autoworks, the Northern Touge panel workshop is up and running~!!! Yup, you heard me right.. Renovations had been completed and the Northern Touge network, now have a place to call HOME - welcoming all touge enthusiasts out there.

The "panel clinic" has all the tools needed for performing general services up 'till complete transplants. Heck, it's even got a 25" TV... Just needs a decoder donor to have Astro running.. Any sponsors? :P

Helping out with the banner is our main mechs (L-R) Chun and Joe.

Properly measured and stretched out for best effect.
Super solid install using wall plugs! Six were used :P
The Northern Touge banner is up and flying (not exactly since its held down by wall plugs) its colors.
On the same evening, Hai came over with his "soon-to-be" converted Passo. He already has front lips (for a more personalized look) and huge rims stuck on for kicks...With an accompanying TRD spoiler to boot.
The item he'd come to install were his twin Passo tailgates which would further progress the transfomation. After half an hours' worth of splicing and dicing and we'd gotten it up and running. Beaut aren't they? Welcome to the NT family dude! (Notice the little decal down low)
Then a patient, by the name of Accent, came in the next day with heart troubles. Chun efficiently removed and replaced the timing belt but to no avail. The engine indeed needed a proper looking at, but before proceeding any further we decided to remove the cam cover just to have a look at what's going on in there.
There was all sorts of gunk, grime and clusters of unnamed substances that had clung onto the valvetrain. The engine oil had quite dried off and formed a sort of "gunk-cake" on the valvetrain, seizing it!
The owner has been notified and repairs are progressing swiftly! - R.I.P. little motor... Can you say, Accent WRC??? Hahaha...
Here's a simple site map to where we are:
Feel free to contact RPM Autoworks through the personnel listed below:
Chun 016-4737488 [Older mech]
Joe 016-4326718 [There's a reason we call him "siao kia"]
Fer (Chris) 016-4772663 [He's the tech advisor around here]
ScAvEnGeR 012-4077575 [I'm just here...]

Monday, September 29, 2008

My big bro, Hai - PAWNED!!!

The title may seem a little misleading but... That's what happens to us all when we get wed right? We share our family and fortunes with an exemplary model of exuberant beauty... And we get handed a passbook which has to be signed or stamped for approval everytime we pick up the car keys without the missus in tow! Hahaha... So in short, we're (the men) PAWNED!
So here's where it all happened. The Wonderland Restaurant just next to Komtar.
The beautiful view of downtown Penang, the heart of Georgetown, as seen from the restaurant.
The beautiful reception hall.
And the stage where its all going to happen.
I also had a photo op with the beauties from our planning department, although, I have to say that women take GREAT efforts to beautify. I didn't even recognize half of them!
Our in house live band with Kek as vocalist, which the groom thought he'd do much better... So he did! With YS on the bass, Alvin (hidden behind the groom) as lead guitar, and Greg (fr Texas) as second string!
The bride was invited up on stage by the groom for a love ballad in her honor!
Everyone's favourite production manager was pissed drunk since he was voted as "the best alcoholic wingman"! Bwahahaha.... Lookit how red he is!
Then on Sunday morning, it was time to go grab that bride. To snatch her from the clutches of freedom and throw her into the abyss of marital..er... bliss...?!?!?!
Here are the lead cars, the Nissan Murano Impul! Beautiful machines.
Little bro Impul Latio was there too as support crew! Snappy, loving the color silver, was driving the second Myvi from the left, also as support crew... The twist is that I drove there alone, to fetch the bridesmaids home! I love my job!
The beautiful bride all in white, and the groom beaming from ear to ear. Congratulations bro! Family photo of the groom's family. So who's nexxxt?!?! Hahaha... Congratulations and may all your wishes be fulfilled...
p.s. I got to "tipu" (con) two ang pows from the groom... Nyek nyek nyek!