Jean-Luc shot the first sneak previews of the space last night with the 35mm 1.4; and the number of hours that have been spent on these walls is absolutely mind boggling. Jeff has been working for over 3 weeks; in a multitude of 20+ hour sessions and sleepless nights; stopping only to get more paint, a bite to eat, or a couple hours rest.

We’ve been hard at work on the garage; Will’s got his tools in, we’ve got the 510 under the knife, and the KP61 is back from paint: I think that car has spent more time in the shop since I bought it than in my garage.

Jean-Luc picked up a 1996 XJ600 on CL for cheap; a 4-cylinder, fuel-injected 90’s sportbike; with discs on both wheels, monoshock rear end; less than 25k on the clock and tons of potential. We’ve custom welded the frame, pulled over 40 pounds of metal off the bike for good, and when we’re done; Jean-Luc will have a custom ride that he paid less than 600 bucks for.

More photos soon..

We’ve been moving the rides outside every day to allow for Jeff to tear up our walls; he’s been making insane progress; and the grand opening is coming along right on schedule.

MACHINE GUN KELLY :: KEEPING PORTLAND HOOD

more to come

the ITEM-B drift pig 510

welded everything

seam welded chassis

caged (front end coming soon)

suicide seat (hey, it’s a 4 door)

ka24DE with itb throttle bodies (swap is in, carbs coming soon)

s14 brakes

s13 welded diff

hydro e-brake (needs relocated)

 shaved gas door and rear handles (coming soon)

10 gal fuel cell w/surge tank

nrg seats

16x8/16x10 epsilon mesh wheels TUCKED with tubbed rear wells and cut fenders

200sx front coilovers, brakes, TTT bump steer spacers

JDM front side marker lights

CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS….

i traded my wagon and some cash for my buddy’s project car; and in just a week, we’ve gotten it roadworthy; and being daily’d currently by myself..

I kind of traded my e34 for a Ducati (hmmmm…) so I’ll be building and driving this thing everywhere; it’s super low and rough around the edges; a menacing car that makes anyone realize that it’s obviously driven hard; and by an enthusiast.

random snaps from the back alleys of my hard drive…

another day at headquarters….