Konica Impressa 50???? – Lonely Pictures
by daniel on Nov.12, 2009, under Photography
The title is named aptly for my original post on photo.net dated April 9th, 2004.
http://photo.net/film-and-processing-forum/007wWb
I’m proud to say after all these years it is the first search result when someone types in “Konica Impressa”
That type of thing means a lot to me. The fact that my sample pictures and insight have probably helped thousands of people all over the world in the past five years since that post was originally made.
I really hate to admit, but in the past 7 years since i first began in photography I still don’t have a concise portfolio anywhere…
I have hundreds of pictures in unique albums, hundreds of memories of friends, and pets, and sports…
And yet if someone asks me, “Can I see your portfolio?” I’m at a loss… Not because (continue reading…)
Black Halo Racing (Griffin) Radiator Upgrade for RX8
by daniel on Nov.04, 2009, under RX8
After getting it out of the box the first thing that came to mind was: perfection.
All the welds look amazing, there is not one flaw in the craftsmanship of this item.
Overall it weighs about 7 lbs by my guess.
Here are a few pics to tantalize. I will install this when the weather gets better here. Granted the real test won’t be till I get a 95+ degree track day in as of right now I would feel comfortable paying much more than this radiator sells for. Truly is a work of art, from the welds, to the material, to the size and build.
Just sitting there it screams performance!
In comparison to the stock radiator:
- Thicker
- Less fin density (fins spaced apart farther)
- All-aluminum construction
- Better performing
This is a griffin source design. Griffin makes very high performance radiators for circle track and NASCAR applications. http://www.griffinrad.com/
Click on Pic to view other pictures.
FEED Final Drive 4.77 Review for RX8
by daniel on Nov.03, 2009, under RX8
FEED 4.77 final drive review:
Getting the parts required for this has taken me around 3-4 months.
I bought the FEED gear used from Murix, great guy. He said it took him 3 months to get from Japan new.
$600
Can be bought new from http://www.mazdaparts.com for $677 plus probably $50 in shipping
http://www.mazdaparts.com/ProductDet…000-1156400947
or http://www.japanparts.com for $726
Then I had to get the Mazda bearing Kit, which are the two bearings for the main pinion, the two bearings for the axles, the three oil seals, and the crush washer.
Diff bearings- 011827350A (2ea) MSRP-56.80ea Website-45.44ea
Axle seals- P04327238A (2ea) MSRP-8.25ea Website-6.60ea
Pinion seal- RA0327165A MSRP-21.50 Website-17.20
Pinion Crush spacer- R00427171A MSRP-10.00 Website-8.00
Pinion bearing #1- 060427220 MSRP-35.45 Website-28.36
Pinion bearing #2- R00127210 MSRP-61.20 Website-48.96
$202 (continue reading…)