Rally Armor sends their love

Back in June of 2011, Machine Zealots had just moved on from Project Spades V6 to Project Impulse. Not long after, we were trying to establish our name in the market, again. It was tough shooting videos and gaining new audiences from scratch. You loyal readers and viewers, who accepted us after Project Spades V6 tanked, helped us get back on our feet.

One of the earlier videos at the time was the Rally Armor install. Upon doing this modification, I simultaneously e-mailed Rally Armor about us, what we do, and asked for a partnership. Well, after six months of no reply, they finally e-mailed us back apologizing for the delay. A week and a half later, their care package arrived for us: A t-shirt and a hat.

If you have been keeping track, this is the third set of clothing from an aftermarket company. The Camaro days brought me items from Hurst Shifters, and Stillen. The Subaru STI only has Rally Armor at the moment, but I'm trying to convince Cobb Tuning for a set too, lol. I'm not too worried though, opportunities are endless, there will be more to come. These clothing items come in handy for the show though, that's for sure!

Thank you Rally Armor!

Go Team LLT!

Alright, so the C5 Forums have this thing going on where the V8's seperate themselves into Team LS3, and Team L99. A couple of the V6 guys said, "Hey, let's be Team LLT!"

With the new LFX V6 engine just around the corner, everyone agrees that there should be a Team LLT. Especially with our very own member HDRS, being the first to run the quarter mile in 11.961 SECONDS!

Everyone has been changing up their signatures on the forums, plastering "Team LLT" across their designs. I thought to myself, "Hey! I'm proud of having an LLT too! Why not show it by wearing clothes that represent that!" (I'm such a nerd)

Version 1

Version 2

I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to be wearing this when I go to car meets, LOL. I think I like Version 1 better, but let me know what you guys think!

As you can see, I've gone ahead and made a concept for the women too. You are welcome ladies ;). Notice the design decisions I have made for the women. I placed the "Spades V6" on the back of the shirt across the bottom. Why? People read shirts, doesn't matter what it says, it's human nature. This leads the eye straight to the hips... Nice eh? ;)

Go Team LLT! =D

Care package!

A couple of weeks ago, I was taking some photos for Stillen. They had wanted some photos of their V6 Camaro Splitter products on actual cars, so Josh from Stillen asked me to snap a few quick pics for them to use. He told me he would give me a $25 gift card in return for my troubles. Frankly I don't work on my car, write on my blog, or make youtube videos for profit. I do it because I love to do it. Therefore, I told Josh that I'd take the pictures for free. However, he insisted on giving me something in return, so I asked for a Stillen t-shirt instead of a gift card.

Well, as promised Josh sent me some goodies in the mail! I like the t-shirt! Too bad it wasn't a Camaro printed on the back of the shirt lol, but hey, it's a gift, and I love it. It took about a week for the package to get here, and frankly I wasn't even sure it was coming, so I was very excited when the package arrived in the mail. Everytime I get a package at the door, it feels like Christmas morning. Anyway, as I have said, Josh sent goodies!

Why didn't I think of a hat? Well, thanks for the hat too Josh! The cap is a bit bigger than my head size, but it is still wearable. I went to the bank today, and the teller asked me if I was a big racing fan. I was kind of shocked and confused at why he had asked, and before I could answer he pointed to my hat. We talked for a bit, and he told me he used to drive a Mustang GT, and I told him that I drive the Camaro. It's funny how conversations can be started just by the clothing apparel you wear.