lol din notice this thread back then... okay here's mine:
In december 1981, just 1 month before the KE70 GL came out, my dad bought the last batch of DX square eye ke70, which is only on sale for 1 year, before that is the 4 round eyes one.
*zip squeak~ zip zip~ squeaaak~* (fast forward)
July 1985, i'm born.
As far as i can remember, i grow up with that very same KE70 i am driving now, I still have some of the pics when i'm about 2-3 years old that my dad took of me riding my tricycle around the car porch near the car. The car back then is all standard, with its steel 165/70/13 wheel and tires.
I remember the days when i get the ride in that car to the market, to the school, and to the clinic(i'm as sick as a kitten caught in the rain.. always.. back then..), although not very vividly. I still remember i prefer to sit in the family's Nissan Sunny 130y because it is more comfy and you can sit in the middle without having to worry about cracking your nut (no long shaft tunnel) and it has less spring in the seat, more cushion.
I don't really like the KE70 back then, because it is just not as comfy and it is hard to sleep in the car compare to the 130y. However, as i grow up, i do find the KE looks just a tad nicer than the Nissan, slightly more powerful, and somewhat felt better as long as i sit in the front sit.
I still remember when i'm in grade school my dad always go to the station and pump rm20 everytime and it can go 180km. That time the fuel price is rm1.09/liter for unleaded i guess, if not mistaken.
When i was 10-14 year old, i really have no interest in cars at all, my interest in computing peak at that time, having my mom bought the family's first computer (a pentium 133Mhz, second fastest desktop processor at that time). That pretty much make me made up my mind to study computer.
When i'm 15, my mom decide to buy a new car, and one of the two old car have to go. I do not know why at that time i refuse to let my dad sell the KE70, i have no knowledge of cars, i don't even know the car is rear wheel drive, i don't even know Initial D yet, and I don't even know drifting. At that time the only motorsport i know is F1, and Need for speed games. All i know is that i told my dad that i want the car when i got the license to drive.
*zip zip~ fast forward~ real story starts here*
I finish form 5, and use the holidays to study driving. And yes, my first ever driving experience is with a Kancil. I pass the license test without any problem, got my license, and the real lesson begins -- learn to drive the KE70.
For me, the stock ke70 is just nice to drive around the city. The power is just nice for medium speed cruising, and it launch off the line just fine, considering the 165 tire and the underpowered 4K engine. Cornering is a bit of an adventure. There is a low-medium speed corner on the way to my house and i've always use that as a cornering speed test place. With stock wheels, it is hardly advice able to corner at over 50km/h. The whole car felt like it will flip anytime and then the body roll is terrible.
However, being a new driver, i can't complain on anything as i still struggle to keep the engine running and stall it all the time due to the clutch being unforgiving comparing to most modern cars. It act's like a racing clutch, but without racing clutch grip and hardness, just that it doesn't allow much room for half-engaged situation, so the driving school's "let go clutch until car move, press throttle, then release clutch" is totally out of question, i have to rev the engine to prevent it from stalling.
Soon, i enter college, and i met this one guy, a new friend of mine. This is where it all started. He had been modifying cars ever since dunno when, driving a honda ej5, transplanted b16a from integra, and tons of other stuff. This made me trying to research on cars just so i have more stuff to talk to him about, and keeping up. By then i already know my car is rear wheel drive, but i dunno much about them.
a while after, i change the rims on my car, to some old school 13" deep dish with 185 for front and 215 for rear. rear is abit wide but meh... I tried the same corner i always used to try out my car and instantly it is easy to get to 60km/h through that very same turn. I gradually find the limit of the car and able to hit 75km/h through it. Not bad, considering stock suspension and all.
Soon i visit toymods australia's forum for information, and asking for advice. And then this also started everything at ZTH. Sifoo Chin saw me posting, and ask me to join Zerotohundred and i did, and here i am. I really studied a lot and i really enjoy it. Soon after I get to purchase the engine used by EFN last time, although not the greatest bargain nor experience but whatever.
I've transplanted the engine about 1 year ago and gradually getting used to the power of 20v. The engine isn't smooth at all probably due to all the abuse it use to received, but my mechanic says that the engine is different, saying that usually with my car's setup the engine won't even push the car, but mine is different, probably powerzone's work? "the power is there somewhere" as my mech said, probably if i rebuild it or something...
It had been nearly a year now, and my car is finally street legal (yeah~ i'm running on 1.3liter roadtax with 1.6liter engine for like 10 months wahahaha and JPJ roadblock ppl din even bother to stop me once although i been through so many). Newest upgrade? TRD adjustable absorbers for rear and springs for front. It handels a lot better, and that very same corner i've done 85km/h already but can't go further because they just dig up a small gap to put in wires or something on the road.
I wonder if i can hit 90km/h or not.... sorry lar dun have long story to write.. my driving history is only 4 years.. i'm only 21 1/2 years old..
