December 2011
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When two ID students get bored of sketching...
its time to mod the pencil sharpener. Works better than ever.
When two ID students get bored of sketching...
November 2011
2 posts
Model Making 1 - Teapot Concept
Been working on my teapot concept for a while, haven’t really come up with anything I’ve really liked. So last nite I sat down and really tried to sketch something unique and here’s the result.
Model Making 1 - Teapot Concept
Been working on my teapot concept for a while, haven’t really come up with anything I’ve really liked. So last nite I sat down and really tried to sketch something unique and here’s the result.
October 2011
2 posts
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Model Making Midterm Review
These are foam blocks that have been cut, shaved, routed and then sanded. A lot of sanding. Some came out well, others… eh, they need work. The shaped forms are sections of designs done by Ross Lovegrove (the industrial designer whom I chose to profile and study this term). Overall, pretty happy with the progress and knowledge gained.
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Thirty Five And Counting
Since my birthday fell on a Tuesday, that meant I was going to spend it in Model Making class which I was pretty stoked about. I love being in the shop and for some reason or another sanding has some zen like quality for me. Looks a bit like this… However, much to our surprise our instructor sprung a surprise field trip on us. We headed over to the Yerba Buena Gardens for a quick...
August 2011
4 posts
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Street Urchin Car Crime Update
So we now a conclusion to the sorted tale that was my A4 being so mercilessly… broken into. I received a call from a very nice woman named Nicole from the San Francisco DA’s office. She told me in a rather apologetic manner that The People would not be pursuing a case against Mr. Julius Zah. Regardless of the evidence against him (possession of my stolen property, security camera...
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Now Playing: Berlin + Hit The Ground EP by...
Usually I just post music and run, but perhaps it’s time for a bit more thought. Thanks Angie. When listening to really good drum and bass music, there are undeniably awesome qualities to it that are often quite symphonic. Our modern age is a mass clutter of sounds, most of which originate from an electronic source. Maybe that’s why I enjoy electronica so very much. The moment I...
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When someone breaks into your car, funny things...
On my last night of finals, I was able to sneak in a quick mod to my A4. We call it the See Through Tinted Glass Delete. As for the supplies list to perform this modification, you will need 1.5mm plastic wrapped around 2mm panel board and standard blue 3M painters tape. These supplies, while seemingly difficult to acquire, can actually be harvested from the 24x36 Clearprint Drafting...
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Now Playing: Viper Recordings - Drum & Bass Summer...
Damn, haven’t posted anything since June 22nd. Last time I came up for air. Back in the swing and rocking some choice DnB for the afternoon. Got a grip of stuff to accomplish before school starts up again and this is nice and heavy on the motivational front. Fav as of now, #7 Abort by Delta Heavy. Choice cut. Enjoy. <br/>
June 2011
7 posts
Rocking the makeshift home drawing studio today.
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Assignment One: Lines and Weights, Squares
My very first attempt for Perspective Drawing class. No idea how its gonna go over. We shall see.
Assignment One: Lines and Weights, Squares
My very first attempt for Perspective Drawing class. No idea how its gonna go over. We shall see.
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Audizine's 10th Anniversary Gathering - AZ10 - The...
Another video of the event popped up, this time it’s oficially official. I like this one a lot as it included a bunch of artsy track footage. That and the videographer nabbed a sweet shot of me rolling onto the track at 2:50. While that’s cool and everything, there’s some great shots of a lot of the different kinds of Audis that were there. Check...
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Now Playing: Fine Without You (Sied van Riel...
Just picked up Armind Vol 7 by AVB, had it on repeat for a while and this track really stands out. <br/>
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The sides of Joe Schultz.
I haven’t seen or spoken with Joe Schultz in years. Many years. But the news of his passing is having a radically profound effect upon me. While in college, Joe was treasurer of our fraternity and I was chosen to take up his position. For me, this meant a crash course in finance, business and money management. For Joe, this meant a giant effing headache. We would meet on a very...
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Audizine's 10th Anniversary Gathering - Pics+Vids!
Audizine.com is the largest Audi forum on the planet and for someone like me a serious part of the whole car thing. The depth of knowledge available would allow anyone with zero prior auto smarts to learn just about anything about these cars, or so I’ve heard. Spend enough time on the forums reading, learning and then contributing and you’ll not only come away with a grip of...
Now Playing: The DJ Shadow Remix Project + More
I used to rock a lot of DJ Shadow back in the day. He was one of my favorite progressive/experimental DJ’s. If you’re not familiar with him, he’s a Bay Area based fella who is “widely credited as a key figure in developing the experimental instrumental hip-hop style.” I’d call it downtempo-hip-electronica-hop. Very cool stuff. He’s not really...
May 2011
5 posts
Armin Van Buuren show recap + Now Playing, my fav...
In between rushing around trying to get the car ready for the weekend, I was lucky enough to be able to catch Armin Van Buuren at Ruby Sky in SF (which BTW is arguably one of the finest venues around). If you’re familiar with AVB, you already understand the significance. But for those who don’t… lets just say that it’s not often that you get to experience a small show 35...
Prepping my Audi for the AZ10 meet... wheel...
Last week, I needed to get my car prepped stat for a rather large meeting of fellow Audi people. Not so much a car show, but a get together of sorts… actually a rather large one. This involved tackling a few projects rather quickly.The largest one of which was the wheels. A friend of mine just a few miles away had these in his garage… just happened to be one of my favorite Audi...
audi-inny asked: Nice meeting you in person man! Here's your spotlight for the day, haha.
http://audi-inny.tumblr.com/post/5738796826/oh-what-up-thomas-and-kirk-photo-by-me
http://audi-inny.tumblr.com/post/5738796826/oh-what-up-thomas-and-kirk-photo-by-me
Relocating.
From here on out, all posts will be here.
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February 2011
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WWJD - What would Jake drive? Lessons in awesome.
Before we can discuss options, we need to lay down some parameters. While auto geeks understand the intimate language and characteristics of automobiles, like farmers understand soil or bears understand picnic baskets (does anyone even use those anymore?), we need to discuss the makings of a substantial vehicle.
Delivery.
There’s quick and then there’s fast. There’s powerful...
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WWJD - What would Jake drive? Somewhat humble...
Recently, a close friend called to inform me that his car was in the process of being bought back by it’s Bavarian Motor Works overlords. This was something we had discussed prior so it wasn’t a massive shock but still quite a swift kick in the solar plexus.
A buy back? Yeah. It’s the automotive equivalent of terminal cancer and one of the dark secrets of the industry. Okay,...
Consolidation.
ACC has until now always been kept simple… pretty much just about my personal projects, a photo here and there etc. etc. Oh yeah, and some car stuff.
Was contemplating starting a 2nd blog dedicated to other content and finds (ex: tumblr reblogging) but have decided to quell those efforts and keep it simple.
I’m officially expanding ACC to include said material.
Cause I get...
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ER - Evolution Racewerks - Sport FMIC Install and...
This past month has seen a myriad of work done to the Audi, both critical repairs + maintenance but also some fun stuff. This is one of them fun thingys. I’ll do a comprehensive writeup later.
FMIC does not stand for:
Free Manicures In Cabo, Fortunate Mastodons Intend Corruption or Festive Marsupials Intimately Cavorting. It stands for Front Mount Intercooler. With that out of the...
January 2011
2 posts
audi-inny asked: Nice work done to your car. Where in Cali you at?
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On the road to being back on the road
For the 12th Day of Christmas, my Audi gave to me… nothing. Cause she’s incapacitated in the garage. So now that the holidays are over, it was time to get to work.
Since she’s down and in need of a clutch, I compiled a list of everything that either needs to be done or I want to accomplish right now. Today I made the first dent.
During the first half of my manifold gasket swap, I ran into...
December 2010
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Carless for Christmas... but that's all good.
About two weeks ago, in the later part of the evening, I was coming home from Gian’s and suddenly realized that pressing on my gas pedal was doing nothing more than making a cool sounding engine noise. And when your car is in gear, that’s not a good sign.
So when you push on the gas and your engine just revs like that, it could mean a few different things. But since my clutch started slipping a...
September 2010
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Finally finished the new front end on my A4.
Back in late July, I finally tackled a long sought after project of completely altering the front fascia of my A4. That’s fancy car talk for, “I really wanted to change up them grilles!”
Okay, here’s the deal. Audi offered a special appearance package for the A4 from ‘04 - ‘05 called the Ultrasport. It was simply different body pieces and some interior...
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Engine Strengthening Project Begins
So to follow up from Friday’s debacle, five well placed zip ties later and I was able to make it home sans issue after my Suction Pump failed. Looks like I have a black and white Lion Fish under my hood. Funny cause normally this would probably result in a tow truck and hefty bill at the Stealership.
#19 was the offending party. It actually split open all the way around (just to the left...
August 2010
4 posts
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Objects in mirror are closer than they appear....
On occasion when motoring in das auto, one might discover a temporary travel companion that moves through traffic with you. Sometimes it’s annoying but usually it’s fun. In my overactive imagination, perhaps it’s a chase car.
But today, I kept seeing this god forsaken abomination of a Mazda 3 in my rear view. It literally has such a forced-grin front end fascia that it looks...
June 2010
2 posts
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Audi Dipstick Replacement -> Now with more orange
Dipstick Replacement -> Now with more orange
Like so many before myself, I too fell victim to the crumbling Audi/VW dipstick. Not so shocking.
In all three of my A4’s, the dipstick has failed to some degree, but not like this. The top of the stick itself completely shattered last week and the tube became compromised to the point of seeping a considerable amount of oil. So, it had...
May 2010
2 posts
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Wife Mod
Me: I will be sure and consult w/you when I get around to doing the wife mod.
John: No problem. There is a software issue that automatically wants to either sell or throw things away without consulting the program administrator...such as my bbq a few years back. "It's bad for you."
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Review: Hankook Ventus V12 EVO K110 Tires
Basics
A few weeks ago, I had a new set of Hankook Ventus V12 EVO K110’s installed on my car. Wanted to provide some quick feedback to anyone interested. I’m by no means a tire expert. But I’ve run more than a few brands on 3 different A4’s and do like researching to make a well informed decision. So maybe this will have some relevance. I opted for the the standard size...
April 2010
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Audi A4 Diverter Valve Install - Pics + Tips
Back in early Jan I installed a 710N Diverter Value and never got around to posting pics + notes. Wanted to do so now.
Upon starting, I realized this was the first mod I ever did a few years back on my B5. Not only was it a complete disaster but I was hopelessly confused. It was ridiculous… took me forever too. Bought the part from a dealer at probably 2.5x it’s online price,...
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Song of the day, some uplifting DnB. ‘Have...
March 2010
12 posts
“If you have too much bamboo in your house, you’ve been bamboozled.”
– Angie
