2012-02-12T04:00:41Z http://blog.jtpdrift.com/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2011-06-08:623000e3-4238-42fd-a600-f8ecbd24e2e1 JTPDrift 2011-06-08T23:46:25Z 2011-06-08T23:46:25Z 2011 has been an epic year so far for Justin Pawlak, from working on new projects at Hotline along side Ryan Clemens to leading the Formula D series in points going into the 4th round in New Jersey. Testing the 2011 Falken Ford Mustang, built by ASD, in North Carolina went exceptionally well according to JTP. He stated the car was so much faster and felt just plain “Awesome”. With his confidence in the car, Justin, was ready for the drift season to begin.The first Formula Drift ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2011-02-22:975853b7-cc81-45d4-ab63-84c6d050a594 JTPDrift 2011-02-22T19:52:00Z 2011-02-22T19:52:00Z ENKEI Vintage Style ENKEI92 T-Shirt Fort Worth, TX - Enkei Wheels is proud to introduce the ENKEI92 Vintage Style T-Shirt. Featuring the old school Enkei logo on front and a print of the legendary ENKEI92 wheel on the back. Printed on a classic style 100% cotton super soft t-shirt using a no-feel printing process. With this t-shirt, you’ll not only represent a legendary wheel and time period in automotive history, but you'll also love the super soft feel of the fabric and the no-feel print. Available in ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2010-12-07:82ad0480-ec01-41a3-8b22-147c28769a73 JTPDrift 2010-12-07T20:21:00Z 2010-12-07T20:21:00Z Ok, so i've been wanting to make these for a while.. finally found a spot to make themThese fenders are by far the best looking rear fenders I've had on my car.. they fit really tight to the body near the door and tail light, and flair only around the wheel, while keeping the factory lines of the car. when used with the shine front fenders it's a really nice look for the car.They can be pushed to fit around 30mm wide or flexed to fit around 80mm wide. They're by far the most versatile fender available ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2010-12-07:4955d3a8-576c-4a5e-a373-9ddbe2c988c1 JTPDrift 2010-12-07T19:18:00Z 2010-12-07T19:18:00Z Well Hot Line has been crazy busy, Ryan and I have been making some pretty cool stuff... here's a quick look at what's been going on... s13 front tubs ver.2 control arms and a look at the new angle with the ver.2 spindles RadDan's cage that's it for now.. there's been a lot more going on, but I have to keep that on wraps for now.. ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2010-09-17:89b33e64-9bb9-481a-9ee0-16dce75fe14a JTPDrift 2010-09-18T01:34:00Z 2010-09-18T01:34:00Z Finally got them done.. T-shirts sizes s, m, l, xl $20 ea Black fitted hat size s/m or l/xl $20 ea Black/White fitted trucker hat $20 ea Black/Black fitted trucker hat $20 ea ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2010-07-12:37f68798-22f8-4eeb-8316-e542ada39263 JTPDrift 2010-07-12T19:35:00Z 2010-07-12T19:35:00Z Check out this video from New Jersey Formula D featuring the Falken Tire Drift team taking 1st and 2nd place. ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2010-06-17:a8b6a76f-ba41-4a84-8c45-36c7557588bd JTPDrift 2010-06-17T16:59:00Z 2010-06-17T16:59:00Z Finished up another set of spindles along with some other front end modifications for Bill Holt of Long Beach. Here's some pics of his white/black FC, check that LOCK! ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2010-06-15:b6fb567a-d44b-4b0f-a14c-8f1bdbaa17c1 JTPDrift 2010-06-15T18:43:00Z 2010-06-15T18:43:00Z So a lot's been going on here at Hot Line although I haven't had any recent updates.. so check out what we've been up to.... Dave Briggs S14- redid the front end tube work and make a bash bar that hugs the inside of the vertex bumper. I don't have any finished pics, but it came out awesome!! John (OilCover's) FC- FD legal roll cage layin beads! Rolled Bimmer fenders to fit some HRE Dubs!Lanc3slide's Formula D s14- FD legal cage, shaved firewall, stitch welded front end, removed rear deck etc.. ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2010-06-14:419aa0b9-665f-4f43-88d2-337a6dd1278e JTPDrift 2010-06-14T22:41:00Z 2010-06-14T22:41:00Z check out the feature on speedhunters.com! JTP and the Brostang thanks Mike G for the feature! ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2010-06-08:b4329403-9825-43d0-a0d3-0cbbb22484e4 JTPDrift 2010-06-08T19:50:00Z 2010-06-08T19:50:00Z Rd. 3 at Wall Speedway went very well for me in the Falken Tire Ford Mustang. ASD had the car pretty much dialed in right out of the box, and it didn't take too long to dial in some wall riding runs. The car ran great all weekend and performed amazing. Every time I get behind the wheel I feel more comfortable and gain confidence. Qualifying went very well, as I put down a solid first run and then topping it with a #4 qualifying run on my second attempt. Here's a pic coming off ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2010-03-04:7a5fd998-e85a-4abf-88ff-18e727b64a63 JTPDrift 2010-03-04T20:05:00Z 2010-03-04T20:05:00Z Earlier this week I cruised by Falken Tire to pick up some new rubber. After leaving Falken I headed to City Tire to see John and get some tires mounted up on these guys... I got to business and started mounting up some Falken FK 452's I left it up to the pro's to seat the 265/35's to 12s.. Many thanks to John at City Tire and all the guys at Falken Tire for helping out! ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2010-02-26:4d4381c3-13db-497d-9cff-795530e6716b JTPDrift 2010-02-27T00:07:00Z 2010-02-27T00:07:00Z So a lot has happened since I last updated things here... Here's a rundown of the happenings..So after things didn't work out with the Bergenholtz camp I started pursuing my own program for the 2010 FD season... Just as things were starting to come together I get a call from JBrad at Falken corporate asking me to come down for an interview to drive the Teal and Blue Falken Ford Mustang. After having a great meeting with Andrew, Nick and JBrad they offered me the position. I do have to say that I'm a tiny bit ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2010-01-19:00c76784-4a28-4d61-b25d-35c08b5c345a JTPDrift 2010-01-20T05:38:00Z 2010-01-20T05:38:00Z Unfortunately after negotiations with Bergenholtz Racing it looks as though there is not going to be another amazing year for Justin Pawlak and the Mazda Rx8. Bergenholtz Racing and JTP have decided to part their ways for this upcoming 2010 season. Although JTP was looking forward to some big changes to the car for 2010, it does not seem as though they will be able to make a run for the championship as they had hoped. Justin would like to thank Mazda, Nitto Tire, HKS, OS Giken, Five A.D., KW suspensions, the Bergenholtz Brothers and everyone else ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2009-12-18:aad0aafc-2c52-4329-9a62-371187f32cf7 JTPDrift 2009-12-18T18:49:00Z 2009-12-18T18:49:00Z The last couple days i was down at Muellerized... owned by SCCA racer and suspension extraordinaire John Mueller. I worked for him a couple years back when they were rebuilding their Muellerized widebody evo owned by Kent Jordan, which eventually won 24 consecutive races. I recently ran into him at Willow Springs, we got to talking and he asked me to come down and do some work at his shop. check out his site at: Muellerized.comJohn had me come down to do some quick work on a customer's Rx7 that will be hitting the track this coming ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2009-12-15:64f15001-ccf5-4065-939a-dfc1713975d8 JTPDrift 2009-12-16T06:32:00Z 2009-12-16T06:32:00Z i had to post up this pic of Oun's FD from Texas... it's really simple, clean and well fitted. FD owner's take note! ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2009-12-15:9c2139c3-16f9-41b2-b254-8427d4edbb56 JTPDrift 2009-12-16T03:05:00Z 2009-12-16T03:05:00Z after a couple days of sanding and prepping the car for paint, Sam's Auto Land laid some fresh Money Green Paint it the old Rx7. I picked up the car on Sunday around noon, letting it sit overnight to ensure the paint was totally dry before assembling it. Many thanks to all the guys at Sam's that helped out, especially Jim, George and Mario for staying late to spray the car Saturday.after getting the car back to Hot Line and getting most of the body panels back on the car.. I had to take a break from ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2009-12-10:769e6b84-fc1c-441b-a0cf-529e23866e89 JTPDrift 2009-12-11T00:40:47Z 2009-12-11T00:40:47Z Alex and I spent the day at Sam's Auto Land getting the car prepped for paint. Itsleaving Monday for a demo in Panama. Its staying green but anothervariation. The last pic is the sunroof cover. We used it as a test panel. Ithasn't seen clear yet. The new color is called "money green" by ppg. ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2009-12-09:9edb2091-9715-4dd5-82de-b107e00c9867 JTPDrift 2009-12-10T05:05:58Z 2009-12-10T05:05:58Z Test fitted a set of my TE's on, customer/friend, Lex King's FC to checkfitment on his fender widths for future wheel decisions. Looks like aperfect fit to me. I'm diggin the color combo too ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2009-12-07:cc0cacb0-e1a7-4269-9942-9a928cc24034 JTPDrift 2009-12-08T03:15:00Z 2009-12-08T03:15:00Z well, it's not really new, but it does have a new look!!! spent some time updating it to a cleaner look... lmk what you think!www.JTPDrift.com ... tag:blog.jtpdrift.com,2009-12-04:1adb9082-6da5-48ab-9afb-81539f8f48bf JTPDrift 2009-12-05T01:19:00Z 2009-12-05T01:19:00Z So it seems like lately there's been a lot of talk about "missile" cars... so i couldn't resist...Here's the start of the JTP MISSILE BOMBER!!!! To Do list:-strip some more stuff-install coilovers-weld the diff-make knucklesMISSILE TIME!!!!! ...