RIP GREEN LANTERN.

So it's been about a month since my car got jacked. In some ways, I got over it pretty quickly, in other ways, I don't think I'll ever be over it ==>

I'll never be over it because a) it's not just a car. It was my car. Picking up this car was one of the last things my dad and I did together before he passed away. There's blood (really), sweat, tears, money, time, muscle, ME, that's gone into this car. I got a lot of joy just from taking it down the street. I loved getting compliments on it and was proud of what I considered a good expression of who I was. I changed a lot of minds with that car; a lot of people would talk to me surprised to find out that not every Honda enthusiast isn't some dumbass kid saving up for a bodykit b) it's a really disheartening feeling knowing that some fucker out there is rockin' my rims, suspension, motor while not knowing or caring about what that shit meant to me c) money is money, but there was money in that car that the insurance company won't give me back. Also, how do you pay back time?

I'm over it because a) it's just a car. I was blessed to have it in the first place. Thanks God. I know who stole it and could go fight for justice (fuckin' DPD, what a joke), but it's not worth dying over. I have insurance for a reason b) it was the first car that I got modded relatively heavily (hopefully not my last) and as a result, made tons of mistakes and bad decisions that I wish I could've taken back c) it had it's share of problems that I would eventually have to deal with d) while a lot of me (and $$$) did go into that car, that car and my existence related to it lived in the moment, so while I can't get any of that investment back, I can say it was good while it lasted e) I can bounce back, and fully intend to... just give me about a year and y'all will know what time it is.

RIP Green Lantern. Thanks for the good times / memories / education / unification / etc. Also, I don't know how many of the homies actually read this, but thank you for enjoying the GS-R with me, it wouldn't have been the same w/out you guys.

...The list of stories with this car would run forever, but here are a couple.

-We dumped that fucker after 4 days of owning it. Thanks Nick (one of the OG's of slammed Hondas and wheel whoring).
-Savage money shift from 3rd to 2nd. 11000 RPMs = 4 bent exhaust valves. Yikes.
-Internal work / dyno day with homemadeturbo.com went awesome. Thank you Jeff Frank for throwing down some of your expertise on this car & thank you Dave Lee for an awesome Uberdata tune.
-Full throttle launch a 4000 RPM w/GS-R tranny = FTW. Full throttle launch at 4000 RPM w/ITR tranny = FTL.
-One night at Coulon, I raced a swapped EJ1 to find a cop at the end of the "track". Me and Phang dipped through the parking lot and into an alley, before we could get caught. Whew.
-Hobey, Jeff, Glenn and I trying to fuck with some seized H&R coilovers that I bought off some guy. We messed those things up pretty nicely, but I later traded them for some ol' school Racing Harts. The guy fixed them btw.
-Some notable kills: A few ITR's. CTR-swapped EK w/ITB's. Built LS. S2K (driver error). A couple WRX's. GS-R-swapped EG. Some Mustangs (94+?). Other GS-Rs. 240sx's (KA's). IS300. A couple ZC-swapped CRX's. A couple SE-R's. EM1's.........
-Battle of the Imports Seattle, 1st place Street Stock. LoL, I prepped for this event a lot (gutted interior, open header, etc.), and ended up running unopposed. Free money is awesome. I was faster than many non-swapped NA 4 cylinders out there (part of the S/S requirement) so it wasn't totally lame.
-Open header pulls, wow.
-Auto-X, consistent novice finishes were pretty nice, especially on the Ebay coilovers haha.
-Being in the Honda scene and all the people I've met buying/selling parts, racing, etc.
-Mobbin' 5-10 cars deep to Alki beach, whatever party was goin' on, etc. etc.
-Private drag meets w/the homies and Racelab (RIP).
-Eddie and I driving down to Oaksdale each to race someone. Him in his Z32 vs. Bobby's S14, and me vs. Tony's ITR. Haha, I think we both lost that night, but it was still awesome.
-Getting detained at West Marginal by SPD, wtf.
-Falling asleep under the car.
-Spending countless nights detailing, tightening / loosening / stripping bolts, cruisin' around, using the car.
-Mark (in an E30), Anthony (in an MP3) driving up and down NE Ames Lake Road <== windy and awesome. -The look I'd get when people saw me clearly revving past the indicated GS-R redline and shifting at 8500. -The VTEC scream. ...Okay, I guess it's time to stop, but you get the point. G'night.

...picture me rollin'...

And there's also this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Mw9qZxQGg

Quick mod$ list I cooked up for the insurance company (formatting got F'd from pasting from Word):

Suspension:
Ground Control coilovers (400f/450r) / Koni adjustable struts
PasswordJDM Strut/Trunk brace
Omni rear upper adjustable control arms
15x6.5 Racing Hart CP-F Tune R's

Powertrain:
Ebay intake pipe
AN-R Intake Manifold
Hondata Heat Shield Gasket
Toda Spec A camshafts
Skunk2 cam gears
Uberdata / Chipped P28

Boomslang OBDII to OBD1 Conv. Harness
USDM Integra Type R Transmission
Competition Clutch Stg 2 clutch and 9.5 lb flywheel
Exterior:
Integra Type R front chin spoiler

Full re-spray, including shaved moldings, "integra" indent on bumpers, emblems

Electronics / Interior:

Alpine single CD MP3 stereo

Viper alarm system