jkrate buildup thread: Lucy

hooray updates!

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:29:00 +0000

I'm lucky enough to be married to the bestest husband, best friend, and man in the whole widest of the world

the interior changes the entire look of the car, really cleans up everything and makes me sweat like crazy

more photos soon!

it was a Lucy weekend

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:50:00 +0000

Episode 11: Weekend Stuntin' from krate motors on Vimeo.

want to see how much we drove?

few quick photos

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:00:00 +0000

those are the stock shocks which were still in the trunk when we were lowering the rear which is why she's sitting an inch and a half too high in the rear

wheeeeeee!!!

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:38:00 +0000

I have some more surprises coming in the mail. Hooray for spring! I will have some very exciting new things to put on Lucy in the coming weeks. I CAN'T WAIT!!!

OMGZ AN UPDATE!

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:49:00 +0000

finally! an update! unfortunately over the winter we just kept lucy stock so that we had one car that could survive the (potential) snow and be the good little grocery getter that she is (especially since we sold jessie). anyway, this time we were swapping my stock lights for euro spec ones. mmm euro.

first, there was this sitting outside of chics and wings in mclean (mmmm awesome wings and worth standing around for 20 minutes waiting for a table. thank you for the suggestion norm!)

our neighbor had some car problems that we helped him out with. another neighbor asked if that was the new hip thing to do, pull up your car and pop the hood (obviously she's never been to a car show)

we were hoping to be able to swap everything without having to take off the bumper but Jason refused to let me half ass it (thanks boo)

we only broke all but one of the tabs ^5

in order to get the ecodes to fit properly there has to be some joey modding. unfortunately Jason found out little lucy had been in some sort of altercation prior to my ownership, things didn't line up quite right but with the help with an equally aggressive neighbor and a crowbar everything now lines up more or less perfectly

gotta love the $89 eye protectors with the jewel details

we decided while we were at it we may as well we repaint the front lip and all those leetle accessories to clean everything up a little. it's amazing what a little bit of flat black krylon can do.

again with the overpriced (but affective! 100% UV protection) eye protection

of course I forgot to take after photos

the obligitory h2oi video

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:54:00 +0000

Lucy at h2oi

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:51:00 +0000

I have yet to find a single photo taken of her from someone else. ): oh well. I guess her wheel gap and jeep tires scared people off.

alas, poor lucy

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:19:00 +0000

unfortunately I have nothing new to update regarding Lucy. she has a few nice little things for h2o but nothing really big. I am not a baller like my husband so I have to take things much slower with Lucy. I have plans for her, don't worry about that, but funding said plans is where I'm stuck. She will be at h2o and shown in the "Stock Class" since she's pretty much bone stock, I mean, look at that ride height/suspension!!

sorry to disappoint and that this blog is no where near as exciting as Roxy's blog.

want.

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:27:00 +0000

yes please!

New tires bitches!

noreply@blogger.com (JKREW) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:22:00 +0000

monsoons+soft tops=bad

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:17:00 +0000

water in the trunk...

I'm still waiting for the squirrel or rat or whatever is living in Lucy to pop out and bite me

more water in the trunk...

fries the board in the vacuum pump which causes the locking system to go on the fritz and arm the alarm once I've unlocked the car, climbed in, and am ready to turn the car on...

a close up of the fried board...

and some gross larva/egg shell thing that was empty on my windshield ):

3.5 cabby dash!!!

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:16:00 +0000

whee!

she shudders in the cold...

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:17:00 +0000

actually she just shudders in general when I'm at a light. I asked the omniscient Dan J Reed what the problem could be and based on what I told him was going on when she shudders he directed me to this how-to, "Clean the VW throttle body 2.0"

I will follow his instructions and try this out tomorrow morning. wish me luck!

Lucy gets branded!!

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:10:00 +0000

Lucy got her first jkrate sticker today. I must say, I'm proud. *wipes tear

Episode 1.5: how to tie a doorag

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:04:00 +0000

these can be seen on roxy's blog but they were supposed to go here anyway so now they're here too q:

everybody loves free shit.

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:43:00 +0000

email me at kate@ohkate.com with your address and I will promptly (sort of) mail off stickers to you.

oh lucy!

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:58:00 +0000

I will have more photos tomorrow once I get them from boo bear.

the door pulls were terrible and scratched up so we replaced them with some nice metal ones from a cabby 3.5!
polished them up a bit first...

unfortunately the CEL still hasn't gone off. we replaced the kombi valve thinking it was that and the CEL was off for the weekend but came back on today ): I guess we just take it to the shop now...

for future references...

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:33:00 +0000

this is just for future references...
autosport designs

stupid CEL!

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:31:00 +0000

I just can't win!

I cannot get this code to clear!
P0411 Secondary Air Injection System Incorrect Flow Detected

we went to Ross-Tech's site to see what the possible solutions could be:

* Check Fuel Pump Relay (J17)
* Check Hoses/Pipes to/between Components
* Check Secondary Air Injection Pump (V101)
* Check Secondary Air Injection Pump Relay (J299)
* Check Secondary Air Injection Solenoid Valve (N112)

did all that, cleared the code, went to get her emissions checked since her CEL hadn't come on in the last two days and still no luck. guess it's time to take her to the dealer ):

war be my booty!

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:06:00 +0000

we are the junkyard pirates!

I foresee swaps and heater cores being replaced and new steering wheels among other things! (:

ideas ideas ideas...

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:40:00 +0000

I've finally decided on a theme and am excited to start working on her. Still waiting for the title (stinking Md DMV taking forever with that) so until then she's patiently waiting in the lot for us. Already have a few minor upkeep things to work on this weekend. Photos to follow!

how ironic!

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:17:00 +0000

please note the tags (;

she needs a little touching up here and there but overall, she's a diamond in the rough. she's a beauty. badly in need of new shoes and coilovers (; I'm very excited to start developing a concept for her.

poor Lucy!

noreply@blogger.com (oh kate) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:14:00 +0000

due to some complications with the Maryland DMV and the Virginia DMV Lucy has yet to be registered and titled under my name in the state of Virginia so she will be sitting in the parking lot under a car cover until the day arrives when her previous owner can give me the corrected title.

oh poor Lucy!

...this of course doesn't mean I can't still work on her. better photos tonight!

oh hai

noreply@blogger.com (JKREW) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:21:00 +0000

sup?