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Animosity

12-27-2006, 12:43 PM

Hey guys, maybe you can help me out with this.

About a few months ago I ran into Chris just by chance and at the time he was on his way to do some racing (or so it seemed judging by the vehicle he was trailoring). We exchanged names, his asked me if I knew who he was, etc. etc. He then invited me to his shop to check it out. He gave me his phone number and of course I forgot it. I would really be kicking myself in the ass if there was a 240sx shop nearby my place and not a 40 minute drive away.

Anyone?

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SoSideways

12-27-2006, 12:48 PM

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Animosity

12-27-2006, 12:50 PM

Google?

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Right.

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Brian

12-27-2006, 12:51 PM

Milano Auto

I think it is really close to Irwindale.

Animosity

12-27-2006, 12:55 PM

Milano Auto

I think it is really close to Irwindale.

Beautiful! I came up with Milano Auto previously through some google searching but made nothing of it. Thanks for the help.

SoSideways

12-27-2006, 12:57 PM

^ wow... you're welcome I guess.

Animosity

12-27-2006, 01:03 PM

For anyone else that is interested in this info. He has a shop located in Sun Valley.

His website is http://www.milanodrifting.com/

drift freaq

12-27-2006, 02:04 PM

hahahaha, I would not recommend Milano to my wost enemy.

soreballz

12-27-2006, 02:17 PM

hahahaha, I would not recommend Milano to my wost enemy.
Any particular reason, Dave?

KiDyNomiTe

12-27-2006, 02:33 PM

If his shop is as crappy as his personality I would avoid him...

McRussellPants

12-27-2006, 02:39 PM

if his shop is half as crappy as his car looks I'd avoid him.

LB.Motoring

12-27-2006, 02:49 PM

if is car is half as crappy as this thread I'd avoid it.

chuy

12-27-2006, 02:56 PM

website sucks

usdm180sx

12-27-2006, 02:57 PM

He offered to sell me a pair of s14 seats for $300. I think he was high at the time.

drift freaq

12-27-2006, 03:32 PM

Any particular reason, Dave?
All of the above stated reasons. While being possibly a half decent driver, his personal attitude towards people and his own customers sucks.
This attitude has even come out at drift events. Tact is a word that does not even exist in his world. I have heard way to much from people who have dealt with him. On top of that, I have met the man that wants to use an Italian name even though he is Armenian. I walked away never wishing to do any business with him. He is a disgrace to the use of the name Milano.

DoriftoPnoy

12-27-2006, 03:47 PM

yea this is interesting. my friend said he met up with him too like a week ago or something. wow this sounds like the story of my friend haha

or is the thread starter my friend? o.0

Mr. Camshaft

12-27-2006, 04:21 PM

Gotta love them Armenians.

HyperTek

12-27-2006, 04:25 PM

i know of local shop in my town who is close to him, they built a simular s13 hatchback rb powered and painted green with the same widebody kit, i havent seen it in a while tho but the owner is also Armenian, and some close friends of mine are Armenian and are cool, so lets leave that out.

But it does sound like his business ethics kinda suck. I remember callin Milano Auto a few years back for a friend and they wanted way crazy prices on some stock junkyard part they prolly just picked off a car or something.

I know his car is sponsored by motegi and megan tho

Ghost Dancer

12-27-2006, 04:32 PM

If you build a website with music that doesn't have a "stop" button somewhere on the page you should be kicked in the face.

tre

12-27-2006, 04:38 PM

LOL this is one of hte first guys to wreck in seattle. He's been cool to me at irwindale so i dont really care lol

Dousan_PG

12-27-2006, 05:09 PM

hahahaha
bad news the second i read the thread title
i wouldnt go there if it was the last shop on earth.

A Spec Products

12-27-2006, 05:18 PM

His name is pretty nuts tho.

Sounds like he'd beat me up pretty silly.

Whatchu gonna do BROTHURRR, when KREGORIAN runs wild on YOOOOOU

I'm neutral, have no comment bad or good, never met the dude nor experience with his shop.

mrmephistopheles

12-27-2006, 05:35 PM

deadpirate

12-27-2006, 06:10 PM

i have met chris and been to his shop. needless to say. i wont be back. complete jerk. and overcharges needlessly. 300 for ONE stock s13 seat??? that seat better lick my butthole clean when im sitting in it.

(fyi, i didnt buy the seat)

johngriff

12-27-2006, 06:14 PM

i bought a subframe a couple years ago from him. He charged like $100 for the thing (way ripoff), but we needed it for a repair asap (blown axles make me lol). It was very incomplete, he had trouble pulling it off, it was sucky.

But i got my part, fixed the car and had us on our way. I have not been back since then. He was nice to me.

midnight zenki

12-27-2006, 06:16 PM

If you build a website with music that doesn't have a "stop" button somewhere on the page you should be kicked in the face.

:werd:....I second that

KiDyNomiTe

12-27-2006, 09:06 PM

I read the thread title and said 'Who?'
Then Milano Auto was mentioned.
Fond memories of having friends harassed for a spare radiator and being cut in front of by him at drift days. CONSTANTLY.

:barf:
hahaha

does the guy break something at every event.

At FD he wanted to borrow my friends front mount and give him some POS Megan core, but when we gave him the option of buying one from us he said no, only would trade a nice greddy for a megan...

Wei240

12-27-2006, 10:55 PM

yeah, i remembered back on dd8 or something far back, he apparently likes cutting in front of the line all the time...

Jung918

12-28-2006, 12:26 AM

How in the hell is this ship still open with all these complaints?

smelly240

12-28-2006, 01:11 AM

drug money, prostitution, selling souls... you know - the way all businesses stay open - just ask logan - oooooyeaahhhhh snap into it! woooooooooooooo

genetic

12-28-2006, 01:17 AM

i thought his last name was milano.

this dude's lame, never ever go there. or talk to him.

S13SilviaGirl

12-28-2006, 07:50 AM

All of the above stated reasons. While being possibly a half decent driver, his personal attitude towards people and his own customers sucks.
This attitude has even come out at drift events. Tact is a word that does not even exist in his world. I have heard way to much from people who have dealt with him. On top of that, I have met the man that wants to use an Italian name even though he is Armenian. I walked away never wishing to do any business with him. He is a disgrace to the use of the name Milano.

Haha QFT, and on top of it, he thinks he is special and likes to head to the front of the line at every DD. I would go to Gushi auto in a heartbeat if I were close to them. IIRC they arent too far away? unless they moved? Milano is a prick, and as stated before I wouldnt reccomend him to my worst enemy.

bstonedrift

12-28-2006, 11:30 AM

+1 for Gushi auto. "Papa" Gush is a great guy

Jung918

12-28-2006, 08:34 PM

I tried going to gushi's web page and also calling them. I got no luck on either. Anybody got a contact info on this guy?

drift freaq

12-29-2006, 12:05 AM

last I heard Gushi Auto had shut down. Not sure why. Though I do know Ken is pretty tied up with his Ford Sponsorship.

ramblux

12-29-2006, 02:07 AM

Papa Gushi now runs someone else's general repair shop so that he doesn't have to worry about cheap drifters. haha

My first experience with Chris was at Alta Wheel a few years ago. I heard tires screeching about a block away, and then comes this green S13 drifting around the corner and right into Ken's (Alta) driveway. He opens the door and says to Hideo (another guy who worked there), "This wheel's fucking bent. Fix this shit or you're losing a customer." :loco:

deadpirate

12-29-2006, 02:42 AM

why would he be drifting with a bent wheel in the first place???

another thing he tried to pull was when i was at his shop, he tried getting ME to pull apart the 350z sitting in the back of the garage

Ameenit

12-29-2006, 04:23 AM

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/bbturbo87/scrunch.jpg

smelly240

12-29-2006, 09:26 AM

looks like hes pooping his pants a little...

HyperTek

12-29-2006, 09:57 AM

Papa Gushi now runs someone else's general repair shop so that he doesn't have to worry about cheap drifters.

My first experience with Chris was at Alta Wheel a few years ago. I heard tires screeching about a block away, and then comes this green S13 drifting around the corner and right into Ken's (Alta) driveway. He opens the door and says to Hideo (another guy who worked there), "This wheel's fucking bent. Fix this shit or you're losing a customer." :loco:

Offtopic.. dam i missed Alta, is it still there? I remember i was there when i was 18, and some Japanese guy in a caged 240z did a sick donut in the super small parking lot.. and they had that old Celsior LS400 vip style parked outside rotting before people out here knew what VIP style was.. those guys where soo underappreciated

Wei240

12-29-2006, 10:10 AM

if this alta you're mentioning is the one in temple city, it's now some honda shop for some time now...

NervGS

12-29-2006, 11:24 AM

This thread is awesome.

-glenn

HyperTek

12-29-2006, 11:40 AM

if this alta you're mentioning is the one in temple city, it's now some honda shop for some time now...

In rosemead off temple blvd

A Spec Products

12-29-2006, 11:48 AM

Offtopic.. dam i missed Alta, is it still there? I remember i was there when i was 18, and some Japanese guy in a caged 240z did a sick donut in the super small parking lot.. and they had that old Celsior LS400 vip style parked outside rotting before people out here knew what VIP style was.. those guys where soo underappreciated

alta has been long closed

my friend who ran it just got tired of it and closed shop

S13SilviaGirl

12-30-2006, 08:31 AM

Boooo that sucks! Alta was such a badass place! It was a lot of fun to go there and BS with them and "papa" gushi. Booo ya go to japan for 3 years and all the cool ppl are closing up shop! wtf.

Animosity

04-03-2007, 08:45 AM

It sucks I missed all of these responses when they were going on.

I thought it was a little odd that I couldn't find the dude's name and he gave me his incorrect name, "Chris Milano". Even worse, any person that introduces themselves to you by saying "Do you know who I am?" is a fucking douche.

Ian

04-03-2007, 09:00 AM

ROFL, like he's SOMEBODY

The only reason I know who he is, is because he has the ugliest competition drift car in the world

yaba94070

04-03-2007, 09:25 AM

fuck i never met this guy but i hope i don't...
it looks like every one wish they could jsut sock him in the face for being a retard...
I am surprised no one hasn't yet or atleast burned down his shop or something fucked up...
rofl

sepulchral

04-03-2007, 10:09 AM

that guy has no taste, his car looks ricey

yaba94070

04-03-2007, 10:17 AM

to bad you in so cal man i know of a lot of good shops up here....
well theres only realyl one for 240sx... but they do everything the owner has a few skylines... i think hes on his 3rd or around there...
he has some bad ass cars and some bad ass cars go ina nd out of there...
its a prity popular shop, a little pricy but what can you do

S14DB

04-03-2007, 10:37 AM

Got to love the Bio:
Birth Name: Chris “Milano” Kregorian
Date of Birth: November 16, 1964
Birth Place: Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality: Armenian
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Marital Status: Married with Two Children

Chris began racing at a young age on the tracks and mountains around Europe and East Asia. Throughout 1980s he has competed and collected series of feature wins.
Chris Milano is Founder and Owner of Milano Motor Sport and milanodrifting.com.
Milano MotorSport is a dedicated race car restoration shop that specializes in high performance engine swaps and upgrades. His work ethic and dedication to doing whatever-it-takes to be a successful business owner and a winner is surpassed only by his love of racing! His success has made him fortunate enough to surround himself with amazing sponsors who believe in him.
Chris Milano has been part of Formula Drift since drifting was introduced to the American shores. Chris has competed in Formula D, D1 Grand Prix, Drift Day, Drift Showoffs and has been involved as a stunt driver for television commercials and feature films as well as demos for Southern California Nissan Dealer and ELF Motor Oil.
Chris Milano, known as the "Crazy Armenian" for his aggressive driving style and wild antics on the track, has established a house hold name for himself as one of the elite drivers on the Need For Speed Formula D Drift Series.
Formula Drift is an upcoming and most competitive platforms and a spring board for many young stand-out formula pilots climbing the racing ladder.
Chris Milano is in his third season as a respected licensed professional Formula Drift driver that competes in North America and he has been featured in TV, newspapers and magazines across the country.
Chris also gives back to the drift community as a volunteer drift instructor, mentor and giving upcoming drivers the opportunity to work at Milano Motor Sport.

Chris Milano, the “Krazy Armenian," is planning to kick off the Need For Speed Formula D Drift 2007 season in style in his 2005 Nissan 350Z twin turbo.
Phase II of the 350Z buildup is currently in progress, as Milano Motorsport Racing team takes the final work. Chris Milano and the Milano MotorSport Racing team will aim to debut the 350Z at the first Formula D event of the 2007 season at Long Beach, California.

The 2007 project 350Z will feature:

Paint and Body by Auto Design
Genuine Veilside and Top Secret body kits from Japan
Custom hard top fitted by Modiride.
ROJA Wheels
VQ35DE Engine with complete APS Twin Turbo Kit at 500-600 horsepower.
Veilside and Recaro Seats
SCCA approved Roll Cage.
Megan Racing brakes and suspension.
TC Sportline Lower Arms.

I guess people can drift for their mid-life crisis...

AJ1356

04-03-2007, 10:53 AM

that bio is a crock of shit, the next person he cuts infront of should kick him in the ballz, then video him rolling in agony and then post it on you tube :)

Ian

04-03-2007, 10:59 AM

Why does he have 2 seats and 2 body kits listed?

steve shadows

04-03-2007, 11:07 AM

if his shop is half as crappy as his car looks I'd avoid him.

judging a book by its cover only i see

Birth Place: Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality: Armenian

back up the truck...

Chris began racing at a young age on the tracks and mountains around Europe and East Asia. Throughout 1980s he has competed and collected series of feature wins.

wrc?

haha

Cash

04-03-2007, 11:09 AM

S14DB

04-03-2007, 11:35 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/S14DB/Zilvia/Milano/Milano1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/S14DB/Zilvia/Milano/Milano2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/S14DB/Zilvia/Milano/Milano3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/S14DB/Zilvia/Milano/Milano4a.jpg

240trainee

04-03-2007, 11:56 AM

steve shadows

04-03-2007, 12:07 PM

^^hahaha. When reading that bio, I couldn't stop thinking about Ricky Bobby.

"...dedication to doing whatever-it-takes to be a successful business owner and a winner is surpassed only by his love of racing!"

It really sounds like this guy pisses excellence.

well I mean I cant beat up on the guy because I also piss excellence but on top of the when I shit , I shit vicotry and it smells like fresh pasta all the while roman trumpeters sound off as the ceaser of all logs rushes down the white stone pathway to its final destination...moral of the story everyone ends up in shit and in the sewer from time to time.

Im just curious how an "armenian" is born in Lebanon and has an italian nick name...

:zzz:

kouki_s14

04-03-2007, 12:12 PM

alta has been long closed

my friend who ran it just got tired of it and closed shop

i thought they got broken into(temple city/valley intersection facility) closed up and moved somewhere else. But then again it has been years since ive heard anything about them.

azndoc

04-03-2007, 12:14 PM

I was running in a private event at irwindale and he showed up with his new car and just got in line with us to drift the track. And he had this thing where he was getting mad because people weren't going fast enough through the line. I didn't see him cut in line or anything but wouldn't put it past him though. I've dealt with him a few times, some were okay conversations, and others I just wanted to get off the phone with him. Other than that don't really know that man that well. I just know that I'm not important enough for him to remember me that's all and that tells me what kind of person he is. I know that they kiss his ass all over another drifting forum.

BC240

04-03-2007, 12:18 PM

well I mean I cant beat up on the guy because I also piss excellence but on top of the when I shit , I shit vicotry and it smells like fresh pasta all the while roman trumpeters sound off as the ceaser of all logs rushes down the white stone pathway to its final destination...moral of the story everyone ends up in shit and in the sewer from time to time.

:bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl:

ixfxi

04-03-2007, 12:31 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/240trainee/Picture21chop.jpg

HEY BRRRRRRRRRRRO.. come on BRO...

DriftSpecS14

04-03-2007, 12:38 PM

+1 for Gushi auto. "Papa" Gush is a great guy

great guy .. that cant drift for shiet...:duh:

240trainee

04-03-2007, 12:48 PM

lol.

I also just want to state I have never met the guy in my life, just found the Ricky Bobby quip inspirational.

Ricks15

04-03-2007, 07:34 PM

+1 for Gushi auto. "Papa" Gush is a great guy

Its funny how all of a sudden people mention Gushi:werd: Another turd who did shit work and wanted to charge my friends 2-3 hundred dollars for fucken installs only.

steve shadows

04-03-2007, 07:55 PM

Its funny how all of a sudden people mention Gushi:werd: Another turd who did shit work and wanted to charge my friends 2-3 hundred dollars for fucken installs only.

If its done right, that sounds reasonable. ;)

yokotas13

04-03-2007, 08:33 PM

think thats bad
i got quoted 1800 to do my tranny swap

i hate japan labor

bustav13t

04-03-2007, 08:41 PM

You guys got Milano all wrong, the name he took was inspired from a tasty afternoon snack by Pepperidge Farms:

http://www.dcsnacks.com/images/large/products/pepperidge-farm-milano-mint_LRG.jpg
*minty green yum*

haha j/m

steve shadows

04-03-2007, 08:48 PM

haha :naughty:

driftage240

04-04-2007, 12:25 AM

i have too say ive know the guy for awhile.. he is a lil harsh with words but has always treated me with courtisy and respect...hes got me out of some tuff binds... i remember one time i striped my clutch line on my car...i went to every junk yard in sun valley..all autos in the yards... i gave up lookin... and remeber kris shop was local to me...i stoped by and he said what u need... i told him and he gave me a 10mm wrench and just said take it..he gave me the line no questions asked...just sayin hes a cool cat when u get too know him... thAts my two cents..

ixfxi

04-04-2007, 10:33 AM

Its funny how all of a sudden people mention Gushi:werd: Another turd who did shit work and wanted to charge my friends 2-3 hundred dollars for fucken installs only.

you mean cause you're such a lazy fag that you cant manage to install shit yourself?

yeah, very respectable.

fuck shops that charge money for labor!

steve shadows

04-04-2007, 11:25 AM

fuck shops that charge money for labor!

most who race can't even screw in a fucking light bulb properly.

just go read some threads in tech on here.

ixfxi

04-04-2007, 11:53 AM

think thats bad
i got quoted 1800 to do my tranny swap

i hate japan labor

you know, usually i dont rant about shit like this.. but now that i start reading it in detail...

1800 dollars.. US DOLLARS.. for a transmission swap.

Have you ever done the swap before? There's so much bullshit you have to do, if you want it done right. I mean, just thinking about the time i had to drill a hole in the firewall reminds me of how much a PAIN in the ass that conversion really was. If you have your dash off, no problem.. but chances are, to get a dash off.. you have to rummage through all the shit alarm installs your car has had, crap stereo installs, and whatever else you can think of.

that still doesnt take into account the transmission lowering and re-installation, the driveshaft swap, master cylinder.. lines, and then bleeding everything so that you can put new fluid in. Anything else I miss? Oh yeah, throw out bearing, clutch and flywheel.. you know, all that stuff.. really, its only 2 minutes worth of work......

.........if you dont CARE about the car you're working on.

Either way, I dont understand.. not even the slightest bit. WHY people complain if they are so, so fucking lazy.. that they dont even attempt to do the labor themselves. Oh BOO HOO, this shop charges this much. Whats wrong, too RICH for your blood? Well then my broke friend, DO THE SHIT YOURSELF.

jesus.. fuckin fat kids behind a computer, or sitting in their car more then they should be wrenching. No wonder most fat kids are lazy.. FAT FUCKS.

Ian

04-04-2007, 11:55 AM

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/bbturbo87/scrunch.jpg
http://worldofwonder.net/image1/bono_profile_gi-tm.jpg

I'm pretty sure Kregorian is Bizarro Bono

NervGS

04-05-2007, 12:15 AM

Great, a fucking annoying advertisement.

What the fuck is that picture supposed to be of?

WHY ARE YOU POSTING A PICTURE OF WHITE SMOKE?

-glenn

'90RPS13

04-05-2007, 12:27 AM

ROFL, Not even a sponser and offering work and neg'ed out the ass. Where is the Ban-chete or Phlip with the ban of dreds?

drift freaq

04-05-2007, 10:16 AM

jesus.. fuckin fat kids behind a computer, or sitting in their car more then they should be wrenching. No wonder most fat kids are lazy.. FAT FUCKS.

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Nikeboy355

04-05-2007, 11:03 AM

I went to Milano Auto to ask about something small and he overcharged the hell out of me... Even when I told him that that is way over market value, he told me "Do you want it or not?" and told me not to waste his time...

He has no idea about customer service in the United States and how it can help your shop... I think his business practices came out of some overseas sweatshop...

dirtdiggler666

04-05-2007, 11:27 AM

all i got to say brrrrrrrro is that i have delt with this type of people street racing back in the day and wow they are all the same:mrmeph: s makes me wish killing was legal

McRussellPants

04-05-2007, 11:30 AM

The dude has an Orange and Green 350Z with veilside on it and he thinks it looks good.

what more do you need to know?

!Zar!

04-05-2007, 11:44 AM

Hey if your're looking for good work on nissans ctm_motortrends. We do great work. I have built 500 HP Sr20 motors. If you are interested in getting work done, PM me. *Insert faggy smoke photo here*

Why the hell do you post a picture of some smoke or some form of a burn out in EVERY fucking post.

We don't give a shit. This isn't the Nopi 2000 tour.

Burnouts are gay.

"Oh shit dawg. I have 500hp and all I do is burn up some tires doing jack shit."

That's almost as gay as a shop called ctm_motortrends. SHITS GAY SON

ixfxi

04-05-2007, 10:02 PM

haha dude, i love it when people send private messages trying to be tough.

honestly, i believe in keeping private messages private.. its like a code of honor, if you have something personal to say.. you know, dont post it publicly.. send a private message or an e-mail instead.

except. EXCEPT when people send stupid shit that they could easily have posted.

I originally wrote:
you mean cause you're such a lazy fag that you cant manage to install shit yourself? yeah, very respectable. fuck shops that charge money for labor!

then i get this stupid response...

title: what did you say?

HA you're funny and you are who? Before you run you're mouth know who the fuck you're talking too. Gushi's shop was a piece shit that guy fucked up on my homies car not mine dumbass. He called himself a mechanic and he cant even tighten bolts with out striping them Quotes of 300 and higher for little shit he'd want for just labor.

idiot. i dont need to know who i'm talking to. why? cause frankly, i dont give a fuck. real men dont need mechanics. real men work on their own fucking cars, and arent pussies. real men post their opinions publicly and dont need to send private messages.

private message? thats the gayest shit since grade school, when people would pass notes and keep secrets.

do me a favor buddy, sell crazy somewhere else. i'm already stocked up...

Ricks15

04-06-2007, 01:07 AM

^^^^^WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :aw: :aw: and you're point? I guess someone is all sprung on Gushi.

FaLKoN240

04-06-2007, 01:11 AM

Do YOU even know who he is? I don't think you do.

Ricks15

04-06-2007, 01:13 AM

I really dont give a shit who he is.

bustav13t

04-06-2007, 01:16 AM

Ohh! this is getting intense. *grabs 3D shades and heats up popcorn*

johngriff

04-06-2007, 01:25 AM

You didnt know? Shops are supposed to work on 240sx's for free. It is a new law. It showed up with the honda owners that thrashed the bandwagon!

homegaragespl

04-06-2007, 01:28 AM

Chris ripped me off...stole $700 from me basically.

Id avoid dealing that scammer. He sux at drifting too.

Alan_no.1

04-06-2007, 05:10 AM

man $300 is not alot..... also 240sx is a old car. all the bolts on the car
is old too.... so its very easy to strip the old bolts. learn about the
car first......... then talk shit, if u dont know how to fix the car. then stop....

GSXRJJordan

04-06-2007, 05:36 AM

Wow. I'm surprised Jack didn't mention me when he posted, cause I met Jack while I was working for Kris...

I was looking for an SR last year, and saw his thread on "some other drift site" and found out he was REALLY local to me, like right up the street (in La Crescenta, old shop). He was right in the middle of blowing me off when I told him I was a CS major, and he offered to do a shit-ton of work on my car, and supply everything except the actual motorset for free, if I brought him business through the internet/forums/etc. I said great... big mistake.

He has hookups with everybody, but he's fucked most of them over so bad in the past they don't want to have anything to do with him. Calvin @ Megan is his biggest supporter, and hates him. The producer of Tokyo Drift used to be a fan of his, that's how Kris got his car featured in the movie (the sound from the RB in the Mustang at the end was Kris's car). Oh, and that TT VQ35 in the new 350z (along with it's body kit) is out of "DK's" car from FF3.

Anyway, I saw some of the shit he was tryin to do to my car (think going crazy with a sawzall), and ended up doing all the work myself. Most of the parts were OK, but he cuts corners wherever possible. Crappy worksmanship.

His green S14 from last year was nice though... I got to drive it in Sonoma and at Irwindale, and there's nothing like a purpose built, fully tuned drift machine. I can assume the new car will be fairly nice also.

So anyway, here's the kicker... I shot some video of the S14 in Sonoma for a promo I was going to make, but he hadn't paid me in forever, so I held on to the tape. Then the fucker finds my Mom's house (note: never tell a boss where you live) and harrasses her about the tape when I'm not there, goes to my house, pops my hood, and jacks my igniter chip - then leaves me a message saying "if you want your car to run, give me my fucking tape". All while I was at school.

So I come home to grab my .40S&W and ... uh... get my stuff back, and I find out a neighbor called the cops, so I talked to them and they got him on the phone. Naturally he admitted to stealing my part, told them where it was, and dared them to come get it from him... idiot.

Cliff's Notes: I worked for him, got lots of OK parts for free. Then he tried to fuck me (figuratively) and I almost shot him. Don't work there. Don't buy from him. Don't cheer when he drifts.

PBucch

04-06-2007, 08:00 AM

we pullin out over igniter chips!

Do y'all niggaz bust y'all guns?
(Hell yeah we bust our guns!!)

They let you carry pistols in CA?

ixfxi

04-06-2007, 11:32 AM

ricks15> ^^^^^WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and you're point? I guess someone is all sprung on Gushi.
240falkon> Do YOU even know who he is? I don't think you do.
ricks15> I really dont give a shit who he is.

why should any of us care who we are? you dont care about me, i obviously dont give a flying shit who you are. none of this is personal, its just opinion.

you obviously think shops should work for free. i obviously think that shops that do work, doesnt matter if its good or bad work, deserve SOME type of money for doing __WORK__

shops that do shit work, should charge little money - to compensate for their shittiness.

shops that do good work, should charge as needed - because they are the bomb.

now, you're making this personal. you think i know gushi and/or care who he is. i dont know gushi, i could care less about all that. the POINT, my retarded zilvian friend, is that ANY TIME someone does work - they deserve to get paid.

like for example, right now.. this verbal beating thats being unleashed on you - I, should be getting paid for this.