Official 86 Expo Las Vegas PICS!
 

Short teaser shots from my iPhone, pics from my dslr will be up when I get back to Cali. @finch1750 and @PMok also took some shots.

@frsguy707 (Romie) setting up
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps42df51bb.jpg

@bignrichlll (Rich) @PMok (Plato) @86_ZN6 (JR) representing the Norcal 86 banner
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Fletcher Jones Toyota Scion
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More pics! I didn't post the pictures of the other cars on the lot because they have another thread for that (with much better pictures). These are the few shots I took of the NorCal group.

Setting up
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Two thumbs up, everyone made it safe despite the minor car problem.
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Enjoying the shade.
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Love.
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Our spot.
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Free install from Romie.
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NorCal represent!
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Drivers and their cars.
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Our tent blew and was destroyed by unusual high winds in the afternoon.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps01343c77.jpg

Rick

It is so damn hot here in LV. Over 105 degrees today. but we are having so much fun.. Reserved for pics.

Sorry I have not been posting much photos here or on IG. Not getting much sleep. ;)


Here's a few NorCal specific shots...

Meeting up with Preston (559 FR-s) at Bakersfield.
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Romie @frsguy707) the sticker master:
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Me and my ginormous pancake breakfast!
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Pawn Stars!
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Fremont St.
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NorCal representing!
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We started from the bottom, now we here! Our penthouse suite
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In this battle of man vs. food, Romie takes the win for mankind!
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No visit to Vegas is complete without seeing Elvis and a pawn shop. This one hits both in one shot.
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@frsguy707 cruising down the Strip. He's so proud of the RS*R license frame that Moto Miwa gave him.
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...2.jpg~original

heading home.
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http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...t=39227&page=2. @PMok they got some good pictures of you and your car on the track.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/attac...1&d=1371424081

Dat sidewall deflection :thumbsup:

What are those black stripes on the doors?

Those are my new secret advanced prototype racing stripes. They were carefully crafted and installed taking full advantage of the Bernoulli Principle and Venturi Effect as well as the Damocles Theorem. The high ambient temperature and even higher asphalt surface temp required some ingenuity to help compensate for the fluctuating downforce that would be encountered. So the radiancy ratio of the door panels was put to work with the stripes deflecting heat laterally to passively channel air in a longitudinal tangent and reduce the static friction cosine. It netted me about +5 hp per side as well as +3MPG and approximately 12 lbs of downforce. Probably helped cut about 2 seconds off my laptimes.

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What rims are on that red FRS? It looks like the audi/golf r rims.

You keep up explanations like this and everyone is going to want them!

Looks like Enkei RSF5

Those actually made it easier to pin point your car and they turned out pretty good. Can you do mine in other colors like red or gray? Or blue?

Pic Heavy
 

Heres a couple of favs from this insane weekend!
The boring drive there:http://db.tt/1foW6vDR
The NOT so boring drive there: http://db.tt/JZ64K6fm
NorCal #represent @bignrichlll @PMok @frsguy707 @ @86_ZN6 http://db.tt/lFW3qfdu
Photo Op @Hoover Dam: http://db.tt/YL5SK2S9
Cruising the Strip after event: http://db.tt/W3n3don4
The Heat! http://db.tt/BWBNzbc8
View from my amazing room at Wynn: http://db.tt/oIjrNfiJ
What an incredible weekend. There were definitely things that couldve been a bit more organized, perhaps some more meets to bring differents groups together, but it is Vegas after all, there was plenty to do! :party0030: :barf:

yeah it's actually pretty easy. You just need one or two spray cans of the plasti dip and then some masking/painters tape. If you want to pick out what color you want and get the dip, I can mask and spray for you. Actually one can is enough for just stripes.

OMG that's epic

I posted up my iPhone camera pics up above. More DSLR shots to come...

I have more Norcal Specific pics Ill post here later. But until then there are some of us in my main thread post here:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...0&postcount=79

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...ps88df5f66.jpg

Me: What do you mean, there's no turbo?
Romie: I'm serious bro, you gotta look at this! No snail looking thing at all!
Me: But it's a Subaru! You talking crazy, next you're gonna say it's not AWD. :lol:


Man, that drive home was both epic and exhausting. So many fun (and funny) moments. High speed blast through the Tehachapi Pass, playing with that Lincoln until he lost his nerve in the sweepers. Top speed runs to keep the adrenaline pumping through the night. That gas station guy at Bakersfield who wouldn't stop talking. But of course the best quote of the evening:

Me: Hey Romie, I think your headlight is out.
Romie: Bubblebutt, bub-bub-bub-bub bubblebutt!

Big thanks to:

JR @86_ZN6 for bringing the tent/canopy. What a godsend that was in the 110 degree sun. That was a little scary at the end when the wind picked up but we just barely saved our cars from damage. ;)

Romie @frsguy707 for being a great roomate and being so generous after his lucky streak at the casino, buying us breakfast AND dinner. And pushing that manager until we got the penthouse haha. "We started from the bottom now we here!"

Preston @>(559)< FR-s for being the MVP on the outbound trip with his tools and parts; and taking us around the spots in LV. Sorry we didn't meet up again on the return trip but hope you had a good time with your dad on Father's Day.

Finch @finch1750 for bringing most of the booze haha. And thanks to your gf Crystal for taking photos of us.

And all the other NorCal guys and gals who came and helped represent and wore your NorCal shirts. :thumbup: @NorCalGirl @bignrichlll @omegared19 @VictorKassil @crouchingpinoy dang I hope I didn't forget anyone...

:thanks:

Looked like you guys had a blast! Man, I love that NV/UT landscape!

Dude, I just cracked up while sitting at the front desk at work thinking about the bubble butt-headlight out response.Lmao

And that pic caption is hilarious. #nosnailrwd

hey guys @finch1750 @crouchingpinoy @bignrichlll hope you don't mind if I use some of your photos on the 86drive site?

Im jealoussss!!

of course. And I have a bunch more of the auto x of you and a few more of me as well. I should get those up tomorrow I think

In going to get the red dip and see if I can spray it out of a spray gun. If it works then I'll need your help masking the area off.

I was talking to @MyRx about that... unless you're spraying major body panel coverage I'm not sure it's worth the trouble to do it with a spray gun. For stripes you have to spray it on quick and thick within about 2 min and peel the tape off within a few minutes of spraying for it to work right. You don't want the dip to dry before peeling. So cleaning and prepping the spray gun is a lot of work for minimal usage. If the color you want is available in a spray can, I'd recommend just doing the spray can for stripes only, far more convenient.

Yeah, I does seem like a lot of work for small stripes but I think it will look better. I'll probably buy a can in black if I can't get the red to come out right.

First post updated with new Pics!

Meme
 

Hey heres a fun one for you guys. :D
http://db.tt/bTspmmRU

Haha!

There's a few repeats, but here are some more NorCal specific pics from the event.

http://s54.photobucket.com/user/finc...3%20-%20NorCal

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Video:

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and in case any of you missed it, the original trailer:

[ame]http://youtu.be/nLIevTu1gvk[/ame]

Love that dawn shot!

The cow suit is hilarious

SICK!!!
 

Dude that was sick!!!! You have some talent behind the seen!!!
I too cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup ::thumbup::thumbup:

Love the song selection, very fitting! Lol

Rick

p, is my big ass decal a reflective type? just wanted to know since you were behind me most of the time

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How do I post Video?

you best bet is to upload it to Youtube, and then post a link to it... the forum automatically changes that link to a video window. :thumbsup:

yeah it's pretty reflective... like a metallic flake I think.