So its late on Christmas night, I'm bored and can't sleep. So I figured I'd tell you guys a little bit about whats coming up for me this year. It's all FI related

Personally, I'm quitting smoking Jan 1, and Im currently arranging my finances to get a house. I'll also be finishing my 2 year project, my Civic, and hopefully blow doors off with it, not blow it up . I'm lacking wheel bearings, turbo, piping, and fittings, and I have the money for it all. The cars in the body shop currently, and will be done soon. We'll be clearing projects out of the shop in rapid fashion to finish this thing soon.

Shop wise, we have some major things in store for the new year. The main thing is a new location, which we are in the process of securing. Our major goal is one I can't really discuss, but it would be a major merging of business's, one that would set us apart from every other shop in the southeast. It would be a quantum leap from what I am doing now, so everyone pray for us for it to go through Even still, if that does not go through, we have a back up location, double in size, and we would finally sink our dyno in ground. This would be accompanied by some state of the art tuning tools that, again, would set us apart from the competition by a long long ways. We also hope to expand our line of sales with a few new products, as well as expanding further into the Toyota, Ford, and Dodge markets.

I'm really excited at the prospect of what the new year has to bring for us. If all goes as planned, we'll at minimum double our work area, quadruple our professionalism, I'll have a 500hp street Civic, and a in ground dyno with state of the art tuning tools. I'll keep you guys updated as to how things go with all of these things Happy New Year

 

and good luck with the business venture!!!

btw, i will hopefully be bringing my car there in the spring/summer time-frame to get tuned...

 

thats quite a drive to get it dyno tuned...

 

John, that is great! Im more proud of you that you will quit smoking. I have always told you that your project would have been done last year if you would have quit back then..hehe

 

i was thinking the same thing...

good luck

i am waiting for the rest of the shops (well those who dont already) to follow your lead

i think professionalism and customer service are 10x more important than price (and i believe that this next year will prove this fact and we will see alot of these "cheap parts sellers" (and kids) with no customer service/professionalism fade away

to you and a few other shops/members on this board that follow the same rule of thumb

have a safe and happy new year to everyone...


[Modified by TurboITR, 1:48 AM 12/26/2002]

 

John, Thats great news, Wish you the best of luck, and as always, I'll still refer everyone to you

 

customer survey's have told us thats the only thing we are really missing is professionalism. I tend to be pretty down to earth, easy to talk to, and laid back. While we always strive to serve the customer, things like a pretty install bay and organized shelving isnt possible in our current location. We are hoping to address all of these things with our new location and possible partnership. Whatever the outcome, expect to hear our name, and perhaps a new name, a lot more next year.

Quitting smoking is hard. I've tried three times, made it three months each time, and failed. However, a new indoor smoking law here in FL going inactment Jan 1 makes it the perfect time to quit. Three of my friends are going to do so also, so it makes perfect sense to make the right move. I won't fail this time...

 

good luck and best of wishes john. ill be sure to check out the new facility once if it goes through.

 

Godd luck John...especially about the smoking

I've told myself that for the last 4 new Years and have failled

 

John that's nice. About the location, I couldn't find the place, but then I did. It was kinda weird, I thought I was going into a chop shop area

Would you be stay in Tampa, cause u really weren't in Tampa (per my step father ) You should be on Dale Mavery Down by HCC abnd raymond James Staduim hopefully my next visit I'll get to see you and the civic!!

Best of luck, and keep us posted!!

P.S. Good call on smoking, now you can save more $ on Turbo parts, cause you know you'll want it faster

 

good luck next year, and hope everything goes your way, you deserve it

 

good luck vapor

hope this year be a good year for me to i went all last year with problems and never ran my car at the track all year

And in Oct I got fed with it and set a new goal for my self and I been working on it since then going for that 400whp for 2003 I almost got every thing all I need is some 720cc's and the fuel pump and a good tuner for hondata and I think ill be there

 

good luck john, especially on the smoking part, I used to try to quit, but damn, it's too good to let go heheheh, so I just stopped trying, eventually I'll stop.

good luck with the civic...maybe we'll make one good run one of these days

stan

 

Good luck John, hope everything works out as planned.

 

Hell yeah it will be a big year. I will hopefully finish my hybrid project by february and be coming to FL to get tuned by you. I seriously cannot wait. I am also gonna try a resolution, to try to get into a little better shape. Nothing too drastic, just do some running/jump rope a few times a week and do some old school excercises like pushup/situps.

Good luck on the quitting smoking.....I know it has to be hard, my mom has tried to quit a few times with no success. Have a safe and happy new year and good luck to all next season....if I dont run deep in the 11's I will be dissapointed.

 

Awesome, good luck with your expansion. I'm currently trying to expand this Auto Repair shop that I work at to start doing some basic performance upgrades. Good luck with quitting smoking too~ I've never smoked a cigarette in my life!

 

Well perhaps I should explain that a little. When I originally moved to that location, I had closed my previous business, Spec R Tuning, and had decided to keep the equipment for my own personal use. It was the cheapest place I could find with the space I needed, and got the job done. Then friends and loyal customers started asking for me to do work, and then friends of theirs, and in a matter of 6 months I was basically back in business again. We were working at night, out of a easily overlooked warehouse, no signs or anything - hence the name. No matter what Mase says, its not because of what happens in the bathroom LOL. We outgrew our location a long time ago.

Sure, I'd love to be on Dale Mabry, but no one could afford my prices for that sort of location. If my major deal goes through though, I won't be difficult to find at all Thanks for all the support guys, I'm busting at the seams waiting to get the ball rolling on this!!!!!

 

Good luck John! I hope to get down there when I visit D and Steven at Pacific.
If I have the car finished I might just tow it down and get some tuna-helper.
Man quitting smoking sucks.. its real tough. I just quit about 3 months ago but it seems everytime I got out to a bar or club I get twisted and smoke a cig.. blahh.. its a bad habit once you quit dont look back man!
Good luck!



[Modified by Dublocivic, 11:14 AM 12/26/2002]

 

Good luck on your expansion. I still think you should move to Cali

For you guys still smoking, you should see these guys at 65 years, now on oxygen. Everyone wishes they would have quit then. This goes for you too, Stan..They were always going to quit next year

 

Good Luck on all future endeavors for 03
Looking forward to having you tune my Integra in the Summer of 03

 

What kind of dyno do you have, and what are your state of the art tuning tools?

 

I have a dynojet 248c dyno currently. I unfortunately cannot yet reveal the second part of your question. I gotta keep a one up on the competition

Earl, the possibility is always there....Texas is a possibility. Not sure how far Florida can carry me, but we'll see...

 

Texas sounds good to me..